The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-18
THE -sEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

THE SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
The record of the 18th Congress mas
been made and the body has adjourned,
II was sitting almost continuously from
January, 1887, having passed through TWO
regular sessions and one special session.
Fhe record of this Congress is OF vast I'M
mort TO the $50 million inhabitants of this
country. The people ought to be sufficient
lv,wide-awake to the welfare of their coun-
try and their personal and collective inter-
ests to study the record made by the 18TH
Congress. They ought to make an honest
effort to understand the meaning of the
record With a view to aiding the readers
of this newspaper in this particular The
Times-News directs attention to this rec
ord: .''
One of the ableSt commentators in the
nation says that this Congress spent more
money, mdulged in more talk, and passed
fewer laws than any session IN recent
wears"
The last named criticism may be passed
over as more commendable than otherwise.
The total appropriations of this Congress
exceeded TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS.
TWELVE BILLIONS of these appropria-
lions were made within the last three
months of the final session.
More than 5000 names were added to
the pension rolls; the number of commits
sions and boards was increased and the
humber of federal job holders multiplied.
The first session began with the Presi-
dent and some new dealers warmly en-
Horsing an economy program and ended
with wild scramble to see Just how many
billions could be appropriated.
The way Congress played politics at
times and its record of revolt at times
against the orders of the radicals trans
United through the President were some
mhat remarkable exhibitions.
However, one of the outstanding fea.
TIRES of the record is the way in which any
revolt which flared up against the boss in
fhe White House was always followed by
"a season of subseftiency during which the
hew dealers would get one or more of their
measures through to tighten their grip on
the country. 1.
In spite of the record made as to opposi-
ton to new deal scheming and the fact
that in some instances the little indepen-
dence and manhood manifested by ma
sority of the Congress saved the country
from the dire consequences of some of the
worst new deal attempts at legislation, the
Legislative department of what is supposed
to be great country finally refused to free
its membership from. the control of the
boss and his supporting bureaucrats.
In the closing weeks of the final session
The Congress demonstrated fully and COM
pletely how political cowardiee makes con-
temptble' monkeys of members of both
lower and upper houses
The best informed commentators in the
nation's:eapitaf have asserted many times
fhat not more than twenty per cent of the
entire membership of the Congress honest.
ny approved The wages and hours bill. The
others who did not.eome out against it but
voted to bind its chains on the nation, VIC
lated their oath of office, their solemn OBJ,
litigation to their constituents and the PEG.
PIE of their country, in addition to showing
a lack of wisdom and Judgment which is
ilamehtable in the case of men charged
with large control of the destiny of the
worlds foremost nation.
Frank Kent makes this comment on thu
record of the 18th Congress, and with Thu
I'VE conclude:
Appreciation of these facts and complete
sense of futility sent Senator Glass home in dis
gust two weeks ago. The Congress dies in a
RsEkgs political atmosphere with the President