The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-01
BATTLE REDS
AS CONGRESS
OPENS SESSION
Cops QueII Communists
Outside Capitol With
Tear Gas, Clubs.
POLICE STRIKE WOMEN
Back Shaping Legislators
Called to Order for
Seventy-FirSt Term.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Tear
gas and clubs were used by police
today to dispense 500 Communist
demonstrators who gathered at the
capitol just as congress convened.
There was fighting all the way
from the Capitol grounds to the
Peace monument, a quarter of a
mile away, before the demonstra-
ton was quelled.
Police said they we're forced to
strike several women in the melee.
One woman was arrested. Captain
s. J. Gnash said he did not know
Of any serious injuries, but that
several persons went away with
bleeding noses.
The police carried small revolvers
loaded with tear gas shells loaned
them by the Army chemical warfare
service. AS nearly as could be
learned, all the shots fired we're
from these weapons.
Convene in Gay Mood
Congress convened in a mood of
galety. The immediate business
was to pronounce the senate and
house of the seventy-first congress
in session and then to appoint COM
mitteeS to inform President Hoover
of that fact.
After that adjournment was in
order until Tuesday when Presi-
dent Hoover's message will be re-
ceived.
Five hundred or more average
Americans-young to old, thin to
fat, homely to -milled in
the two chambers preliminary TO
Speaker Longworth's and Vice-Pres-
ident Curtis summons to order.
They exchanged anecdotes or re-
grets over the Nov. polling;
snapped fingers at page boys;
slapped each other on the back;
poked each other in the ribs, or
they bowed decorous bows-depend-
ing on the political amenities to
which they are accustomed and the
degree of their friendship.
Longworth BrandisIres Gavei
Bald, boutiniered Speaker Long
worth brandished his gayel Smartly
and raped a sharp tattoo. At the
lar end of the corridor linking the
Two Capitol wings, Vice-PreSident
Curtis, handsome, well tailored, too,
stood and raped.
Talk, here. there and in the gall
lcrieS faded. The press gallery scrib-
bled the first paragraph of a story
which will not end until those gavels
sound again at noon March 4.
Half way down the long corridor
The supreme court began reading its
ocular Monday opinions. At the
Tar end of Pennsylvania avenue Mr..
Hoover sat at his square rugged desk.
The three branches of government
we're at work
The senate convened promptly at
10 noon. Speaker Longworth called
tac house to order at 1901 p. m.
Representative Oscar De Priest of
Chicago, the only Negro member, sat
in this front row on the Republican
side of the house.
Representative Garner Is Radiant
Orchids seemed to be in style
amCng the women members. Mrs.
Ruth Pratt of New York wore a
corsage. She was attractively
dressed in gray ensemble.
Democratic Floor Leader John N.
Garner of Texas, radiant with the
lush of Democratic victories in the
recent election, was the center of
continual stream of handshakers.
Democrats appeared particularly
lubilant.
Young Paul Kvale of Minnesota,
only Farmer-Labor member, whose
vote may become particularly i'm
portant with the narrow margin in
The next house. received many con-
gratulationS for his victory in WIN
ming the seat formerly held by his
father.
The reading clerk, at Vice Presi-
dent Curtis order. read election
certificates of the following short
term senators-elect:
Hastings (Rep. Deli, Buckley
Dem, o., McGin Dem, Kan),
Brock Dem, TENN, Corey rep,
Wyo), Williamson Dem, KY.
Davis Is Not on Hand,
The certificate of James j. Davis
Rep, PENN was not presented and
he did not appear in the chamber.
Curtis invited the senators to the
front of the chamber where they
eral with trembling fingers, signed
the senate roll and received the con-
gratulationS of their colleagues.
A legislative fight which may be
the paramount issue in the next
presidential campaign begun with
the introduction of bills to modify
the Volstead law to permit the
brewing of legal beer.
Senator Hiram Bingham Rep,
Conn.,, presented measure to
authorize 4 per cent beer, while in
the house Representative L. c. Dyer
Rep, Mo-, introduced a bill for
2.75 per cent beer.
The efforts to amend the VolStead
law came simultaneously with the
receipt by congress of President
HooveriS annual budget message
which carries a recommendation of
an increase of S3000,360 for direct
enforcement of prohibition and in
creased estimates for indirect en-
forcement.
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