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5 WASHINGTON-, Dec 6.-(By . The
' Associated presg.)Another fpeiee 'time
estimate of nearly five billions' of dollar!
for the government expense during the
. faca! year 1922 faced congress when it
' . reassembled today. '. The exact' figures a
transmitted by. Secretary Houston : were
1,858,759, an increase of .nearly, on bil
lion dollars over the appropriations for
. the current "year, but $211,000,000 less
1 than the estimates submitted a year ago.
,' .. Continuing war costs were directly re
' ' fleeted throughout the estimates, indicate
' ing that the government might be on a
r' four billion dollar basis for some years
to come as compared with the one billion
dollar maximum preceding the war. " The
tingle item of interest on the public debt
was almost the jare-war, maximum of all(
S appropriations, thia. .total '-being .$922
.-650,000. . In addition there waa'lii esti-.-'-'
jate of .265,754,864,.fqr;the war debt
V'.' einking fund.- ''':''.."'X:''jS''i.-J y't'v '..'
'Of ;.the Individual departments, the
- army and navy, as usual, asked the great
': ' est amounts, the estimate for Tbe estab
lishment being 1609,275,502 and for .the
f; naval establishment $653,522,231; v, '
The total estimates as given1 by -Mr.
Houston follow i v-. , . ;
Legislative (congress)", $924,040. :
' Executive (white house and govern
, ment departments),; 125,4487J.t-.-'-Judicial
(supreme .court) $1,680,215.
v V pepnjment of agriculture, $41,989,37ff.
Foreign intercourse, '$11,983,848. Jn
, , .diaa affairs, i 111,089,703. v; Pensions,
$205,190,000. Panama canal, $10,187
V 253. Pnblie works, $250,928,194, Postal
. aerviee. . . $585,40602. . Hiseellaneous,
. Permanent annual appropriations, $1,-
v. 300,7861..:,;. :,r;' X
': Theee estimates-prepared by the dem-
ocratie administration, are for the opera
tion of -the government during the first
tseal year of the new republican admin
; jstration. Republican leaders in the sen-'
te and house already have forecast a
harp cut in the total and within ; the
oming week the house begins the .work
' t shaping the bills which; will carry the
urns for the various departments. ,
' The estimate for the postal service will
m WITKD3AVAL FROM
EE F0LL0rED BY RETIRET.IENT FROM LEAGUE OF (UTIOiiS
. GENEVA, Dee. 6.(By The Associat
. d Press.) -Argentina's amendment, to
the covenant of the league of nations, re
jection of which caused the delegation of
' that country to leave the assembly on
jSaturday morning, has been referred to
the assembly for consideration at its next
meeting. Honorio ' Pueyrredon, head of
the Argentine mission, told The Asso
ciated Press today that . his delegation
would leave for Parif on Wednesday or
Thursday. ' ' , ' V,. .' . ;
'Today's decision ; of ; the assembly
slnally settles -the question for Argen
tina," he' said. 'I shall make few
calls," give several lunches and leave, for
giome tte middle of the week. I was will
ing to consent" to the postponement of all
Argentina's amendments except those re
garding the admission of all states and
the election "of the four elective members
of the council, but the assembly baa seen
fit to resort to a technicality of procedure
'.'''Btttar'-rftd'tlM'lilw' of the
' v T em sure American public opia
i a is with. us in this matter, and I have
t-lrc 'y received indication of this in a
cal' fam from Ghcago.V ; '.. ) 4
t Pueyrredon indicated the witb
CntA'ni Argentina from the assembly
i " t le followed shortly by a formal
: r. icement of that country's intention
ia retire from the league itself.. , y
rniTin press coiqzent. ::-L:-i
LC XDON, Dee. 6. Withdrawal of the
i,rr"'iine delegation f rpra the assembly'
cf the league of nations at Geneva does
r ct e to be endorsed-by the British
jf so far as opinion is reflected in edi
' rial comments. While declaring it is
rt l!y in sympathy with the motive of
tina's protest, the Daily News ex
1 regret, for her threat and says
t vsiihdraw from the league at such
'A and . in . such a ease would
the progressive elements in the
.1 strengthen 4the .ractlonary
C rcr.icle absolves the .aesemtly
6,3il2g: . - .
