The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-10
| NOTES FROM
WASHINGTON.

Among the three public bills Con-
gresham Lesinski introduced Last
week was one Of Importance not only
TO the people Of Michigan but also be
ing cOnsideIed by congressman of 9TH
er states for the, benefit of their con-
stituents The bill, ito provide for pre-
ferences on Works Progress Admins
tratiOn project to owner driven trucks, y
was introduced at the suggestion q
the Michigan Dump Truck Owners,
Inc, which association Is composed OF
independent Owner-OperatOrs of trucks,
who are finding it difficult to compete
against fieet-Owned trucks in WPA en-
plOyment, according to James o. Hale,
representative Of the Michigan dump
truck owners.
This bill would eliminate such stu
ations as, for example, last November
there were approximately a hundred
feet owned trucks representing TWEEN
ty-five owners employed on WPA pro-
jects; If the rule was one truck per
owner even IL not owner driven there
would have been 20 more trucks put
to work from the individual owners
group.
Conferences have been held for the
purpose OF outlining to members of
Congress the major disadvantages Of
the present set-up, and the bill has
been referred to the committee on la
Dor, OF which Congressman Lesinski
is a member, where hearings will be
held on the bill.
Charles Edison, acting secretary of
the navy and son of the late Thomas
A Edison, transmitted through the
speaker of the House to Congressman
LesinSki a proposed draft of a bill
Ito provide pensions at wartime rates
for disability or death incurred in line
Of duty as a direct result Of the con-
fiict in the Far East" During the
present SinO-JapaneSe conflict in the
Far East three persons in the naval
service were killed and numerous 9th
ers injured as result of the bombing
of the U. 5. 5. Panay or the striking
of the u. $. :. Augusta by fragments
of she'll
Since the death or disability of these
persons occurred in time Of peace and
since they were not engaged in actual
military occupation, they are not en-
titled TO the payment Of pension bene-
fits for themselves or their dependents
ut wartime rates. The bill, introduced
as H. H. 454S, which will remedy this
situation, has been referred TO Con
gresham LeSinSki'S committee on in
valid pensions.
The third bill of importance that
Congressman LeSinSki introduced IL
for the purpose of restricting habitual
committing of aliens from foreign con-
tiguOus territory TO engage in skilled
or unskilled labor or employment in
continental United States" which was
referred to the committee on immigra-
tion and naturalization.
March seemed to Ike anniversary
day around Washington. The celebra
ton Of the 15Oth birthday of congress,
which was broadcast over a national
hook up, was, of course, very impress
sive and spectacular. Every important
person in Washington was present in
the House OF Representatives for the
occasion and all the speakers earnestly
commented on their desire to see our
country remain a free government un-
del constitution.
President Roosevelt, who arrived in
Washington the same morning from
his naval maneuvers cruise in order to
be present at the birthday celebra-
tion," also marked another anniver-
sary as president of the United States.
According to his tradition, he attended
St Johns church on the morning of
March as he has done every year
since 1893.