Show washington snapshots taken ty by the heim service lor for the pork park record washington D C feb A surprisingly singly large bipartisan majority ot of the house ot of representatives swept to passage speaker john N garners plan lor for a special economy committee to dank a consolidation program tor for the federal departments part ments and independent bureaus th the vote was war to 22 lor for the adoption of the reao luVon authorizing the appointment ot of the special committee almost as many republicans as democrats voted tor for it As a r result much ot of the politics was vaa taken out ot of the issue ot of government re organization although it represented a defeat lor for president hoovers request tor for congressional authority to organize reorganize re the federal departments by executive order 4 coincident with the appointment of a house hours committee to investigate and recommend possible federal economics through consolidation of bureaus commissions president hoover issued a statement expressing delight that congress was about to take up the task ot of reorganizing organizing re the government machine mr hoover in a special message last week urged congress to give him authority to perform this task but the house ignored the request and launched a counter plan on its own initiative the body approved a resolution calling for a house committee ot of seven to inaugurate the economy plan 0 AF secretary mills to found und it necessary to recommend additional tax levies to the house ways and means committee because the previous estimates were found to 0 o be inadequate it may be assumed therefore that the taxes which he now recommends were approved only because of f th the e serious erious emergency with which the treasury aas ular is confronted they should be considered as temporary levies to last only while the budget Is being balanced foremost among secretary mils mills recommendations Is a tax on gasoline for the nation as a whole the gasoline tax Is already exore exorbitant tent yet these levies are arc being increased by the states because they as well veil as a the national government are in need ot of additional revenue under the circumstances the wisdom ot of a federal gasoline tax would seem to be highly questionable since the states are dearing bearing th the brunt r u nt ot of relief for or the unemployed uncle nc 1 e sam ought not to invade their taxing sphere unless it Is absolutely necessary certainly the ways and means committee will be able to find a means of raising an additional without entering this field 41 aw W A navy as strong as trestles treaties will permit was recommended to the senate by its naval committee to place the united states in a better bargaining position at the geneva arms conference Conle rence warning that the american fleet Is rapidly becoming a navy ot of obsolete ships the committee reported that early enactment of 0 the hale bill to bring the navy up to limits fixed by the washington and london treaties was imperative W W W defeat ot of the la follette costigan bill tor for the appropriation of 0 a huge government fund tor for relief ot of the unemployed serves notice that even the united states St erteS senate as at present constituted aa has come to a realization of the distinction between state duties and obligations and G government overn ment duties and obligations succor ot of the indigent or otherwise unfortunate remains under the senates decision the concern or of the communities and states S t ates in which these folk foils reside their care continues to be the burden ot of those who dwell beside them wilo who know them best the george washington bl bi centenial celebration in the house chamber was followed by an ovation to speaker garner 1 against which all the gavel wielding bowness prow row ness of the ruddy texan could note not prevail the demonstration was staged iby by the house members alone who after applauding the visiting president supreme court justices senators and diplomats out of the chamber saved their main vigor tor for their own speaker republicans joined with the democrats as members stood in their places applauded yelled and waved handkerchiefs and ana coplea copies of the congressional record creating r uch such a din that the healthy hammering of the gavel by mr garner gamer could not be heard 61 40 more than visitors thronged thron ged washington for the opening of the bl bicentennial celebration of the birth of the first president thousands poured into the city by automobile bus and train during the last two days more than persons entered washington through union station alone additional to the usual week end traffic added to these were the bus travelers travel erB and those who came to the capital city in private automobiles tomo to blIes W 0 AD the democratic convention at chicago will witness a spirited contest and will effect its nominations within 25 ballots I 1 according to chairman jouett shouse the 25 ballot limit set by mr shouse will strike most observers as a sate safe and conservative serva tive estimate but doubtless will not enthuse the Roosevelt lans aw aw el with the deficit of the floe de apartment part artmont art ment continuing to mount new pro asals are brought forth to wipe it out the postal deficit Is becoming a serious matter it may amount to more than this year Balanc balancing ln the de art ments ts budget going to be an easy matter but before any of the pro asals are put into effect the plan of limiting the tree free service given to government departments should be tried and abuse of 0 the franking privilege by members rs of congress and other officials stopped without a dissenting voice the senate confirmed in about ten seconds the nomination of judge benjamin N cardozo of new york to succeed oliver wendell holmes as nix an associate justice of the supreme court in as little time as it takes a presiding officer to put the question and wave his hand the nomination was approved under senate rules the confirmation Is held tor for three days before being sent to the white house |