Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
By Riehord Frklund

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Before the second session Of the
SD Congress fades too far into his
tory, the voters In districts around
washington viii want to take q close
look ut the records Of their Com
gressmen.
Did the lawmakers vote the way
they had promised? Do those who
are running for ONCE deserve re-
election on their records?
The answers TO those questions, of
course. are up to each individual
voter. But to help him make mp his
mind. here are few general obser-
vationS based on some Of the key
roll-call votes OF 1854:
. Despite party divisions, local
congressman voted good deal alike.
o Most voted more often than not
for the Eisenhower position.
o They missed remarkably few
chances to go on the record with q
vote or public stand.
There are eight Congressman in
the local spotlight.
Moyl0nd
Senator John Marshall Butler, Re-
publican, Of Baltimore.
Senator Glenn Beall. Republican.
Of Frostburg.
Representative Dewitt 8. Hyde,
Republican. OF Bethesda, repre-
senting Montgomery. Allegheny.
Frederick, Garrett and Washington
Counties.
Representative Frank Small, r.,
Republican, OF. Clinton, representing
Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Cali
vert, Charles, Howard and st
Marys Counties and small part of
Baltimore.
Virginia.
Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Demo-
crat. of Berryville.
Senator A. Willis Robertson, Dem
ocrat. of Lexington.
Representative Joel T.. Broyhill,
Republican, Of Arlington, represent
ing Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Representative Howard Worth
Smith, Democrat. Of Broad Run,
representing Loudoun, Prince Will
liam. FarQuier, Culpeper. Orange,
Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George,
Albemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland,
Greene. Hanover. King William,
Lancaster, Louisa, Northumberland.
Richmond, Stafford and Westmore-
land Counties.
None of the Senator'S are up for
reelection. All of the Representa-
tives are, Of course.
Wide Agreement
Area Congressman saw eye-to-eye
on most issues.
On economic bills they were
agreed. with one exception: In the
Senate there was a split along party
lines on whether the Government
should sell atomic power.
There was also general agreement
on welfare measures, except for q
House-Senate split on public hous-
ing that did not follow party lines.
In foreign affairs there was wide
spread agreement except for one
Senate disagreement on foreign
trade.
Local legislation brought near
unanimity when 1t came to roll
call vote.
The Issues: Senate
The key votes in the Senate were
picked for their long-range national
significance. They will shape Amer
lean actions In domestic and foreign
affairs for q good time to come.
Economic ae
0 TGTes. Senate Democrats were
determined to change the G. o. p.
omnibus tax revision law to give
more benefits to ordinary taxpayers
and voters-and less to business
and stockholders. Key vote came
on an amendment to give larger
personal exemption to income tax
payers while dropping planned bene-
fits for persons with income from
dividends. The amendment lost.
46 to 40. The Virginia Senators
were among the four Democrats to
cross the party line and help beat it.
0 Farm. The administration want
ed lower, flexible supports for farm
prices. The Senate Agriculture
Committee. however. voted to ex-
tend the existing high, rigid sup
ports. All area Senators joined to
approve an amendment instituting
flexible supports. The vote was 4s
to A.
o Atomic. A Senate amendment to