Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-29
News Behind the News
Behind the Lobby Expense Vote :. :.
The Shoe Pinches SOlORS Resent
Disclosures

WAsHINGTON.-The Houses adverse vote
on a request for added counsel fees for the Sen
ate lobby committee had some interesting angles.
Not long ago the committee disclosed that
six congressman, led by Representative sam Pet
tengill of Indiana. had lived at the home OF
railroad-publc utility lobbyist for awhile last
summer.
These men and their friends represented
enough strength to be responsible for the marg-
in il. l53l37 vote by which the House defeat
ed Senator Blacks request for 100000 Tor ae-
fenSe against court action by William Randolph
Hearst.
Pettengill. Clark of Idaho scrugham Of Neya-
da and Sutphin of New Jersey voted No The
other two tenants Cary OF Kentucky and
Feisinger of Ohio didn't vote.
The California Hearst bloc was also i'm
Dortant OF the 20 California congressman, only
Buck Costello Golden, and Scott voted faVorably.
And only two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
New York and Stefan of Nebraska-Voted TO
uphold the Black committee.
Those We're the chief factors behind
unique spectacle which found the House de-
feating a resolution which had been unani-
mously passed by the Senate.
Governor Landon OF Kansas plans to take
one of his first political hurdles with running
jump
in the race for the Republican presidential NOM
ination. embarrassment for him has been fore
seen because the Social Security Board turned
down the Kansas plan for cooperation to re-
ceive old age. blind, and other pension aid IN
the federal program
special session of the legislature Is re-
uuired if KanSanS are to receive federal benefits
at any early date AT such session, according
to all reports vets and drys Of Kansas are sure
TO stage a knockdown battle. The drys want
the state an alcoholic basis of half OF l per
cent and the vets naturally don't.
It was charged that Landin might be willing
to delay benefits to avoid embarrassment, since
his record is bone dry, and anything which
would accentuate that fact would hurt his can
didacy in most populouS states
Landon has decided to call the special ses-
sion however, and now seeks to determine
whether a satisfactory social insurance plan
requires a constitutional amendment merely
a legislative act.
His friends predict that if he is put on the
spot to alcohol, he will declare for beer for
revenue"
Reports from Baltimore indicate that the
reaction TO Roosevelt'S campai opening speech
there was even more sour than the thin ap-
plause seemed to indicate-at least, among old
line Democratic politicians.
1t is objected that the speech was too ideal
istic, philosophical, and inspirational-"hooey
is the word the ward bosses use-and that
Roosevelt made almost unforgivable error
when he failed to pay tribute to even men
tion the late-eX-Governor Richie, New Deal
foe
Congressman Marion Zioncheck of Washing
ten arrested for ringing all the telephones
in apartment house from a switchboard early
New eYar's morn. He is usually on the verge
of fisticuffs with Tom Blanton of Texas. with
the whole House hoping they Will mop each
other up.
Now he has been arrested on a charge of
speeding up and down Connecticut avenue at
&c miles an hour. Ordinarily, Zioncheck is
rather nuisance on the House floor, but occa-
sioGally he is rather amusing.