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...Virginia's Glass to reform the U. S. banking system, heard Louisiana's loud young Long tell its aged sponsor: "I happen to know a great deal more about branch banking than you have had a chance to know." ¶Adopted a resolution by Tennessee's McKellar calling upon the Civil Service Commission to report all Federal jobs outside Civil Service and open to "deserving" Democrats after March 4. ¶Debated War Debts and the French default...
...found a single member of Congress who will vote for a suspension of debt payment. The proposal is dead." Debt revision produced a deafening Capitol chorus. Idaho's Borah: "I'm opposed." Oregon's McNary: "I'm against." Mississippi's Harrison, Tennessee's McKellar, Georgia's George (in close harmony) : "We're opposed." Wisconsin's La Follette (solo) : "I'm not for." Democratic House Leaders Rainey, Collier and Byrns: "We're against." Last week it seemed very doubtful if even the combined efforts of Messrs. Hoover and Roosevelt could...
...voted Wet. But here again sufficient conversions are claimed to produce the 49 majority. Senate Drys who have lately swung to Repeal if not to beer include Arkansas' Robinson, Mississippi's Harrison, Ohio's Fess, Georgia's George, Arizona's Ashurst, Washington's Dill, Michigan's Vandenberg, Tennessee's McKellar. Republican Floor Leader Watson last week declared he was for 2.75% beer because "it doesn't mean anything?it's only slop...
...Congress: He has busied himself with a mass of small matters none of which will perpetuate his memory as a national legislator. His only worthwhile committee is Appropriations and two other Democrats (Carter Glass and Kenneth McKellar) are in line ahead of him for the chair should the Senate go Democratic. On the Commerce Committee three Democrats. all his juniors, outrank him. At the last session his principal activity was government aid for cattle tick eradication and a merchant marine school at New Orleans...
...Senator McKellar so excited about these taxpayers? In 1931 his State contributed one-half of one percent of the Federal income tax. Obviously the interests of Tennessee in world recovery far surpass her interest in Federal taxes. When one remembers that a world recovery would instantly reduce the burden of taxes, it is really hard to see what Senator McKellar thinks he is doing for his own constituents or for anyone else...