The New York herald., 1922-11-10
Congress Expected to Take Up
Ship Subsidy and Bureau
Reorganization.
MARINE AID MAY FAIL
Plea for New Railroad Legisla-
ton May Be Withheld as
Too Controversial.
,pec;al Dispatch to THE Nuw YORK trnArr
New York Herald Bureau.
Wa-hi-ctOu, ID. C.. Nov. q.


Ms~hirct0u. ID. C.. Nov. ..
President Harding to-day issued
call for a special session of Congress
November 20 in accordance with plan
tentatively made prior to the election.
The call merely stated that the pub
lie interests" demanded that Congress
be convened and noted that the Presi-
dent would submit a communication
regarding the legislative matters on
which he desires action.
The Republican reverses Of Tues
day, some of the party leaders felt,
might make it inadvisable to bring
contested issues before a special ses-
sion. The President, however real
ICES that unless these measures, fore
most of which is the ship subsidy bill,
are put through at the special session
at the Short session into which Il Will
merge, there will be little or no hope
for their enactment.
The text of the Presidents rrocla-
nation follows
Whereas public interests require thai
the Congress Of the United states
should be convened in extra session az
Il o'clock noon on the twentieth day
OF November, 1922. 20 receive such
communication as may be made BY the
Executive
Now, therefore, ] Warren e. Har-
ding. President OF the United states OF
America. do hereby proclaim and de-
s.f. tFan fafN 4 IN
requires the Congress of tho United
States to convene in extra session at
the capital city of Washington on the
twentieth day cf November, 1922 az -
o'clock noon. Of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled 20 ACT
as members thereof are hereby required
10 take notice
I'm witness whereof. have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed
Done at the city OF Washington this
ninth day Of November IN the year ~
Our Lord One thousand Nine Hundred
and Twenty-Five and the Independenc,
OF the United States the one Hundred
and Forty-Seventh.
WARREN G. HARDING"
"By the President Charles z. Hughes,
Secretary of state"
IL Is believed the Administration will
have a new ship subsidy bill introduced
in the House as soon as that body con-
venes. II has been indicated by the
President that there would be changes
in the measure. but these have not been
definitely decided.
Besides the ship subsidy. there are
two other question on which the Presl-
dent desires speedy confederation These
are the reorganization program for the
departments and bureaus and railroad
legislation.
To submit REORGANIZATION Plan.
Tho reorganization plan worked out
by the so-called Brown committee has
been delayed for months because of
disagreements between members OF tho
Cabinet over some OF the proposed
The plan viii be sent 20
Congress as soon as Il convcnes. IL has
been on the Presidents desk for some
time and he has decided notifications
are necessary 10 harmonize the differ
cnces in his Official family.
While the President will probably call /
attention to the railroad problem lie s.
not likely 10 ask the special session to /
take II up. at least not beyond taking 81 I
under consideration. The railroad prob I
lem has SO many complex phases that
the President realizes that once the ,
Transportation act or 1870 is opened TO /
amendment the discussion of Il would |
take up all the time IN the special and
short SESSIONS
Tho ship subsidy bill will he made tho
major item on the program of the spe-
cial session. That It will become a
storm center is already clear. with
chances greatly against its passage.
While the personnel of Congress will he 4
Republican the effec;
Of Tuesdays election Is expected 20
strengthen the opposition TO the ship
subsidy proposal IN both houses.
Members OF the Senate and House
who tentatively promised TO support the I
proposal have. since visiting their con
stItuents, informed Administration lead. I
era they would have to take a definite
stand against a. This II particularly
true of many Senators and Representa-
lives from the West and middle West.
70 smooth passage OF tho legislation "a .
has been proposed 10 link Il up IN some
way with the 81. Lawrence waterways
project and with some scheme for the
development OF inland waterways