The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-07-28
News From
Washington
By EIeaaer Bare

The disappointed Democrats In Con
gress who voted against the Hatch
political activities bill are OF the Opln=
ion that il would certainly be boon
to them If Spokesman Andrew Jackson
could 'come back" for a while just to
disIsOse of the bill, s. 1871, which was
sent TO the White House from the
Senate. in his own inimltable way.
The provisions III the bill bar post
masters, district attorneys and other
officials from participating actively In
political campaigns, which, according
10 Democratic leaders in the House
and the national Democratic organlza-
ton headed by Postmaster james A.
Farley, practically does away with the
whole point OF the party system, their
argument being that patronage and 20
lItical activity 60 hand Ill hand III
making up the party system Of our
Democracy.
The Hatch bill caused much pound
inS of desks and shouting on the
House floor. Rep. Jock Dempsey called
up rule to consider ;. 1871 and spoke
OIL il. Rep. LeSinskis motion for ad-
jCurnment was defeated by division
vote. 9-190; thereupon rule resolution
was agreed 10 by division vote. 2O3-11,
and then the House resolved into com
mittee Of the whole House 10 consider
the bill. The roll call vote on the pass
age of the bill which came after the
House had been in continuous session
for almost II hours, was announced as
242 TO 1873.
Congressman LesinSki's committee
on invalid pensions, after holding
hearings, reported favOrably TO the
House :. IL, an act Ito provide pen
siOns to members Vi the regular army,
navy, marine corps. and coast guard
who become disabled by reason of
their service therein, equivalent to 20
per cent Of the compensation payable
TO war veterans for similar service
connected disabilities, and for other
purposes"
The committee agreed with General
Hines, administrators of veterans af-
fairs, and representative of several
veterans organizations who were pre-
sent ut the hearings, that the rates Of
pension being paid 10 peace-time veter-
ans are very meager in comparison 10
wartime rates, and were fully cOnvinc-
ell that the enactment of fine bill dur
ing this session of Congress is import
ant as factor in our national defense
program i'll strengthening the morale
Of THE man behind the gun
Mayor John L. Carey and Assistant
COrnOration Counsel Richard A Hicks.
of Dearborn. visited Congressman Le-
Sinski this last week TO have him in
stitute action in Congress TO obtain a
Gear deed for the city OF Dearborn 70
property known as Lot 3, Detroit ar
Senal grounds, Dearborn"
Congressman Lesin>ki, in cOOpera-
ton with Senator P1entiSS NJ Brown,
is Introducing bill i'll Congress for
this purpose.
The recent ''runfpus" Governor
Dickinson of Michigan caused by his
denunciatiOn of the evils of drink in
New York and elsewhere reached the
nations capitol only to lose its serious
ness and become jOke-almOst to the
point of making Michiganders in Wash
ingtOn apologize for the antics" of
their governor.
President RoOsevelts oval office has
one humorous disadvantage; whenever
persistent newSpapermen ask him about
the third-term possibility, he can't as
he'd like to, say Go stand in the cor
ner with your face to the wall"