Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04
Senators Meet Monday and
Ratification of Naval Pact
Is Confidently Predicted
Despite Minority Protest.
HOUSE MEMBERS LEAVE,
RETURN NEXT DECEMBER
Final Day One of Victory for Ad-
Observation-Disclosures Gets Way
on Veterans Legislation and
Obtains $25O,OOO for Law En-
forcement Work.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


President Hoover, IL hours after
the adjournment of the second
session of the Seventy-firSt Con-
gress, today issued a proclamation
calling the Senate to meet in
Washington on Monday to con-
slider the London naval treaty.
The call for the special session
OF the Senate was expected. Rati-
flcation of the treaty by the Sen
ate, despite the protests of a
minority, is confidently predicted.
The administration forces, I'M
der whip and spur, wound up the
legislative program of Congress
last night and brought about an
adjournment, sine die, soon after
1890 pm. Today the members of
the House are scattering to their
homes, not 10 return to their work
here until next December. The
Senators, however, have only
temporary holiday. They are to
return for the special session be-
ginning at noon Monday.
The final day of the second session
of the Seventy-flrst Congress was one
of victory for the administration all
along the line. President Hoover had
his way in regard to the World War
veterans legislation. He obtained from
Congress, too, an appropriation of
COS0 mn f6r QNntirIfiraey tina urOrR nf faie
Law Enforcement Commission, which
had been denied by the Senate. And
the District appropriation bill, carrying
a compromise between the Senate and
House on the sum appropriated by the
Federal Government for the upkeep of
the National Capital, was finally agreed
to.
President Has Way.
Throughout the present session of
Congress the President plus the strong
Republican organization Of the House,
has been too strong for the Senate
coalition, composed of insurgent Re-
publicans and Democrats. The Presi-
dent has with him a great majority CT
the Senate for ratification of the naval
treaty negotiated in London, covering
all categories of naval ships. A check
up by Republican leaders in the Senate
shows that not more than IL Senators
are today prepared to vote against
ratification.
The text of President Hoover's procla-
nation, calling the special session of the
Senate. follows:
Whereas public Interests require
that the Senate of the United States
be convened at IL O'Clock on the seventh
day of July, next, to receive such COM
munications as may be made by the
Executive and in particular to consider
and determine whether the advice and
consent of the Senate shall be given
TO the ratification of treaty for the
limitation and reduction of naval
armament, signed at London, April %,
1880, by the plenipotentiaries of the
President of the United States of
America, the President of the French
Republic, his majesty the King OF
Great Britain, Ireland and the British
dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of
India, his majesty the King of Italy
and his ma jesty the Emperor of Japan,
transmitted to the Senate on May l. 1880;
Extraordinary Occasion.
NOW. therefore, 1, Herbert Hoover,
President of the United States of
America. do hereby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the Senate of the United States
TO convene at the Capitol, in the City
July next, at IL o'clock noon, of which
all persons VINO shall at that time be
entitled TO act as members of that
body are hereby required 70 take notce.
In witness whereof, / have hereinto
set my hand and cause TO be affixed the
great seal of the United States.
Done at the City Of Washington, the
third day of July, in the year of our
Lord. one thousand. nine hundred and
thirty and OF the independence of the
United States. the one hundred and
fifty-fourth. Signed
HERBERT HOOVER"
Must Talk or Vote.
Various estimates are made OF the
length of the coming Senate sess.oi,
With nothing before the Senate but
the naval treaty, however, the opposi-
ton must talk or vote The supporters
Of the treaty are likely TO leave the
defense of the treaty TO Senator Borah,
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