Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-08
The: NeU Administration.


for simplicity and lack of display
Calvin Coolidge was inauguratet
thlTtieth President of the United
states Wednesday, and with hin
Charles G. Dawes was indicted int
the office of Vice President, vacant
since the death of Warren q. Harding
nearly two years ago.
In his inaugural address the Presi'
dent promised to work for economy il
governmental administration, reduc,
ton in taxes and American adherence tc
the World Court, and he indicated {
strong desire for further limitation
of armament and solution of the
economic problems which bear the
seeds of new wars.
Charles G.. Dawes, sworn in as Vice
President, Immediately made use il
Characteristic manner of his only op.
portunity to address the new Senate
over which he is to preside He first
attacked the present Senate rules
which permit one Senator to hold VI
important legislation by unlimited
talk, and then he further offended the
dignity of that august body by the
manner in which the Senator's were
sworn in for the new session. After
waiting while a group of four Sena-
tors took the customary oath. the
new Vice President became impatient
under the delay and ordered all the
other Senators waiting to come be
fore the dais, where the oath was adj
ministered en- bloc
President Coolidge begins his adj
n1inistration with Il cabinet which
differs in three respects from the one
, with which he closed his last ad-
ministration. Frank B. kellogg. sue
ceeds Charles +. Hughes a Secretary
- H..
Howard NJ. Gore as Secretary of Agri-
culture. They were sworn into office
Thursday. Charles b. Warren, who
has been nominated to succeed Asso-
sociate Justice Stone of the United
States Supreme Court as Attorney
General, will be confirmed by the new
Senate called into extra session
March t.
Among the distinguished members
OF the old House of Representatives
who passed out of the chamber March
are Representatives Samuel Wins
low. Frederick W. Dallinger. Frank
Clark, Isaac r. Sherwood, Charles r.
Davis, Sydney Anderson. John c. Nc
Kenzie and James +. Byrnes Among
the new Senator'S who took their
places in the new Senate, which con-
vened Wednesday, are: Charles S.
Deneen of Illinois, Fred NJ. Sackett of
Kentucky, Frederick II. Gillett of
Massachusetts, who comes from the
House; Thomas d. Schall of Min
nesota, Sam G. Bratton of New
Mexico, w. B. Pine of Oklahoma,
w. II. McMaster of South Dakota, Guy
D. Golf of West Virginia and L. D.
Tyson of Tennessee.
President Coolidge kept the legisia-
tors guessing until the last minute
on March 4. He signed a number of
bills at the White House. went to the
Capitol and in the Presidents room
then signed a number of others and
then. while the atmosphere was
charged with suspense. he picked up
and casually looked over the legiSla-
tive appropriation bill which au-
thorizes a raise in salary for MEM
berS of Congress, the cabinet and the
Vice President. He called over Gen.
Lord, director of the. budget, and
questioned him about one paragraph
of the measure. Then he signed it,
with only a few minutes remaining
before the adjournment of the Sixty
eighth Congress.
The turbulent Sixty-e eighth Con-
eress died a death which was COM
paratively calm, compared with the
closing struggles of some of it's pred
ecessors. The House gave over its
last hours TO speeches praising the
members who were going out. the
Senate acted hurriedly and in con-
fusion on d number of bills ana Kept
up a hubbub generally until the cere-
monies began incident to the swear
ing in of the Vice President.
Among the more important meas
ures which failed of enaction in the
old Congress were the cooperative
marketing bill, requested by the
President; the troublesome Muscle
Shoals bill, the McFadden banking
bill, the Stanfield bill liberalizing the
Civil Service retirement act, omnl-
bus pension bills, the $l5O,OOO,0oO
building bill for the country, asked
Iiation claims bill.
The new Senate got under way last
week following the Inauguration by
completing it's organization.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire
was elected President pro tempore
over his Democratic opponent, Sen
ator Pittman of Nevada George A.
sanderson and David S. Barry were
re elected secretary and sergeant-at-
arms, respectively, over their Demo
cratic opponents. Committee assign
nnents were made by the committee
on committees and approved by the
Senate Under the plan, Senators
La Toilette, Ladd, Frazier and Brook-
hart, the four insurgents, were de-
prived of their present committee
ranks, regular Republicans taking
their places as chairmen of impor-
tant committees
The Democrats reelected Senator
Robinson their floor leader, Senator
Walsh of Montana, vice chairman
Senator Gerry of Rhode Island, whip
and Senator King of Utah, secretary
The new Senate, which will CONNIE us
duties to passing on actions Oh the
Executive, has before it the nominations
of several officials in addition to that OF
Mr. Warren the Isle of Pines treaty, the
Lausanne treaty and perhaps the trou-
bFesome issue of whether or not the
United States shall join the World Court.
This last is an issue over which there
would probably be extensive debate,
enough to hold the Senate in session Tor
come time.
For the first time in any inaugura-
tion radio played an important part IN
the ceremonies. 1t is estimated that
25 900 600 people in all sections OF the
United States listened in on the Presi-
dents address. The arrangements for
broadcasting the event through u high
ri of Lar