Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-01
short Session Starts
Today with Doubt
Over Attitude Four
Senator's r e a d
Out of G. O. p.
Fear Wisconsin Senator VIII
Seek Revenge by Blocking
Important General Legisla-
toulouse Leaders Appar-
emily Do Not Intend to Fol-
low Senate in Reading Out
Rebel Members -- Sessions
Today Will Be Brief-Cool.
idge Message Tuesday

Warrington, Nov. 30.-With the
breach between the regular and In
,urrent Republican organizations
aIll further widened, the 68th con-
sress which already has established
A record as the most turbulent in
tho nations history. will reconvene
,omorrow for its short and final ses-
s,on. In the three months interven-
ing before March 4. efforts will be
made to put through some important
general legislation in addition to
the annual appropriation bills. but
with little apparent prospect Of sue
cess.
The key to the whole situation Is
still held by the insurgents, whose
recognized leader, Senator LaFol-
lette Of Wisconsin. and his three
chief supporters in the senate, have
been read out Of the party councils
BY senate Republicans. Whether
they will undertake reprisals for this
action remains to be developed.
One thing Is certain, the last
chapter on this subject has not yet
been written. Senators who have
disagreed with this motion of their
Republican colleagues intend to ex-
press their views when theaAenate- ia
called upon to act on the report OF
tho Republican committee on COM
mlttees covering the new assign
ments to standing committees to I'LL
vacancies caused by the death OF
several senator's during the last six
months.
Leaders of the house Republicans
have no present intention OF follow
ing the lead OF the senate organtza-
ton by reading out of their councils
representative John M. Nelson OF
Wisconsin and others who supported
Senator LaFollette in his campaign
IS the independent candidate for the
presidency.
Likewise, there Is no occasion for
the Democrats OF the senate to
meet In party caucus and some or
the minority leaders have stated that
none would be called solely to con-
slider the question OF reading out OF
the party Senator LuFollette's rum
ring mate. Senator Burton Il.
Wheeler, Democrat. Montana.
The opening sessions tomorrow OF
both the house and senate Will DO
lrlef. New members elected or APP
pointed to succeed those who have
died since last May will be sworn
Ia and committees will be named
TO Inform the President that the
congress is ready to receive COM
munications from him. Then reso-
lctions will be adopted on the death
OF members and immediate adjourn
ment will be taken out of respect TO
deceased members.
There will be little activity In
either house until after receipt OF
President Coolidge's second arnuai
message which, under present plans,
sill be transmitted by messenger on
Wednesday and read to the house
and senate by their respective
clerks.
Early attention will be given by
me house 10 the annual supply
Measures. first OF which, that for
me Interior department. probably
viii be reported out Tuesday. The
appropriations committee has the
work on number Of others well
under way and Chairman Madden
sepes to get them all out before the
nrN Of the new year.
While the house Is thus engaged
sne senate, under, plans Of the ma
!eriy leaders, will take UP sucn
general legislation as the steering
committee shall deem Of the FIRST
Importance Admittedly, however.
ms plan is purely tentative and
might easily be altered IL the DEM
ecrats and Insurgents desire to do