Show washington S snapshots n taken by the helm heirn news service washington D 0 jan ath congress returned to work to remain in virtually continuous session until june when the national party conventions will take place of the two houses the senate promises to set the pace in promoting legislation of the most pressing nature early in the week it will receive favorable committee reports on the em measures that have been urged by president hoover including the plan for the reconstruction finance fleance corporation to provide credit tor for industry agriculture the railroads and the banks also I 1 should it be needed I 1 the demand in congress lor direct appropriation of federal funds for relief ol 01 0 f the unemployed Is one over which there promises to be a bitter light fight advocates will insist that because funds raised by private agencies in the states are inadequate the governments duty Is to take care of the starving opponents will raise the issue of the dole it was amusing to hear the demand that congress should stay in session during the holidays to hasten by a few days the passage of certain bills ordinarily the critics when it Is in session clamor lor for its adjournment its very presence tn in washington Is inveighed Inveigh ed against as if ruinous to the country and recently the same critics have been crying out to congress to save the country of course in this case these persons may have regarded congress as a no more than a necessary evil it being unfortunately required by our system of government that legislation should pass through congress it if n u mere executive decree were sufficient to make laws a lot ot of time might be saved caved president hoovers unexpected special message to congress emphasizes the extreme urgency of the passage of the relief measures suggested by the administration tra tion these measures as he points out are nonpartisan non nou partisan in character ch dhawn awn alter after consultation with leaders in various phases ot of the national lire life they may not be the only possible plan for ameliorating the prevailing unfortunate situation but they constitute the only plan yet presented which would be calculated to have that effect 0 0 0 the movement to curtail government expenditures gained ground swiftly as the budget bureau asked the treasury to earmark any public building project that can wait wa it and senator harrlson harrison of 0 mississippi warned the senate that the great masses ot of the taxpayers are ready to arise against further tax burdens at the same time in the senate senator george of georgia presented a resolution giving the president blanket authority to consolidate spending agen cles of the government where in his savings could be accod accomplished shed seventh por for the seventh time t e in recent years the senate adopted the norris morris amendment to the constitution abolishing so called lame duck sessions by a vote of 63 to 7 the prospect for its adoption by the house Is now better than on any previous occasion when this subject has been before that body 1 0 0 the senates twenty five act comic opera over the naming of president pro tempore came to an abrupt end and senator moses ot of new hampshire republican the progressives Progress ives designated villain la in the farce remained to preside over the senate when vice president curtis Is 13 absent twenty five ballots were taken since the opening ot of the present congressional session to bring about insurgent republican hopes of ending the reign ot of moses because he had referred to them as the sons of the wild jackass and later had threatened to divert them of their committee chairmanships yet on none of the twenty alve ballots was the progressive gres sive animus against moses so strong as to enable them to desert republican ranks and nd vote tor for the democratic candidate senator pittman Pl of nevada democrats here were elated at the election 0 of william N rogers in new hampshire and took the position that this result and the democratic victories ini in michigan and new jersey indicated a victory lor for the party in the presidential I 1 cleckl election 0 1 in november the house now 22 0 democrats republicans cans and I 1 farmer laborite jouett shouse chairman of the democratic national executive committee asserted that the election ol of mr rogers was a repudiation of the hoover administration secretary of 0 state stimson told tola the house foreign affairs committee that the united states regards the forthcoming disa desoi cament conference in geneva as the most important international intel national discussion in which it has ever prepared to participate the united states government has felt for a long time he also said that energetic steps would aou d have to be taken to carry out the original plan of world disarmament which forced germany into her present disarmed state and he indicated that the united states intended to exert its quiet influence in bringing about this step important developments ants in the charlan situation precipitated by the continued advance ot of Jo japanese troops toward ard chinese territory indicated by t the e state department following conferences between secretary ot of state stimson a and nd the ambassadors ot of great britain and france mr stimson also discussed manchurian Manc hurlan affairs with the ital lan ian ambassador nobile dl di martino Martl no following this it was indicated the powers were preparing to assume a definite position in seeking to ascertain japans ultimate plans senate airing ot of foreign bond in this country and the direct charge that the american state department Is morally responsible for the loss ot of every ollar collar suffered buffered by american investors in t khz tac purchase of foreign securities will oin take place the charge against the state department made by senator glass Is to be repeated to the senate after it has had time to assimilate testimony given the senate finance committee that the diplomatic branch of the government approved foreign loans over the protest of the department of commerce taken by the helm news serece sen ice there Is an old saying that you cannot borrow yourself out of debt president hoover in a new appeal for governmental ern orn mental retrenchment brings the saying down to date by declaring that we cannot squander ourselves into prosperity calling on state and local governments to aid in a general move for economy the president said that he did not tear fear a flood ot of federal expenditures despite measures calling for appropriations appropriation of in the next five years introduced in