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WASHINGTON—President Tru
man’s complaint that “a handful of
men” can block a vote by the
whole Congress on a major legis
lative proposal is a fact but it
needs some explaining.
When a bill is introduced it is
referred to a committee by the
president of the Senate or the
speaker of the House. This has be
come a major political strategy. A
“friendly” committee can do won
ders with a bill. An “unfriendly”
one can play havoc either by pig
eonholing it or making it look ob
jectionable in hearings.
As the federal government dip
ped deeper into national controls
the committees have overlapped.
Thus, housing legislation has
been considered in the Senate by
the committees on Public Housing
and Grounds, Banking and Cur
rency, and Education and Labor.
Many such examples could be
given.
Previous to the Hoover admin
istration the Senate Committee on
Manufactures was one of the most
important in that chamber. Sen.
“Bob” LaFollette, Sr., was chair
t man and although he was nomin
ally Republican, the Republicans
refused to entrust important bills
to a man with his economic views.
As a result the Senate Committee
on Manufactures has steadily de
clined in power and the Interstate
Commerce Committee has steadily
risen.
The fight between the White
House and Capitol Hill dates al
most all the way back to the be
ginnings of our government. Since
the Civil War only Presidents Gar
field and Harding have come so
recently from Congress as Presi
dent Truman, yet neither of these
predecessors were remarkably suc
cessful in their relations with
Capitol Hill.
On the one hand, it seems, the
Chief Executives have been too
ignorant of Congressional methods
to understand them. On the other
a few have seemed to know too
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PICTURE PUZZL E—Belated Indian summer produced
this unusual combination as four Denver University co-eds pre
pared for their favorite sports. Left to right are Marilyn Moore
and Marian Weatherby, dressed for a trip to nearby, snow-cloaked
mountains, while Judy Bershaw and Barbara Ritchie are headed
for a campus game of tennis in 60-degree winter.
much.
President Truman certainly
knows Congress. But first reac
tions to his “year of decision”
speech indicate that the men on
the Hill want no part even of un
derstanding criticism.
However, the President’s objec
tive, by his own statement, was
not to reorganize Congress. What
he sought was an expression from
the voters.
A significant point which has
been overlooked is that President
Truman made no effort to cram
his legislative program down the
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WILMINGTON, N. C.— </P) —
The state might have trouble in
troducing exhibits “A” and “B” if
the person who broke into a local
service station is apprehended.
The loot—two sandwiches.
Congressional throat. All he asked
was action. Whether he gets it
will depend on you. The "handful
j of men” will hop quickly if the i
voters string along with the Presi- j
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