Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-03-22
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Senator Key Pittman of Ne
vada, was selected for chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee;
Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi for chairman of Finance, and
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida for chairman of Banking
and Currency, as the various COM
mittee assignments of Democratic
senators were made by the Demo-
cratic Steering Committee, of
which Senator Joseph T. Robinson
of Arkansas, party floor leader, is
chairman.
The craftsmanship of Banking
and Currency is especially i'm
portant, in view of the banking
crisis. For a time, there was
much talk of Senator Carter Glass
of Virginia for chairman of Bank
ing and Currency, but he was out
ranked by Senator Fletcher. More
over, Senator Fletcher desired the
banking craftsmanship, and on the
score of seniority was entitled to
it. Senator Glass becomes chair
man of the Committee on Appro-
priations.
Senate Republicans formally
selected Senator McNary as their
leader when they met to reorgan-
ize their forces into the minor
ity" of the new senate. The lead
ership descended on the Oregon
senator by virtue of the Demo-
cratic victories in November,
which swept from the senatorial
ranks Senator Watson, former
leader; Senator Moses, former
president pro tenn, and the influ-
entail veterans, Senators Smoot
and Jones. Senator Jones has
since died. The meeting was I'M
eventful, except for the routine
naming of officers of the caucus,
and Senator Reed did not make his
once-announced motion to turn
out of the Republican senatorial
organization those members who
supported President Roosevelt in
the election.
From far off Cairo comes the
news that surrounded by some
what disturbed American tourists,
William M. Jardine, United States
minister to Egypt, sounded a high
note of confidence in "the courag-
eous leadership" of President
Roosevelt in the banking crisis,
the repercussions of which are
extending as far as the Valley of
the Nile. Mr.. Jardine said: GAS a
lifelong representative of agrarian
America, and a Republican, but
more particularly as an American,
| express whole-hearted gratifica-
ton over the courageous leader
ship manifested by President
Roosevelt"
President Roosevelt abolished a
custom of almost twelve years in
his first press conference in the
White House. For the first time
since the early days of the Hard
ing administration, a president of
the United States talked frankly
and informally about national
problems at a general press con-
ference in response to verbal
questions. AT the conclusion of
of the session, which lasted forty
five minutes, the 1870 or more
newspaper correspondents present
broke into hearty applause.
y o o
When Pat McKenna, the vet
doorman, opened the way to
the presidents office and an
nounced gentlemen of the press"
Roosevelt was leaning back in
his green upholstered chair behind
his desk, putting on a cigarette
through a long ivory holder. At
his request the newspaper men
filed past him and were intro
duced to him by J. Russell Young,
former president of the White
House Correspondents Associa-
ton. He greeted and shook the
hand of each one. Many, who