Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

L11NE-OI
The last half of the 5th Congress
opens next Tuesday, January 7th'
Here is our annual roll call of the
Florida Delegation. Cut it out and
save it for year-long reference.
SENATOR SPESSARD HOL-
LAND (Senior Senator) - Bar.
tow. Former Governor of Florida
Author of the famous Tideland Oil
Bill. Chairman of the Agriculture
Credits and Rural Identification
Subcommittee of the Agriculture
Committee. Up for reelection this
year. Starting new year in "fine"
health after a recent minor opera
ton.
SENATOR GEORGE SMATH.
Frs (Junior Senator) - Miami.
Chairman of the Military Procure
ment and Small Business Subcom-
mittee of the Finance Committee
Chairman of the Surface Transpor-
tation Subcommittee of the Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee. Considered by his friends
to be a white hope for the Vice
Presidential nomination in 1860.
CONGRESSMAN BILL CRANE
list DISTRICT st. Petersburg.
Our lone Republican representa-
tive in Congress. Second term.
Serves on Public Works and Judi
ciary Committees. Although a Re-
publican, he took issue with Presi-
dent Eisenhower's move to send
Federal troops to force the inte-
grafton of Little Rock High School.
CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE BEN
NETT. - end DISTRICT - Jac-
sonville. On Armed Services Com
mittee. Responsible for the inscrip-
ton "In God We Trust" being
added to all new paper money.
Author of the much talked about
code of ethics for government en-
ployees which has been approved
by the House - awaits Senate ac-
ton.
CONGRESSMAN BOB SKIES -
(3rd District) - Crestview. Ninth
term. He is the Dean of the Flo
rida Delegation. First elected to
Congress in 1910. Chairman of the
Army subcommittee of Military
Appropriations. Of all members of
Congress he is most often mention
ed as a possible candidate for Gov
ernor of Florida.
CONGRESSMAN DANTE FAS-
CELL (4th District) - Miami. Sc
cond term. On Government Opera
tons Committee and Post Office
and Civil Service Committee. Re.
Gently returned from six weeks in
Europe where he headed a special
subcommittee to study U. S. spend
ing overseas. Also serving on the
Moss Subcommittee on news CEN
sorship in government agencies.
CONGRESSMAN sgd HER
LONG (5th District) - Leesburg.
Fifth term. Member of the Ways
and Means Committee. (They write
our tax laws.) Is pushing his own
tax reform bill, introduced during
first half of this Congress. He has
just finished a complete tour of
his district in a house trailer con.
verted into a mobile Congressional
office.
CONGRESSMAN PAUL RO.
GERS Goth District) - Fl. Lauder.
dale. Second term. Recently listed
by a Washington news writer
among the ten most eligible bache
lors in the Nations Capital. Serves
on the Public Works Committee
Is co-author of the Kennedy-Ro
gers Act, based on recommends
tions of the second Hoover Com.
mission report.
CONGRESSMAN JIM HALEY
9th DiStrict) - Sarasota. Third
term. A member of the House AID
m~inistration Committee. Also is
head of the Indian Affairs Sub
committee of the Interior and In
sular Affairs Committee. To all
American Indians, Haley is their
great White Father" in the Unit
ed States Congress. Visits their re
servations every year.
CONGRESSMAN BILLY MAT
THEWS 18th District) = Gaines
vile. Third term. Is on Agricul
ture Committee. Gained national
notice last year when he challeng
ed the right of the radio and tele
vision networks to change the
words of Stephen Fosters classic
songs. Succeeded in protecting orr
ginal version of Florida's State
song: cold Folks ut Home.