Evening star., 1924-12-01
Brief Sessions in Senate and
House for Organization.
Adjourn in Respect for
Members Who Have Died.
MESSt"E OF PRESIDENT
TO BE READ WEDNESDAY
Appropriation Bills Scheduled to
Receive Chief Attention. With
Some of Them Doubtful of Pas
sage Before March New Faces
Appear in Both Houses.

After six-month rest, the Sixty
eighth Congress reassembled today
to renew in its last and short ses-
sion the turmoil and strife which
characterized its first and prolonged
gathering.
The gavels fell at noon. with Sen
ator Cummins OF Iowa, the President
pro tempore, presiding in the Sem
ate and Speaker Gillett in the
House.
The opening sessions were brief.
Alter prayer by the chaplain and
quorum calls, the oath of Office was
administered to new members conf
mittees were named to inform Presi-
deht Coolidge that the Congress was
ready to receive communications
from him, and resolutions on the
death of members during the recess
were presented and adopted. Ad-
Iournment then was taken out of re-
Spect to the memories OF departed
Senator'S and Representatives
Adjourns Until Tomorrow.
The adjournment was until noon to-
morrow.
Immediately after the opening prayer
oy the Senate chaplain, Rev. DR.. ]. J.
Muir, the roll was called. showing only
handful of Senators absent
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin oc-
cupied his accustomed seat. in the front
row on the Republican side of the SEN
ate chamber. The Wisconsin Senator,
who returned today from bis home in
Madison, looked cheerful despite his re-
cent defeat in the presidential election
and despite the action of Senate Repub-
EcanS, who have endeavored to read
him oYt of the party. During the pro-
ceedings today Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana, vice presidential candidate on the
La Follette ticket, crossed the aisle from
the Democratic side and warmly greet
ed La Toilette.
For the first time since he was
seriously injured during a pistol bat
tie between prohibition agents and
bootleggers last Spring, Senator Frank
Green Of Vermont, was in his seat in
the Senate chamber today. He still
bears marks of the wound, which he
then received.
Butler Is SwOrD In.
The Senate. on motion of Senator
Curtis of Kansas. the new Republi-
can leader of the Senate, agreed to
The swearing in of Senator William
VI. Butler of Massachusetts,, appointed
10 fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Senator Lodge; Senator Rice
w. Means Of Colorado. elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Nicholson, and Senator Met
calf of Rhode Island, elected to fill
the vacancy cause by the death of
Senator Colt.
A resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee to join with
A similar committee of the House to
inform the President that Congress
had assembled and was ready to re-
ceive any communication he might
care to make, offered by Senator Cur
It's, was adopted and Senator Cummins
appointed Senator Curtis and Sena-
tor Robinson of Arkansas. Democratic
leader, members of the committee.
Resolutions expressing the regret
of the Senate upon the deaths OF
Senator Colt of Rhode Island, offered
by Senator Gary; upon the death of
Senator Brandesee of Connecticut, Of
fered by Senator Mclean, and upon
the death of Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, offered by Senator Walsh,
were adopted.
Announces Lodges Death.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts. in
announcing the death Of Senator
Lodge, said:
ut is my sad duty to formally an
nounce to the Senate that on Sun
day, November 8 last, my colleague,
the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, died.
Following brief illness at the
Charlesgate Hospital, in Cambridge,
Mass.
For 81 years Senator Lodge rep
resented Massachusetts without
break in the continuity of his serv-
ices in the Congress OF the United
States. His career in the House of
Representatives covered three terms,
and he was a member of this body
for 81 years.
HE was for years the foremost
figure in the dominant political party
of Massachusetts,, and in recent years
he was one of. II not indeed the fore
most figure in the Congress of the
United States.
Called One of AbIest.
When death came he was the
majority party leader in this cham
continuous service, and one of the
ablest and best known, nationally
and internationally, of any member
of the United States Congress. Truly
an exalted position has been made
vacant by his death. The life of
one of the great leaders and states
men of our days has ended.
This is not the occasion to under
take to review the career of this
statesman and scholar. At the proper
time / shall ask the Senate to set
aside day upon which proper tribute
may be paid to his memory"
Senator Walsh then moved that
as a further mark OF respect to the
memory of the three dead Senators
the Senate adjourn. His motion waA
carried unanimously and the Senate
adjourned after session lasting %
minutes until tomorrow at noon. 1t Is
expected that q effort will be made.
at that time to dispose Of the de-
dciency appropriation bill, which
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