The Legislative Week

THE SENATE, which organized itself on Dec. 3, with Senator Cummins of Iowa assuming the chair as President pro tem (TIME, Dec. 10), proceeded to adjourn from day to day, waiting for the House to organize.

Heard the President's message in joint session with the House on Dec. 6.

Adjourned until Dec, 10 in memory of President Harding. Seven hundred and fifty bills and resolutions were introduced before adjournment.

P:During the adjournment period the business of working out committee appointments was undertaken by both parties. C Bills passed by the Senate:

"Senate Bill No. 1," a bill granting Mrs. Harding a pension of $5,000 a year and "Senate Bill No. 2," a bill to grant Mrs. Harding the franking privilege for free use of the mails. (They now go to the House.)

P:Bills filed in the Senate:

To restrict immigration to an annual quota of 2% of the number of per- sons of each nationality resident in this country in 1890 plus equal quotas for relatives of persons now resident in the U. S.

To grant complete independence to the Philippines within nine months.

To repeal the rate and consolidation sections of the transportation.

To appropriate $20,000,000 for German relief.

To place calcium arsenate (boll weevil poison) on the free list.

To prohibit members of Congress from receiving federal appointments within two years after leaving office.

To deport aliens who violate the Volstead Act.

To select a commission to determine what alcoholic content in a beverage is actually intoxicating.

To create a Government corporation capitalized at $300,000,000 to stabilize Northern Spring wheat at a minimum price of $1.50 a bushel.

For a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting child labor (two resolutions, varying slightly).

For a Constitutional Amendment permitting uniform Federal marriage and divorce laws.

For a Constitutional Amendment to elect Presidents for a term of six years and make them ineligible for reelection.

THE HOUSE after failing for two days to elect a speaker, finally chose Frederick H. Gillett, Republican of Massachusetts with a majority of 215 votes out of 414 cast.

P:Heard the President's message.

P:Adjourned in memory of its deceased members until Dec. 10. Two thousand eight hundred seven bills were introduced before this adjournment.

P:Committees of both parties worked on committee assignments during the recess

P:Bills filed in the House:

To repeal the Interstate Commerce Act and Transportation Act.

To alter the Immigration Act (several bills including one similar to the bill introduced in the Senate).

To purchase embassies and legations at a price of not more than $500,000 each in Paris, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Tokyo.

To make the Star Spangled Banner our official national anthem.

(Over half of the bills introduced were "private" bills referring to specific individuals, corporations, etc. There were also many bills for public buildings in various states.)