Show HOWS HOW'S THE TIlE HONEYMOON oft referred to new deal honeymoon will I A 1 soon have its acid test Onlookers in the purlieus of the capitol are optimistic regarding regarding regard regard- ing its unruffled continuance Others say that congress will not eat out of the presidents president presidents president's dents dent's hand as M it did when it went into session sea ses sion to enact the emergency program Mom Mem bers hers of both houses in large numbers are f fOre fOre- re going a C at home to get early eady on the J scene e. e and perfect their battle plans Enough ft tto m are alrea already stenographers er I I i 0 S r and clerks busy in the house and senate office buildings to indicate that there will be a n flood of oratory and legislation turned loose on the theeo eo country from the outset of the convening of the congress on January 3 At the tho White House it transpires that President President dent Roosevelt has hopes that the session may maybe maybe maybe be short and sweet His Ilis countrymen will line hue lineup up UI pretty prett solidly with him on that proposition though it appears altogether the most likely thing that the session will be he neither short nor sweet sweet nor nor very verr bitter perhaps bitter perhaps just mid mid- dung A session always sets business marking time until it can enn see sec which wn way the legislative winds are arc blowing If we arc to have the promised spring business revival both from natural causes and from new deal stimulation it will help a n lot if iI the weather vane gets settled settled set set- tied in its position without too much preliminary prelim mary inary variation between west nor and nor- nor nor As a ringmaster the president revealed himself a past master at the special session Unquestionably he will feed administration legislation to the solons a dose at a time just justas as he did last spring Whether they like it or r not he lie le has two powerful weapons at his his command deferred command deferred patronage and the very verj plausible argument that the boys had better stand with the chief lest the opposition get a chance to lay down its barrage There is one big offset however which the president must take into consideration There will be man many members of both houses out for reelection n next November A too short session session session ses ses- ses- ses sion will deprive them of the opportunity to uncork their oratory in Washington and for publication in the tho C Record for effect back home That more than anything else makes it look like a fairly long session looms even eyen if f the administration measures are cleared in the away early game So though hough the honeymoon may keep going strong it t is sure to be much noisier than it was at the start y You u can count on the G. G 0 O. P. P boys to give it the charivari atmosphere with atmosphere with pronounced pronounced pro- pro emphasis on atmosphere which is the longer word for wind |