Chairman of senate Agriculture committee holds press conference. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Chairman Ellison D. Smith of the Senate Agriculture Committee talks to reporters following a meeting with his committee today to lay plans for action on farm crop control in the senate. From present indicatio

Chairman senate Agriculture committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 23. Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. He represents South Carolina in the upper house of Congress. 11/23/37

Cotton" Ed Smith Snubbed by the President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. A wrathful and unpurged Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith, D. of S.C., last night roared a furious protest at refusal of President Roosevelt to receive a delegation of cotton and wheat Senators. A special committee headed by Smith had wait

Senate finance committee chairman outlines congressional drive for tax reduction. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Holding his first press conference since start of special session, Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee today outlined to newsmen his views regarding revision of the undistri

Senate investigates the cotton industry. Washington, D.C., April 25. Senator Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith, of S.C. and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee threatens to adjourn cotton investigation hearings, unless witnesses keep personalities out of hearings, 4/25/38

Cabinet member appears before senate committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Called to help the Senate Agricultural Committee Frame a farm bill in a hurry, Sec. of Agriculture Henry Wallace, right, is shown in a huddle today with Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith, D. of South Carolina, Chairman of the Senate

Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate telling the reporters that Congress is going to regulate wages and hours even if necessary to pass a Constitutional amendment. Is this the rebirth of the N.R.A.

Speaker Bankhead holds press conference on return to Capitol. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Holding his first press conference since his return to Washington, Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead told Newspapermen today he believed the major threat in the way of Democratic party harmony in the next

South Carolina Senator. Washington, D.C. June 7. A new informal snap of Senator Ellison D. Smith, Democrat of South Carolina. Chairman of the Senate Agricultural Committee, he is familiarly called "Cotton Ed" by his colleagues in the upper house. 6/7/37