Evening star., 1932-12-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Representative McFaddens bafled
attempt to bring about the impeach-
ment Of President Hoover is the only
case OF the sort on record since the
impeachment of President Andrew
johnson. The last incident of the kind
was aimed at an Illinois Federal judge
McFadden vented an ancient grudge
against Mr.. Hoover when the Pennsyl
vanian sought to bring the Chief Ex-
ecutive before the bar Of the House for
high crimes and misdemeanors." All
washington recalls the Representatives
TRADE against the President year ago
when the ter-governmental debt mo-
ratorium was up for ratification. At
Of accusing Mr.. Hoover Of having sold
out the country to the international
bankers. In addition to being roundly
spanked in Congress for uttering this
libel the gentleman from Pennsylvania
found himself cut of from post Office
and other patronage in his home dis
trict. It was not long after that he
conducted q victorious primary fight
for denomination against Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot, and in November last was tri-
umphantly reelected to q tenth sue
cessive term. McFadden,s Crouch"
against the administration ramif1es
OttCk W . IuCtlOll bCIWCCA tAlC 4iCooQAy
Department and Pennsylvania bank
In which he was at one time promi-
nently interested. The Keystone dele
CATION in the House has already asked
for McFadden's resignation from its
secretaryship. A move to oust him as
ranking member Of the Banking and
Currency Committee may be the next
thing.
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William Tyler Page, veteran official
of the House Of Representatives, has
compiled some striking figures about
the composition Of that body in the
newly y-elected Congress. It Will con-
tain 1853 new members, or 81 per cent
OF the total membership. The 313
Democrats will comprise 71.96 per cent;
the lit Republicans, $3.50 per cent,
LA per cent The Democratic ma
jority will be 1911: the Democratic
plurality, 1856 1t will be the largest
percentage majority in history. The
next largest was the Republicans 50
per cent in the Forty-third Congress.
Sixteen States represented by Repub-
Iicans in the present Congress will not
be so represented in the next. In the
Congress to take effect on March 4 26
States will be represented by solid
Democratic delegations and only three
by solid Republican delegations. New
Democrats total 100; new Republicans,
20, and new Farmer-LaborlteS, 4.
The new Democrats and Farmer-Labor
members, plus II Republicans. or 145
altogether, could force a bill out OF
committee under the present discharge
rule. Even If the rule were changed
10 x,ofa hof
Gratis could discharge committee, with
IS Democrats to spare.
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From source which has proved re-
liable in the past, there comes to this
observer diverting tale OF a member
Of the Hoover little cabinet" Although
the G. O. P. during the late campaign,
he is said recently to have addressed
fervent letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt,
something to the effect that, now that
the smoke Of battle has cleared away,
he wants the President-elect to be as
s,ued Of his undying devotion. un1ag-
ging patriotism and readiness to serve
the country and the incoming admin
istration in any way In which 1t might
be thought his services were deemed
Of continued usefulness. The story Is
q little hard to believe, but we live In
strange times.
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Representative Melvin J. Mas, Re-
publican, of Minnesota, who enacted
the role Of an individual disarmament
conference in the House yesterday when
gallery occupant demanded the right
to speak at the point of the gun, is one
OF the sturdy World War veterans in
Congress. Although he was only 19
years old when the United States en-
tered the fray in 1917, Mas secured
admission TO the aviation section Of the
Marine Corps and saw active service In
France. He Is . strong advocate Of
national defense, an insurance man by
profession. and halls from st. Paul