- a : . ..Lor of the league to join
"y and tea retire tie xr.a-
: ":--v ne.l-f-rs delay to traas-
" -- ft its bidding is not
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'RSDBES
nstactualiy figtlre In' governmental "ex
penditures since the postal revenues prac
tically cover the cost of pperation. ; vCl
Included in the estimates for the army
and navy is a total or $95,000,000 for
development and maintenance of the air
service in the two defenfive 'branches of
the government. The navy asks for $35,
000)00 and the army seeks $60,000,000.
r Chief anaong the estimate for the
navy is one of $184,000,000 to continue
the 1916' three year building -program.
Pay for the navy personnel exceeds it by
$92310. : i -rjryUri.y
': The army 's greatest -single r item is
$215,659,830 for the pay and mileage of
officers and men. .; Subsistence eosts for.
the force is estimated at $64490,895..'
An appropriation of $74,808,000 is
proposed for, the .national guards, $ ? '
: Expenditures on, public works suggest
ed under the war department total $185
134,928,' of which $68,097,865 goes to
river: and harbor development. For im
provement and maintenance of military
poets, fortifications and other' works of
defense the army' lists $117,133,614., i
Included in the miscellaneous items is
an estimate of $147,893,520 for the ship
ping "board and one of $160,000,000 for
the bureau of war. risk insurance. 1;"?
In its program to take eare of disabled
soldiers, sailors and marines under the
war risk net, : the treasury department
seeks appropriations of, $35,000,000 for
additional hospital and dispensary, facili
ties and $50,000,000 for medical and hos
pital services. 'The federal board for vo
cational education asks , $78,000,000 to
carry .on its work.'" ' ' -'
.' The treasury also, seeks $57,038,000 for
the internal revenue department, which
eompraes with $43,038,000 spent in the
current fiscal year.;; For the prohibition
enforcement $7,500,000 is asked.'; , i
-' Included in the miscellaneous expendi
tures are estimates by the ' various de
partments for tbe conduct of strictly de
partmental affairs some of which follow t
Interstate commerce commission, $5,57V
000 ; federal ' trade commission, $1,055,
000 United States employes compenaa-.
tion commission and compensation fund,
$2,920,840; and railroad labor, board,
$550,000. tit''t4,r:v-
LEAGUE ASSB.IBLYJ.MY
in operation," declares the Times.
Amendments, when the time comes for
them, should bo the fruits of experience
and - ripe consideration of practical
needs." v. ' " v ; '
, ( Newspape'rs of this city refer hopefully-to
the possibility of 'the United
States joining the league in future, the
Chronicle remarking .."the terms upon
which the American co-operation may be,
obtained can be ascertained only by ne
gotiations after President-elect Harding
asusmes office. It wpuld manifestly bo
unwise to prejudice these future negotia
tions by making piecemeal amendments
to the league constitution." yv '. -:'
MEput Mccormick speaks;'
: PABia, Dec; 6 When United States
Senator Medill MeCormick received word
of the withdrawal of the Argentine dele
gation from the assembly of 'the' league
of nations yesterday, he said to s repre
sentative f the Excelsior t'i ' Thlt inter-
esta me very much, but it does not sur-'
prise me at all." ,"':V.V'; -
The- newspaper's representative read
Senator MeCormick a cablegram quoting
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge as saying:
"Some of the nations represented in the
league are beginning to find, out objec
tions to it which we discovered : nearly
two years ago," and Senator McCormiek.
answered:". . : X .'. 1 '
"I will not add a word i what. I said,
in Washington' on the subject cf the
league." " -X''-'i :: '' : ''
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NEW. YORK STJB-TEASirgT y ;
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By The Associated Press.)
' NEW! YORK, . Dee 6. --Conforming
te the provision of an act- of congress,
abolishing . the various sub-treasuries
scattered throughout the country-, ' the
New York sub-treasury will cease to
exist after. the elose of business today.
The local braneh of the federal re
serve board will take possession of the
buHJing.- Many of the " sub-trcasnry
employees, now nnmbering less than 100,
will be taken over by the federal reserve
X t. te change will be eeefl
:-.t dlciurbance to the country '
f --c'-l tfater. 1 " ' .
LuUii
fuiier-'l r.:n. w. l gaii.:it
: V.S 1.H6ELY ATTENDED
Hundred Pay Tribnte to
, Memory Topular Gaatonian
Durial With M&sonic Hon-
. .'or in OI4 Steel Creek Grave
yard." i;; -o.v v,,. ':;:; -y :
Faneal services over the remains of the
late W.. lu Gallant were held Sunday
afternoon at 1 tl5 0 'clock in the First
'Presbyterian 'church, - by the 'pastor,, t)r.
