Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-21
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
UP CUDGEL QUICKLY
FOR SHIPPING BILL
Both Houses Adjourn Early
in Respect to Deceased
Members.
TWO WOMEN MEMBERS
SIT IN LOWER BODY
Mrs. Winifrcd Mason Huck
Is Sworn In, Filling Hi
nois Vacancy.
my AesocIatcd rrcss.l


WASiliNIroN. Nov. 2o-The
SiNtE-s"venth Congress formally
opened It's doors today for the third
session. hut it did little NOR" than
""tu"li" set ON tho job Its life. as
4 Srecial session viii he only two
weeks. but in that time ii is tho
hor" OF President Harding that sub
Stnntta! progress viii bc made on
tn. administrations merchant ma
rin" l"Sislati"n aud considerable ad-
vance work done OF the armful of
annual supply bills which must be
handled in the regular session be-
ginning December 4.
Historic customs OF the opening OF
a new session were rc-enactcd to-
day in boih House and Senate, and
the regular prciimnaries were gone
through in brief routine meetings.
Adjournment followed as mark OF
respect TO the late Senator Watson
"f Georgia. and the late Representa-
tive Nolan, OF California.
President VIII speak.
The rresId,n; has arranged 70 ad-
dress "a joint session tomorrow in
lehalf ot the shipping bill His
message is expected to he delivered
at i2:3o o'clock
The senate adjournment postponed
uutii t"m"rr"w the effort OF Mrs. w.
" Ec!tnn. Of Georgia the first wo-
man Senator to h. sworn In as the
successor 10 Senator Watson and
serve at least one day. Indications
tonight were that she would he re-
ccivcd as a fm!lhcdged sitting MEM
her "u'i blaze the path for Amer
lean wOmanhood." as she desires
Overflow galleries witnessed the
proceedings IN both Senate and House
and viewed the huhhuh IN exchanges
nt -re"tipES and fclicitations until
st''cG ~ noon by the cavels OF Vice
President Coolidge aud Speaker Gill
lett. formally calling the extra scs-
sion to order.
Hold brief Sessions.
The Senate was In session thirteen
minutes "Hd the House adjourned at
l2:i9 o'ol"ck.
Tn" House had new woman
m"mhrr. Mrs. Winfrcd Mason HucE.
"t Illinois f"ining Miss Alice Robert
ION. "' oklahoma. as a sitting mem
her "f that body, while Mrs. FELTON,
received ia" attention moth OF SEN
at"r% and galleries In the senate.
vi ."urnrl"ui III each BODY followed
adoption "t the usual resolutions OF
notification aud the rcCript of formal
nhu"un""m'ni "f the deaths of mem
hers In the House. tho new voice
nmriif"r Mas being given its nrst
Test im ih" nati"ua! Capitol and
h""n"d out TIA. voices OF the spcaE-
"r~ and the reading clerks as an
n"rnc"m"nt and routine order were
made
0m"rmm- ia Beth Hudics.
l:"lt calls showed SiXty-one mem
h'rs Of Ia" S"u1t" and 2ai members
"f the House "u hand to start things
-
H"uSr rlans provide for tacklinE
IA" shipping bill Thursday. but tha
Senate. while the House is engaged
"n that measure viii devote its a.
'"nti"n {" nth"r matters. Several
new members arc u he sworn II.
ia TIA" Senate. tomorrow aud after
thar i; is scheduled To go ahead ON
the unfinished business. the admin
istrati"n bin granting credit ~
s".o0r."0n to Liberia. which was left
over from las, session
Senator curtis. Republican. Kan
>aS, in charge ~ he bill. is pre-
pared To adjourn tomorrow without
rroctcd'ns with the bill IL Senators
ar" not ready for discussion The
DYER au'iiNnching bill follows on the
senate program, hut the Republican
steering committee is expected to
reach a new schcdul" later.
senate bins were introduced today
in the H"uSc. hut none in tho SEN
ate, The House also received half
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