Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-19


(By PETER KEEGAN)
WITH only two months left to do
any real work, Congress is
showing all private bills and unlm-
portant legislation aside so that there
will be nothing to prevent action on
the appropriation bills which are the
chief task of the current short ses-
sion. Following a Christmas recess,
both houses will mark time until af-
ter the first Of the year and will then
settle down to the actual work of
legislating. Some progress has been
made already, but most of it has con-
sisted in cleaning up matters left
over from last session.
AN appropriation of more than a
hundred million dollars for the
Navy Department was one Of the left
overs that have been disposed OF by
the passage of a bill providing money
to bring the United States Navy up
to the strength authorized and fixed
by the Washington Armament con-
ference. Despite the Presidents eX-
pressed desire to cut heavily into the
naval appropriations, Secretary Will
bur is hammering away at Congress
for money, money-and with consld-
cradle success.
A FTER a lapse of a quarter Of
4 century, breakfasts are becoming
la mode again as social affairs.
Mr.. Coolidge started it with his
breakfasts to members of Congress,
number of which are still to be held.
tnH n1
rather only the regular Republicans,
as Senators La Toilette, Brookhart,
Frazier and Ladd have failed to be
asked to have ham and eggs at the
White House. The President has run
through the list of his political friends
at the Capital and is now entertain
ing the Republican members of the
House of Representatives at these
early morning functions.
WHENEVER a question of saving
money comes up on Capitol Hill
Senator Borah, who succeeded Lodge
as chairman of the Foreign Rela
tions Committee, comes to the front
as the Administration leader. On
questions of governmental economy
President Coolidge and Senator Borah
stand on common ground. Borah had
his first chance to come to the aid of
the President when an agreement was
asked for a vote to override the Mr..
Coolidge's veto of the bill to add some
sixty millions of dollars to the pay of
postal employees. Borah objected and
no agreement was possible. The re-
lations between Borah and the White
House are becoming more and more
friendly-so much so, in fact, that it
is not improbable that the Idaho Sen
actor will be President Coolidge's
choice for Administration leader in
the Goth Congress next year.
THE visit of the future Empress, if
any, of Russia to the National
Capital was a distinct success in the
view of local society leaders, although
the White House and the State De-
partment paid no attention to the
Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorov-
ma, wife of Grand Duke Cyril. The
Grand Duke has laid claim to the
throne of the late Gar Nicholas II,
so the Duchess excited as much in
terest here as the Prince of Wales.
She was welcomed at the Union Sta
Cl0n Dy group Oh SOcldl leduefS, III |
Guiding Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, |
mother of the Princess Camtacuzene,
who is Chairman of the American |
branch of the Russian Relief Society. |
1t had been announced that the Grand |
Duchess would be received in the |
room at the station, but |
when she arrived the room reserved |
for the Chief Executive was closed, |
and the famous Russian visitor had |
to receive the city's greeting in the
concourse with all the other passen-
gers from New York.