The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-23
WEARY S0LONS, RETURNING
HOME PONDER LIKELIHOOD
OF SPECIAL SESSION IN FALL
Adjournment Fun Scrap
ped; Roosevelt Rebuffed
on Many Measures;
Many Legislators Facing
Elections

WASHINGTON, Avg. 80. UP)
Chairman John ID. M. Hamilton of
the Republican National Commit
tee last night said the G. O. p. has
"real chance" to gain a substan-
tial number Of seats" in congress
in the 1888 elections as weary
Legislators returned home ponder
ing the possibility Of a special ses-
sion late this fall.
Hamilton charged in state
ment that the Democratic leader
ship has failed the people; cited
Republican activities during the
first session of the 18th congress
and handed out large chunks of
credit to the minority for aiding
in the scrapping Of the presidents
supreme court reorganization bill
and successfully attacking other
New Deal policies.
at would be presumptuous for
me at this time to predict sweep
ing Republican victory in 1888"
he said. "But ! can say this: With
the voters steadily regaining con-
fidence in the Republican party,
we have a real chance to gain a
substantial number Of seats, and
if hard work from the precincts
and wards up is combined with
intelligent, forward-looking ma
tional policies, / think you will see
us riding up nearer the top"
There were no kleig lights, band
musicS tap dancing and other hi
jinks with which legislators usual
ly end a session Of congress when
Speaker William B. Bankhead, d.,
Ala, gaveled the current meeting
into history at 1928 p. m. Satur-
day. Instead, the end found ha-
raised and trigger-tempered DEM
ocrats at each others Threats in
one of the worst party splits in
the history Of democracy and 1t
spotlighted criticism on a do
nothing" record unequalled in re-
cent years.
Although the two houses met
six weeks after one of the most
astounding political victories ever
won in America, which gave DEM
ocrats all but 16 of the SO cenate
seats and 80 of the 435 house
seats, President Roosevelt was
able to get approval of only the
least controversial part OF his leg
islative program and even on
those measures he had to compro-
mise with the rebelliouS congress:
His supreme court reform bill
was killed in the senate. His wages
and hours bill was strangled IN
the house rules committee by a
coalition of southern Democrats
and Republicans. His government
reorganization program was SIDE,
tracked. His appeals for general
farm legislation went UNDECIDED.
He was forced to compromise on
the proposed unemployment CEN
sus. He lost his struggle to make
the Civilian Conservation Corps
his pet project-a permanent fed
eral agency. He sought to eccono-
mize by vetoing bills on continual
ton of low interest rates on loans
from federal farm land banks and
on war risk insurance policies ana
both houses OVERRIDE the vetoes.
The chief executive asked Tor
broad legislation to create seven
conservation authorities similar TO
Tennessee Valley Authority. he
didn't get it. The issue never
progressed further than the hear
ing stage, due partly to the TACT
that Sen. George w. Norris, l.,
Neb., the father of iva" and
Mr.. Roosevelt's closest adviser OH
power and conservation matters
was stricken i'll and was ordered
to his Wisconsin retreat. Norris
heads a senate agriculture SUD-
committee which is considering
the program.
He asked for legislation that
would bring about crop insurance.
The senate passed such a bill out
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