TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, August 19, 19JS
Registered Lobbyists Spend 2.5 Million
In 1956 To Influence Federal Legislation
Washington (CQ) Pressure
groups have spent more than
$2.5 million to influence legisla
tion before Congress in 1956.
Congressional Quarterly's sur
vey of spending reports filed by
lobbyists with the cleric of the
House shows that 252 groups re
ported they spent $2,545,432.04
in their attempts to pass or de
feat legislation they were inter
ested in during the first six
months of 1956.
In the same period of 1955, 251
groups reported spending $2,486
243.77.
Under the lobby registration
law, groups whose principal pur
pose is to influence legislation
are required to file quarterly ae
counts of receipts and expenses.
Their reports for the first half
of the year are due by July 10,
but invariably reports for the
first six months continue to be
filed as late as August or Sep
tember. CQ's survey includes all
reports filed as of Aug. 3.
Many Don't File
Many organizations and persons
engaged in lobbying do not file
spending reports or even regis
ter. Therefore, the actual lobby
ing bill is far above the amount
reported under the law.
For the second consecutive
quarter of the year, transporta
tion groups concerned with pro
posals to revise federal trans
portation policy topped the list
of individual spenders.
The Association of, American
Railroads, plugging for a plan to
reduce federal control over trans
portation, topped the list with
reported expenditures of $94,
527.69. The American Trucking asso
ciations reported spending $65.
745.69 on lobbying activities,
$28,782 less than was reported
by the railroads. The truckers
want no change in the national
transportation policy. This year
the truckers won their point.
Hearings on legislation backed
by the railroads were held, but
no action was taken.
Labor Near Top
In its usual spot near the top
of the list of lobby spenders was
labor. The AFL-CIO reported
spending $6,582.32 up through
June 30, placing it second among
lobby spenders. It was fourth
in the same period of last year.
Although jumping nearer the
top in spending, the AFL-CIO
reported considerably less than
the total reported by the AFL
and CIO before their December,
1955, merger. As of June 30,
1955, the AFL said it spent $63,'
780, the CIO reported $66,809,
for a combined total of $130,590.
Similarly in 1954 the two groups
as separate organizations re
ported a total of $111,964 to in
fluence legislation; in 1953 they
spent a combined total of $80,-
610.
Other leading spenders and the
amounts they said they used to
influence legislation:
American Farm Bureau Fed
eration, $61,432; U.S. Cuban
Sugar Council, $61,022.11; South
ern States Industrial Council,
$52,586.65; National Farmers'
Union, $49,861.43; National Com
mittee for Insurance Taxation,
$48,820.68; American Legion,
$42,187.18; National Federation
of Post Office Clerks, $41,264.14;
the Council of State Chambers
of Commerce, $41,191.45.
Farm Legislation
Both the Farm Bureau Federa
tion and the National Farmers'
Union .spent most of their money
in attempts to influence farm
legislation. They held major dif
ferences of view over farm price
supports. The Farm Bureau, fa
voring flexible supports, won out
when a second farm bill that
continued flexible price supports
was signed by President Eisen
hower. He previously vetoed a
bill that would have set up a
system of rigid supports favored
by the Farmers' Union.
The Cuban Sugar Council's en
ergies were spent in seeking fa
vorable import quotas for Cuba's
sugar. The Council is composed
of 13 companies owning sugar
properties in Cuba whose stock
holders are predominantly U.S.
citizens. The Southern States In
dustrial Council made no cam
paign on particular legislation,
but said it supported legislation
"favorable to the free enterprise
system."
A newcomer to the ranks of
leading lobby spenders was the
National Committee for Insur
ance Taxation, formed in 1954
to seek "equality of federal taxa
tion within the fire and casualty
insurance industry." Its reports
show the group is supported al
most entirely by the Allstate In
surance Co., a subsidiary of the
Sears Roebuck Co.
Others at Work
The American Legion's major
effort in 1956 was unsuccessfully
put behind a bill to liberalize
veterans' pensions. The National
Federation of Post Office Clerks
worked successfully for a bill to
ease retirement for federal work
ers. Conspicuously absent from the
list of leading spenders, for the
second quarter of the year were
groups for and against the na
tural gas bill to exempt pro
ducers from federal regulation.
The bill was vetoed by the Presi
dent because of what he said
were "arrogant" lobbying ac
tivities. Later, after two Senate
subcommittee investigations of
activities in regard to the bill,
a grand jury indicted two at
torneys and their oil company
employer on charges of violating
the lobby act.
The attorneys and their em
ployer had been involved in the
offer of $2,500 campaign contri
bution to Sen. Francis Case
(R-S.D.). None was registered as
a lobbyist.
(Copyright I95S
Congressional Quarterly)
ILLEGAL TURN
Riverside, Calif. U.R) Now
it's a police chief who has been
warned to improve his manners
and study his traffic rules.
Chief Robert Morton of Cabazon
was thus warned after being con
victed Friday of hurling abusive
language at a motorist and his
wife after they protested an il
legal turn by Morton's patrol
car that forced them off the
road.
