Evening star., 1934-02-25
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

The new edition of the House Rules
and Procedure for the Seventy-third
Congress, carrying the Constitution
and Jefferson's Manual, is just out,
bringing the rules and precedents up
to date It emphasizes the changes
in the Constitution, the bedrock Of
our Government. This book also sets
up q signboard TO all young men OF
the country that If they will devote
themselves u the task they can per-
form notable work and win a place
for themselves in the Government
service.
This handbook, indispensable to all
members Of the House in their legisla-
tive duties, was compiled and edited
by Louis Deschler, the parliamenta-
rian. Deschler came to the Capital
from Chillicothe, Ohio, In 1925, to
take q foreign service course and
qualify himself for foreign service.
He secured a position as messenger
to the Speaker, and started in to study
law at National University. A little
later when Lehr Fess, then parlia-
mentarian, let 1t be known that he
had a resolution put through the
House creating the Office Of assistant
parliamentarian and Deschler was
given an opportunity to prepare him.
self to succeed Fess. Then he gave
up his ambition for foreign service
and devoted his time to fitting himself
to help Congress do its job right. He
became parliamentarian in 1928. Few
Of the House members know it, but
Deschler, while carrying on his i'm
portant duties in the House, has taken
two degrees from National Univer-
stty-master Of patent law and doctor
Of Jurisprudence.
And here's the most encouraging
fact to inspire the young men of the
country-Deschler honestly thinks
more Of his opportunity for service
than he does of the salary he re-
ceives. II get more satisfaction out
Of being Of service to the Speaker
and members of the House than any
thing else. 1t is part of the COM
pensation Of the office-this satisfac-
ton I derive from helping members
accomplish what they feel they should
do" Mr.. Deschler was heard telling
a group Of law students.
Mr.. Deschler, in his new edition of
the Manual, includes for the first
time the two new amendments to the
Constitution - the twentieth and
twenty-first, the latter repeating the
eighteenth (prohibition) amendment
and the former making important
changes in articles I and II Of the
Constitution. He points out that the
ratification of the twentieth amend
ment shortened the term of the Pres
ident and Vice President and all
Senator's and Representatives, for the
first time in history. by legislation
He calls attention that the twentieth
amendment supersedes the provision
in section 4. article I, of the Con-
stitution, regarding the date on which
Congress shall meet. Also ne records
that the twentieth amendment pro-
vides that the term of the President
shall begin on January 20, instead
Of March A. Further. he shows how
the twentieth amendment has clari-
fed some of the provisions of the
twelfth amendment; that prior to
the ratification of the twentieth
amendment there was no provision
in the Constitution to take care Of
a case wherein the President-elect
was disqualified or had died, and that
the twentieth amendment changes
the twelfth amendment in so far as
it gives Congress the power to pro-
vide by law the manner in which
the House should proceed in the
event an election is thrown into the
House and no candidate had a ma
jority and one Of the three highest
on the list Of those voted for as Pres
ident had died.
During the past week of mourning
over the tragic death Of the King Of
the Belgians. William Tyler Page, for
mer clerk Of the House, recalled to
veteran members the terse but ideally
descriptive words of Speaker Freder-
lex H. Gillett Of Massachusetts, in in
PRODUCING King Albert to the House
of Representatives "A manly King
and kingly man"
When "his honor" the mayor Of
New York. former Representative F.
H. La Guardia, visited old friends in
the House press gallery the other day
Bill Neal said to him, II see you are
still wearing that old Arizona hat"
To which La Guardia replied. "Oh,
they've tried to dress me up, but they
can't make a Jimmie Walker out
of me-"