The Washington times., 1929-04-10
DOMINATES
FARM AID,
TARIFF.
PLANS
By WILLIAM 9. NEAL
International News Service

International News Service
Republican domination Of
the farm relief and tariff re-
adjustment programs of the
special session of the Seventy
first Congress apparently is
assured in the House, where
the Republicans will have the
largest majority since the
Harding landslide.
President Hoover's party viii en-
ter the special session April Is
with a paper majority of 104, which
may be increased in the filling OF
vacancies and settlement Of con-
tests. The Republican majority in
the first Harding Congress was 1s7.
When the new House is called to
order II new members will walk to
the Speakers desk to take the oath
of office. The experience will not
be new to nine of them, however,
as they have served previously in
the House and staged come backs
in the November election.
The new House, on the basis of
the latest compilation; will be com.
posed of 26S Republicans, 1853 Dem.
ocrats and one Farmer-Laborite.
Many Missing
Many able and picturesque char.
acters will be missing from the
House in the new session, but the
addition Of four women and the
first negro member in many years
will strike a new note in that body.
The most conspicuous absentees
in the House will be Finis J. Gar
rett Of Tennessee, minority leader;
James T. Begg, assistant majority
sleader, and Victor Berger, whose
retirement leaves the House with.
out a Socialist member.
Garrett made an unsuccessful
race for Senator while Begg failed
in try at the Ohio govefnorship.
Berger was defeated by ptis long
time political opponent, William H.
Stafford. The defeat Of William
L. Cares; of Minnesota, reduced the
Farmer-Laborite contingent to one
member, Rev. o. ]. Kvale. who de-
feated Andrew ]. Volstead on the
plea that he was drier than the au-
thor of the national prohibition act.
The House baby member, George
H. Combs, of Kansas City, also re.
tires, having decided not to seek
reelection. Thomas Blanton, the
fiery Texan. also retires.
Some Comebacks
Among the comebacks are John
n. Gable, of Ohio, author of the
Cable act restoring citizenship TO
American women who married
aliens and the corrupt practices
act. Charles H. Sloan, who vol
unfairly retired from Congress 10
years after attaining important
committee posts, comes back from
Nebraska.
William H Stafford, the con.
queror of Berger, is expected to be
an active member. In his previous
service in Congress he earned the
name of ''the great objector." hav-
ing consistently fought against bills
winch he believed took money from
the Treasury without good cause.
another new member, Louis L.
Ludlow, is we'll acquainted with the
ways or Congress though he has
not been member. AS a veteran
newspaper correspondent, he has
exercised influence on legislation
~ NAAC PoSA' .AuQ1O" As (uS author
of book in which Congress was
caricatured to some degree, but the
new member plans to take his work
seriously. He was elected from the
indianapolis district.
The come backs" include James
W. Dunbar, who replaces Frank
Gardener Of the third Indiana dis
trict; Edgar c. Ellis from the fifth
Missouri and Charles E. Kiefner, of
the thirteenth Missouri
The three Ruths" are expected
to furnish plenty of action in the
feminine bloc of the House They
are Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
(R0 of Illinois; Mrs. Ruth Pratt
CRD of New York, and Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Owen CR) Of Florida. All
are known as able women and will
be distinct addition to the present
feminine bloc" of five members.
Oscar DePriest, the one negro
member, who succeeded Represen.
tative Martin Madden, of Chicago,
for years one OF the most powerful
men in the House. has already
indicated that he will be active in
the consideration of legislation.