The Omaha morning bee., 1924-12-02
Two Houses
RecOnVene
on Monday
Opening Brief, Neither Ses
sion Lasting an Hour Before
Adjournment in Memory
of Dead Members.
New Members Sworn IL

Washington. D. e, Dec. with
an outward calm viewed generally as
only the forerunner Of storms that
are to come the 6sth congress recon
.ened today for its final session. 1t
must give way on next March 4 to
the new congress elected last month.
The opening was brief and perfume
tory. The senate was in session ex=
actly % minutes and the house just
% minutes. The only departure from
the usual opening routine was the
adoption by the house Of a resolu-
ton for congressional memorial serv.
ices for Woodrow Wilson on Decem.
Der Is.
Each house adjourned until noon
tomorrow out of respect to memories
of members who have died recently.
after 1t had adopted resolutions OF
regret. Before that, new members
had been sworn in and a joint COM
mittee had been named to advise
President Coolidge that congress was
in session. This committee did later
in the day.
Budget Message Today.
The executive informed Tie com.
mittee that tomorrow he would trans.
init the annual budget message and
on Wednesday would send in his
own annual message on the state Of
the union. This will not be delivered
in person, thus obviating the neces-
sity for a joint session.
Facing the necessity Of passing
more than dozen annual appropria.
tion bills in three months, congress
will get down to business tomorrow.
The house will receive the Interior
department supply measure and be-
gin its consideration on Wednesday
As fast as the appropriation mea-
sures are sent TO the senate. others
will be ready for house consider 'vn.
Not all Of the time viii be given 10
them, however. as house leaders plan
from time 10 time to call up general
legislation.
The program in the senate will be
similar. although the republican
steering committee will not map out
a definite program until late this
week or early next week. Meanwhile.
however. the senate will give atten-
ton to Muscle Shoals which comes
up Wednesday under a special order.
The present expectation is that il will
be sent back to the agriculture COM
mittee.
Insurgents in Power.
While new legislation q imper-
tance will be proposed and take its
place on the calendars with much
that came over from the last session.
there is little prospect Of action on
many matters other than the supply
bills. The republican insurgents still
hold the balance Of power and their
leaders have declared they will con-
t.nue a drive for their program with
a view to taking their fight 10 the
country again two years hence when
the seventeen congress is 70 be elect
ed.
Whatever Of increased bitterness
that may come ont Of the resent cam
paign Is most APT % find expression
in the senate. The republicans there
have read out Of their party coun-
els those senator's who actively or
posed the election Of President Cool.
idge.
All four Of these senators were
present today. Despite a rather
severe Cold, Senator Ia Toilette was
in his place in the front ROW. He ar
rived from Madison. in the morning
and was greeted al the senate cham
her by number OF his colleagues. in
cluding Senator Wheeler. democrat.
Montana. who was his running mate
on the Independent presidential ticket.
Wheeler Is Safe.
Senator Wheeler received a hearty
welcome from many Of his colleagues
on the democratic side. ceincidenf
with his return. Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas. the minority leader. said
there was no intention at this time
of reading Wheeler out ef the party
because Of his acceptance 81 place
on the independent ticket.
Senator Ia Toilette had no conn
ment 10 offer on the action OF the
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