Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-06
First. Day Is Set
Aside Mainly to
Organize.
HOOVER TO BARE
PLANS TUESDAY
Democrat Strength
Held Thorn for
Administration.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Confronted with a program
bristling with important prob
1emS, the Seventy-secon Con-
Rress meets for its first session
tomorrow at noon.
BY slender majority the
Democrats control the House, for
the first time since the Republic
ans came into power in 1919 in
that body, halfway through the
second Wilson administration
The count stands today: Demo-
Gratis, ZIG; Republicans, 214; Far
mer-Labor, /, and l vacancy.
The Republicans in the Senate have
o. plurality, but no majority over the
opposing Democratic and Farmer-Labor
parties. They number AZ to Al Demo-
Gratis and l Farmer LaDorite.
The Republican administration is
faced, therefore, with a tough problem
to get its legislative program through
ct the coming session.
Hoover TO Give Message.
The first complete statement of this
program Is expected to be laid before
the Congress on Tuesday, when the
President will, according to present
plans, send his annual message to
Congress Tomorrow will be given over
80 matters Of organization.
In the House the Democrats will elect
a Speaker, Representative John N.
Garner of Texas, after developing a
quorum, and will be in the saddle in
the House after waiting u years for
the opportunity First the whole men,
bership of the House must be sworn in.
After completion of it's organization, the
House is expected to adjourn out of
respect to the memory of members who
have died during the recess.
The Senate program for tomorrow
calls for swearing in "a of its mem
bers, II of whom have been reelected
and II of whom are newcomers to the
Senate, either by election or appoint
ment to fill vacancies. For the sec
ond time in its history, a woman will
take her place as United States Sem
ator. Mrs. Hattie Caraway, newly APP
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Senator
Thaddeus H. Caraway Of Arkansas, is
expected TO be on hand to take the
oath of Office.
Seat Contests Delayed.
For q day or two Mrs. Rebecca L.
Felton of Georgia, appointed in 1922
Ito fill vacancy in the Senate, at
tended two daily sessions of the Senate
and then gave way to Senator George,
who had been elected to the Senate
prior to the time Mrs. FELTON, sat in
The Senate, but who had not presented
himself to take the oath of Office.
Among the new Senators who will
come to take the oath of Office tomor-
row are Senator John H. Bankhead of
Alabama and Senator J. w. Bailey of
North Carolina, both Democrats,
against whom contests have been filed.
1T is not believed, however, that any
effort will be made to ask these Sen
ators-elect to stand aside until the
contests have been decided by the Sen
ate. A subcommittee of the Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee has
been working for months on the Bank
head contest, brought by former Sen
ator Thomas H. Hefin, and had hoped
10 have its report ready for submits
sion to the Senate, after approval by
the full committee, in time for the
opening of the Congress. 1t was i'm
possible to complete the report Re
publican leaders said last night they
did not believe that in the absence of
"a report from a Senate committee at
hacking the election of Mr.. Bankhead
ban attempt would be made to block the
immediate swearing il of the Alabama
Senator elect The Democrats in
caucus have determined to vote to seat
Bankhead Immediately if the question
should be raised
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