Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14
EXTRA SESSION BAN.
or PARTY CHIEFS IS,
HIT BY INSURGENTS
Brookhart and Shipstead See
Need Of Call If Pet Meas
ureS Fan.
HOOVER 1882 PROSPECTS
LINKED TO SHOALS BILL
Better Not Run if He vetoes Legis-
latiOn, Iowa Senator
Declares.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Truce between Republican and De-
mocratic leaders in the coming Short
Session to obviate the necessity Of a
Special Session Of new Congress next
Spring is not sitting so well with menu
bsrs OF the Republican Insurgent and
Progressive group.
Senator Brookhart Of Iowa, one Of
the Insurgent group, declared today
that he would demand Special ses-
sion Of the new Congress IL several
measures which he considers impera-
tive are not put through Congress at
the Short Session.
II Congress passes the Muscle shoals
Government operation bill ara Hoover
vetoes 1t, he said, Hoover had better
choose not to run in 1882.
He listed the following as essential.
Hits Lame Duck Sessions.
The Norris resolution doing away
with lame duck" sessions Of Congress-
The Norris Muscle Shoals bilI for
public ownership and operation 81
Muscle Shoals power project.
The farm 'debenture."
The anti-injunction bin favored by
An appropriation materially increas-
ing the Federal aid for road building
Senator Brookhart Indicated that he
would be inclined to filibuster tonne Of
tie appropriation bills to death III the
short session unless sufdciert part Of
4, 1881.
New Farm Ala Sought.
Senator Shipstead Of Minnesota, Farm
er-Labor member Of the Senate, also
took the view that "emergencv lerisla-
ton, especially legislation to help TIE
farmers handle their surplus crous.
must be enacted at the short session.
or special session Of the new Coneress
should be called BY the President ID the
fT am not interested in a special
session OF the new Congress as such"
said Senator shipstead. "But i do
hslilsre that it IS essential that enler-
| gtncy legislation should De nut through
promptly. II not, then q special SEES
sion VIII be imperative. The erner-
gency, as view it, still continues"
Senator Brookhart, who has Just re-
turned TO Washington after delivering
an address IN Pittsburgh, said that he
had not consulted with other members
- Wig pOe.Ssclvc 8LOup II tlle 6euADe
In regard to the need for q special
session Of Congress next year.
Asked II he would 90 so far as 70
hlibuster against appropriation bills In
order to bring about q special session
II his program was not carried out,
Senator Brookhart replied:
Gives FiIibuster Views.
Il would not regard delay Of nee
na1r f0ff
under such conditions, on the part 81
the progressives. In reality, the declina-
ton OF the administration to put
through the bills I have mentioned
would be q hlibuster at the short ses-
sion against the will Of the people as
expressed at the polls.
"A lame duck Congress, such as win
assemble here December /, has no right
TO fllibuster against the sentiments OF
ton"
Senator Shipstead included among
the measures which he considered
emergency" and essential, In addition
to farm relief, the Wagner bills to care
for the employment problem in this
country and q bill for the inland water
way. with sufficient appropriation TO
get to work, giving the farmers OF the
Northwest and the West an outlet BY
water for their crops.
Expects More Opposition.
Senator Brookhart indicated that he
believed that other members OF the
progressive group in the Senate, when
they return to Washington, would take
position, too, that the short session
Of Congress must deal with bills which
they consider of great Importance 70
the country or there would be q de-
termined effort to bring about q seS-
sion of the new Congress in the Spring.
While Senator Brookhart does not 90
along with Chairman Tess OF the Re-
publican National Committee in legis-
lative matters the Iowa Senator was
outspoken today In praise Of the declara-
ton by his Ohio colleague in the Sem
ate that the Republican party in 1882
would have to espouse the dry cause
II am glad that Senator Fess made
the statement" said Senator Brookhart-
"Of course the Republican party VIII
have to support the eighteenth amend
ment. The vets amount to little In
the Republican party after all. New
York Is not the Republican party.
Personally, would be willing to trade
on New York for number Of other
places can think Of, when It comes
to the Republican party"
William Tyler Page, clerk Of the
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