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Who But Joe? For the moment, Washington's chief interest centred on the question of who should succeed Justice Van Devanter. Immediately dopesters trotted out the names they have been considering ever since Court enlargement was proposed: James McCauley Landis of SEC, Donald Richberg, Solicitor General Stanley Reed, Felix...
When his Congressional lieutenants left the White House three weeks ago after boldly talking back to the President on the subject of economy, they thought they were leaving him favorably disposed toward Senator Byrnes's proposal of a flat 10% cut in all appropriations except fixed charges (interest on...
The difference between the 10% and 15% proposals was chiefly that the 15% cut looked bigger but was not mandatory and might end up as no saving at all, depending on the President. This was a tempting proposition. Congressmen could take credit for promoting Economy, the President all blame for...
When the President returns from placid southern waters, he may be surprised to find that the men on the Hill can be even harder to keep on the hook than the fighting tarpon. For as revenues fail and the President demands killing sums for relief, the prospects of new taxation...
The prospect of economy rested chiefly on Franklin Roosevelt's intention of keeping Congressmen from voting funds for new schemes, on the unanimous feeling of such legislative leaders as Vice President Garner, Senators Byrnes and Harrison, Representatives Doughton, Rayburn and Speaker Bankhead, that the Budget must be balanced and...