The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-07-25
Congressional Committee Makes
Canvass Of Political Situation
Popularity OF Roosevelt
Takes Prominent Place
In Activities AT Ma
tons Capital

WASHINGTON. July U.s.
There was mere behind the deei-
slsA Of the Democratic eongrss-
siansl sIsstions committee to SUBJ
mis : aaesaionnairs 10 democratic
msmbsrs 81 the house than merely
. desire 20 shsain political infor-
matssn.
The primary purpose was to
make The congressman think they
we're getting = little personal at
tensian from headquarters.
The 100 Or more members of
The house quizzed about the pop
ularlsy 81 President Roosevelt,
whe4her they were satisfied over
patronage aud the like. are all
from thu southern states.
The political situation in other
sections 81 the country was thor
ourhly eanvassed BY the commit
tea with members Of congress be-
fore adjournment. The south was
more o. less taken for granted.
No enc thought TO talk things
over with the congressman below
the Mason aud Dixon line.
That everybody might be kept
IN q good humor and feel that
their advice and counsel was
needed Al headquarters, the ques-
tsonnaire idea was hit upon-the
first time such a thing has ever
been attempted.
TsxAns Were Busy
The state Of Texas hung up
something like legislative record
In the house during the seventy
third congress.
Four representatives from that
state. each a chairman of major
committee. probably exerted more
Influence on important legislation
enacted during the session than
any either group in the house.
Fam Rayburn Of Bonham, as
chairman Of the committee on in-
teFhgate and foreign commerce.
steered through committee and
thea through the house the highly
important stock market control
bill and the far-reaching legisla-
ton on communications.
James Buchanan, of BRENNAN,
chairman of the appropriations
committee, was entrusted with the
tax If seeing that all the major
supply balls were enacted as well
~ bills specifying other expendi-
ture ii public money such as
drought relief and the like.
Marvin Jones. Of Amarillo,
chairman of the committee on
agriculture. handled ell the many
bills enacted into law affecting re-
ilef FOR the farmers.
Matton Summers. OF Dallas, as
chairman If the judiciary COM
mlttee, steered through the house
the administrations crime bills
aimed 1T kidnapping aud all other
activities Of gangsters.
Oniy the chairman of the COM
miltee on ways and means,
Doaghton Of North Carolina. and
me head Of the banking and cur
reney committee. Steagall Of Ala
basaa. rank with these four Tex
ana IN the matter of important
legislatiun personally handled dur
ms the session.
GaFner Helped Strategy
The presence IN the senate and
h TIE inner councils Of the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of Vice President
Garner all but made the seventy
third congress q field day for
Kexans.
''Caetus Jack" brought a new
meaning { othe vice presidency
during che last congress. He is
credited with having devised and
exeeuted some Of the major
strategy employed during the ses-
eion ~ the administration in
showing through It's legislative
pfowfam.
Perhaps his true worth to the
administration Is the seventy
third congress i known only to
f'fesident Roosevelt aud himself.