The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 11, 1933, Page 5

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1983. THE KEY WEST orn TEN Political Gossip In Nation’s Capit: HARD- WORK TO KEEP ORDER IN CONGRESS TALKS) PRESIDING OFFICER SERVING IN EITHER BRANCH VARIABLY HAS BIG JOB IN MAINTAINING ORDER By HERBERT PLUMMER Hy Asnoeiatod Mresay” & WASHINGTON, May 11.—A gobd illustration of the state of mind now fot uncommon in con- gress is to be seen in how hard the presiding officers of the senate and house have to work to keep order during sessions, Keeping order, especially in the house, has developed into a man- size@ job at this special . session ef congress, Some of the véter- an observers on Capitol Hill are of the opinion that rarely before has there been such confusion on the floor. “Mr. Speaker! May we have or- der?” is heard so often in the house these days that it seems al- most part of the routine. But the noise goes on just the same. It subsides fdr a few moments, per- haps, but that's all, There’s nothing so _ strange, therefore, about the incident in the house ‘gallery the other day when s woman rose from her seat and began making a speech. . To some who sit there and watch the milling below it probably seemed not much out of the ordinary. Rest For The Gavel The senate. during the - days that Charlie Curtis presided, was a stickler for arder, Curtis simply wouldn’t let the senators.go on un- til thoxe was quiet in the chamber. He beat an incesgant tattoo with the handle of his gavel while in the chair. and the slightest disturb- ance would bring the head of his gavel down on the stone sounding board sometimes’ with an ear-split- ing effect. It's different now. Vice-Presi- dent Garner is not-nearly so strict as wae Curtis. Asa matter of fact the democratic: whip, Sena- tor “Jim Ham”’ Lewis, several times haa felt it necessary to ap- peal to the chair to get order in the chai t Speaker Rainey is inclined to be a lenient house presiding officer. He makes liberal use of the gavel, but is not what you would call a etriet diseiplinarian. Making ‘Em Behave Of vouree, ..1 the house, with a memberrhip of 435, it is no easy task to keep order, It's a simpler job in the senate where there are only 96, With each sénator assign- ed to a specific desk. But there is, perhaps, another reason for the turmoil that pre- vaile in the house. There are so many new members, for one thing. Not familiar as yet with the way things are done there, they want to find ont. They hold conference. es on the floor seeking informa- tion. Then, too, things have been pop- ping so fast this season that even at timers the older ones get mixed up. They have come on the floor in ‘some instances without having had an opportunity to see the bill they were to vote on that day. You see them running frantically about sometimes trying to figure out what thoy should do. The bang- ing of the gavel means little in thase moments. Vf the speaker wants to quiet them he must send the sergeant-} fter them in person, seeceeeoos| TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS SOeccnns secasteconeseses Dr. Augustus F, Beard, of Nor folk, Conn., Congregational clergzy- man, missionary and editor, to be hovored today by both France and Amer bern at Norwalk, Conn, 100 ‘years ago. Henry Morgonthan, Jr. of New York, heard of the Federal Farm Board, born in New York City, 42 years ago. Dr Frank Seblesinger, tor of Vale University’s Observa- tory, born in. New York, 62 years! ago. Frederick B. Burnham, of Los Ange: world-famous explorer and soldier of South Africa, giv- en the highest honors by Britain, born at Tivoli, Minn. T ago. Rt. Rew, ‘Joubh Chartrand, Romhjn Catholic bishop of India- napelix, bern in St. Louis, 63 yeart ago. Irving Berlin, _ popular song tompaser, born in Russia, 45 years age. Direc-| years } account and vouchers as Executrix! | OPPOSITION SEEN IN REPUBLICANS ON MANY ISSUES | Fiat APPEARANCE HAILED! AS STARTING G. O. P. OF- FENSIVE; PLAN FOR NEXT CONGRESSIONAL RACE By HERBERT PLUMMER (My Annocinted Prenn) WASHINGTON, May © 11.