The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-11
HOUSE REVOLTS
UNLIKELY FOR
NEW CONGRESS
Progressive Democrat Bloc
Could Hold Up Action
in Senate.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent


NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Checkup
OF the political storm which swept
the country Tuesday shows that
Democrats apparently returned com
plete house delegations from twen-
ty-eight states, and got one or more
seats in forty-five to amass a better
than two-thirds majority in the
1888 house Of representatives.
Democrats viii have fifty-nine
seats in the new senate, ten mon
than a majority.
This transfer of congressional
power which began in 1880 in the
oh-year elections almost is I'M
.precedented in it's emphatic repudi-
action Of political party.
Returns, which in most instances
could not be overcome by scattered
missing precincts, show that Demo-
Gratis will have BOG votes in the new
house; Republicans, 1874; and Far
mer-Labor, 5. Ali Farmer-Labor
representatives are from Minnesota.
Republicans in the senate will
have thirty-six seats and Farmer
Labor, 1.
Five Farmer-L abOrites
The party which controlled the
national government continuously
for ten years, and kept control of
the senate and White House for two
more, returned representatives from
only twenty states in Tuesdays
election.
In only three states did Demo-
Gratis fail to get at least one house
member. Those states are North
Dakota, with two representatives,
and Vermont and Wyoming, with
one each.
In six states Republicans main
tanned control OF state delegations:
California, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
In New Hampshire the parties
split the delegation with one each.
The five Farmer-Labor repre-
sentatives from Minnesota are a
majority of the delegation from
that state. the Democrats getting
one and the Republicans three seats.
Successful Revolt Unlikely
The slim majority by which Dem
ocrats controlled the house last
winter and which will be theirs in
the short session to come was far
short of real working control. 1t
varied from half a dozen seats
to, dozen, and on the sharpest
controversy Of the last session, Dem
ocrats were unable to control the
house.
That dispute centered around the
tax bill. Democratic leaders brought
to the house a sales tax program,
which was denounced and defeated
by coalition of back bench rebels
led by Representative F. H. La
Guardia (Rep., N. " and Repre-
sentative Bob" Doughton Dem,
N. c..
Sometime after March 4 the new
Democratic President is expected to
summon an extra session. None
looks for a successful rebellion
against leaders in the next house.
If the house Democrats follow the
precedent of legislative leaders with
large majorities, they will tighten
rules of procedure. beat down ambi-
tious and recalcitrant back benchers
and conduct the business of the
country according to a pre-arranged
program.
Senate Prospect Different
But the prospect in the senate is
different. The country is familiar
with the so-called progressive Re-
publican senate group which re-
peatedly disrupted old guard prof.
ects. Less we'll known, but equally
numerous, is a progressive Demo-
cratic bloc which eventually may be-
come as powerful as were the Re-
publican progressives under the
leadership of Senator George Norris
(Rep., Neb0.
So far there are no evidences of
iisunity among Democratic senators,
but if the trails of depression, def
cts and related national problems
are to split the majority party any
where, it first will be apparent in
the senate where rules of procedure
rather foster indiviGualiStic action,