congress such bills he said represented a spirit of spending which must be abandoned but he added there was little chance of their passage and urged that the organizations and sectional interests which sponsored them cease their dessure res sure on congress g 0 y confronted wit with h a difficult task in the selection of a man to succeed oliver wendell holmes who resigned as an associate justice of the supreme court president hoover will make a decision as quickly as it consistent with proper conj of so important an appo appointment ant while no indication of the presidents plans could be obtained at the white house opinion was expressed by some members of the senate that the jurist named to succeed justice holmes holme sh should id be a liberal 1 I sincerely trust trus thau that a man holding the economic and social views of justice holmes will be appointed as his successor said senator norris of nebraska 4 the senate always adopts the norris resolution for a constitutional amendment to do away with the lame duck session of congress it did so for the seventh time recently and since the majority sentiment of 0 the house Is believed to be favorable to the change the state legiel legislatures athrea may soon have arx an opportunity to pass upon the long delayed reform of the federal calendar on the essentials of the measure there Is no occasion tor for dispute it reduces the thirteen months interval between the election 0 of f I 1 a new congress and its convening in regular session by providing that each new nev 9 congress shall take office on january 3 9 following its election and that congress Con gree shall meet annually on that date the terms of the president and vice president I 1 are to begin on january instead ot of march ath av A longer line ot of major appointments must be made by president hoover in the next few weeks than has come before any president in med term in many years yeara all of them will carry more than usual political significance these important vacancies 1 have been brought about by three resignations within a week by the necessity ol of selecting the personnel of the aboard I 1 board which will manage the Recon alon finance corporation and by vacancies that have taken place in some of the minor positions 0 0 alp strictest economy in appropriations except for unemployment relief in order to balance the national budget in 1933 1033 was urged by speaker garner in a statement issued through the democratic national committee mr ml garner said that he and his democratic colleagues felt that the house must cut out of tho supply bills all luxuries of government and that projects tor for widening govern mela functions however meritorious must be postponed he added that the democrats hoped to control both the executive and legislative branches of the in luoc and said ent ay in tt liichi 5 client the balancing 01 01 vile 1116 budget would be me ille disc 1186 coachm ui 11 the tion I 1 r S 0 sinator of michigan fired the first shot of many that are to follow in a campaign tor for inflation of currency soon to command congressional attention there are many senators who feel that something else than psychological effect must be resorted to if old man depression Is finally to be routed Is one of them he argues that real economic relief can best be given through a broadening of the federal era reserve system several bills are ara pending which have as their goal controlled inflation president hoover has indicated hla his approval of some such legislation so have treasury officials but the one stumbling block and in this instance it is a big one Is senator glass of virginia father of the federal reserve system glass promises bitter vigorous and unwavering opposition he has enlisted a big group of supporters 01 secretary mellon and undersecretary mills served blunt notice upon congress that unless prompt steps were taken to 1331 balance allce the national budget for the forthcoming fiscal year the governments credit would be seriously impaired mills the administrations fiscal spokesman with mellon sitting nearby and nodding approval made his declaration before the house use ways and means committee at its opening hearing on tax revision the committee commit tm controlled by the democrats tor for the first time in more than a decade received M mills ills warning in tense silence 0 4 0 40 nothing developed more definitely in the conferences of democratic leaders here during the past weekend week end than the tact fact that governor franklin frankli D roosevelt velt of new york cannot be defeated tor for the presidential nomination except by a concerted drive of all elements clements in op 1 position to him the organization of uch such a drive Is now being beang attempted not by I 1 throwing nil all the opposition lon behind one or two men governor ritchie or newton D baker for example but by tilling filling the held with just as many st state tate candidates as s can be found who may hold one or more delegations each through a at t least two days ball ottIng it may be found I 1 possible in this manner to tie up a clear majority ot of the 1116 delegates until a suitable compromise candidate can be found thereby insuring the defeat of governor roosevelt this prospect was canvassed last week and is still being canvassed I 1 assailing crime conditions and law enforcement 1 officials in hawaii the house naval affairs subcommittee investigating the tha situation in the territory censored the action ot of governor lawrence M judd of hawaii in pardoning a sell self confessed perpetrator of criminal assault and called al on the governor to m make explanation governor judd app appointed ointA by president hoover assumed office on july 6 5 1929 the general attitude of hawaiian officials toward the crime of criminal assault has encouraged criminals the committee reported adding that the precedent established by governor judds pardon had bad promoted lawlessness the man pardoned by the governor so he might represent the island in a boxing com competition petitt 0 o n in new york city was one of 0 the five file accused C of 0 attacking and beating mrs T 14 massie wife of an american naval officer stationed in hawaii 40 40 4 president and mrs hoover were honor guests at a reception held by the congressional club made up 0 wives and daughters of 0 senators and representatives in their clubhouse they were met at the door by mrs leonidas C dyer ot of missouri president ident of the club who escorted them to the ballroom and ana presented to them the other officers and members of the exec executive uthe board who assisted her in receiving |