Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-20
Congressman Want
To See 'PeepuI'
Nv CHARLES p. STEWART

AS COllSItSS DCSlIlo W ! VII AiVc
a Washington summer majority
of the lawmakers invariably emit
an anguished howl to the effect
that they simply can't stand such
weather; they must adjourn Tor
the season or most of them will
actually die.
This usual Squawk is going on
new. 1t always is particularly ve-
hement Just ahead of presidential
year.
Prospective candidates want to
get out among the "peepul' and
tjx fences. That's the explanation.
Washington suromers aren't so lot.
They're sticky but the mercury
doesn't get especially high. II
makes me laugh to hear Solon
like Senator Norris of Nebraska
refer TO rational legislation as i'm
possible at a temperature around
95 degrees Fahrenheit, which Is
approximately the District OF Col
umbia's maximum. l don't believe
it's of record that as high as 100
ever was scored on Pennsylvania
avenue. I've seen 1l0 in the Corn
husker state.
Moreover the Capitol, where our
legislating is done, is beautifully
air-conditioncd. And when the SEN
ators and representatives retire at
nights 90 per cent Of them turn in
i'll artificially cooled apartments.
Their main risk is that they'll catch
cold. They know that they'll half
suffocate in their home bedrooms
out in the sticks. But they don't
mind that, since it gives EN- a
chance to do politics where votes
are to be had.
Just to Illustrate
Illustratlvely:
John N. Garner is exceptionally
vigorous in his demands for an
carly adjournment on Capitol Hill
by the end of June, if possible;
by mid July, anyway Well, John
NJ, as all are aware, is consider
ably talked Of for the Democratic
presidential nomination in l94C.
Naturally, he's fairly perishing to
be plugging for himself out in the
hinterland. However, as long as
congress hangs on he's tied by the
leg to his presiding officers job IN
the senate chamber. Oh, yes, he
could get leave of absence If he
chose. but he couldn't utilize it for
his own campaigning purposes.
That would be too obvious.
Meanwhile, Postmaster Genera
Farley also with presidential as
rirations ana comparatively foot
loose. is rampant. 1t goes almost
without saying that this is fright,
fully aggravating to Texas Jack.
Washington weather literally Is
killing HIM. If he's to survive hes
rot to get out into the freer, fresh
or, purer if very much hottcr) at
rloSphere where Jim Farley is cir
culating so fomidaly.
Plenty Of lawmakers are similarly
anxious to seek better climatic con-
uitions than Washington's. Not all
of them deem themselves presiden-
tial prospects, but they hope TO be
reelected to their present desks
il the senate or house Of repre-
Sentatiyes and they realize the de-
slrability OF being back home, shak-
ing hands with folks and kissing
babies, we'll ahead of next years
convention and election dates
Washington isn't quite SO generally
trying TO senators, to DE sure. Those
whose terms overlap 1910 by from
tWo to four years won't be so OPP
pressed by it until i942 or 1914 roll
around. The ones whose terms are
lust expiring are the boys who gasp
for fresner ozone right now. Aad
ALL representatives need air.
Plenty to Be Done
Lots of legislating or legislative
revision remain to be done.
Tax adjustment! Economy! Neu-
trality! The Labor Act! Recovery
When the current congressional
session began it was agreed, with
practical unanimity, that all theSL
and various other pressing problems
imperatively must be solved before
adjournment.
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than merely talked about.
"Oh, we'll" say the lawmakers
"let 'em go for the present. We
can't endure the Washington eli.
mate in summer
Rather oddly the White House
what does it care for Capitol
Hills sufferings?) indorses early
adjournment. The administration
particularly sought to get neutral
ity modified. Now it's passed down
word, "Pass it up until later on
Ir effect-"For gosh sake, go home.
Still, it's the old story. Congress
always has been an awful head
ache to the executive mansion
to be relieved at nearly any sacri-
flee,