Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05
CONGRESS OPENING.
ATTRACTS THRONGS.
Galleries of House and
Senate Are Crowded
= as GaveI Falls.
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members we're sworn in They were:
e. T. Castellow. Democrat, of Georgia;
Ambrose J. Kennedy. Democrat, of
Maryland; Robert L. Davis, Republican,
of Pennsylvania; Joseph w Biddle,
Republican, of Pennsylvania; Villa B.
Els lick, Democrat, of Tennessee, and
Joel w. Flood, Democrat, of Virginia.
Speaker Garner presented to the
House the designations of Represent
atives Tilson of Connecticut, former
Republican leader, and Representative
Crisp of Georgia, now a member of the
Tariff Commission.
Committee Is Named.
Speaker Garner appointed Represent
ativeS Rainey of Illinois and Collier of
Mississippi. Democrats, and Represent
alive Smell Of New York, the Republic
an leader, as committee to advise
President Hoover the House was in ses-
sion and ready to do business
Here and there the House members
wore long-tailed frock coats, but the
majority wore business suits. Far back
on the Republican side sat Represent
alive Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa, dean
Of the House. Haugen was defeated
in November and this session concludes
"a years Of continuous service.
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Congress is expected to be transmitted
to that body tomorrow. and his message
dealing with the budget will follow on
Wednesday.
The Presidents program. it is ex-
pected, VIII call for drastic govern
mental economy and perhaps new taxa
ton in order to balance the budget. He
will deal with the state of the Union"
and make his accommodations for legis-
lative action. Doubtless his proposals
will differ considerably from those now
advanced by Democratic leaders, who
are demanding immediate repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, legaliZation of
beer and farm relief legislation. The
Democrats find their only chance Of
avoiding a special session Of the new
Congress next Spring in the passage of
their program.
The short session, which opened to-
day and which will close March 4, prob
ably is the last lame duck" session of
Congress. The constitutional amend
ment doing away with such sessions is
expected to be ratified before next year
closes.
Admission to the House today was
by special card. Long before the House
assembled, the galleries were filed. On
the Senate side, too large crowd as
SeI1DIeQ 10 NlltleSS IItc OpeilIlS SSSSlUl
Of the Upper House.
Senate for Committee Action.
The Senate leaders have decreed that
the question of prohibition repeal is to
be referred to the Senate Judiciary
Committee. If the House adopts the
Garner resolution for repeal, it is ex-
pected that it will be promptly referred
to the Senate Committee. That COM
mittee is likely, it is predicted, to modify
the resolution before it is reported out
to the Senate.
The lame duck Congress is confront
ed with long list of important sub
jects demanding attention, including
besides prohibition repeal and legaliza
ton of beer, the balancing of the
budget through new taxation and great
err economy, farm relief, the debts owed
this country by foreign nations, and the
passage of the annual supply bills for
the Government. The list is so eX-
tensive and the control of Congress so
divided that there is little probability
such a program can be put through.
Although President Hoover is expect
ed to recommend to Congress some
course dealing with the foreign debts,
the leaders of the Senate and House
have declared themselves against taking
any action at this time looking to post
ponement Of debt payments or cancel
lation.