The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-23

would approach the sponsor of the bill, observing:
 "You need one more vote i'm the finance committee. HI de- liver it to you in writing, if you want me to-"
 Easy enough. A couple of hours later he'd come back with a written promise of the vote. Weeks later, when he wanted support on one of his own mea-' sures, the incident would bounce back with a vengeance. Going to the sponsor of the former bill, Huey would say:
 II got that vote for you the other day in the finance cofn- nlittce. It was a tough one to put across, too. Now on this bill of mine today, I need"
 WATCHFUL WAITING
 Finally came Huey's current fight on Louisiana appointments. It would have been easy enough to block him, even to gag him on the subject, simply refuse to grant hearings as he requested. But the old guard got their heads together, decided to be a little subtler.
 All we have to do is give this fellow plenty of rope" they de- cided. 'Let him talk his head off. Let him say anything he wants to. Afterward, we'll look the picture over and see if we haven't sufficient grounds to ex- pei him from the senate"
 So they held Huey's hearings, let him have his say, and sat back. Under the table meanwhile, each senator was patiently pol ishing the toe of his right boot. VERSATILE
 In North Carolina folks speak admiringly of blond, slick haired Senator Reynolds as "Our Bob." They will tell you he "sure knows his politics"
 They do not exaggerate. "Our Bob" knows his politics, and how! Example:
 The senate, in open session, was voting on the Couzens amendment to assess a 10 per cent surcharge on all income tax payments. When his name was called "Our Bob," with great ostentation and a loud below, voted, "Aye!"
 Count one for "the people!"
 An hour later the senate banking committee was deliber- ating on an amendment offered by tory Senator Glass, designed to mutilate the administration stock market bill. This meeting was behind closed doors. "Our Bob" a member of the commit tee. was present.
 After furious debate, vote finally was taken. Again "Our Bob" did not dodge the issue. Squarely he faced the test-on the side of Glass and other tory democrats who, supported by old deal republicans, ripped the stock market bill to pieces.
 Count one against "the peO- pie"
 MAIL BAG
 N. J. Cedar Rapids, Mich.- Senator Jim Couzens is the wealthiest man not only in the senate but also in congress. How much he possesses is not known, but at the time he sold out to his one-time partner, Henry Ford. it was reported he receiv- ed $90,000,000. l.. R. Ot- tawa, Kansas Representative Harold McGugin, ultra-partisan republican, who has been wag- ing such a raucous defense of Doe" Wirt, is being sued by the United States government for the recovery of $135.000 obtain ed from Jackson Barnett, oil- wealthy Indian, whom several, courts have held mentally in- competent. R. s. B. San Francisco = The federal emer- gency relief administration re- ports 4,7O0,00O families on relief. This is an all-time high. 100000 more than in April, 1888. The spend $90,000,000 this month for relief purposes. T. G. Dal- las. Tex.-For her own private driving Mrs Roosevelt uses a light-blue roadster. She goes unaccompanied by secret service guards, much to their disapprov- al. H. B. Williamson, w. Va. - Representative John Kee of Bluefleld, w. Va. was engag- ed in special legal work in Mexico from 1916-1S. Represen- tative' R. l.. Ramsey of Follans- bee, w. Va, was born in Dur ham. England, but brought to the U. s. A. by his parents when four years old.
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