Evening star., 1934-01-08

EVERYTHING indicates that Congress
| has embarked upon what will be an es-
sentiaIly money session. With calen-
dar of business like the ten-billion
budget, tax revision, war debts, remone-
| tization of silver, the veterans designs
on the economy act and the usual crop
| of wild spending schemes, House ana
| Senate will pitch their tune for weeks
to come in high financial key. Despite
blind Democratic devotion to President
Roosevelt and pious Republican prot
estations of cooperation for recovery
purposes. the political barometer on
Capitol Hill registers plenty OF storm
symptoms. Nothing is more slgnlf-
cant of how the wind may soon blow
than Senator Borah's reference 10
! these days of wild cropping for power
in his congratulations to Gov. Lehman
on the latter's denial OF dlctatorlal pow.
ers to Mayor La Guardia. One OF the
earliest outbursts OF congressional tem-
per will be evoked by the President S
request for authority to make reciprocal
tariff bargains with foreign countries.
Members of Congress up for reelection
probably will curb their emotions, fear
ing Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity back
home. But there is no lack Of explosive
material, and some of it is sure to go
off. The Republicans cannot forget that
1884 is a campaign year. and sooner or
later political human nature will assert
itself.
Women's prominence in the executive
branch of the new deal has Its counter
part in the steadily widening place they
are filling at the legislative END OF
Pennsylvania avenue. No fewer than
z hn
taries. of whom Miss Cora Rubin, long
Senator Borah's "right-hand man." Is
the doyenne. As everybody knows, the
respective wives of Vice President
Garner and Speaker Rainey have for
wears been at their distinguished nus
bands official elbows. House Majority
Leader Representative Byrns Is also
served by a woman secretary. The Sec
retary of the Library Of Congress is
woman. and so is the assistant to the
public printer. Several Senate ana
House committees have women clerks.
The girls" on Capitol Hill all rank
as good politicians.
Although the United States withholds
recognition of the government OF Man
chukuo. the puppet state which Japan
has carved out Of the Chinese provinces
of Manchuria and Jehol, 1t announces
the opening Of an information bureau
in Washington, in charge OF former
American newspaper man long resident
in the Far East-George Bronson Rea,
who has the title of counselor to the
ministry of foreign affairs Of the Man
chukuan government. There may pe
an early showdown between the state
Department and Manchukuo when the
status of American consular officers
within its jurisdiction comes up Tor
settlement. Hitherto they have dealt
with local Chinese authorities. but
henceforward will have to do business
with the Central Manchukuan govern
ment.
There's another Jim Farley in town:
He is a member Of the Seventy-third
Congress Representative James. I. Far
| lev, Democrat, of Indiana, elected In
| 1882 to his first public office. He's an
automobile man by occupation ana
grew up with the Studebaker organl-
zation at South Bend. Congress mas
acquired another Phi Beta Kappa Key,
holder in Representative Archibald Hill
Carmichael. Democrat, OF Alabama,
eIected last November to succeed the
late Representative Edward B. Almon.
\ X
Apropos last weeks first anniversary
OF the death Of Calvin Coolidge, reports
were current that Mrs. Coolidge might
some day be persuaded to leave North
ampton, Mass, and make her home IN
washington. She is leading very
Quiet and secluded life in New England.
If she were here now, Mrs. Coolidge
would be the third former First Lady
domiciled IN the Capital, the others
being Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Wilson; Al;
though Washington's present political
complexion is entirely different from
the one Mrs. Coolidge knew. she re-
tains a wide circle of cordial friend
ships, in both official and private life.
Many senatorial wives, over whom the
gracious Grace once presided as presi-
dent Of the Senate Women's Club, still
adorn the congressional scene.
\
Two officials Of the United States
Senate-Secretary Edwin A. Halsey and
Sergeant at Arms Chesley w. Jurney-