The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-07
COOPERATION seen
ASNEW KEYN0TEIN
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Prospect Now is That New Tax
Bill Will be Disposed Of
Speedily
HOOVER LASHES LOBBYISTS
Pleases Congress by Biting
References to Those Seek
ing Privilege
HOOVER LASHES LOBBYISTS

Hoover's militant drive for an orderly
and effective economy program in
congress already has achieved mea-
sure of success.
DESPITE sporadic criticism and a de-
gree of political watchfulness among
party leaders, there were manifesto
tons Saturday of the same coopera-
tive willingness which crowned with
extraordinary success the early part
of the congressional session.
Most heartening was the recon-
structed tax bill, approved by the
senate finance committee, ready for
report to the senate Tuesday or We'd
nesday, and facing prospects Of speedy
and favorable disposal.
The president, in clipped phrases,
Friday issued the first of q series OF
appeals to the people for understand
ing and support OF his economy de-
mands. He did not repeat the flashing
given the house In the message OF the
day before. but struck note pleasing
to congressman by dressing down the
locust swarm of lobbyists who haunt
the halls Of congress seeking selfish
privilege"
Buttonholers Blamed
The witnesses and buttonholers rep
resenting sectional interests have been
regarded by many members among
chief causes of tangled nerves and
peculiar legislative antics OF the seS-
sion. While the senate finance COM
mittee was executing Its strange
quick-change show on the tax BILL.
the members were never free OF
knit Wedge that outside their door
stood a veritable swarm Of men IN
high and low degree, waiting to ca
jole, plead or threaten on behalf OF
their particular interest.
Hoover said 1t WAS an issue now
between the people and these lobby
lists as we'll as the issue "of the peo-
pie against delays and destructive leg
islation which impair the credit Of the
United States"
He was emphatic In stating the
economy question Is not controversy
between the president and congress,
and that the program Is and must be
nom partisan, just as 1t was when
proposed by me and particularly &C.
cepted by the leaders Of both political
parties last December"
Senate To Begin Monday
In definite fashion, the senate ap-
propriationS committee set itself 10
begin work Monday on pile OF ap-
preparation bills sent over by the
house, all of them to be cut ana
passed within the next live or SIX
weeks. With them will be considered
the house economy bill. an anaeInic
wreck now but facing restoring treat
ment that plans at least widening
and making effective the power to De
given the president for recognizing
government agencies. Provision also
IS to be made to allow limited inter-
change Of appropriations among
branches Of each department. upon
these two points the president PMS
most hope Of achieving economy
without great inefficiency ana IN
justice. 80, .u.,
Having passed the Hale bill to build
I'm the navy, the senate was IN recess
saturday, the Glass bank reform Dill
next on the list for action. 1t, how
ever, will be laid aside as soon as tne
tax bill comes In.
The house pushed on with the was
department appropriation measure
last Of the big money bills for the ses'
sion.
Bonus Definitely Lost
The house ways and means COM
,.,ttaa saturday reaffirmed It's &C.
ton in rejecting the $2.0OO,o0o.ooo
cash bonus issue that Is expected 10
block a house vote this session.
The committee met for nearly Two
hours in executive session at the eau
of Acting Chairman Crisp. but broke
up without resembling fridays VOC
which will delay use OF q discnarge
petition to force q house vote until
June.
Crisp explained that under house
rules, on the next succeeding day
after q vote is had on q measure, any
member voting with the majority has
the right to ask reconsideration.
II called the committee together
and explained the situation IN detail
Crisp said. mo member who voted
in the majority Friday to make ad-
verse reports to the house on all cash
bonus bills made q motion to recon-
slider. That ended the matter"
The committees vote Friday was ID
to 10 for making unfavorable reports
to the rouse. The majority included
the entire Republican committee