JH.tHenderUte,; assisted by Revs: p.'.B.
Gillespie, J. C. Galloway and W. C. Bar
rett . In tle-course of his remarks, Dr.
Henderlite paid a beautiful tribute' to
the quiet, unobtrusive life of Mr. Gal
lant, his genial, cheery , disposition in
spite of n affliction and of bis universal
popularity among all classes inGastonia.
Mr. Gallant 's place, he said; in the- home
and church' would be .bard to fill He-was
a great lover of ; the , church and was
rarely, absent irom Jiis aeat.V " s ; K
1 The services were largely attended f A'
profusion "of flowera 4 .attested to the
esteem in wbich he was held. .The pall
bearera.were Messrs.' Wi;Y.',Warren,kO,
M.'Boyd, T.(W, Wilson, T. Ai WilkiAs,,
W.-H. Tayfcr, ; n4 F. A.' CostnerV Burial
waf in the historic old Steel Creek eeme-'
tery In Mecklenburg county, where aleep
so many of Mr, Gallant's forebears. ! In
addition to" many from' Gastonia; hun
dreds "from various sections of Mecklen
burg were present at the burial services.
Mr, Gallant was buried with full Masonic
honors.
Tho Gasette was in - errors In" stating
in f Saturday's- -sue that Mr. Gallant
dropped dead In his home. -He came
home from np town suffering great pain
from an attack of aeute indigestion. He
imemdiately went to bed and after a visit
fronCthe, physician was apparently better.
He was left alone a few, minutes while
the other, members of the family were
preparing dinner.' f When -they returned
to his .bedside, "death bad come quietly
and peacefully without a pain or strng-
!.' : h-'?':--:.:&l:Z H i-!
A Among the out-of-town relatives and
friends attending . the - funeral ' Sunday
afternoon were Mrs. Rebecca C. Bryant
and Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick, of Green
ville, S. C; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gallant,
Miss Eattie Cooper, Mrs. William Brad
ford Bogart, Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Herorn
and, Mr.' Robert Herron of Charlotte;
Mr. , Meek -Williams7 and Mr Brock Pe
gram, of York, and Mr. and Mrs. Wade
M, ' Gallant, of. Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs.
Gallant will be with Mr. Gallant's mother
for the remainder of this week. . '. '
- .William Lawrence . Gallant , was the
third son of Stephen' Miller Gallant and
Harriet Clark' Rudisill Gallant having
been bflrn on the 10th t day of October,
J847. He was descended on his mother 's
side from Jonas Rudisill, of York -county,
Pennsylvania, who was a member of the
once famous i Revolutionary company
known as the Flying Camp. Tt the be
ginning of the War Between the States
he was "only fourteen years of age., At
the age, of 'sixteen he enlisted in Com
pany .B,;13th; North Carolina Regiment,
Scales' Brigade,-' Army of Northern Vir
ginia. -He remained in 'the - army until
the dose of the war and surrendered at
Appomattox. He returned to his father's
home in Steel Creek section, Mecklenburg
county, and began to help tilt the barren
fields. - v- i. . . - . :,r-- J
. He was, married on December 15, 1868,
at the home of Dr. I. W, Herron, his
bride being Miss Franees Cooper, daugh
ter of the late Alexander Cooper. Mr.
GallanJ continued to farm there for a
number of years, moving 'to. Gastonia in
1885. The family first occupied a resi
dence which stood where the First Pres
byterian ehnreh now stands.'- He engaged
in the mercantile business for a number
of yearf anl henj.went on the road' as a
traveling salesman. He continued In this
work for a number of years and many
older Gastonia residents rememebr his in
teresting contributions to The Gazette
under the name "Hit or Miss," Deaf
ness compelled him to leave tho road and
be had since spent much of bis time in
gardening, in which h was an expert.' r
r In the early history ' of tho town Mr.
G alias t 's name was ' prominently linked
with important matters. He was one of
the leading spirits in securing and main
taining good schools. - He was a life long
member of the Presbyterian -church, was
a Mason, a Pythian, a Woodman and an
Odd Fellow. - v jXX-'"'-V
To Mr. and Mrs. Gallant ' .were born
eight children. The oldest son, Harry,,
vr ho was a member of the Charlotte "Na
val Battalion, was drowned off the baV
tleship; Franklin in Hampton Roads. Va.,
in 1893. Three children died in infancy!
Surviving are three daughters and one
son, namely. Mrs. 6. A. Robinson, Mrs.
