The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-07-06
SENATOR WHEELER'S RECORD OF
WORK in UNITED STATES SENATE

During Senator Wheelers term of office he has worked and voted
for the following measures:
A graduated tax penalzing profiteering corporations for :
Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitutions; for
thorough investigation of the Teapot Dome and other scandals; fol
increasing surtaxes on large incomes; for investigation of the Alumni
mum Trust and Tariff Commission; for a cooperative marketing bill;
a low price for Cape Cod Canal; for arbitration with Mexico; for legis
lation regulating the Importation of milk and dairy products; for limit
ed life of the Radio Act; for the M cNaryFaugen Bill, which was twice
vetoed by the President; for loans to service men; for Prohibition Blu
reau; for the Norris Lame Duck Amendment to the U. S. constitution;
for legislation to equalize the tariff; for the Walsh resolution to inves-
tigate public utility corporations; for the Norris Muscle Shoals bill
and for the Jones Mississippi flood control bill
He voted for the investigation of Indian Affairs and was appointed a
member of the subcommittee to investigate all Indian Reservations
with a view of enacing constructive legislation for the benefit of the
Indians and the whites living on the reservations.
What He Opposed
He worked and voted against the following measures: The Mellon
plan to reduce taxes o. large incomes; against whtewashing the Tea
pot Dome scandal against confirmation of C. 3. Warren, Sugar Trust
promoter for Attorney General of the United States; against the repeal
hon ~ cents ~ . dollar aeainstt he seating f senator e1ect smith
and Ware; against the McFadden Bill, which extended the charter of
the Federal Reserve Banks and provided for branch banking; and
against a third term for President of the United States.
Breaks Up Gang
Senator Wheeler introduced in the 6Sth Congress, Senate ResoIu-
ton 1877 which stated that it was the sense of the United States Senate
that the President request the resignation of Attorney General Daugh
erty, and Senate Resolution 157 making inquiry concerning the failure
of the Attorney General to prosecute certain a frauds. The result of
these activities wa to force Mr.. Daugherty from the Presidents Cabi
net, VIM. J. Burns from the head of the U. S. Secret Service and Mr.
Sartain from his position as warden of the Atlanta Penitentary and in
a very definite manner broke up what was known politically IS the
Ohio gang, driving them in disgrace from public office.
He introduced Senate Resolution No. $50 which was adopted, for an
investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission, rectfng the
facts that the Montana farmers pay 10 cents per bushel more in freight
n wheat than Canadian farmers, which discrimination in 1927
amounted to nearly eight million dollars O Montanas wheat crop. In
every a possible, IN speeches. o n d loo III before tne III
terstate Commerce Commission he has persstently worked for lower
freight rates for Montana.
He introduced bills for the reduction of construction costs on all
irrigation districts in Montana to $40 per acre.
Federal Highway Aid
He supported the Oddie Bill for Federal Aid in building roads
through national forests and voted to pass this bill over the Presidents
He worked to have the pullman sleeper surcharge repealed, a war
time measure, which is now paid to the railroads and not to the Federal
He a appointed by Senator Watson Republican, on the sub
committee to investigate the coal strike in the Bituminous Coal fields
of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
He has worked and voted against all measures which aimed to
shift the burden of taxation from the rich and powerful to those of
modest means.
In addition to his legislative activity, Senator Wheeler has taken
of more than ten thousand requests from the people of Montana
and has actually handled yer 1000 cases before the departments for
veterans of the world war, veterans and widows of other wars, home
steaders, persons desiring patents, and others having matters pending
before the departments such IS assisting in establishing rural routes
and getting better service, and the like.
When departmental relief could not be obtained for some of the
widows and veterans, Senator Wheeler was successful in getting spe-
cal bills passed for them either granting them pensions or having
heir pensions increased.