The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-10
EEPCHas Chance
To Suruiue Big
Senate ManeuUer
BY VENICE sPRAGGS
calender Warrington DursAu)

WASHINGTON. D. C.-The Pres
idents Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practices has a fighting
chance for survival in the Senate
Subcommittee on Appropriations
where consideration of the. $500, 700
budget for the agency, passed In
the House last week by scant
margin OF 4 votes. is underway.
Senator Russell, Democrat OF
Georgia, has announced he expects
to kill the FEPC in committee and
has the backing OF Senators May
bank, Democrat Of South Carolina,
and John Bankhead, Democrat OF
Alabama.
Under a Senate proposal, ap-
proved in the House last week by
282 TO 46 roll call vote follow
ing a conference compromise. the
life OF executive order" agencies
is extended only to January j. l945,
unless they can persuade Congress
~ give them legislative status.
FEPC will be exempt from the pro-
posal IL the Senate approves the
pending appropriation.
Lineup I'm Inc Dill
In the full Senate Committee on
Appropriation. the Democrats are
about equally divided as 10 their
stand on the measure. Those pledg-
ing support are: Senator'S O'Ma-
honey of Wisconsin: Truman OF
Missouri, Greene OF Rhode Island:
Maloney OF Connecticut; Chavez Of
New Mexico: Tydings OF Maryland
and Mead Of New York. Opposing
the bill are: Senators Glass OF Vir-
ginia; Mcclellan OF Tennessee;
Overton Of louisiana, Bankhead OF
Alabama, Russell Of Georgia and
Maybank OF South Carolina. ION
the fence" are Senator'S Carl Hay
den OF Arizona; Elmer Thomas Of
Oklahoma; and McCarran Of Ne
Vada.
Republican members OF the COM
nittee have expressed themselves
as generally in favor OF the appro-
priation. however, the performance
Of the Republicans in the House
on the bill did not Sc. a favorable
precedence.
The apathy OF Republican repre-
sentatives exemplified by their
staying away and their inability
20 make up their minds almost
lead 10 the defeat o, the bill when
two preliminary votes were taken
on The Tarver amendment 10 junk
the sgency, made while the House
was i'll committee status.
Narcantonio's american Labor
Party OF New York; request for
a teller vote after the House went
into regular session served 10 help
spur the varying Republicans into
action.
Generally :he Republican lineup
n the Senate looks about like this
Senators Bridges OF New Hamp-
shire, Holman OF Oregon. Guerney
OF South Dakota Brooks OF Illinois
Barton % Ohio. Ball OF Minnesota
and Nye OF North Dakota have in,
d.ca,ed they will support the bill
"Fence-si,ters' include Senator
Wallace White. Senate Minorit,
leader: and Clyde Reed o. Kansa:
who said ne probably would vot
for the appropriation. but hash
( reached a final conclusion"
Believe FEPC Can Win
In many quarters IL is conceded
tina: the appropriation can "weath.
err the Senate IL il receives a sum.
GENTLY strong national support.
u is further conceded that while
the services OF the agency have
been far-reaching during the war
period. and highly commenlablt
job has been done, il faces a new
high in services during the level
ing-of period, and into the post
war era when job examinations
axe expected 70 reach their heights