Evening star., 1935-10-20
Capital Sidelights
By Viii p. Kennedy.

A quarter of century OF progress III
aviation-visualize it, ye who see trans
continental planes wing their way daily
to the local airport, and witness the Army
flights at Boiling Field. At reception
for young aviation officers in the new
officers club at the new Boiling Field,
it was recalled that on October IA, 1910.
Claude Graham White, the English
aviator few from Benning Race Track
to Washington, the magnificent distance
of some miles, and made successful
landing in Executive avenue between
the White House and the State, War
and Navy Building-the first cross-city
flight in an airplane Washington had
ever SEEN The next day he attempted
the worlds croSs-country record, to cover
a 107-nlile course for a prize of $4,000.
He flew a Farman biplane. He sought
to better the worlds record of 104 miles
made by Archibald Hozey from st. Louis
to Springfield.
Representative James A. Stanley,
Democrat, of Connecticut, used to teach
mathematics in Carlton Academy, Sum
nit. N. j., and New Haven high school,
He was educational director and ath-
letic coach of the New Haven Boys Club
before he went World War soldering.
Representative William NJ Citron,
Democrat, of Connecticut, got his start
by selling kitchenware to rural house
wives.
Representative Joseph L. Pfeifer,
Democrat, Of New York, is noted
physician and surgeon. He has lectured
on surgical subjects before the leading
medical societies of America, and in
structed medical officers in overseas
service during the World War.
Representative Bert Lord, Republican,
of New York, was formerly motor vehicle
commissioner for the State of New York.
Representative Harry Sauthoft, Pro-
greSsive, of Wisconsin, is former ath-
letic coach and normal school instructor.
Representative Gardner r. Withrow,
Progressive, of Wisconsin, was formerly
in the train service of the Burlington &
Quincy Railroad, and later State legis-
lative representative for the railroad
brotherhoods.
Representative Brazilla c. Reese, Re-
publican, of Tennessee, reared on farm.
formerly was director of the School OF
Commerce, Accounts and Finance of
4NCW Olh SAlfCAo4Oy o4iA 1AA AA4oNA ASSSA
in economics. For World War service he
was decorated with the Distinguished
Service Cross, the Distinguished Service
Medal, and Croix de Guerre with palms,
and cited for bravery by Marshal Petain,
Gems. Pershing, Edwards, Hale and Col.
Lewis.
Representative Sam D. McReynolds,
Democrat, of Tennessee, chairman OF the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, who
has been in Congress for IS years, pre-
viously served for more than 20 years
on the bench.
Representative Charles A. Plumley,
Republican, of Vermont, has had a
varied career. His father formerly
served in Congress. He himself is a
lawyer, was Speaker of the Vermont
House of Representatives, tax commits
sioner, colonel in officers Reserve Corps
and principal of a well-known military
academy for boys.
Representative william E. Richardson,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania was a men,
ber of the last class to graduate under
Woodrow Wilson at Princeton and for
merly had Wilson as a professor. He
was a machine gunner in the World
War after being commissioned in the
Cavalry at Fort Myer.
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Those who have been talking loosely
that the session of Congress recently
closed broke records for legislation are
all wrong, according to what the record
discloseS, according to Elmer Lewis, in
charge of the House document room,
who keeps the record on legislative meas
ures. The honors 60 to the first session
of the Seventieth Congress.
The first session Of the Seventy-fourth
Congress enacted Ala public laws, 81
public resolutions and 358 private laws.
In the House there were 9,270 bills and
In the Senate, 3,473. There were 408
House joint resolutions, 373 House reso-
lutions and 40 House concurrent resolu-
tions; "A Senate concurrent, 204 Senate
resolutions and 178 Senate joint reso-
lutionS.
In the first session of the Seventy
second Congress there were 1887 House
measures introduced with SIS approvals.
In the Seventy first Congress there were
14,047 measures introduced In the House
with 927 laws enacted.
The record hung up by the first ses-
sion of the Seventieth Congress is
14.750 measures introduced In the House
-oo3 laws