The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-13
BY REP. ARTHUR LAMNECk
Written for United Press

" ASllEND YIN, July 10. lOfD
Recently | introduced in the
house resolution providing for
a sine die adjournment on July
.lG. have never introduced any
piece of legislation with greater
sincerity. | believe it would be u
blessing TO America if Congress
would adjourn in the immediate
future, return TO their respective
home counties and learn, at first
hand, what their constituents are
thinking about on the great ques-
tions before the American peo-
ple. They would find, in my
Judgment. a very large public up
rising on the policies beng purSu-
ed in this country.
| believe by adjournine ut this
time, we could prevent the pass
age of revolutionary legislation.
| | say this because the Congress is
very responsive to public senti-
ment and | believe VIXEN they
once know how their constituents
feel much of the importan. legls-
lation now before us viii not be
passed.
The longer we stay here he
more bills we will pass providing
for the expenditure of money. We
have already appropriated about
So, 900, 100000 for the fiscal year
of 1888, which is far in excess Of
the anticipated revenue for 1898.
To continue to spend money in
excess of the revenue will sooner
or later lead to disastrous results.
During the past six years the pub
lice debt has been increased by
$50, 900, 100000 and the end is
not in sight.
CITES CREDIT SITUATION
/ recently in a speech pointed
out ceratin bills that provided for
the expenditure of $l6,00O,0O
900 now before the Congress. |
need not comment on the results
of our credit situation if Congress
passed the bills covered by the
amount mentioned.
There is an additional reason
why | think Congress should adj
journ, and that is that there are
now before the Congress four
bills, which if adopted, will change
our form of government, without
at first obtaining the consent of
the people as provided for in the
Constitution. | refer to the Su-
preme Court bill now before the
Senate. IL appears that the adj
ministration has determined to
fight this issue to a conclusion
and | don't believe that the Amer
lean people want a packed Su-
preme Court. The court holds in
their hands the liberties and
rights of the American people and
if that authority is ever destroyed
there is no telling what the final
results might be.
HOUR-WAGE BILL ATTACKED
The second bill is the so-called
hour and wage bill. Under this
bill, it is contemplated to place
in the hands of five men, abso-
Lutte control over hours and wages
through the United States in agri-
culture, organized business and in
every other branch of employ
ment.
The third bill is the so-called
reorganization bill, which gives to
the president dictatorial powers,
Under this bill, If passed as in
troduced, he would have power
without legislative action to abol-
ish departments, transfer appro-
priations from one department to
and spend the same with
out asking for legislative consent.
SEES WIDE DANGERS
The fourth bill is the so-called
new Agricultural Act, which plac-
es every farmer in the United
States in a straightforward and
under absolute control of a CEN
tralized government in Washing
ton.
If these four bills are adopted
our republican form of govern
ment is gone and we will in fact,
be under dictatorship without
the American people having given
their consent to such change in
our form of government.
1t is for these reasons that |
urge early adjournment, and
plead with the American people
to try to influence their rcpresen-
tatives in Congress to close up
shop and return home until next
Ionuaru