Paris R. Iliffftetler and Misa Pearl Gal
lant, all of Gastonia, and Mr. Wade M.
Gallant, of Raleigh. -His widow also rur
vives. - -w - " ' .
The land on which the famous old
tovniry church. Steel Creek, stands once
ir - -n 1 ir, , Mr. Gallant V family and
i i.3 his wLTe were reared almost
under tbe shadow of the old church. "
FICIU3ES -O STC:
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Entertainment at Central
v . School Auditorium "Tuesday
Nizht Will Ce For the Bene-
' . bt of Udd fr ellows' Urphan-
- . age. -
C , On Tneeday night - of this 'Week, De
cember, 7,- at 8 0 'clock, ia the auditorium
of the Central school, Bupt Joe 8. Wray
will -exhibit, a splendid series ot stereop
t icon slides . on 'Lifs . and ,. Scenef in
France, "v aceonipanied byX ftvj?- desCrip
tions and narrative about the incidents
and localities described In the pictures. V
f.' This entertainment is gven under the
auspices of Woodell- Rebekah Lodge No.
128, and the entire proceeds will go to
the Odd Fellows Orphans' Home at
Goldsboro. A nominal admission charge
of 25 cents will be made for both chil
dren and adults. The committee of the
Rebekah lodge having the sale of tickets
ia charge wish tt to be understood that
the price of the. tickets represents a con
tribution to the" support of the orphans,'
as Mr. Wray ia giving the entertainment
purely for, that purpose. 1 .
During his service of a year at Y. M.
LC. A. secretary with the American Expe
ditionary- Forees . in . France Mr. Wray
bad an exeeptiqnal opportunity to observe
many interesting features of life, among
the French people of all classes, as well
as many, interesting experiences in bis
work., He also secured an nnutually fine
eollectioa of pictures of scenes ia Paris,
many of ihe bombarded . sections, - and
parts of the actual battle area. This is
the first " opportunity the people c-f the
city have had to see this interesting col
lecion of views and to hear Mr.JWray 's
descriptions of them. ; It is expected thai
he will be beard tomorrow night by an
audience that will tax 'the capacity of
the auditorium.- .' ji,'-t
HiRc::;G AiisivERS noil
C'lLFElUSTEV.E
I--' b (By , The Assofiated. Press.) ,' ' -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. After a
conference between President-elect Hard
ing and republican senate leaders today,
it was indicated that Mr. Harding prob
ably would make a. brief address to 'the
senate sometime during the afternoon
, c Senator Harding, who is a guest at tho
suburban home, of Edward B. McLean,
had breakfast late and remained away
from the.eapito) until shortly before the
senate convened. ' c- ". v 'J:, '
' Meantime a swarm of callers , waited
at his office in the senate office building
and another small crowd, congregated a
bout the Philippine committee room in
theeapitol;in ;the hope that he would
come. tiiere. . - ' V-i..:;:':';;''.;.
George B . Christian, Jr . ( the president-elect
's secretary, eaflod at the Mc
Lean home and after, a si ort talk with
,his chief went tothe senate office build
ing and began work ba accumulated cor
respondence which is expectod'to occupy
much of Mr. 'Harding's time during his
two day visit here. -
.With telephone ringing continually and
the procession of callers growing steadi
ly during the forenoon. the senator's of
fice became one of the busiest spots in
Washington as the sew session convened.
."WASHINGTON, Dee. 6. President'
elect Harding was back jn Washington
today ready to take his seat in the sen
ate when tho sixty-sixth congress con
vened for its third : and final, session.
Senator Harding presence in the sen
ate will mark the first time in history
'that a presidentelect has attended ses
sions of that body as a member.'''
. Going to his offiec in the PhOlipine
'committee room of the Capitol about , 9
o'clock Senator Harding had before him'
conferences with' several' of bis colleagues
and office details to occupy the time be
fore the senate eonvened at 12 o'clock.
H planned to take his seat in time to
answer the roll call, probably for he last
time7;r'i:' Zs'?-;!: -.1
' Senator Harding told newspaper men
on his arrival here last -fiight that if he
addressed the senate at all today it would
be only a brief word of farewell. . The
senator did mot indicate whether he plan
ned' to call on President Wilson during
bis twtf day stay here" j. ;V v. '
BEGIN TRIAL OF.
' X '.' -. ; ' : 43 HIGHT RIDERS.
