Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-27
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Special to The Bulletin)

some one suggested spare-rib bill, that too was rejected as being by far too fat and juicy to meet the new situation. Then some ogie Inquired how the bill came to be cut to the bone. That's just it, shouted another man. It's cut to the shin bone, and now the shin bone is the name likely to cling to it, unless the seENte comes to the rescue with additional and new material.
 The public buildings bin fared no better at the hand of it's committee After having once declared for a slpb stantial bill the committee reversed itself on the ground of economy, and declared no public building bill will be reported this session. The action meets very general approval here but it was a most unusual vote, for it was unanimous in the interest of economy, whereas usually some parti- san or sectional rivalry makes a unanimous committee report on ap- propriations almost impossible, espe- ciaIly where local interests are to be served by branching out. But there is no sham in the true effort now be- ing made by congress to keep appro- priations down to the minimum. Take the committee on agriculture, for in stance. The department asked for something like forty million dollars, but it is understood the committee has already Topped off something like four or five million with more yet to come. It is not that many Of the pro- posed measures are unworthy, but it is because expenses must be reduced far below war time expenditures in de- partnents. if tawetfN', i< to be kept from becoming prohibitive.
 The cut of the pubic buildings bill will nip in the bud all the proposed new buildings gor New England. Hartford, Springfield and Lowell will feel it keenly for new postoffice build = ifgs had been recommended for those three cities at a cost varying from $500, GOO to $, COG, 900 each. Under tine vote efthe committee only completion of buildings already begun will be re- commended. The same system is worked out in the rivers and hartoors bill, only work already under way be- ing provided for.
 Two presidential heens, stsaieht from New England are now in full force down on Pennsylvania avenue only a few blocks apart. They are those of General Wood and Governor Coolidge. The opening of these Wash ington headquarters brings to light a turn Of the cards which shows thow
 
 back to the presidential campaign of 1916 it was Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire, who was in charge of the John ". Weeks head quarters in Chicago. Louis H. Warn CT of Massachusetts wa sthen private secretary to Senator Weeks. Now the Wood headquarters here are under the personal direction Of Senator Moses and the Coolidge headquarters are in charge of Louis Warner, just few streets farther up the avenue. Is ayone reminded of the old saying of politics and strange bed-fellows ?'' Both Moses and Warner know per- sonalIv every public man worth knowing, so does Moses assistant, Peck. Both Moses and Warner are well yeTsed in the political tactics of each other. havin@ heen on the inside of the same political battle, one $ managed dfld e4-4 oe--er as private secretary of 2 ~t~eng and popular New England candidate.
 The Coolidge headquarters comprise six large rooms in the Hotel Raleigh l.overieeking Pennsylvania Avenue down which marches the great inaug- l1ral parade every four years: the i Wood headquarters are few blocks nearer the White House in the Hotel IL, treasury. Both the Wood and the l Coolidge headquarters are now in run ming order and ready for busin eSs.
 Democrats here did not nif9i1le very ! lively at the Hoover boom started so briskly this week. Newspaper men ] were thicker than grasshoppers In 1 August, sounding out senators and representatives along that line. But there was not much doing. MT. 1 Hooveris intense internationalism doubt as to his place of legal resi- depce. his political affiliations and whether or ot the White House is sponsor for his candidacy was evil dent in every instane.
 | There is indication of a speed d.up in
 appropriation bills an@ about every thing except the treaty. There is no new light on that. There is much talk about getting together and a compromise, but this far the proposed
 compromise seems to be mostly '1efi for the other fellow to make" when it comes to a genuine concession Practically nothing has been done be- I yond a few informal conferences
 which have resulted in nothing. IT spite of protests that the Under
 wood Hitchcock contest for leader.
 ship of the senate has no bearing or l lHP treaty. IL Is QtitE nOLC@ehtlS l1a
 few, if any, of the admin stratioT senators voted for Underwood at tht
 recent caucus. As soon as Carte Glass takes his seat another cauctls
 will be held. It is said Glass will vot,
 for Underwood, and that Hoke Smith
 will be likely to do the same. But tn,
 vote will be close in any case, anC
 Hitchcock will continue to direct tn
 treaty action on his side Of the cham
 Der, whether Hood leader or not bu , loss Of leadership would inquest ion
 ably lessen his power in the fight.
 Shall we eat all the Holsters now
 or shall we pass laws to protect tn.
 industry of New England and giv the next generation chance to tast
 ''i1ot boiled lob"-cangress is coflsid ering the question and while Maine. i
 advocating stringent laws to protec the future, Massachusetts is f1ghtini for chance to eat rum now.
 Congressman White of Maine has bill pending to regulate the transpor tation and import Of so-caEied shor
 Holsters, making it a federal offenc
 to ship from state to state under in l I terstate commerce law. Each stat may fix it's own legal size, but wha , is illegal in Main or Massachusett cannot be sfripped or transporte 1 through that state. if the White la'
 is adopted The department of com l merce endorses the lobster savin 5 bill, U. S. Commissioner Smith givin , much valuable information at tn
 hearing before the fisheries commit
 tee few days ago. He state the bi
 is necessary to prevent "fagrar 5 abuses" and added that unless radice 3 steps are quickly taken the lobsts ] l ministry will die ont 9A rafarred