The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-19


ator Ellison D. Cotton Ed
Smiths campaign for reelection
in South Carolina will delay action
< by congress on tobacco tolerance
B proposals until the Senate and
House reconvene following the ma
+ tional major party conventions.
B Although Senator Smith will
{ have the opportunity to use his
B support Of tolerance legislation as
\ campaign ammunition, postpone
& lnent of final action means no toll
b erance for tobacco farmers, as
far as the 1914 crop is concerned.
y Failure of the joint Senate-House
{ conference committee to act up
on.the tolerance amendment to the
II agriculture bill also has the effect
81 Of "a victory, for the present at
least, for the House conferees, in
& Gliding Rep. Harold D. Coley, OF
Nashville. The House group has
{ stood fast in opposing Smiths pro-
4 posal for a tolerance of one-tenth
h acre per farm. Cooley contends
that no tolerance is necessary II
! that to permit farmers to over
4 plant their quotas to the extent OF
{ one-tenth an acre per farm unit
represents discrimination against
tenant farmers and large opera
\ tors, not to mention the fact that
Fit would provide an Opening
wedge" for "chiselers.
Y So the agriculture bill conferees
are setting up the tolerance legis-
i1ation in separate legislation so as
4 to permit action on the other pro-
4visions before the end Of the week.
Extension of the school lunch pro-
sgram and the farm security ad-
ADMINISTRATION for one year are two
Senate amendments upon which
the conference group has agreed.
Chief pre-recess congressional
unjust is the price control extern
ssion bill, expected to be debated
lin the house following final dispo-
sition of the contract termination
issue, consideration of which be-
gan Saturday.
House and Senate versions OF
price control continuation are now
in conference, and the conferess
y are reported to have agreed upon
Il a proposal to freeze" the current
subsidy program of ST, 500, 10000 a
year until June 30, 1945. After this
date, no subsidies would be pS;d
Except through direct COMPRESSION
Hsal appropriation.
Il Senator John H. Bankhead,
Democrat, Alabama, has. reported
ily given up his fight for new for
,mula for ceiling prices on textiles,
which would have provided for a
sliding scale of prices, based on
# the cost of labor and other produc
ton expense to the farmer. The
house apparently is determined
gnot to agree to the Senate-adopt-
led Bankhead amendment.
& Fireworks wiHsbs Continued in
THE Senate in the battle by south
sern leaders against the appropri-
n alton for the fair employment
practices committee, created by
executive order of the president.
Indications are that, unless some
sort of compromise is agreed up
on, the fight, led by Senator Rich
ard B. Russell, Democrat, Geor-
gia, may lead to a filibuster. The
amendment is attached to the war
agencies appropriation bill.
y The Senate must also act upon
appropriations for the District Of
sColumbia and the second deficien-
cy appropriation bill, which clear
ed the house Saturday, before re-
cessing for the national conven-
tons.
In conference are measures for
appropriations to state, justice,
commerce, legislative and judi
ciary departments, independent
offices, lend-lease and United Ma
tons relief and rehabilitation ad-
ministrations.
q The controversial bill to- COM
mission women's air service pilots
as officers of the Army air forces
is also pending in the house.
Committee Hearings
Most important hearing of the
week probably is involved in the
scheduled appearance before the
Senate national defense Investigate
ing committee Monday of Donald
NJ. Nelson, WPB director. He is
slated to testify concerning prob
& lens of reconversion.
q Other scheduled committee
meetings during the week:
Senate national defense - In