—In the opinion of many political ob- servers in the capital, the long- j awaited republican offensive against the democratic and policies has at launched. It has been expected now for some time. The reason it has been so long delayed, many think, is that the leaders feared the country might interpret the move as one merely to’seeure political advantage at the expense of a democratic president. ~ Therefore, polities virtually has been at a standstill’ sincé the be- ginning of the special session. With the next congressional elec-~ tions more than a year away, the G. 0, P. forees have remained largely under eover. The proposal to inflate the eur- rency, however, provided the re- publicans with an issue which they couldn’t afford to ignore, Out they came equipped for bat- tle. program last been For The Record’s Sake There was not one of them, perhaps, who actually entertained hopes that the Thomas amend- ment, setting up the inflation machinery, could be defeated. The leaders knew that not only would the democrats back the proposal, but also that votes would be had for inflation from their own ranks, : The fight had to be made, how- ever. Everything that they had warned against in the years gone by was at stake. The record had to be kept straight at all costs. «The republican patty Kad to: be placed in the position where it could say to the country, “I told you so” if this attempt to bring the country back to its feet should fail. Thus there appeared on the scene in Washington none other than Ogden L. Mills, secretary ot the treasury in the Hoover ad! ministration. Mills was regarded as the leader in the anti-inflation drive. He had as his chief aid, Sena- tor Reed of Pennsylvania, who carried the brunt of the fight on the senate floor. With these two in command, the big drive be- gan. Hamor—And Its Lack Nothing was overlooked. For example, one read on the bulletin board of the press gallery of how Senator Reed, at the request of house leaders, attended the repub- lican caucus on that side of the capitol and addressed the gather- ings on the subject of inflation. On the floor of the witnessed little signi: sodes like this: Reed is thunder- ing against inflation, Vanden- berg of Michigan interrupts, walks over to him and proffers a hun- dred billion German mark note now worth 2% cents. Reed thanks him,, and begs that he accept in payment a 10,000 Russian ruble | note. The senate laughs. But, some ardent inflationists fail to\see the humor in these lit- tle incidents. One, in the house, became ‘so enraged at Mills’ acti- | vity that he introduced a resolu- tion to \investigate “Lobbyists” Mills, as he termed him, and clear him out of the capitol. PAID ON RINGS | KANSAS © CITY. rs. Edna | Ackerman, of this city, charged in her divorce suit that her hushand i failed so completely to support her ithat she had te pay a balance of $140 on her wedding and engare- pote rings. | LEGALS joe COURT OF THE i Spl a oeazeves 4 4 “ UGE, MONROR COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA—IN PRO- BATR. In_re the Estate of RW. RU AL Notice is hereby given that thet ;Undersigned will, on the 6th day of July, A. D. 293%. present to the r ys Florida, my final retern, of the Estate of BK. W. Russell, de ceased, abd at said time, then and there, make application te the said Judye for a final settlement of my administration of raid estate, and for an order discharging me az such} Executrix. Dated — the #th day of May, a. D. 1933. GRACE 1. RUSSELL a ot the Estate of EF. | “little congress’”—that organiza- County Judge of Monroe} “TINY CONGRESS’ PLAYS BIG PART IN “NEW DEAL” SECRETARIES TO SENATORS: AND REPRESENTATIVES AS- SEMBLE REGULARLY TO DISCUSS MATTERS By HERBERT PLUMMER {18> Annnciated Prense WASHINGTON, May 11.