New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-29
CAPITOL PLUNGES
into BUSINESS
Committee Meetings Give lndi.
cation Of Busy Session

Washington, Nov. 2o.--lP>- The
hope of Congressional spiders to
spin their webs indefinitely In peace
within the favored hooks of the
capitol was definitely shattered to-
day with revival of activity that
has not been approached since the
national legislators shut UP shop
and went home four months ago.
In the house wing of the big white
building, one full committee, that
on ways and means, and five sub
committees were called to prepare
for the reconvening Of congress and
all Of the recognized republican
leaders had engagements to disturb
the spiders industry in their offices,
while in the senate a number of
similarly disastrous procession con-
ferences had been arranged.
And as II these disturbing ele-
ments were not sufficient to upset
the artistic mood of any earnest
spider, the heavy tones OF contro-
versy over farm relief were rever-
the corridors and swirling in eddies
through various offices. Likewise,
there was swelling tide OF discus
sion OF the reinstatement in repub-
lican party councils of those insur-
gents who were excluded after their
break to the Lafalotte- Wheeler
ticket in 1924.
Among the party captains who are
making ready for the opening OF
congress are representative Tilson
OF Connecticut, the majority floor
leader, who returned to the city late
yesterday for the first time since
the elections. Speaker Longworth.
who has been in his office several
times during the last week but took
holiday to view the Army Navy
game in Chicago and Representative
Oldfield of Arkansas, the democratic
whip. who has been here for some
time.
OF the five subcommittee called
back to work, four are of the appro-
priations committee, and the other
has to do with affairs pertaining to
The District of Columbia. Chairman
Madden Of the appropriations group,
has had several sections of his COM
mittee at work for some time on the
drafting Of the annual supply bills
for the governmental departments,
and plans to have the measure pro-
viding funds for the treasury and
post office departments ready to
present to the house the day it con-
venes.
Work also will be pushed on the
interior, navy and agriculture bills
in an effort to clear them from the
legislative docket before the Christ
mas recess.
The ways and means committee Is
directing its efforts toward writing a
bill for adjustment of alien property
claims that have been dangling in
the air during the eight years since
the signing OF the armistice. Mem
bers of this group approached the
task with the hope that non
partisan measure could be agreed
upon and a number asserted that the
prospects OF drafting such pro-
posal appeared suspicious.
The farm relief controversy re-
ceived new impetus today with the
publication Of an attack by Repre-
sentative Dickinson, republican,
Iowa, on the business mems COM
mission on agriculture being organ
lied by the national industrial con-
ference board and the United States
chamber of commerce to formulate
a program for cooperation Of all
national economic groups in the in
terest of agriculture.
Charles Nagel Of st. Louis, has
been made chairman Of the COM
mission, which Representative Dick
inson suggested had been projected,
mot to get more information, but to
filibuster against passage of Il gen.
uine farm relief bill at the ap-
preaching session Of congress"
Charging manipulation and dis
elimination in economic and politi-
cal policies OF the nation" he