The Indian National Congress resumed its sittings on Wednesday, when
a resolution welcoming the King-Emperor and Queen-Empress was adopted unanimously, and a Bengali song especially composed in honour of the royal visit was sung. Resolutions were also adopted expressing gratitude for the annulment of the partition of Bengal, and asking for the repeal of the Seditious Meetings and Press Acts. In reference to the change of capital to Delhi, Mr. Jurendrauath Banerjee is reported to have declared, amid loud applause, that Bengal's influence did not depend upon whether Calcutta was or was not the capital for three months, but upon the moral and intellectual character of the people of Bengal, which remained unaffected by the change. Amongst other resolutions adopted were some demanding preferential treat- ment of Indian goods, the extension of the elective elements in local bodies, and retrenchment in public expenditure.
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