Over $2.5 Million Spent By 252 Pressure Groups
On 1955 Legislation
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Grange Notes
Phoenix Grange
Phoenix Grange met Aug. 14.
Master Melvin Lottie called the
meeting to order at 8 p.m.
Olin Poe told of the trip he
and Mrs. Poe took through
Washington recently. He said
all crops looked good, especially
grain crops. ,
Jake Arnold, reporting on
horticulture, said some owners
of pear orchards reported pears
testing high, and others low, and
there had been some fruit blown
off by strong winds. Dee Hen
drickson reported help more
plentiful than some years.
HEC Chairman Velma John
son gave her report on the pic
nic lunch served the Fruit
Growers July 25 by ladies of
Phoenix ' Grange and thanked
those who had helped.
A communication from Mrs.
Martha White of Jacksonville
was read by Secretary Lesbia
Lottie.
Chaplain Gertrude Lewin re
ported Mrs. Grochocki at home
and improving, and Mrs. Mark
Norton also improving and ex
pected to go home soon.
On the display table were Na
tional Grange Bulletins, ar
ranged by Mrs. Olin Poe.
The lecture hour consisted of
a monologue by Mrs. B. N.
Lewin.
Following that, Lecturer Dee
Hendrickson requested all offi
cers to remove their sashes and
leave their stations, and he ap
pointed certain ladies of the
grange to take their places, and
instructed them to give a seat
ing drill and carry on a Grange
meeting according to their own
ideas, which was very well done,
according to the men of the
grange.
The program for the meeting
on Aug. 28 will be put on by
the legislative committee.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30
p.m. and refreshments of sand
wiches and coffee were served
in the dining room by several
volunteer ladies of the HEC.
PLAGUE ANSWER
Woburn, Mass. (U.B Four
H Club Committeman Ed Foley
said he believes he has the an
swer for beating a plague of
Japanese beetles. He has ar
ranged with a local theater for
free pases to every youngster
who turns in a jar filled with
1,000 of the insects. There's
just one hitch: Foley has to be
sure the count is correct.
YOUNG HELPFUL
Lincoln, Neb. iU.R A moth
er was giving her version to a
policeman of just how the traf
fic accident happened. Her 12-
year-old son piped up: "But it
was really your fault, Mom. He
(the other driver) was coming
real slow." Mama got a traffic
ticket.
Industry takes about 10 per
cent of the country's potato crop
for making potato chips.
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The Family Council
Editor's Note: The Family Council consists ot a Jnoce, a psychiatrist, a
newspaper editor, a women's page editor and two newspaper writers. These
consult with clergymen of all faiths and denominations. All letters are held
In complete confidence.
Rita Sam's friend insulted
me.
Sam He's really a harmless
fellow.
Rita I am greatly disturbed
by my husband's close friend
ship with a man who once made
an insulting proposal to me and
who has a reputation for try
ing to seduce women. I told my
husband about his behavior
when, some years ago before
my marriage, I was unfortunate
enough to let him take me out.
Sam attaches no importance to
that- and, as for his friend's at
titude toward women generally,
Sam says his friend's personal
life is no concern of his.
It would be bad enough if
Sam saw his friend outside the
home, but he insists on being
invited to our home. Whenever
he comes, he is always accomp
anied by a different girl, and the
conversation often annoys me
with suggestiveness. When I re
fuse to invite his friend, Sam
insists that we meet him at a
restaurant. And recently when
I refused to do that, Sam went
without me.
I feel that this .is. causing a
serious break between Sam and
me and I dont "know how to
resolve this issue.'-
Sam I agree that my friend
has something wrong with him.
At the same time, I know that
if any girl loved him and want
ed to marry him, she would find
it easy to manage him and
would have a fine, loyal, consid
erate and faithful husband.
My friend simply feels very
awkward and insecure with wo
men and he tries to hide his
lack of sel-confidence by assum
ing the air of a rogue.
He is my best friend; we share
many major interests, and I hope
to see the day when he will be
married to a girl who can be as
close to my wife as he is to me.
...
The Council: Sam's explana
tion is plausible enough, but we
cannot understand why he is let
ting this matter cause so much
hard feeling between him and
his wife. It should be a simple
matter, if this man is so close
a friend, to explain tb him how
his false attitudes are hurting
him in the eyes of his wife.
Sam says that any girl who
wished to marry his friend could
easily manage him. That strikes
us as putting the ffiend in a
very vulnerable position, from
which he might be removed by
timely, tactful but very clear ad
vice. This friend should be made
aware of the nature of his weak
ness. Once he knows himself better,
he should be less vulnerable and
less offensive in his behavior.
Once he understands that he is
not really being himself when
he rashly propositions girls, he
may change his personality
greatly for the better.
Sam's fond hope -that his
friend will some day have a wife
who may be his wife's close
friend will never be realized if
this friend keeps going out with
a new girl every time he dates
and if he keeps driving them
away with his crude and false
aggressiveness.
This man really needs a
friend's wisdom.
Among persons over 65, it is
estimated, from one-tenth to
one-third are chronically ill.
About one-half of all the chroni
cally ill are over age 45, and
most persons over 60 have some
more or less permanent dis
ability or disease.
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