Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-21

polH sizes was so arranged as to
permit adjournment after these cere-
monies until Tuesday as mark of
respect for the late Senator Watson
tive Nolan of California:
The senate was in session only 13
minutes, adjourning without giving an
OF Georgia, or any other new senators,
to take the oath Of office.
House Slower
In the house the business of getting
under way after the recess took CON
siderable more time. but the leaders
deferred actual consideration of leg
lslation until after the presidents ad-
dress Tuesday. There was the usual
holiday harvest of new bills and reso-
tutions all of which promptly went to
the committee and the opening sessions
was attended also by the usual noisy
outburst of welcome to new and re
turning members.
Just before the senate convened in
the hubbub of congratulations and
handshaklngs, there was an applause
for Senatoreleet Bayard, democrat.
Delaware. entered the chamber. There
was another saiyo for Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, veteran republican
leader, who was reelected and an
other for Senator LaFollette. repub-
lican. Wisconsin. Vice President
Coolidge was compelled to call for or
der to stop the applause.
Sixty-one senator's Responded TO the
senate roll call. Besides Mrs. FELTON,,
several other new senator's were pres
ent ready to be sworn in. They in
cuded Senators-elect Bayard. demo
crat. Delaware; George, democrat.
Georgia: and Brookhart, republican,
Iowa
In the house new amplifying ma
chine, used for the first time sound
ed like ships siren when it thun-
dered out the voice of the speaker
and reading clerk
Mrs. Winnifred Mason Huck. pres
ent TO be sworn as representative at
large from Illinois, was the center of
an ever-moving group, eager TO meet
her Representative Alice Robert
son, defeated for reelection, who will
go out with Mrs. Huck next March.
was in her accustomed seat, dressed
simply in black.
IN conference between senate and
htlse leaders and White House off
Gals, it was arranged definitely for
President Harding to take his mes
sage to the capitol Tuesday in per-
SON. appearing before a joint session
in the hall of the house at 1890 p m.
Record Due
The extra session. called by Presi-
dent Harding primarily to consider the
ship subsidy bill. with
the regular session to follow immedi-
ately afterward insures record total
Of four sessions for this congress. in
cluding the special session called in
April. 1921, no congress before ever
having had more than three, and it
may have the further distinction OF
including the first woman member TO
be seated in the senate.
With neither house planning to get
down TO work until after the presi-
dents joint session Tuesday the senate
after the usual opening day formalities
Interest in the days procedure was
chiefly claimed by the problem pres
ented iu the efforts of Mrs. W. H.
FELTON, of Georgia, the first woman
senator, TO obtain a seat in the senate
for day. The way appeared to be
cleared for this up to the point of
unanimous consent to it, Vice
President Coolidge and senate leaders
as well were understood to be disposed
TO grant Mrs. FELTON, the distinction
oy this procedure. At the same tims,
however. they were said TO agree that
since Senator-elect Georges election
On November Z. she had no legal right
% be seated and that a single objection
on the floor probably would bar her.
session. MIR. George said he would not
.laim his seat in the senate until Tues
lay IN order first to give Mrs. FELTON,
IN opportunity to claim the right to
AXE the oath of office.
On the house side, the presence of
Mrs. Winifred Huck elected as repre-
sentative at large to succeed her
.ather. the late Representative VIII
lam e. Mason to be sworn in made
certain an increase to two in the
membership of that body. Seven
others elected to fill vacancies in the
house also were to take the oaths of
office, while the senate WAS to re
seive new member in Thomas +.
Bayard, democrat of Delaware.
Newberry
Vice President Coolidge did not have
IN opportunity TO read into the senate
record the resignation of Truman Fl.
<ewberry as United States senator
rom Michigan.
Forwarded TO Governor Groesbeek
If that state under date of November
y. Mr. Newberry's letter of resigna
ion, requesting that it become eff
ectiye immediately was made public
lere Sunday night after a copy had
.een transmitted to Vice President
coolidge with the request that it be
cad into the senate record as soon
IS possible.
Although declaring in review of the
ong and bitter controversy over his
light to place in the senate since
lis election over Henry Ford. his
emocratie opponent four years ago
hat this right had been fully CON
I'm IL Mr Narrhnrrr In his latfar