South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-21
CONGRESS WILL
HEAR HARDINC'S
MESSAGE TODAY
Both Branches of Legislative
Body Hold Brief Session
on First Day.
SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS
House Will Take Up Shipping
Bill Thursday-Senate Has
Other Matters.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-(By A.
P) - The 9th congress formally
opened its doors today for the third
session but it did little more than
actually get on the pob. It's life as q
special session will be only two
weeks but in that time II is tbs
hope OF Pres't Harding thai sub
stantial progress will be made on
the administrations merchant mar
inc legislation and considerable ad-
vance work done on the armful Of
annual supply bills which must be
handled in the regular session be-
ginning Dec. 4.
Historic customs OF inc opening
of a new session were reenacted
today in both house and senate, and
the regular preliminaries were gone
through In brief routine meetings.
Adjournment followed as a mark of
respect TO the late Sen. Tom Wat
son of Georgia and the late Rep.
John 1. Nolan Of California.
The president has arranged to
address a joint session tomorrow
in behalf of the shipping bill. His
message is expected to be delivered
at 1890 O'Clock.
Brief Session He'd.
The senate adjournment post
pOned until tomorrow the effort of
Mrs. W. II. FELTON, of Georgia. the
first woman senator. 10 be sworn
as the successor to Sen. Watson and
serve at least one day. Indications
tonight were that she would be re-
ceived as a full fleGged sitting men,
Der and blaze the path for Amer
can w0nanhood," as she desires.
Overflow galleries Witnessed the
proceedings in both senate AMI
house ana Viewed the hubbub in
exchanges of greetings and felicits-
tons until stilled at noon by thu
gavels Of Vice 4Pres't Coolidge and
Speaker GilIett, formally callinS
the extra session to order. The SEN
ate was in session 10 minutes and
the house adjourned at 12:49
O'Clock.
The house had a new woman
member. Mrs. Winnifred Mason
Huck Of Illinois joining Miss Alice
Robertson of oklahoma as a sitting
member Of that body, while Mrs
FELTON, received the attention Of
both of senators and galleries in
the senate.
Many Members Absent.
Adjournment of each body fol-
lowed adoption of the usual resolu-
ton Of notification and the receipt
O formal announcement of the
deaths of members. In the house,
the new voice amplifier was being
given its first test in the national
capitol and doomed out the voices
OF the speaker and the reading
clerks as announcements and rou'
tine orders were made.
The roll call showed 81 men,
bers Of the senate and 291 members
of the house on hand TO start things
off.
House plans provide for tacklinS
the shipping bill Thursday, but the
senate. while the house is engaged
on that measure. will devote its at
tention To- other matters. Several
new members are TO be sworn in iE
the senate tomorrow. and after thai
ii is scheduled TO go ahead on the
unfinished business. the administra-
ton bill granting a credit Of So
100000 TO Liberia which was LEFT
over from last session.
Dyer Bill Ahead.
SEN Curtis. Republican, OF Kan
sas. I'm charge Of the bill. is prepar-
ed TO adjourn tomorrow without
proceeding with the bill. If senator's
are not ready for discussion. The
Dyer anti-lynching bill follows on
the senate program. but the Repub-
lican steering committee is expect
ed 10 arrange a new schedule later.
Several bills were introduced in
the house but none in the senate.
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