Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-08
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of Mr.. Longworth was greeted with
applause, and when the new speaker
was escorted into the chamber on
the arm of Representative Garrett,
he was given an ovation in which
both the house membership and the
crowded galleries Joined.
With the organization prehmin-
aries over, the next test OF strength
was OF, q proposal Of the Republican
leaders to amend the rules so as to
make more difflcult the discharge OF
a committee from the consideration
of legislation referred to it.
Here the Republicans won. but by
n narrow margin, the vote being 20S
to 1875. Several OF the regulars join
ed with the insurgents and Demo-
Gratis in opposing the amendment.
TIL scene in the senate was in
sharn contrast to that in the house.
The program mapped out by the Re-
publican leaders was carried through
with no semblance of debate and the
session lasted only 25 minutes, three
new senators-LaFollette of WIS
consin, Robinson of Indiana, ana
Williams of Missouri-were sworn
in and organization was completed
with the election of Edwin P. Thay-
err of Indianapolis as secretary OF the
senate.
Only one question had threatened
to disturb the calm of the opening
session and that was smoothed out
lust before the gavel fell. rms was
whether there should be immaculate
discussion of the right of Gerald I.
Nye of North Dakota to senate
seat as the appointee OF Governor
Sorlie. Friends of Mr.. Nye had the
subject referred to committee.
After President Coolidge's annual
: message has been transmitted prooao-
lv tomorrow, the House will get down
RI worl, Immediately, giving first con-
sideration to the tax revision OIL
which it plans to send to the Senate
before the Christmas holidays.
This measure is the major one with
which Congress will deal at this SEES
sion. but other important legislation
will include. farm relief. the Belgian
and italian debt funding settlements.
disposition of Muscle Shoals, railroad
consultations, government reorganiza-
ton. postal rates, branch banking, q
nubiic buildings bill and IL annual ap-
preparations bills supplying money Tor
the conduct of government depart
ments during the next fiscal year
The Senate has besides two impor-
.ant matters of foreign affairs on It's
calendar-the World Court which Will
be taken UP on December IL, and the
Lausanne Treaty with Turkey. Botn
of these will meet with determined OPP
position, but ultimate ratification is
predicted.
Politics will play it's part in the
session. which probably will continue
until the Congressional campaigns get
underway during the summer. The
Republicans will seek to write
a. record on which they can ask the
country to return them MAORI
ties in both houses for the last
two years Of the present administra-
ton of President Coolidge. The DEM
ocrats will seek to draw attention to
what they will point to as shortcom-
ings of the administration in the hope
that they can regain control of the
two houses, relinquished in 1919.
y Several points of attack against the
administration now loom, among them
the coal situation and the conduct of
the air forces by the Army and war
departments. The Mitchell court
martial and the Shenandoah disaster
will figure largely in the discussions
of this matter in the House and Sem
ate.
Secretary Wilbur and Secretary Da-
Wis are certain to become targets of
consrs.s,onsI orators and a humber of
wast.rr senators are nreparinr 70
.hrin, = third Cabinet officer. Secretary
yvcrE rnder Are. The ASSAULT on him
r,;II he because of the administration
81 the recla nation law with respect to
rel;ef of homesteaders- in Western
states