Show V Con Round Roundup RoundupS lip S Washington Buzzes As Congress Meets Townsend To Old Age Pension Home Own Own- 5 ers ers' Loan Bonus Up to Democrats 1 WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 4 UP House leaders worked today to get legislative ve machinery into high gear in response to President Roosevelt's desire for a short session in congress They took up plans for bringing up the independent offices supply bill next week in a drive to clean the slate as early as possible possible pos pos- sible of departmental appropriations measures the presidents president's desire desir for fast work Speaker Joseph Josephw w V Byrns of the house said he doubted if congress would adjourn before June I 1 Sen Wagner Asks Ask for for Billion Billion- Dollar H 0 L C Increase WASHINGTON Jan 4 Sen CUP ator Robert F. F Wagner D. D N. N Y said aid today oday he would seek eek earl farl passage of ofa a bill bill to Increase b by the lending power of the Home Owners Owners Owners' Own Own- ers ers' Loan corporation He believed his bill would have the support of administration leaders The proposal Includes provisions for tor granting an to 10 encourage modernization ing and enlargement of private homes I Bills dropped Into hou house e hopper included the soldiers soldiers' bonus a bill to I prevent profiteering In war authored b by Senator Bennett Champ Clark D. D DI Mo one to restore the cent 2 doV dO I V W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 4 JP- JP President Roosevelt was said in authoritative Democratic circles toda today to be preparing ng a special mes message age to the senate urging early carly ratification of the protocol of oC American adherence to the thc world court It was understood the communication probably would be sent next week I I W WASHINGTON Jan 4 Th JP nUe nite steps were announced toda today to put before congress the Townsend plan under which the government would pay monthly pensions to every person over 80 60 years of age Representative Hoeppel D. D Cal said he would intro introduce uce shortly a abill b bill ll to enact the pension plan into law I Dr E. E S. S Townsend physician from Long LongBeach Beach CaL Is author ot of the I plan Introduced as an instrument of God he outlined his project at a caucus last night predicting that It would eliminate poverty crt and restore prosperity by buying power T TA i A condition of 01 the pension pay ay ment would be that the recipient spend of It within 30 days Dr Townsend estimated that the plan would cost annually C postage rate and another pro taxes on liquor A bill stated slated for carl early consideration La is a work week bill prep red b by the youthful Senator Hugo L. L Black D D. D Ala President Roosevelt has indicated opposition to the measure meas meas- ure and Jt it may afford Hord the first test of administration strenGth in the sea sen ate Another bill hill V being prepared by Senator Wagner would provide for a senate Inquiry into Ino marine pra practices generally as a forerunner to broader safety safet at sea legislation This mea incas ure was prompted by the Macro Marro Cas tIe tle steamship disaster in which 12 1 per ns lost Jost th their ir lives last summer u U S. S Entry Into World Court V V V To Be Urged by President Democratic leaders In the senate senate sen- sen ate have tentatively placed the three protocols on their program for early arly debate Chairman Key V Pittman ot of the foreign relations relation committee has called a m meeting ting for next Wednesday to act on them ThIs is in accordance with witha a prom promise c made by Democratic Leader Jo Joseph eph T T. Robinson last session I Townsend Old Age Pension Will Be Put Before Congress V which h would be raised by a general sales tax It is high time we do somethIng for or the body politic he asserted I If we dont don't well we'll have no country worth saving I have traveled aU all allover over ovet the country and the people are ready to do drastic Although the admInistration has looked coldly on his plan the dimi gray haired doctor claimed millions of supporters and predicted political death for lor its opponents In presenting Dr Representative I t McGroarty D. D Cal said The good God has chosen this humble man to come to us here to to- night as his instrument Sponsoring the gath gathering ring last night with McGroarty were Representatives tives Smith Washington Martin Marlin Colorado Colden Costello and Sc Scott tt California aU all Democrats and Burnham Burn Burn- ham California Republican Civil S Service for New Deal Is Advocated V WASHINGTON Jan 4 1 About workers in new v deal emergency agencies would have to 0 take civil service examinations examinations exam exam- to hold their jobs under undera a bill announced today b by Representative Representative ID D. D N. N Y chaIrman