Show A Washington Daybook By y HERBERT PLUMMER IER WASHINGTON Jan 16 The 16 The Ian Ian- ky and humorous Joe Byrns of ot Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- Ten Ten-I ran into a hot spot the very first day he ventured onto the floor ot of t the house with one of ot his appropriation appropriation bills I As the new chairman of ot the appropriations appropriations committee it fell feU to him to push ush through the first deficiency I measure funds funds granted various branches vt f the government to enable them to keep functioning until their next regular appropriation I Byrns who is long and thin and whose keen brown eyes look I through beetling brows Is no novice in n congressional ways I Since 1919 he hc has been the ranking Democrat on the appropriations committee com corn and arid for eight years before that sat at as a member of the committee But it so happened that one of the I terns items In the Deficiency bill contained I Ian an n appropriation for the George Washington bicentennial commission ECONOMY CO COMES IES FIRST That it the commission which hopes to o make the observance of ot George Washington's birthday this year year the greatest show aver held Now it so happens that Byrns is a member of the thc bicentennial commission commis commis- sion ion as well as chairman of the committee committee com which gives it money to keep going A man of ot deep sentiment he likes I Ito to o reminisce of ot the days when he was I a bare barefoot fool boy In the hills o of Tennessee Tennes see Byrns BIns believes wholeheartedly in the bicentennial idea But too being being being be be- ing a man who thinks this is a time for economy in government he coolly lopped off oU from the sum the I commission asked to spend the remainder remainder re re- re I of oC this year On the floor noor when the hc bicentennial appropriation came up a half dozen members jumped to their feet and began began be be- gan firing cracks at B Byrns liE HE TAKES Tl THE TilE CRITICISM I He stood his ground bravely for a while Gently he rebuked Huddleston Huddles Huddles- ton of Alabama for his materialistic views view Patiently he endured the chiding of ot otLa La Guardia of New York who thinks the commission is indulging in too much ballyhoo Warmly he defended the commission against charges of ol commercialism But the critics finally just about snowed him under In the midst of the verbal barrage the chair announced that his time had expired Byrns BIllS turned as if H to take his seat but immediately there was an extension of time granted over his feeble protect Then more questions ques more pointed criticism Vainly he scanned the floor for the face of Representative e Sol Sot Bloom of New York and director of the bicentennial bicentennial bicentennial tennial but Bloom was not there He lie had to take it alone And he did through did through many more trying minutes |