Evening star., 1922-12-04
CONGRESS OPENS
FOURTH SESSION
Merchant Marine, Farm
Credits and Appropriations
Bills on Program.

The final session of the SiNty-sev-
enth Congress opened at noon today.
The outstanding tasks which confront
the Congress are the enactment into
law of the administration mercha mt
marine bill. bill providing for an
adequate credit system for the farm
ers and the annual supply bill for the
year.
The shipping bill has been passed
by the House. II will be resisted by
many of the senators. however. and
il is doubtful that the measure can
he brought to q final vote. If a vote
is reached II is expected that the bill
will pass.
The President. in his last address to
Congress, announced that at the open
ing of the new session he would make
recommendations for the relief of
the farmers. particularly along the
line of added credit facilities.
May Spenk Wednesday.
The President. it is expected. will
deliver his recommenda tions to Con-
gress for Legislation within the next
few days. possibly Wednesday or
Thursday.
Although members of Congress are
anxious to amend the transportation
act. some of them to strengthen it
and others to repeal certain sections
Of the act. it is unlikely that any
legislation dealing with the railroads
will be seriously attempted at the
session which n1nSQ
March 4. 1928.
Predictions have been made that a
special session of the Sixty-eighth
Congress next spring will be forced
by progressives in the Senate and
House. through the delay in the pas
sage of the annual appropriation bills.
The Congress which met today is
holding its fourth session. the first
Congress in history which has held
four sessions.
of Congress today was without un-
usual incident SO far as the Senate
was concerned. That body had ad-
journed sine die at 1850 o'clock this
morning, closing the special session
which started November 20.
Sixty-Two Senators Present.
The Vice President called the Sen
ate to order promptly at noon and
after a prayer by the chaplain the
Ioli was Sdl1cu " ooldAh 4uOi atA'
sixty-two senators answering to their
names. On a motion of Senator
Lodge, republican leader. a commit
tee was appointed to notify the Presi-
dent. with a similar committee from
the House, that Congress was in ses-
sion and ready to receive any COM
munication the President desired to
make to 1t. The Vice President ap-
pointed Senator Lodge and Senator
Underwood. the democratic leader.
members of the committee.
The Senate then adjourned until to-
morrow at noon.
The House met today at 1850
o'clock and on motion of House
Leader Mondeil. adjourned sine die
Immediately after the chaplain's
The fourth session Of the Sixty
seventh Congress, which is the regu-
lar short session. met on schedule
time at IL O'Clock. when the chap
lain, DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
made his second prayer in one day,
at the opening of the House.
296 Members ON Hand.
=. The roll call by states followed and
29S members responded to their
names. The House then passed a
resolution authorizing the Speaker to
appoint q committee of three to wait
on the President. notifying him that
the House is in session and awaiting
any recommendations for legislation
he may think desirable to send them
Speaker Gillett appointed House
Leader Mondell and Representative
((,onIinIfed mn PaQe 2 4 'ojIImO