Evening star., 1932-12-07

The smoke Of the opening cannonade
against the eighteenth amendment on
Monday, with Speaker John N. Garner
in the role of artilleryman In chief, has
now cleared away and it Is possible to
make an accurate evaluation of what
occurred and what lies ahead as re-
CARDS the resurrection Of John Barley
corn. Defeated by tally OF six votes
the opposition including no less than
81 lame ducks" Of whom the majority
viii be succeeded by wets-it was the
unanimous belief on Capitol Hill that
the day and hour Of repeal is merely
postponed. From the standpoint of-the
Democratic leadership assets and La
bilities resulted from the first pitched
battle. Speaker Garner, by getting an
immediate vote Of such impressive pro-
portions, cleared the way for the beer
by Christmas" drive. From q political
standpoint, the fact that 100 Repub-
licans, as compared with A Democrats,
voted against the resolution once more
helped to establish the Democratic
claim to credit for the turn of the
tide on the issue OF repeal. On the
other hand, the chances of avoiding q
special session Of the Seventy-third
Congress, which from the standpoint Of
the Democratic chieftains was "devout-
ly to be wished for" are believed by
many to have gone glimmering with
the dramatic roll call Of Monday.
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Contrasted with the stirring scenes
witnessed by crowded galleries in the
House Of Representatives, the opening
session OF the Senate was q colorless
affair. It was the first time members
had the opportunity to extend their
regrets to the distinguished list of
lame ducks" and Senators Smoot,
Watson, Moses, Bingham, Oddie and
others held open house" at their desks
for some minutes. Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Republican, Of Michigan was the
| first Senator to arrive on the floor
Senator Hattie w. Caraway, Arkansas,
ator Huey p. Long. Louisiana. Senator
John s. Cohen Of Georgia was "joshed"
by some Of his colleagues at the pros
pect Of becoming "Mr. Secretary"
Senators Smith w. Brookhart, Iowa,
and Gerald P. Nye, North Dakota. were
on the hospital list, but answered pres
ent. Senator Robert r. Reynolds,
North Carolina, one Of the trio of
''plebes," was obviously nervous as the
| noon hour approached. The gavel
sounded, the roll was called, resolutions
in respect to the late Senators Wesley
L. Jones Of Washington and Charles
w. Waterman of Colorado were
promptly passed. three new Senators
were sworn in, hundreds looked in vain
for Senator James J. Davis of PENN
sylvania, the Senate adjourned cut of
respect to deceased members. It was
all over in less than half On hour, and
every one scurried for the House side
to watch the repeal fight,
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Amidst the milling scenes in the
House Of Representatives and the con-
version OF the floor into something re-
sembling "Old Home week." the fem
infne contingent came in, as usual, for
good deal of attention. As If to SYM
bolize their victories in the recent elec-
ton, Representatives Edith Nourse
Rogers of Massachusetts, and Mary T.
Norton of New Jersey wore large cor
sages OF orchids, and held court In
style. OF the seven women now hold
ing seats In the House only three viii
return to the Seventy-third Congress:
Edith Nourse Rogers. Republican, Of
publican, Of California. and Mary T.
Norton, Democrat, of New Jersey. OF
the four other, two belong to the cate
CORY Of lame ducks" namely Ruth
Pratt OF the famous silk stocking ward
OF Manhattan and Ruth Bryan Owen
Of Florida, who was defeated in the
primary. The remaining two, Efiegene
Wingo Of Arkansas and VILLA Eslick of
Tennessee, who are both filing In the
unexpired terms Of their deceased hus-
bands, did not choose to run for re-
election.
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When q crowd Of some 1000 people
get together, few will always emerge
Is headlines. This was certainly true
In connection with the opening Of Con-
gress. Among those who gained such