Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-03-05 | Page 1 | Congress Sets Own Record in Absenteeism

Congress Sets Own Record In Absenteeism WASHINGTON N March 5 UP Talk Talk of ot absenteeism in war Industries in industries In- In prompted a survey Friday of the members of ot congress who L wr wie in their pla places es when the the hous house n n sj ness m I I This Is vh what t the survey showed shoed At noon when the two houses convened there were 22 of ot the he 96 members of ot the senate senate on the floor and d 47 of f the 43 members of the house At 1245 p. p m m. there were 52 2 senators and house members counted Later while the house was discussing discussing discussing dis dis- dis- dis cussing a naval appropriations appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap- ap bill and the senate a vocational rehabilitation bill attendance attendance attendance at at- had dwindled again to around the original figures When the house voted on the appropriations bill members answered their names on a roll call caH vote When a roll call is ordered ordered or or- dered dared members are summoned from their offices and other parts of the capitol by bell A congressman who might be accused of absenteeism however might be able to cite a number of reasons why he wasn't on the floor He might have been attending a committee session or answering mail mall in his office or having lunch with some constituents or maybe he vas was downtown dealing with bu bu- bu- bu