—The tion on Capitol Hill composed of the secretaries to senators and rep- resentatives—has rivaled the con-| gress itself in the working out of the “new deal.” i ‘FLOOR LEADERS | were well founded. {mean that he is playing his own game alone. j There’s another republican who enjoyed high positions under Presi- PARTY LEADERS MAKE READY FOR suipsg.ics weston: ener Pro COMING EVENTS newly for absent from all oe newly formed organizations. Pat Hurley, former secretary of war. He says that he is engaged ex- clusively in the practice of law Washington and that he’s not in- terested in politics now. Those} who know Hurley find it difficult! te believe that politics does not interest’ him. IN FIRST REAL | TEST IN HOUSE \ | REPUBLICANS BUSY BUT RE- ‘MAIN »MUM ON ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH 1934 CON- GRESSIONAL ELECTIONS “POLITICS” BOB UP WHEN SENATE SENDS OVER FARM BILL WITH CURRENCY IN- FLATION AMENDMENT ROBBED ONCE A YEAR FLORIDA BRINGS. 70 PASSENGERS The steamer Florida arrived | from Havana yesterday at 3:45, p. |m., with 70 passengers. 11 aliens! | 'The vessel brought 80 barrels of | ‘beer for local merchants, One re- i jceing 50 and the other 30. d4-Hour Ambetanee Servion — {© The ferry Parrott arrived 5:30 || susiee Mmnatmer, Plastic Sergery jo’clock from Cuba with 26 car-/} phone 135 Night Phone 696-W. iloads of pineapples, be) 604 eraies.! NEW YORK.—Frank Berman, ‘of this city, has been in the hard © ware jusiness 23 years and been robbed once each year, he ttestified recently. ok Foe eRe BENJAMIN LOPEZ FUNERAL rs Established 1886 By HERBERT PLUMMER «By Axsoemted Pres WASHINGTON, May Tepe WASHINGTON, May 11— dictions made quite a while ago Quietly, but in a determined that the grand old game of poli- fashion, the leaders of the repyb- markedly abandoned lican party are going about the since Marth 4—was soon due for task of perfecting their By HERBERT ie ese nuciated. 1 ties—so organi- a revival on capitoi hill apparently zation for the congressional elee- | tions of 1934 and the big push for ;the presidency in 1936, This group of young raen and ‘women, who by day labor in con- gressional offices and once a week at night meet in the caucus room, of the house office building to de-! bate the problems before congress’ at the moment, in many instances, have “legislated” many weeks) ahead of the real congress, j Prohibition repeal was approved here long before congress took final action... Beer, the economy; bill and employment relief meas-} ures were passed weeks and} months before congress gave its, approval. j As a matter of fact, not only has the “little congress” forecast’ the action of the house and senate, ; in regard to these measures, but: the distribution of yeas and nays has been surprisingly the same. Still Prophetic Whether its reputation as aj} legislative prophet will continue; remains to be seen. At a recent) session recognition of Soviet Rus- sia by the United States was ap- proved. The “little congress” is eonduct- ed in much the same’manner as_ the congress itself. Its rules are about the same as those which! govern the house of representa- tives. And the organization is much the same. “Mr. Speaker” ut the-present, is George Stewart. of California. “Party leaders” are named to lead the debate on each question, but every member usually manages to} “get time” to express his views.| There are few special rules limit- ing debate, The members of the “little con-| gress” don’t pretend to represent the views of their congressmen. They may agree with the boss dur- ing the day, but when they ret into their own sessions the secre- taries often take the opposite side. There’s even a little mud-sling- ing at times. Men In Majority t Both men and women are elizi-' ble for membership, but at the present time the majority is men.; “It’s a good cross section of the congress itself,” says Speaker Stewart. It has served, too, as a good training ground for congress. Sev- eral of the secretaries who have, taken prominent parts in the “lit- tle congress” are now serving as members of the house, Young Paul Kvale, of Minne- sota, is one. Kvale was his fath- er’s secretary for years on Capi- tol Hill and headed the “little con- gress” at one time. At his fath- er’s death Kvale took his place in the house. Another youngster—W. Carlton Mobley, of Georgim—elected to fill out the unexpired term of his boss, Representative Rutherford of Georgia, who died last session, took an active part in the pro-; ceedings of the “little