Evening star., 1934-06-20
CONGRESSMEN BID
CAPITOL GOOD-BY
More Than Half of Members
Have Left City Thus
Far.
BY the Associated Press.

A doleful notice to tourists hung
today on the elevator that leads to
the Senate chamber.
mo session-adjourned. 1t said.
Copies of speeches that had rumbled
and droned through the chamber a
few days ago Uttered the Senate's
green $4,000 carpet.
Boys in knickerbockers or their
first long pants rummaged yesterday
through Senators desks. piled books
and papers together-like children on
the last day Of school-and tied them
up with bright red string.
Senator Pat Harrison's desk Welded
a dozen cigars.
You can't do that in here" scolded
redhead as one of the boys lit up
Walker Totty, their boss, chased the
offender.
Page to Visit Europe.
Red McLelland. a. flaming
haired Arkansas lad, told his pals
Postmaster General Farley was going
TO help him visit Europe this Summer.
Senator King of Utah appeared to
bid the pages a grave good-by. Sena-
tor Borah of Idaho strolled in. a
brief case on his arm, for a last look
around.
Clerks at the Capitol ticket office
said more than half the members of
the Seventy-third Congress ALREADY
had gone home.
Even the starlings that had pestered
Capitol custodians all Winter deserted
the place. They left for Canada be-
fore the earliest home-going Con-
gressmen got away.
In his basement office, David Lynn.
architect of the Capitol, began to
think about starting his Summers
work. Paint brushes soon will be
flying.
Old employees soon will take down
the famous crystal chandeliers in
capitol offices, disconnect their thou
sands OF pieces. clean and polish
them.
The gold and crystal mirror in the
House restaurant still reflected Con-
gressmen and their guests at lunch.
But colored walters in cleaning white
jackets lamented the place would be
closed tomorrow.
Subway Workers Rest.
In the subway, where electric cars
take Senators and the public back
and forth between the Capitol and
Senate ONCE Buildings. employees
said Congress quitting would give
them a chance to take vacations and
repair their machines.
Chesley w. Jurney. the Senate's
sergeant at arms, locked up the an
clent savel which helped Vice Presi-
dent Garner run the Senate and set
led back for a quiet Summer in his
office. Next Fall, after elections, he
plans to visit Italy.
Canada. Mexico and the Philippines
were a few of the distant points that
beckoned to tired congressional leaders
Vice President Garner, however,
headed straight for his home, at
Uvalde, Tex. Plenty of fishing. hunt
ing and rest make up his program.
Mrs. Garner went home Sunday.
Senator Key Pittman. Democrat. of
Nevada, President pro tempore of the
Senate, looked forward to going down
to Mexico to be honored for his part
in formulating and pushing through
silver legislation after fostering the in
ternational silver-purchasing agree
ment in Europe last year.
He has accepted an invitation to 20
to either Sonora or Mexico City late
in July or August to be honored
at the silver celebration.
Quite a different program awaited
Speaker Rainey. He will remain in
the Capital a few days and then start
on trip by air for series of speak
ing engagements starting at Toronto,
Canada, June 26.
Invited to Philippines.
Several members have been invited
to the Philippines. One. Chairman
Summers of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, has been asked to draft a con-
stitution for the islands.
Senator Tydings, Democrat. of
Maryland; Hayden, Democrat, of
Arizona; Mcclellan, Democrat, of Ten
nessee. and Gibson. Republican, Of
Vermont, and Chairman McDuffie of
the House Insular Affairs Committee
and author of the independence act,
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