| Show I I STRAINING AT 4 y Iy GNATS GNATS In no controversy with ith the Senate has the Pr President acquitted acquitted acquitted ac ac- quitted himself with more widespread widespread wide widespread spread approval than that t which has been accorded him I the I generally as a result of controversy over the appointments appoint appoint- r ments to the Federal Power Commission It will vill be remembered r that recommendations of the President for appointment to this important co commission were considered by the Senate and then approved Tile The new commissioners were sworn into office and the committee had commenced to function The first disturbance arose in the Senate when the commission dismissed two subordinate em em- the reason given being that this move was conducive to harmony in the commission Immediately there was an outcry outcry out out- tv cry from certain senators that a the commission as newly organized organized organized or or- was too friendly to the power pow l trust whatever that I may be and it was even inferred inferred inferred infer infer- red in some qu quarters that this action of the new commission in tiring two indicated ed that the Chief Executive was vas too friendly with this same power trust Next came a motion asking the President to return the appointments appointments ap ap- ap- ap to the Senate for reconsideration This motion through a combination of pi progressives progressives pro pro- o and Democrats was carried This was taken to indicate indicate indicate in in- that the Senate wished to withdraw its approval of the new commissioners for the reason reason reason rea rea- son that they had discharged two without the approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the Senate or at least two whom the Senate approved I 1 This resolution gave President dent Hoover an excellent opening opening opening open open- j ing and he was quick to a avail vail himself of it The reply which 1 the t fh Chief f H u made I g gently b but r. r fir firmly Y informed f the Senate that it was vas exceeding f 1 its powers in seeking to recall the appointment of Office officials 1 ls is of the government already in office of of- fice fice- In commenting on the time consumed in the debate of this resolution growing out of the discharge of two commission commission commission commis commis- sion the President said I r regret that the government government government govern govern- ment should be absorbed upon 1 such questions as the action of the power commission in employment employment em em- or non employment of two subordinate officials at ata a time when th the th condition of the country requires every constructive constructive con con- energy |
