The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Report TO the People

monthly reports to the people on
this session of Congress. 1t covers
congressional events and items of
interest to the 9Th Maryland Dis
trict for the months of July and
August
The 85th Congress was notable
and fruitful The second session
was the first to deal with the
new problems of the Age of Space
and TO reorganize tho Department
of Defense The Congress was
notable for what it did. as well as
for what it did not do.
A major disappointment to the
people of my Congressional Dis
trct was the failure of the House
Interior Committee to report out
the c & o Canal National Histo-
rical Park bill. COnscrVationists
and others throughout the Nation
were also disappointed in this
neglect. They are aware that its
Importance transccnds the limits
OF our own area. They know, as
we do, that the c & o Canal
would make fine addition to
our system of National Parks and
would fill a need in the Eastern
United States.
SOME NATIONAL ISSUES
The Nations economic stability
is basic to every problem we face.
In the May issue of my bimonthly
reports we predicted a turn in
the economic tide which today's
events are providing to be true.
This recovery is the real thing
and I feel certain that Fall will
sec us well on our way to sound
economic stability.
FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
The people of my Congressional
District have a stake and a great
interest in Federal-State relations.
| am not a dOctrinaire states
Fighter. but l believe our freedoms
are threatened by Supreme Court
decisions which tend to weaken
our system of sovereign states. |
worked for a H0usc-passed bill
dcigncd to clarity the relation Of
Federal and State laws on the same
subject which do not conflict and
which can stand together and be
mutually enforceable and admins
tered. The bill. H. r. 3, states that
Federal law will not strike down
a State law unless Congress express
" says so in the Federal law, or
unless they conflict so that they
cannot stand together.
EDUCATION
During the second session of
Congress we made some important
moves in the direction of helping
our educational system to adjust
to the needs Of the Age of Space.
Congress extended the law to
continue school construction and
maintenance payments to Federal
" impacted areas To meet other
problems Congress passed the Ma
tional Defense Education bill.
would like to call attention to the
so-called fading out" provision of
the Defense Education Act This
provision for a gradual termina-
ton of the Acts programs should
alert the States and local govern
ments to the necessity of finding
means for carrying on the activities
provided for in the Act when they
cease to be a Federal response
bility. It seems to me that this IS
also the cue for private organi-
cations to begin preparations for
carrying on their responsibilities
in providing for the education of
our youth.
LABOR LEGISLATION
A further disappointment to our
people was the failure of Congress
to enact legislation dealing ade-
uuately with racketeering in labor
unions. At no time did the MEM
bers of Congress have an oppor-
tunity to vote on measure that
would in fact protect working
people and the public against the
abuses of power by union leader
ship or management collaboration
with union racketeers as revealed
by the Senate investigating com
mittee.
The Kennedy-Ives bill failed for
two reasons: ID the bill did not
deal adequately with the worst
of the racketeering abuses; and,
~ specific provisions in the bill
curbing both union and manage
ment practices we're never given
public hearings by either the Sen
ate or the House. The manner in
which the bill was presented to
the House left no opportunity for
complete discussion or amend
ment. I voted against this proceed
ure.
A welfare and pension plan dis