T(By The Aasoelated Presa)J-f'f--
'. ' CULLMAN, ALA .V Dee. fi. --Trials
of 43 alleged night riders, who r are
ehaiged specifically with posting gins in
the vicinity of Haneeviile, Barleyton and
Garden City during the early faQ, were
begun in Cullmaa eireuit court today,
Judge Fred Buchman, presiding.
Tho majority-of the defendants are
well known' planters of tho counties ef
Quumaa, Blount ' and - Marshall. ' They
were arrested under warrants sworn out
by WBHam J.- WIMama, state fire mar
shal, who with a Bomber of other offi
cers from the state law enforcement de
partment, are witnesses in tho trials.'.
. 1
66TH CONGRESS VILL DO
LITTLE TODAY
i OPENING
wy ' . ... .: I . ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. e. Passage of
the annual appropriation, bills and pre
liminary, work on matters to bo pushed
by the new administration wero expected
to occupy much of the time for the last
a session of tho Sixty-sixth, Congress which
began today to continue until the inaugu
ration of President-elect ', awarding ' on
Marek' i, --y V :'"X
- Sessions today .were : limited to . the
usual formal ceremonies in the Senate
and House. :: Tomorrow, the annual mes
sage from President Wilson will be re
ceived .and Congress then will get down
to the real work of the session. Receipt
from Secretary Houston of .the annual
federal appropriation estimates, aggre
gating several billions of dollars, was one
of today's events. .'
. Adjournment until tomorrow .out )
respect for house members who have died
since the closing of the last session in
June and to. await tho President's mes
sage, was arranged to follow today's
routine. This included the chaplain's
prayer, Hroll calls - of membership and
adoption of resolutions to- notify the
President and each body of today's as
sembling. Senator Lodge, of Massachu
setts, the republican leader, had charge
of, these resolutions In the Senate,' and
Representative MondelL of Wyoming,
still on erutches from a recent aecident,
acted aimilarlyvia the-House., ? 4rV
. Other formalities on today's program
were the swearing in of Senators Carter
Glass, of Virginia, elected to fill tho an
expired term of the Into Senator Martin,
and Senator J. Thomas Heflin, of Ala
bama, successor, to the bite Senator Bank
head. Several new House members elect
ed to fill vacancies also were- to be
sworn In. -
These were the only imemdiate changes
resultbg from the . November . election,
none of the new Senators or Representa
tives taking their ; seats until after
March 4 )The session beginnnig today,,
however,; wal the last for many members,
including prominent veterans,: who retire
with sine die adjournment next March. '
Both Senate - and House expect ; to
plunge immediately into work tomorrow,
organization under ' republican control
having been affected last, spring at the
first regular, session of the present Con
gress. Committees were organized, ' ex
cept for a fewvacancies and enlargement
of the -House appropriations eommitete
from 21 to 35 memberi under the new
House : rule " centralizing, all appropria
tion bills in, the committee. " (' ; c ..
The Senate's unfiuished business, pend
ing and awaiting debate, with protracted
discussion in prospect, included the Ken-yon-Kendrick
bills to regulate the. meat
packers and other adjuncts of the live
stock iadustry... The bill, was expected
to be the vehicle for numerous speeches
and other debate by senators on political
events, domestic 'and. foreign, and many
other subjects.- The house also had .many
bills waiting on sts calendar. "- t , , ;
Although all pending bills die' when
Congress adjourns in March, little gen
eral legislation was planned for the pres
ent session by leaders. The appropria
tion bills, originating in the bouse, were
tobe givrn right of way, ia the hope of
passing : all by March - and having V the
LaeuE postpc::es oil !iEn,f.!EEn;;G co:isioERjmc:i cf ,
:- l'.:h;c:.:hit to leabue acao mm x
By The Associated Press.)
" GENEVA, Dec". 6. Consideration of
an amendment to. the covenant of the
league" 'of nations, which would eliminate
Article X, has been postponed by the as
sembly 'of the league of nations until the
next meeting.' his ' amendment, which
was proposed by C. J. Doherty, a mem
ber of the Canadian delegation, has been
referred to a committee, which has been
instructed to submit a report when the
assembly holds it. next temSM.,:i
Tho resolution of the" Argentine dele
gation providing : ' that . all sovereign
states, unless they remain outside of
their own will, shall be recognized ' as
members of the league, was the first kern
on the" agenda of the assembly today. '
It was planned also, if possible, ' to
take up the report prepared by Rene Vi
vian!, of France, and N. W. RowelL of
Canada, oa the relations between . the
assembly and council of the league. .
