The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-14

pie have been accumulated in one ire
mendous loud speaker and conveyed to
the congress. it would have grown to
thunderous proportions demanding the
proposed investigation. Called up under
general suspension of the rules, the
debate was necessarily limited to 20
minutes Therefore, one desiring to ex-
press views was fortunate if allowed
opportunity. The resolution passed.
When signed by the President an in
vestigation will start, revealing, no
doubt, startling facts. My statement to
the effect that no member of congress
would disagree that telephone rates are
excessive and extortionate and that
regulation should be placed upon them,
was not challenged.
Long Live Huey.
Senator Huey p. Long has been en-
gaging some very intimate views of
national politics. A brief talk with two
senators disclosed that his charges
against the postmaster general will be
thrown out of court If Senator Long
is right that certain senators are re-
LdI1C0 Dy ElGdl llOi01tE NOiltPdtiAIJ AL
their law practice or otherwise, we can
readily understand their tendency to
oppose more progressive legislation.
Relief and the Bonus.
The bonus-the McCarran amend
enent for the prevailing rate Of wages
the petition to discharge the ways and
means committee from the further con-
sideration of the McGroarty bill, these
topics hold most interest on Capitol
HILL
Activity on the bonus thus far has
been confined to hearings Patman's
petition now contains Us signers
Two votes on the McCarren amend
ment were switched, unfortunately, in
the. wrong direction
Our petition on the McGroarty bill at
this time contains 35 signatures
Pension for Judges.
That great liberal judge Of the su-
passed to his reward, but his decisions
even though dissenting ones, will not
die with his death, but will live on
and on and eventually grow into the
established law Of the land As the
curtain fell upon his life, the house
considered the proposal Of carrying
into congressional law the privilege Of
retirement Of judges at the age OF
seventy who have served 10 years on
the bench, subject however, to call by
the Chief Justice to be assigned 10
i one Of the circuits. Supreme court
lurists draw as salary now, $4,000 a
year for life. Congress cannot change
that But if the Justice resigns, the
| purse strings are in its hands. The
| Summers bill would retire them with q
continued salary Of $4,000 a year
Many privately expressed their view
that although they believed in the
measure, they could not vote logically
and properly so, for this provision 81
a $4,000 annual annuity to judges, anc
within the next week or SO vote for 8
pension Of only SIS as monthly fed
/ eral contribution to the aged people II
various and sundry walks of life. M,
vote was inspired by the conviction
that such annuity would encourage th'
aged jurists to leave the bench ant
create opportunity for others of like
ability. A further thought: While th'
salaries of the u. S. supreme cour
judges are circumscribed by yer,
definite limitations, lawyers of com
parable ability usually make million
Of dollars yearly
More Homes Saved.
! Some weeks back protest was mad
concerning failure to speedily appro
pirate to save the homes of those who's
application had not reached the lega
department of the Home Owners Loa
corporation. 1t can now be favorabl
reported that the house Of representa-
tives has passed an appropriation 9
one and "a half billion dollars to con
tinuethA worthy activities Of that cor
poration.