The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-11

booted out of the Senate than he
announces he will make another
fight for the togo at the next
senatorial election. But the real
news of the hour from Penn
Sylvarlia appears to be that
Joseph s. Grundy, arch-lobbyist
and politico- business leader In the
State, viii be appointed to fill
the Senate vacancy caused by
Wares rejection. Senator Cara
way declares that Grundy, by
reason of his frank revelations of
tariff lobbying, before the Senate
investigating committee, will suf-
fer the same fate as did ware:
but Senator Norris, progressive
leader on the Republican side,
thinks otherwise, apparently on
the principle that even the devil
must have his due"
The new session OF Congress
has gotten under way without
any fireworks. There are no rum
blings Of renewal of the tariff
fight. and both houses are hard
at work on the appropriation.
bills.
President Hoover gave further
evidence of his interest In the de.
velopment Of Washington this
week by urging that the Union
Station Plaza development be
completed by 1882, in time for
the bicentennial celebration OF
the birth Of George Washington.
For that reason he Is, asking for
an increased appropriation of
81 800 900 to cover the expenses
OF cleaning out the tawdry and
ugly landscape now lying to the
north of the Capital, and Of con.
verting 1t into splendid park,
with a boulevard furnishing a
broad connecting link between the
Union Station and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
It was also made clear this.
week that the Fine Arts Commits
sion wants to place the proposed
new structure for the War De-
partment in the southwest section
of the city, thanking the Mall::i
This proposal, as well as that Of
converting the present State, War
and Navy Building entirely into 81
headquarters for the State De.
partment, will come before Con
gress for approval this coming
winter.
In a few more days Congress
probably will approve the ADMIN
iStration plan of reducing the
Federal income taxes in the lower
brackets to the extent of 1885,
600. 900. This important tax
slash is expected to prove inn
mediate stimulant to business.
The proposal to make a dis
tinction and create a differential
between the taxation of earned
and unearned incomes also was
placed before Congress this week
In the shape of monster petition
signed by thousands of income
and wage earnerS. It Is expected
Ito receive early consideration in
both houses.
80 IItss AyLk4I1ESG -s4EQ11t SECS WILL
fare On two sectors. just as
Russia Indignantly spurf1s the
suggestions Of the United States
that she lis unmindful of her
oblig atoms under the Kellogg
anti-War pact, the tension on the
Manchurian border involving
Soviet and Chinese troops is
eased UP for the time being: but
the sporadic outbreaks Of civil
warfare in the interior of China,
chiefly in the yincinity of Han
kow, have assumed a more SER
ious phase in the past week. 1t
seems to be evident that the Nat
ionalist movement has not yet
succeeded in gaining control of
the Chinese nation.
A defender Of Washington has
arisen in Congress Representa-.
tive Schafer of Wisconsin, who
insists that liquor conditions In
the Capital are no worse, If as
bad, than they are in other cities
of the nation. There was an APP
parent desire on the part Of his
fellowmemberS of the House to
prevent him from making such
q sensational and disgraceful"
statement.