Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-18 | Page 5 | With Utah Delegation in Congress

x a I COLT TON ON y J yIN IN CONGRESS FROM CONGRESSIONAL RECORD In the proposed amendment of the emergency officers retirement act Senator King said that seven thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand officers have applied for retirement retirement retire retire- ment meat benefits many of or them were never overseas a considerable number num ber were doctors and a large number served in clerical or administrative positions or in situations connected with what might be called business activities in to military mili mill tary service on land or sea It is claimed that a proper administration of the law Jaw and a proper examination of those who have claimed and have obtained retirement b benefits would result in the elimination of no small number of names from the roll roIL I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall ask the chairman of the committee committee com com- to expedite the hearings to the end that the bill be reported back to the senate at earliest possible date to 5 a aIn In the debate on the appropriation bill for the interior department Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Harrison of Mississippi had this to say about Senator Smoot If the senator from Utah would speak his own heart he would say himself himsel that he is a real economist and if the senator from Utah were president of the United States in circumstances circumstances cir cir cir- like these I know what he would do he do-he he would cut to the bone and he would slash would slash would make the present president president look look like a piker in comparison with the efforts he would make along lines of economy The senator from Utah could do this and he lie will not deny eny It it Senator Smoot replying said I Ido Ido 1 do not know why the senator from Mississippi said that and there is no necessity for me to deny it The Mississippi senator continuing said Smoot would carry carryon on his program program pro pro- gram tram of economy and I 1 would have been here to compliment and praise the senator from Crom Utah in such circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances because I know how he works I 1 can tell ten when he wants something He hardly leaves a trail behind It is difficult at times Umes to discover the trail but knowing him so well I can detect it He Roes goes after alter things thins and he gets gels 1 them Wh Why it is said that in irs the coming coming corning com corn ing November election the railroads are arc going t to have one prosperous month when all the government em em- from Utah start home to vote the Republican ticket