Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-22
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletin)

WaSh1nRIOn, U. |. NONs Zl,-W HSH congress convened yesterday at noon, it
 was the senate that drew the crowds. And it was on the white haired lady from | Georgia, Mrs. F'elton, on whom all inte-
 rest centered For Mrs. Feiton aspired | to serve at least one day in the senate 1 of the United States under appointment | of the governor from Georgia, who sat | in the back row on the democratic side | of the senate, with her credentials rolled | tightly in her hand. She took no chances
 of being suddenly called to the rostrum.
 Her lamp was filled and burning, even though the opportunity of presentation of her claim did not come. Mrs. Felton is of medium height, and her S7 years of strenuous life are plainly written on her pale face, by lines and wrinkles. Mrs. Fefton bore her honors with dignity but as she sat in the back row of the sen ate chamber, surrounded by admiring southerners, she looked her age,' al- though making a picturesque figure in simple dress of black, wearing big lace fichu of rare old lace and with her abun- ] dant white hair piled high on her head. Former Senator Hol1e Smith lowered high above her on one side, while Senator Harris stood at the other, while sena- tors of both political parties crowded around her to do her the courtesy Of | warm welcome to the floor, whether or not all preeedents are to be broken by giving | her title to a seat after her successor l has been duly elected and commissioned l In the galleries were crowds of women 1 from organizations that took the lead in l the suffrage movements, wearing broad sasIles of purple and yellow and who 1 applauded most vigorously every time 1 the lady from Georgia moved around I the chamber Come right this way, l Senator" said Heke Smith. to Mrs. Eel ton. and Mrs. Felten followed him through
 big crowd that waited at the doors Of | the senate to congratulate her on her ap- l peintment as the first woman senator, 1 whether or not she is seated. Her in eligibility seems not to be questioned, as MT. George has his credentials so her pos 1 sIble time of service has passed. but "Giv I the little old lady a show" is a sentl- f ment hard to down. Mrs. Felton looks T quiet and meek, but Senator Hoke Smith T tells me she is a very live wire, and says i that when she was employed as special writer on his Atlanta newspaper, he "as- ways gave her her head" and put at the Il top of her column statement that Mrs Felton was free to write what she pleased, but that the paper was in no sense bound to agree with her views or give them editorial support. Masterful. T energetic, a professional woman long be-
 fore it was the custom for women to go out into the world to fight their own | battles Mrs. Felton has lost none of her i, fighting vim through the S7 years that have passed over her head. Senaewhat t bowed by age, with a face criss-cressed | by lines and wrinkles, Mrs Felten sat today in the midst of her would-be col = leagues of the senate with determination written on every one of those tell-taie
 Hines. She leaned heavily on the arm of l G;e obo Der but she didn't shrink from the pu- 4 blicity nor did she let up for even 8 mo- ment, her tight grip on those credentials
 Taken all in all the opening of the special session of congress might be well 1 named Ladies Day" for not only did = Mrs. Felton obliterate all others in the = senate but Mrs. Efuck, the newly elected Il member of congress from Illinois, took
 more than a fair share of laurels from o the house, where she was sworn in soon
 after 1t convened. Mrs. Huck is the daughter of the late Billy Mason, sena-
 tor and representative from Illinois, ane
 will hold her fathers seat till March 4th
 Mrs. Huck is rather giriish in appearance sl as viewed from the press gallery, anc
 with a simple black velvet street dress wore a big bunch of pink roses. Some
 what in the rear of the great chamber Y sat Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoma : who was the only woman member during 'f the previous sessions of the congress l. Miss Alice's nose-was out of joint for tn,
 time being, as the applause that wa Q hers when she took her seat in 1921 wa
 l today showered on Mrs. Huck But
 whatever was in her heart-for she wa s defeated at the polls November 7th- Il Miss Robertson gave no sign and ga Ii quietly watching the swearing in of he E. woman colleague.
 Ii The roll can of the house showed man. e absences, but the ranks will be filled be V fore the shipping bill comes up later il n the week. Over in the senate Senate
 l Brandegee was present when the roll wa . fcaIled and Senator Mclean was due today
 Congressman Tilson of the third distric T. was present, and probably other mem le bers of the Connecticut delegation, tn r. confusion being so great it was practic T- ally impossible to tabuiate the names. ts Congressman Rogers of Massachasett l. hasn't let the grass grow under his fee n in his effort to relieve the acute coal sit ,r nation. When the extra session opene T. at noon Mir. Rogers dropped two bill
 into the hopper both directed to the sam II end, but one to relieve the present crisi y and the other to prevent a repetition ( in the situation in the future. The first bi le is to declare an immediate embargo 0 lg the exrortation of anthracite coal frol If the United States-the second would at '. thorize the president to declare such a
 embargo whenever he found the publ
 interest so required. The Rogers bill pro
 vides suitable penalties for violation
 should the bills pass congress.
 at Commenting on the two bills MT. Res S. CTS said today that authentic figure
 show that in September of the year moI
 than gross tons of anthracite were e1 F. ported from the United States praetica ,ol ly all going to Canada. During ths t0 same month one million seventy one hur
 dred seventy-five thousand tons of b
 luminous coal was shipped from u h. United States to foreign countries ( or which the greater part went to Canad toj MT. Rogers believes the United Stat'
 should first be cared for and that Ne
 England should not be left in seriol
 plight while coal needed there is beir gsI Shipped to foreign countries. 'It n, of only intends to increase the price to coal said Hr. Rogers, "but we urgent
 need that coal to keep our own peep
 from suffering this winter"