The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
On Capitol Hill
By GEORGE L. KNAPP

Washington, D. C. QLNS).-The
fear of God and of Franklin D. Roose.
velt inspired by recent polls and pri.
maries has reached the United States
lSenate. Nothing else explains the
abandonment Of elaborate plans to
lfhbuster the wage-hour bill to death
and the prompt sending Of that bill
to conference. Pat Harrison of Mis-
sissippi, who was expected to lead the
ifilibuster is in position to look
scornful at primaries; his present term
lis fresh.
But Clark of Missouri, George OF
Georgia, Overton of Louisiana, and
|Tydings of Maryland, who would have
to take part in the filibuster to make
lit effective, are in no such secure po-
lsition. They must be renominated
and reelected this year-if at all; and
Opposition to most of them is raising
Its head. Under the circumstances
southern opposition to the bill turned
from threats of filibuster to requests
that the South be represented on the
conference committee.
This was done. But the two south
ern Senators named to that commit
ltee, Ellender of Louisiana and Pep
per of Florida, are both staunch New
Dealers.
Congressional Investigations promise
to be a big feature of this summers
news.
One of the most spectacular in
quiries will be the $5OO,OOO investiga-
tion of monopolies and the inadequa-
cies Of current antitrust laws to pre-
vent huge corporations from "squeez-
ing out" little competitors.
Senator O'Mahoney is pressing a
resolution for the investigation by a
joint congressional committee, aug
mented by representatives of Federal
Iagencies.
The joint committee investigating
the IVA plans to conduct extensive
hearings at Knoxville, Tenn, prob
ably in July.
Another dramatic investigation is
scheduled to be staged by a seven
man House committee on "Un-Ameri-
can Propaganda" Rep. Martin Dies
who sponsored the resolution, heads
the committee.
Chairman Minton of the Senate
Lobby Committee has asked $25, ZOO
to continue his Investigations of lob
bying activities.
Senaor Vandenberg seeks a study
on profit-sharing systems as a pos
sible means of permitting labor "to
share profits"
The Senate has passed a resolution
authorizing a five-man Senate inves-
litigation of campaign expenditures
The resolution was introduced by ma
jority leader Barkley, who explained
that it followed the usual form. 1t
would authorize investigation of the
Expenditures in all carhpaigns for the
Senate including whether the "prom-
Use or use of patronage and use of
lpublic funds" had been made to in
fuence elections.
Here is bit of news brought out
at a Neighborhood Council meet
ing in Washington, which probably
could be duplicated in 20 cities by a
| little search:
A row of four houses, 60 years
old, used to rent when compare
lively new at $40 per month per
house. They have been parti-
toned into five or six so-called
departments" each, with as many
as five people living in two dark
rooms; and the rent collected from
each house now is $3S per month.
"Who says poor housing doesn't
lpay?" asked Mrs. +. w. Alstork, who
made the investigation. "Real estate
firms don't like to build new low-cost
housing when they can extract higher
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