Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
CONGRESS IN EXTRA SESSION
TO HEAR HARDING TOMORROW;
OVATION FOR SENATOR BAYARD
Both Houses Meet and After Setting Stage For Action,
Adjourn Until Tomorrow; Several New Faces in the
Groups; Mrs. FELTON, in Senate Spotlight But Not Sc ated.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening.

Washington. Nov. 20.--<-orkree.
convened at noon today for The sps-
cial session ~ two weeks called by
President Harding. for consideration
Of the administrator Ship Subsidy
bill upon which he is expected to adj
dress Joint 0tssion tomorrow.
In both Senate and House the gavsi
beginning the new session dropped q
few minutes after IL O'Clock, and then
IN both chambers there followed the
usual formaljties which attended tbs
turning over Of a new page IN con-
gressionat history. The program on
both sides was 80 arranged rs ~ per-
NIT adjournment after those ceremonies
until tomorrow, as a mark Of respect
Sor the late Senator Watson. u
Georgia and the late Representative ?
Nolan, Of California
The Senate was in session only IA
minutes. adjourning without giving
an opportunity 20 Mrs W. u. Feltor
o' any other new Senators to take the
oath Of office.
In the House the business of getting
under way, after the recess. took con-
siderably more time. but the leaders
deferred any actual consideration Of
Legislation untn after the Presidents
! address tomorrow. There was the
usual first day harvest of new bills
and resolutions. an Of which PROMPTLY
went to committee.
The opening session wa~ attended
also by the usual noisy outburst or
welcome by the galleries 70 new and
returning members
lust before the Senate convened In
/ the hubbub ~ congratulations and
handshakings. there was .ppIauss
when Senator Elect Ravard. Democrat
! Delaware. entered the chamber. There
was another salvo for Senator lodge
! of Massachusetts who was re- eief.te ed
( another for Senator la Toilette Ps-
/ publican. Wisconsin. Wee President
/ Coolidge was compelled to order the
! applause stopped
sixty senators responded IN The
/ Senate roll can. In addition to Mrs
/ FELTON,, several other new senators
were present. ready 10 he sworn in.
They included Senator's elect Bavard.
Democrat. Delaware. George. Demo-
crs'. Georgia, and Brookhart, Rspuh-
{ ttNHNt AFW8s
In the House a new annnlifying ma
chine, used for the first time, sounded
like D ships siren % IL thunderea
out the voice Of the speaker and read
ing clerk
Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck. present
to be sworn IN as representative at
large from Illinois, was the center Of
an ever moving group, eager 10 meet
her. She wore a black silk dress with
white lace collar. white gloves and a
corsage bouquet Of carnations.
Representative Alice Robertson. de-
feated for reelection. who will 20 out
with Mrs. Huck next March. was in
her accustomed seat, dressed simply in
black.
The House roll call showed POI
members present. Six new represen-
tatives elected to All vacancies were
sworn in and the House adjourned al
f2.40 o'clock
In conference between Senate and
House leaders and White House off,
Gals II was arranged definitely FOR
President Harding to take his message
to the capital tomorrow in person, ap-
pearing before joint session in the
hall OF the House at 1890 D. m.