of a special service ervice subcommittee He said aid he would introduce the he bill soon and hoped to get it V WASHINGTON Tan 4 Sena Th-Sena- bra tors had the privileged ed seats scat when they went to the howe house or of tives today for a jOint ses Session ion to hear i the presidents president's message Custom de creed that the benches be re ic f served for lor them To get to the house chamber they marched down the longest corridor r in the world in columns ot of twos a aOne 0 0 One other ancient rite observed through the years was wept swept unCeremoniously un ceremoniously aside Instead of appointing ap ap- pointing joint committees of house and senate to go to the White House to notify the president that congress was as in session leaders simp simply had Sena I r Robinson CD D. D Ark call Mr Roosevelt on the telephone 40 f Mrs Ca Carolina rolina ODay ti e from New York who had the support or of her friend Mrs Frank Frank- Un Ha D. D noo Roosevelt In her election corn cam spoke out her opinion of the passed President Roosevelt he said did has been very fair in seeing that both Republicans and Democrats Demo Demo- were employed in the emergency emer- emer gency genc agencies Nevertheless there are arc all kinds of men in the federal service Nobody knows ho how or where they got ot in An All kinds or of games are arc being pla played ed edin in getting appointments appointment I This and That Business Before New Nev Congress WASHINGTON Jan 4 C COne One P of the first major controversies the congress will run into after it starts real work next week Js Is the bonus Representative Wright Patman D. D Texas yesterday offered house bill No 1 1 a measure for tor full and Immediate lm- lm mediate payment ot of the bonus opposed by the administration adminis' adminis i Patman and other bonus bonu men ex cx- pre pressed ed confidence of victory even over a a. presIdential veto In the senate senate sen sen- ate Chairman Harr Harrison on CD D. D Miss of the finance committee predicted a ahard I hard fight but eventual defeat of the proposal a WASHINGTON Jan t 4 The Thc program and criticisms of some new deal es' es offered by House Minority Mi- Mi Leader Bertrand H. H Snell was still sUU being discussed on the hill to to- day will meet each cach legislative proposal with open mind the statement at the tame ame time attacked at tacked this extravagant bureaucratic bureau bureau- cratic government and declared for fora a balanced budget sound money fre freedom dom of the press a protective tar tar- ut iff veterans veterans' legislation old age pensions pen pen- and unemployment insurance I t The statement A 2 20 point program was attacked as childish b by the senates senate's Demo cratie cratic leader Joseph T. T Robinson While Representative Fish m. m R. R N. N Y said the Snell statement represents I Ithe the sentiment of the leading house Republicans and Senator Vanden berg UI fR Mich called it very tine Senator Norris m. m R. R Neb said I 1 dont don't want to comment on that con con- and Senator McNary 11 R. R Ore Republican leader eader of his branch said It has never been cn submitted sub sub- m tt d to our fellows lellos III WASHINGTON Jan 4 To P night Garner Gainer Byrns and other top leaders leader gather at the White House to discuss discus the detailed program and strategy for the session One point expected to receive attention is the problem ot of averting any tendency for the huge Democratic majorities to fly apart into factions Over O a quiet week end tion work will be completed Senate Sen Sen- ate Republicans Re meet tomorrow to rename Senator McNary ot of Oregon s as their leader On Monday the president will submit the bUdget message that will answer the bIg question of C II Capital Sidelights Gathered As House and Senate Meet I house after attending the opening sion Thrilling but so much she said complaining of utter confusion I and lack ot of order When we get into I 1 session In our women's Democratic clubs we have order feeling that was the thing men always had I was wat much surprised that they d I eo a. a Gallery seats were at a premium for lor the presidents president's address today to the joint session of congress All space pace Was bid for long in advance Even the small diplomatic gallery filLs lills up upon upon on such occasions At I opening there wasn't a single occupant pant or of the seats scats set sel aside for representatives ot of foreign forein governments go I e Q 41 The truth about the golf JoU game of oC Representative Lambertson Kansas Republican has come out Last spring it H develops he was persuaded to take up the pastime and liked it very ery well except for one thing The shoes hurt his feet feel So he took them oft off and played In hIs socks It wasn't long before they too came oU off and thereafter he played barefooted |