The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-21
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
From An Ohioian In Congress

The 18th Congress of the United
States was officially called to order at
noon last Wednesday. In the Senate,
which is a continuinG body, thirty-twO
President. In the House the veteran
Clerk. South Trimble, presided over
the organization i'm which Sam Ray
burn. Democrat of Texas, was re-
elected Speaker over Joseph w. Mar
tin, Republican of Massachusetts, by
vote of 217 to BOG. John w. Nc
COrmack of Massachusetts was chosen
as Democratic Floor Leader, while Mr..
Martin will serve as Republican Floor
Lea der. AS was expected, the leaders
of both parties in the Congress pledged
their full cooperation and support to
the war effort Most significant was
the statement made by Speaker Ray
burn i'm which he pledged that in the
future all legislation considered by the
House would originate in the House,
and that he would use his high office
and his every effort TO protect and de-
fend the rights, the preOgativeS and
the power of the House of Representa-
tiveS In making such Il statement the
Speaker was plainly serving notice
that no further legislation drafted in
the various bureaus and agencies of
the government would be considered by
the Congress, and that the 18TH Con-
greSS would not be rubber stamp"
and would take orders from no one.
On Thursday the President delivered
his annual address to IA Joint Session
tended by the Diplomatic Corps, the
Supreme Court and the Cabinet. The
President devoted the greater part of
his address to report on the Ameri-
can war effort during the past year.
He pointed out that the Axis had fail
ed To win in 1942 and that their ulti-
mate defeat was only matter of
time. He lauded the featS of American
fighting men on the battle, fields of the
world, and the services rendered by
on the home front. While refusing to
propheSy where or when the United
Nations would strike next in Europe,
ne made the pledge that new blows,
"and hard ones" would be aimed at
the Axis in Europe soon The President
was almost boastful in his detailed re-
port Of the remarkable production fig
urcS he had given as proof that
democracy can function efficiently un-
der the stress of war He generaliZed
as to the peace aims of America and
the need for Il permanent peace, and
pledged his support'to postwar pro-
gram to guarantee employment and
Social Security to all Americans, but
gave no details as to how such a de-
sirable condition is to be brought
about.
Three bills have been introduced in
this session of Congress which may be
of general interest to the people of the
18th District The first is to put an
end to Lame Duck" patronage by
making Illegal the appointment of any
Representative or Senator to any
Federal office, other than Il member OF
the Cabinet, within two years from the
time such individuals ended his or her
services in the Congress- The second
IL bill to permit persons receiving old
age or social security pensions to earn
up to thirty dollars per month from
gainful occupation without endanger-
Ing their pension StatuS--inStead of the
fifteen dollar limitation, as provided
in the present law. The enactment OF
this bill would be Of real benefit dur
ing the present war time labor short
age, aS many pensioners are capable
of doing part time work and are anX-
gency. The third-a bill to permit free
passage through the mails of news
papers and other publications furnish
ed free of charge by the publishers to
men in the armed forces of the ma
lion. 1t is believed that If the pub
fishers are willing to furnish news
papers and magazines to our fighting
men without charge-as many of them
are doing-the government should as
Sume delivery costs because of the
morale value of broad distribution
of home news to our fighting forces
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The twenty members of the Ohio
Republican delegation, the second
largest in the House, has organized by
re-electing the Dean of the delegation,
Thomas a. Jenkins of Ironton, as
Chairman and as The Ohio representa-
tive on the Committee on Committees
Mrs. Frances Bolton of Cleveland as
Secretary; William u. Hess of Gin
cinnati as the Ohio member of the