New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
Washington Senator Chosen To Assist Leaders In Maintain ing Quorum--Indiana Man Is Curtis Aide.
Neither House Will Get Down to Work Until After Presidents Mes sage Is Read Wednesday,
 Budget Ready Thurs day.

Washington, Dec. 1. -- Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Washington to- day was named republican whip in the senate.
 The selection was made by sena- tor Curtis of Kansas, the newly elected leader of the majority. Sen ator Jones is chairman of the senate commerce committee and lcng has been high in thy republican senate councils, In his capacity as whip 1t will be his chief duty to assist the leaders in maintaining quorums.
 There had been d suggestion that Senator Watson of Indiana, recently chosen assistant leader, combine with that office the duties of party whip. That plan, however, was abandoned.
 Congress Assemblies
 The sixty-eighth congress ss- sembled today for it's farewell session with little prospect for the 1 LliiIocl|llOll u tl uAS HI pOl Adllb DdSl~ ness beyond passage of the annual appropriation bills
 i The gaysls fell at noon with Sena- tor Cummins of Iowa, the president pro tempore. presiding in the senate, and Speaker GiIlctt in the house.
 Sessions Are Brief
 The opening sessions were brief. After prayer by the chaplain and quorum calls, the oath of office was administered to new members; committees were named. to inferfn President Coolidge that the congress was ready to receive communica- tions from him, and resolutions on the death ol members during the recess were presented and adopted, Adjournment then was taken out of respect to tine memory of departed senators and representatives. | The adjournment was until noon tomorrow, but neither house will really begin work before the receipt Wednesday of President Coolidge's annual message which is 10 be transmitted by messenger and read in the two houses separately,
 Budget Thursday
 The annual budget carrying the administrations recommendations for appropriations is to be- received l by congress Thursday. Meantime, however, the house appropriations committee has drafted several of the l departmental supply buls and has ready the first of them that for the interior department Several others will be in the hands Of the house within a few days
 The senate has a calendar fairly well crowded with general legisla- ton Of important character, but im- mediate action IS not contemplated. The republican steering committee will take up the order of cousidera- ton of pending subjects late this week,
 There were tho u,ua' crowded gal lerias at thD opening session, Mrs. Coolidge and a party of guests occu- pied the presidents row iu the sen. ate galleries.
 l The senatc's opening session con sumed ust twenty minutes. Formally announcing the death of S,nator Lolgr the reNunncan leader. $. nator Walsh, democrat. Massachu- sits. his cor'5aeuo, sail Mr. Lodge had been for vars tno .nr'm"~t ..g- ure in the domjGart "EuH' party , of Massachusetts and i~ r...r+ yClr ore Of. f rut wJer5, t.' ."r.mo4' figure ln tA- coa-r,~- y, t.e jn'.' States.
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