Evening star., 1945-01-27
Wallace
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up for action, possibly Tuesday.
(Unless Senate rules are suspended,
bills and nominations must lay over
day after the committee formally
reports)
Wallace Silent on Action.
Mr.. Wallace, hearing of the COM
mittee's action while attending a
reception in his honor in New York
last night, would only comment, II
said all that I had to say about that
yesterday" He was referring to his
testimony before the committee.
Sidney Hillman. chairman of the
CIO-PAC and Wallace supporter,
appeared at the reception shortly
after the former Vice President had
! heard the news. He referred all
questions to Mr.. Wallace.
In tWo-hour session behind
closed doors, the committee mem
bers voted, IA to 5. against motion
to report Mr.. Wallace's nomination
fayorably.
Six Democrats joined with eight
Republicans to rebuff the man who
mad presided over the Senate for
the last four years. Five Democrats
voted for the motion. The roll call:
For-Senators Overton of Louisi-
ana. Bilbo of Mississippi, Mead Of
New York, Pepper of Florida and
Magnuson Of Washington, all Dem
ocrats.
Administrators Bailey of North
sCarolina, Radcliffe of Maryland,
ODaniel of Texas, McCarran of Ne
vada. Chandler of Kentucky and
Mcclellan of Arkansas, Democrats:
Senators johnson of California,
vandenberg of Michigan, Brewster
of Maine, Wiley of Wisconsin. Rob-
ertson of Wyoming. Burton of Ohio.
Gordon of Oregon and Brooks of
Illinois, Republicans.
Is to 1 for Bill.
Just a few minutes earlier, the
committee voted Is to 4 to report
the George bill returning the lending
agencies to the control of a Federal
loan administrator and specifically
prohibiting the President from
transferring them elsewhere.
In this vote. Senator Overton
joined with the IA Senators who
later voted against Mr.. wallace.
The George bill would make two
jobs of the one Mr.. Jones held
While administration forces seemed
to believe this prospect might placate
Mr.. Wallace's opponents sufficiently
to win approval of his nomination,
there remained doubt of this.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
called the Republican Steering Com
mittee into session today to consider
the Wallace matter. He said most
Republicans he had talked to seemed
to want to vote strictly on the ques-
tion of confirming Mr.. Wallace with
out reference to the enforcement bill.
"Mr. Wallace has made himself
an ISSUE" Senator Taft declared.
ut is no longer a question merely
Of giving the President a free hand
to choose a member of his cabinet.
Mr. Wallace has laid down his own
program and has said what he will
do"
Senator Taft thought possibly "a
Republican votes would be cast
against the nominee. Democratic
opponents have been talking of mus
tering is among their ranks.
Even if they fall short of this
mark, the administration admitted
ly will have trouble. Senators
Scrugham. Democrat, of Nevada,
Andrews, Democrat. of Florida and
Glass, Democrat. of Virginia, who
might support the nomination, are
not likely to attend because of ILL
ness.
With Majority Leader Barkley,
also in the hospital, the job Of
marshalling the administrations S
forces falls on Senator Hill OF Ala
bama, the Democratic whip.
Senator Lucas told reporters that
his support of the George bill is
based on Mr.. Wallace's statement to
the Commerce Committee Thursday
that he is prepared to accept the
cabinet portfolio for the war period
whether it carried with it all of the
authority Mr.. Jones welded.
But if these bitter lenders think