The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-23

 Senate lounge the other day
 The lounge is reserved for sen- ators only, and in it they read the papers, take cat-naps, and while away their time during a dull de- bate. On this particular occa- sion Josiah Bailey, anti-RooSevelt Democrat from North Carolina was chatting with Walter E. Edge, staunch Republican and former ly Hoover's ambassador to France.
 Edge was entitled to sit in the senate lounge because he was once senator from New Jersey, and he effusively congratulated the Democratic senator on his anti-New Deal speeches.
 You are doing a great job, senator, a great job," Edge told Bailey. There is no one in the Republican party doing nearly as effective work as you are in exposing the evils and dangers of this regime. You must get your speeches out to the people; they must be broad cast all over the country"
 "That is already being done, senator" Bailey assured him. More than a million and a half copies of my speeches have been ordered from the Government Printing Office by twenty or ganiZations and are being dis tributed in every section of the land"
 Splendid, splendid!" ex- claimed Edge. That's the way to proceed"
 "Yes, it is very encouraging" said Bailey, "bWt there is great deal more to be done. The in- surance companies ought to coop crate. They should be contacted by the proper persons and mailing lists obtained of their policy hold CTS who should be warned that their money and property are be- ing jeopardized by the policies of this administration.
 That's an excellent suggeS- tion, senator" declared Edge. "It should be acted on at once. That is the class of people we want to reach. And want you to know that I am with you 100 per cent. My time is all my own now. have nothing to do and I am ready to help you in any way I can. am enlisted in your cause for the duration of the fight"
 NOTE-The printing of 1,500000 copies of one of Bailey's speeches, even at the cost-of production price of the Government Printing Office. would come to more than $50,000, and their mailing, a free congressional frank, would cost the government $45,000.
 Speaker Bankhead
 When it comes to neatness around the House of Representa- tives, Speaker Bankhead believes that cleanliness is next to god Illness. He has given orders for polishing brass rails on the stair ways and for replacing shallow cuspidors with tall sand-filled re- ceptacles.
 Reason for the latter change Is that the tall receptable is easier to aim at, and Bankhead doesn't like to see the mess around a low cuspidor.
 The other day, while striding toward the chamber to open the session of the House, he snapped his cigarette toward 8 cuspidor, and missed. Instead of passing by, he stopped, stopped, picked up the cigarette and deposited 1t with gentle care.
 IVA JackaSS
 Although Senator McKellar of Tennessee explained part of the IVA jackass story to Senator Bridges of New Hampshire, he did not get the full story.
 Senator Bridges has charged that IVA paid $2,50O for a jackass and later sold it for $500.
 Actually jackass was bought April 2, 1884, from one R. E. Shell of MurfreesborO, Tenn, for $290. They kept the beast nearly a year, used him as breeding animal, and sold him March IS, 1885, to one J. B. Wa ters, of Sevierville, Tenn, for $35O.
 Thus, instead of losing S2,200, they made $60.
 How Senator Bridges got his phony story happened this way:
 One day, when the animal was about to be purchased, newsman came into the office of TWAS Director of Purchase, Charles H. Garity, and said, "What about the jack?"
 Garity thought he was referring to bid in answer to IVA ad-