congress.” } } { CSOSSELOEOL OTTO ON OLD PAPERS SOSOCHSHSESOSOSOOCOESSES LOOSE SOSEHSEGOSE For Sale 5 Bundles for 25 in bundle THE KEY WEST CITIZEN jgency program. ‘Tt was assured of passage. | offered him five hours. j big stick, Snell finally forced him At least it appeared i to those} Phen nothing saaveh’?: boing who sat in the galleries of the) said publicly as yet. The bi house the day that the senate sent’ guns of the G. O. P. around Wash- over the farm bill with the eur-) ington, when questioned about rency inflation amendment for ac-' lth ir activities, put on vague ex- tion in that body. | pre ions and wide smiles, but say It was the first real test. be-/(little.5 tween the two floor leaders of the} But there are definite indica- house—Bert Snell of New York,|tions-that they are at work. the republican general, and Joe} Theappearance of Ogden Mills, Byrns of Tennessee, the demo- secretary of the treasury under cratic chieftain. the Hogyer administration, on the The two, both veterans of the| Scene in’ Washington presumably house, haven’t had much oppor- i i tunity thus far in the special s sion to lock horns. Republicans and democrats alike have been working in. the closest harmony most of the time that the presi- dent was working out his emer- Roofing Paper, as low as per roll cash only, per box... flation proposal, aroused the in- terest ‘of the political wise ones: Announcement also of creation of the so-called Federal Associates, an organization composed of many of the leaders in the Hoover ad- ministration and headed by ‘Wal- ter Byown, former postmaster general;sand Mills likewise started political? gossip. “An Understanding? and Representative Wads- New York have been mentioned in all speculation as to ll be the G. O. P. standard Extra Heavy Cement qt:, regular 80c, special each . Rubbish Burners, $1.00‘to ‘Came The Battle Inflation, however, ws thing. Snell and his aids had been mapping their plans for days. Encouraged by the stiff opposition offered in the senate to the inflation amendment by Reed of Pennsylvania and others, Snell was ready to fight to the last. Joe Byrne’ idea was to get the matter before the house im mediately and have it done with, Votes had been ‘counted in the house} W' long before and victory assured. Snell knew this, but refused to let the democrats go ahead. He was getting tired, he said, of having the congress be nothing more than a rubber stamp for the | President. Here was a piece of legislation, one of the most im- portant ever to come before the house. Members had a right to have sufficient time to consider it, he contended. Byrns agreed. He started out by offering Snell three hours of debate, raised it an -hour as Snel! because more insistent, and finally another per yard <.......... 36” Bronze Screen, per yard ... Wall Board, Both*come from New York. Friends of the two have urged that they get together and reach some isort of understanding. ears, for example, Cheap. Paint, per gallon that Black Roof Paint, gallons” Seat in the ‘senate next The democratic Senator Copeland is up to run then. Were Wadsworth to decide on such a course it might be of great poltet tical significance. ‘ There’s another figure on the! political: horizon at the present! that every one is watching. He is! Senator. McNary of Oregon, the republican floor leader. Unlisted Doubtfuls Coming from the west, he might; find himself in a favorite position; by the time the nominating con- vention rolls around. It may be; significant, too, that ee name is not found on the | Phone 598 That wasn’t enough, said Snell, The house should have at least two days. Dixie. Galvanized Shingles, 86” Galvanized Screen, PRICES NOW § What will the same articles cost one month hence ??? Look Over The Following List And See If There Is Anything You Need? - on 25’ length with $1.25 Cold Water Paint, Sherwin Wil- % liams, special lot, colors: cream, straw, russet, pink, 5 pound $15.00 © © $18.00 while © Garden Hose, couplings, length 51.00 ichell 14 A40c $2.95 " 30¢ ix4 No.3 Flooring, per M. ... 1x6 No, 8 Flooring, per M, .... 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