The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-26

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 Moreover, Congress has not overtaxed itself with work.
 It is true that Congress has been in session long time 71A months. But being in ses- sion and actually working are two different things. During this 71z month period, the Sem ate has sat only 100 times, and frequently for not more than an hour. The House has met lSO times, sometimes also for very short periods.
 In other words, out of 7h months the Senate has been on the job little over months and the House about six.
 Actually, the adjournment burr under the congressional blanket is not physical exhaustion, but po- litical cowardice.
 Real fact is that most of the boys don't want to vote on such issues as wage-hour regulation, farm tenancy relief, housing, taxation, government reorgan- nation. Privately they are against these measures, but If pus on the spo. would not dare vote against them. So they want to duck a showdown and go home.
 NOTE:-Senators and Con- gressmen are paid $l0,000 a year no matter how long or how short a time they spend in Washington. Cherchez La Femme
 Behind Governor Lehman's blast against the Presidents Su. preme Court bill was his wife, the former Edith Altschul.
 Mrs. Lehman Is the sister of Frank Altschul, member of La" gard Freres, international bank CTS, and chairman of the listing committee of the New York Stock Exchange. Partly because of the influence of her brother, she always has been cool toward the New Deal.
 Also, Mrs. Lehman tried to per- suade her husband not to run for a third term last year. But under the vigorous urging of Roosevelt and Senator Bob Wagner, Lehman entered the race. The result was not nearly so good as in previous years.
 In 1882 Lehman's vote ran far ahead of the Presidents, and in 1886, he piled up . record breaking ma ajOrity. But in 1936 to everyone's surprise, he trailed 6OO,OOO behind Roosevelt.
 The Presidents friends say that Mrs. Lehman very much resented this poor showing and privately attributed 1t to the Washington regime. Several months ago, they assert, she urged her husband to take stand against the judicial legislation and as result he actu- ally drafted statement, but was persuaded by members of his staff to withhold 1t.
 Tall Phenagling
 The Barkley- Harrison tussle for the Senate leadership saw more undercover phenagling than the Capitol has witnessed in many year.
 Knowing that the ballot would be secret, some of the boys were free and easy with their promises of support. The Barkley camp had A definite pledges, Harrison 38. The combined total of these promises was 80-and there are only 75 Democrats in the Senate.
 Barkley was elected by a count of 38 to 37. That means that at. least four of his pledges did not materialize, while one of Harrisons ran out.
 Friends of Harrison privately are tagging Utah's Senator Will liam King with responsibility for the Mississippian's defeat. The charge may )e unfair, but they are hanging 1t on him. They say that King, who stood next in line as chairman of the Senate Fi- nance Committee became incensed at Harrison because of his state ment that he would not relinquish the chairmanship Ii elected floor leader.
 The President had specifically requested this of Harrison, and Pat assured Roosevelt he would hold on to the chairmanship. King publicly said this would be okay with him, but Harrison intimates are hinting that privately King was very sore and vented his ire by secretly voting for 1arkley. Two Holdouts
 Whether or not King did so only he can tell, but Harrison suf- fered two other losses that un- questionably played a deterMin- ing role in the outcome.
 ONE was the failure of his Mississippi colleague, "The Man" Bilbo, to support him. Bilbo and Harrison have been at odds since NEE THP RFC0Rn