Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Capital Sidelights
III Will p. REMEDY.


When conservation Of the public do
main was under consideration in the
House, and when this legislation was
being used to IRE the first gun Of a
campaign against President Hoover on
his use Of a commission for important
special work, Representative Robert
Luce Of Massachusetts,, known as "the
scholar in politics." as well as "the pro-
fessor Of political procedure" aptly
quoted the Bible to his colleagues.
with the customary adroitneSs that
we all enjoy" said Representative Luce,
1.-THE gentleman from Texas minority
Leader Garner has attempted to con-
vince even his own side that in its rising
vote on this matter it was not exercising
partisanShip. Up my way there is a
homely fashion Of answering that, to
the effect that a certain denizen Of the
barnyard was discussed by its owner one
day, who said, 1T looks like hog, 1t
smells like a hog, 1t acts like hog;
why not call it hog?' Why not call
this what it distinctly and clearly is-an
istration of the Government?
There are contagious diseases. One
has been raging not very far from this
chamber for a period of many months.
We thought we had escaped 1t, but now
we find this House threatened with q
similar attack of feverish attempt to
manufacture political capital. This ]
deplore, but would turn away from
such an unpleasant aspect Of the situa-
ton to q source that may calm even
the gentleman from Texas. l turn to
thirteenth chapter Of Numbers, where
v,n fold
"'The Lord spake unto Moses, saying:
ascend thou men, that they may
search the land of Canaan, which
give unto the children of Israel; OF every
tribe of their fathers shall We send q
man, every one q ruler among them.
and Moses so did. They We're to
search out the land. Mind you, this Is
the first appearance of the public-land
question.
presently the first great commission,
consisting of IL Of the heads OF the
tribes of Israel, searched the land of
Canaan and came back. Now, I regret
to grieve my colleagues from California
whom I see at my left, for shall COM
pei them to bow their diminished heads
The searchers were to bring back Spec1-
mems of the fruits of the land:
"And they came unto the brook OF
Eshcol. and cut down from thence a
branch with one cluster Of grapes, and
they bare it between two upon STAN
EVEN California cannot produce
bunch of grapes that will require two
men to carry It," Laughter)
When Representative Luce stopped
his quotation at this point, Representa-
| tive McSwain, Democrat, Of South
Carolina. suggested that Mr.. Luce read
| that part where the whole commission
then appointed were frightened to
death, except Joshua. and came back
and said they dared not fight the
Philistines."
Illustrating how conditions have
changed and the enormous development
that has come in the past 10 years
Representative Luce pointed out the
growth Of legislation during his own
term in Congress.
I'm the Sixty-sixth Congress there
were 1905 bills reported by committee;
| to the House. In the Sixty-seventf
Congress there were 1,450, in the Sixty.
eighth there were 1897, in the Sixty.
ninth there were 2151 and in the las
Congress, the SEVENTEEN, there were
| 2,625 bills. In these last 10 years the
work of Congress has almost trebled
What is the effect upon Congress itseli
and upon its product? At the end o.
the Sixty-eighth Congress there were
1872 bills and joint resolutions that
passed the House, but did not become
law: in the Sixty-ninth Congress, 42S;
at the end of the SEVENTEEN Congress
SIG.
This is the product Of two things;
First, the birth rate, and second, the
immense expansion of social activities
and common interests.
when this Congress began the
House had IS members and the Sen
ate had as, total Of 81. Today the
House has ass and the Senate 90. 8
total of 531. In that time the popula-
ton of the country has increased from
| 100000 to 100000, 900 - thirtyfold
The size of the Senate and House COM
bined has increased less than skiold.
"On top of the work brought by the
growth of the country have come addi-
tional burdens by reason Of the march
of invention.
THE march OF invention has within
these 10 years brought to us the prob
lens OF the radio, the problems of in
terstate motor transportation and the
problems Of aircraft. The same period
has brought the problems of the prohi-
hition law.
Miss Ruth O'Brien, known as the
best girl" Of the textile industry, who
Is in charge Of the textile and clothing
division Of the Bureau Of Home Eco
Monies, United States Department OF
Agriculture, has just compiled a book
OF interest to all homemakers. She
refers to 1884 books and articles on
the subject Of clothing and health, with
particular reference to the connection
between the two. There are many
citations from German and other for
eign literature. Each reference states
briefly what the publication or article
covers, and, in many cases, from what
point of view the subject is treated
The several subjects treated are ar
ranged as follows: The effect of gar
ment style on health, in both the
physiological and psychological as
poets, with separate references to dis
cussions of children's. mems and won
ems clothing; the effect Of clothing