After today's session had'opened, Paul
Hymana, the president, presented Sen of
Pueyrredon a letter to the assembly, aad
said he had expressed personally to the
head .of. the Argentine mission his deep
regret at the step he had taken. ' .
v Lord Robert Cecil, delegate for the
Union of South" Africa, then took ' the
floor, saying if other delegations -should
be allowed to take the same step with
SAVE Fflltil
decks clear for other legislation in the
proposed special session of the new Caa
greas next April. . Many new bill sad
resolutions were ready for introduction, -
however. . . , i , :vv t- , :
With general, expectation that wisbea
of President-eloct Harding and other re-.
publican leaders would prevail regarding
legislative action, during the present sea- ,
sion,' no tmmodistq - move' ' regarding'
American interrjiti.fual, relations was cosk .
templated .' by ;; the ' republican leader.
There' was"much s; collation today among' .
returning members of Congress whether .
President Wilson would return the Treaty -of
Versailles to the Senate. 7 . . ' :,
.Treaties before the Senate foreiga re';.
lations committee, without prospect of .
early action, were the Polish treaty, the
proposed Anglo-American-French pact
for protection of. France and the treaty
with Colombia. ; The Austrian treaty ha
not yet been submitted , by 1 President
Wilson, t k .,' , - .
i Revenue and taxation questions are to
have early consideration of Senate and
House leaders and committees, but gen
ral sentiment appeared to be for defer .
ring action until after President Hard
ing's inauguration. Preliminary work ea
bills to revise tariff and internal revenue -probably
will be started during the pres
ent session, -however,' to expedite actio
at .the new. session! ;;;;; ; . S
Bills to aid agriculturists, limit immi.
gration and. jmake 'a 'eongressional re
apportionment are ' among those, te be
taken up early this session. - The House
eensus committee already has begun work
on a tentative re-apportionment bill aad ;
the House immigration committee on a .'"
measure to restrict Immigration. .,
- Continuance of several old and .the'
launching of several new congressional
investigations " also are ; planned. ' The
Senate committee "investigating housing
conditions and the House body inquiring;,
into shipping board affairs are to be con
tinued, according to present plans. " The
Senate committee, headed - by Senator '
Eenyon, of Iowa, which has been investi
gating political: campaign " ' contribution
and activities, is expected to file its re
port soon. The Senate prvileges and
elections committee's inquiry ; into 'tho
Newberry-Ford election contest in Micki-'
gan also is pending, but is not expected
to have concluded until after disposition ,
of Senator Newberry 's appeal ' to the
Supreme Court from his conviction of
violating the election laws.
; Hundreds of nominations, including
many recess appointments, are to be sent
to the Senate soon by President Wilson,' :
but republican leaders declare privately .
that there is little chance of confirmation- '
of many of the appointments. Officer'
nominated will bold over .and function
but with the virtually certain prospect of
having successors appointed by tho neir.
Republican President and confirmed by
the next Senate. - ; . . " . , -
The session which began today was the
third of the Sixty-sixth Congress. , Tbe .
first, the special session convened May Iff ;
and adjourned November .'Iff, 1919, and ' .
the . second, convening December 1, adV
journed last June 5 before the national
political coaventions. - , -
their proposals -.. are not accepted, it
- , . ."V UII w j
make any progress. -rvi-; -y--
"The net of no single country," Lord
Robert added, 1 'can diminish our faith
in xne success of the league, after the
great strides' that have been made ' to
ward the object ia view. ? AS that if
needed are courage," candor aad consid
eration for one another." :
' It is declared here that viinn ' . .
pry delegate regards Argentina's aetioa
m u wrer im lacucs. "; . ' -
After Lord Robert's address, the as
sembly proceeded to ' discuss today ' "
agenda without further reference te the
withdrawal of Argentina, - '
Hjahnar Branting, of Sweden, askcl
that Mrw Doherty 'a amendment elimla-'
ating Article X from the covenant of tie
league, and that presented by tho Ar-
gentian delegation regarding the ai "
sioa of all" state be sent to comn." ' j
without debate for stud. A report ca
them will be submitted to the next t
ioa of the assembly. A special e
mittee would take them under consll ; v
titn" under a motion adopted by tie t -embly.
:-.'' ' -. '. ; . .
-During'' the discussion Hr. ' D. ' -said
that while 'the Canadian d,!
(Continued oa part E.)