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pet him up again and get acquainted. -
Capitol charwomen will be happy
when the members leave town
Their f1oor-scrubbing and room-clean-
ing since New Year have been handi-
capped by the presence Of the legis-
lators.
"Oh. lawk, it'll be a mercy to see
them CO." commented Mrs. Luke Bit
tails Of the scrub brigade. When
they're away is really the only chance
we have to get this place clean. Other
wise, you have to say: Please lift your
foot minute while I sweep to some
Congressman. and you can't clean
that way, you know"
Elevator Man Among First.
Among the first Of the elevator oper-
ators to leave town tomorrow will be
Ellis Belts, veteran motorman of the
new automatic lift reserved for Rep
resentatives and members Of the press
We'll, Congressman, you've saved
the country again." was the greeting
he drawled around a plug of tobacco
yesterday to hundred members.
Belts, a noted son OF Georgia, Is
famous for his acid remarks about his
passengers. Mario Bizario. who also
does a trick on the special elevator
liked for his broad Italian smile, Is
already away on his vacation.
At the head of the Congress exodus
will be Vice President John Nance
Garner, anxious to return to sun
baked Uvalde, Texas, for some fishing
and to attend to private business mat
ters long left undone.
On October I6 Texas Jack" Is to
lead a delegation Of nearly 100 mem
bers of Congress and their wives to
the Philippines to attend the cere-
monies incident to the Inauguration
of the new commonwealth govern
ment Of the islands.
To Be "Texas Tourist"
En- route he will stop briefly in
Japan. He protests he will be an
unoficial Texas tourist" In that
country, but it is felt that the Vice
President cannot divest himself OF
his title and position and will rep
resent the United States in whatever
he does OF says.
Another junket will take eight
members to Honolulu, Hawaii, Sep
tember 27 to hold public hearings on
making the Territory of Hawaii the
forty-ninth Etate Of the Union.
Hawaiian Delegate Samuel w. King
will 60 to the Pacific paradise with
Representatives Cannon, Democrat,
of Wisconsin; Dempsey, Democrat, OF
New Mexico; Nichols, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma; Blackney, Republican, of
Michigan; Parsons, Democrat, Of Illi-
nois; Mott, Republican, of Oregon,
and Lundeen, Farmer-Labor, Of Min
neSota.
Senate Majority Leader Joe Robin
son is going to stay in the city
awhile, but Speaker Joe Byrns, a bit
tired from the grind Of trying to whip
administration plans into legislation,
is going to take the road for Nash
vile, Tenn, as soon as possible and
mix" with his constituents. Later
he will join the Philippine junket.
"I'll be all right" said the Speaker.
"You know, I was raised on a farm
and worked Is months a year. I can
take it."
Other Vacation Plans.
Vacation plans Of some other mem
bers of the House and Senate:
Representative Dickstein, Democrat,
of New York: "I'm going to catch the
first boat for Europe. but I'm not 60
ing to Germany"
Representative Sol Bloom, Demo-
crat, of New York: "I'm going abroad,
but I'll steer clear Of Germany"
Representative Kocialkowski, Demo-
crat, Of Illinois--has some work to do
in Chicago before going to the Philip
pines. "You know, I'm q ward chair
man and ] haven't been home stnce