The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-16
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the galleries began TO empty.
Legislators shook hands and be-
gan wandering from the chambers.
Senator Cutting, depn, NJ M,
and Senator Glass, dem, Va, who
had a rough and tumble encounter
during the concluding hours Of the
session, made up their quarrel and
parted friends--to their mutual re-
| lief, for each admires the other.
,, The last two days of the session
gave Mr. Roosevelt his first real
taste Of opposition.
Nineteen democrats deserted the
administration Wednesday In
showdown vote on veterans COM
pensation. They bolted to the Cut
ting-Steiwer amendment to the IN.
dependent offices bill which would
have limited to IS per cent the re-
| duction in compensation of any
veteran suffering from seryice-con-
nected disability.
Mr. Roosevelt offered conces.
sions. He receded by approximate
" 800, 100000 from the $240,000,-
600 reduction first ordered in vet
Grams compensation. Ultimately
early to-day, the senate surrend.
Lered.
only eight democrats opposed
the president on the last vote this
morning. They were Senators Bone
| of washington, Copeland of New
| York, Hayden Of Arizona, Long
and Overton of Louisiana, Nicely OF
West Virginia, Trammell of Flor
ida. and Wheeler Of Montana. Ev--
ery republican present voted
against acceptance of Mr. Roose-
velt's final compromise.
A mere $50, 100000 ives the cen.
ter of dispute from Saturday until
to-day, Compared with other sums
which this congress has 5uggled,
| the amount was small. But 1t al
fected war veterans and thereby
attained political significance.
The senate sought to add the
S3OO,OOO,OOO to the veterans fund
by attaching to the independent
Offices bill q stipulation forbidding
reduction Of more than Is per cent
| in the compensation OF service
disabled men. That was the nun
Of dispute.
Faced with a veto, the senate
met last night to consider the
problem.
During the long last night hours
| the senate became angry. Fiery
senator Glass roared in bitter ex.
change with Senator Cutting, 9
Harvard graduate whose sofl
words riled the little man from
across the Potomac. Senator Long
| dem. La, entertained the packed
| galleries with an harrangue.
Telephone bells jingled in thu
democratic cloakroom. MIR Roose
| Welt called this and that senator t
plead for votes. House democrati
were informed frankly by Major
ity Leader Byrnes that they mus
support the administration II the!
expected help in the elections mex
year. A..
house having baked the ptesiden
already, played. Rep Connery
dem, Mass, q slight, agile fellow
with a gift for acting, organized
skits that pleased his colleagues
Reu O'Connor, dem, N. r.. san
"Break the News to Mother. TIL
whole house from time to Tin
Joined in America" and whel
nothing better offered shouted wise
cracks at Rep McKeown, dem
okla, who was presiding at tn
time killing session.
"Tom Mc1<eown Is descended
from julius Caesar and the King
of Ireland" shouted a back bench
ar.
The house rewarded the shoute
with a long, loud laugh. Caller,
crowds laughed, too, pleased by tn
opportunity Of joining in the fu
OF great statesmen.
There was no fun in the senate
Cutting held the Congressional
Record before him and one by on
called the names and read tn
words OF democratic senators VIII
had sworn week ago to die Tight
ing for the veterans but who .wer
tottering toward the administra
ton camp.
Glass understood Cutting I
charge him with having altere
the record to put a better face q
some OF his remarks Of Wednes
day.. 49,. :,
about me that Is both infamou
and mendacious," Glass shouted:
The pair was Gained, but afte
the senate vote Glass rose TO
point of personal privilege ant
resumed the dispute. He Offere
| to match his war record and pa
triotism with that of Cutting.
"It was q wanton and unpro
voked attack" Glass shouted
"There isn't a semblance of trut
in the accusation"
He likened himself to Joab an
himself to Abner in the biblica
encounter in which Joab kisse
Abner on the cheek and stabs hir
| in the stomach.
Cutting smoothed Glass ruffle
feelings. explained he had bee
misunderstood.
The encounter ended. like Tn
session, in rather good humor de
spite hard words which had gon
before.