The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-30
Service of Past Session
 Reviewed - Recipient of Many HOnOrs

W0shlngt0n, D. C., Aug. ZS- Membership on important commit- tees. and leadership in many legis- lative and administrative efforts of national importance during the session of Congress which has just ended, have produced record for Senator Augustine Lonergan (d) of Connecticut, which has probably been uneQualled by any previous year of his ten years of service in the House and Senate.
 At the beginning of the session Senator Lonergan was called upon for active service on the important steering committee of the Senate which guided all important legls- lation during the fnomeftous ses- sion. He is also on the Senate Finance and Senate Interstate Commerce committees which con. sidered most of the presidents must" legislation, including the important Social Security act, rev. enue bills and other measures around which was centered some of the bitterest controversy of the session. In addition he was at times active on special committees called to wait upon the president, and frequented the White House with groups of Senate leaders called in as advisors.
 Record Cited
 His long legislative record shows him active in almost all important legislation of the session but es- pecially in the field of aiding tax. payers, industries, insurance com. panies, and in advocating social security and labor protective measures.
 Here are some of the high-lights Of his record for the session:
 Committee membership: Senate Steering committee, Finance, Pen sions, Enrolled Bills.
 Floor amendments offered and passed: To liberalize industrial loan provisions of the R. +. c. act; to provide for loans to oyster growers under Farm Credit Ad- ministration act; to authorize six projects in Connecticut in Rivers and Harbors bill, including East Hartford flood control; to amend Second Deficiency Appropriation bill increasing by $1,500,000 the sum available for veterans hospi- tai expansion including the hospi. tai at Newington, Conn; to amend Social Security act by striking out Title Xl providing for issuance of annuity bonds in competition with private insurance business, to amend Agricultural Adjustment act to prohibit any order against advertising of farm commodities in newspapers and to exempt from processing taxes wood pulp processed into newsprint; and ex. empting the proceeds of life insur- ancc policies applicable for pay ment of estate taxes.
 Amendments Rejected
 Floor amendments rejected: To death sentence" of Utilities Hold ing Company Bill to provide for full hearing by companies before action to abolish them-voted down by 45 to 43 after one of the closest lights on the Senate floor , during the session. The principle of his amendment was later adopt ed in part by the compromise on the death sentence" section by Senate and House conferees.
 Committee amendments: The senator's presence on the impor- tant committee handling must" legislation enabled him to accom- pltsh many legislative results by committee amendments without presenting them on the floor. He offered approximately 17 amend ments to the Social Security bill before the Senate Finance commit- tee, and many important amend. ments to the tax bill, including one to exempt from taxation pro- ceeds up to $40,00O from insurance. payable to specifically named bencficiaries and $50,000 when payable to estates. He voted to repeal income-tax publicity fea- lures of the revenue bill.
 Commissions
 Special studies and reports sub mitted: Report of special confer- ence on nationalwide stream puri- iication program of which he was chairman, submitted to Senate and printed as official document: pre- scented study on budget and fiscal conditions in United States, Great Britain and other foreign coun- tries.
 Special honorary commissions: Appointed by Vice. President Gar ner to serve with Senator Thomas, Utah, and Senator McNary, on Thomas Jefferson Memorial com- mission; appointed to serve with Senators Maloney. Barkley, Hale and Austin on the United States Connecticut Precautionary commis- sion.
 Other legislative activities: Ad- dressed Senate in support of reso- lution proclaiming October Il us General Pulaski Memorial Day and on numerous occasions in connec- ton with other amendments pre- viously mentioncd spoke in be- half of numerous private bills passed and in connection with pending legislation to tax secur- tiles which are now exempt; pub-