The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-21

The first IS the grief and dif- ficulty Administration floor lead- CTS experienced in riding herd on their top-heavy commands. The other is the rise of new and promising personalities in both chambers.
 Even under the best circutn- stances, being a majority helms man IS no sinecure. It means long hours of work when other members are at leisure, constant attendance on the floor during the daily sessions, and being harassed by an endless stream of parlia- inentary details.
 When ontop of these burdens is added the thaf1kless, heart breaking task of trying to keep rebellious cohorts from stamped ing, then the job enters the realm of the super-human.
 Bitter-Sweet
 Senaor Joe Robinson died under the strain. His successor, Sena- tor Alben Barkley, and Speaker William Bankhead and House Leader Sam Rayburn have not added any years to their lives in carrying the load. For the two House generalissimos the last days of the session have been particu- larly bitter.
 Despite the restless rambunc- tiousness of their huge democra- tic flock, they had succeeded in keeping 1t from an open break with the White House. Until the last two weeks it looked as if they would chalk up a perfect score. Then suddenly five southern col- leagues on the Rules Committee took the bit in their teeth on the wage-hour bill and kicked over the apple-cart.
 The irony of the revolt was that two of the ringleaders are deeply indebted to Rayburn. He put Representative Martin Dies of Texas on the committee last Janu- ary after repeated pledges of unswerving loyalty. Rep. Eugene Cox of Georgia was materially aided by Rayburn in the 1886 campaign when Cox encountered rough going.
 Promising Newcomers
 Not in many years has con- gress seen so many promising newcomers. Mostly young men, these freshmen Congressmen and Senators did not make headline news. It is only Huey Long who can leap into the limelight right from the start - and they are not of the late Kingfish's stripe. It will take another year or two before their names begin to appear prominently in Wash- ington dispatches.
 Nevertheless, the sessions
 back-seaters quietly made them-
 selves felt on more than one
 important occasion.
 The House freshmen. for in- stance, were chiefly responsible for the sharp rebuff given the Appropriations Committee when 1t sought to cripple the National Labor Relations Board by slash- ing the boards deficiency appro- priation. Led by San Antonio's second-termer Maury Maverick, the rockies succeeded n overrid- ing the committee and restoring the commissions full allowance. Senate Future Book
 Here is the future book on sen- ate rockies who have displayed promise oI attaining leadership:
 Allen J. Ellender of Louisiana, 46-year old successor to Huey Long. Short, heavy-set and curly haired, Ellender is a hard worker and an able fencer on his feet.
 Theodore F. Green of Rhode Island, 70 years old but does not look a day over 60. Never absent from the Senate session or meeting of the committees he be- longs to, he has devoted himself assiduously to mastering the legis- lative business.
 Herbert E. Hitchcock of South Dakota, 70, shrewd, experienced, Q student of economies and poli- tics, with a salty humor and razor edge wit. Tn the eight months he has been in Washington he has become very popular with his
 Senate colleagues and a great favorite att he White House.
 James H. Hughes of Delaware, 10, white-crested and patriarchal in appearance, hits straight from the shoulder and lets the chips fly where they may.
 Josh Lee of Oklahoma, 46 years old but looks like a university senior and is just as lively. An excellent orator, Lee with more experience should make his mark as one of the senate's outstand- ing spellbinders.
 Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa- chusetts, 35. tall, handsome, pos- sessor of Q famous name, he is an