Evening star., 1945-02-02
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tIlc HOIllIldtlOIl dllu IdO ODUdlIleC
passage of the George bill.
The Presidents message reassured
doubters, however, that Mr.. Roose-
welt had not intended to let Mr.
Wallace shift for himself in the
party-splitting controversy that de-
veloped over his nomination.
Knowing that Mr.. Wallace could
not be confirmed. for full exercise OF
the powers Mr.. Jones had welded
the formers friends had approved
the Barkley course to salvage the
| cabinet Job.
Mr.. WALLACE told reporters after
the Senate had acted that it seemed
inappropriate for him to comment
until March /. s-,
But Senator Pepper, Democrat, OF
Florida, chief of the Wallaceites
said he had talked to the former
Vice President on the phone and
observed that Mr.. Wallace certain
ly had no opposition to what was
done"
Wallace Willing, Pepper Says.
His position is the same as it was
when he testified before the Com
merce Committee Senator Pepper
said. He'd be glad to administer the
loan agencies along with his other
duties, but he will bow to the will Of
Congress"
| That will was variously inter
preted.
Senator Pepper and other Wal
lace supporters thought they had
won victory other what they called
the conservative element of the
Democratic party by gaining a po-
ton where eventual approval of the
nomination seem assured.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the
Republican whip, said:
| when you analyZe it, Wallace
took a pretty bad beating. He
was stripped of power by the George
bill, when "a Senators voted to take
the loan powers away from him and
only II voted to let him keep them. -
1t was day of swift-moving de-
velOpments that was climaXed by a
roaring AYE" vote in the Senate to
delay action on the Wallace nomi-
nation.
Reason for George Bill.
In the course of the debate, Sen
ator Taft, Republican, of Ohio, de-
clared that the only reason for Of
fering the George measure was Mr.
Wallace's nomination.
The people and the Senate feel
that he is incompetent to administer
the RFC powers" Senator Taft
shouted. 2
No, retorted Senator Hill of Ala
bama, the Democratic whip, it was
not incompetence on the part of
Henry Wallace that his enemies
feared. 1t was competence and ef-
ficiency on his part, fear that he
would do too good job along the
lines of the principles that he has
espoused, he amplified.
Senators went home saying that
it had been quite a fight. The for
mer Vice Presidents allout oppo-
nents admitted they were licked, but
took solace in the belief that he
wouldn't have much of a job when
he gets it.
Mr.. Wallace's gleeful friends said
to wait and see what the former
Vice President does with the Com
merce secretaryship.
Before passing the George bill,
the Senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia requiring a General Account
ing Office audit of all independent
Government corporations. He said
there are 56 of these agencfes, in
Guiding the RFC.
Galleries Crowded.
Crowded galleries were .hushed
expectantly as the Senate struggle
came to a climax.
Chairman Bailey of the Commerce
Committee moved to put the Senate
in executive session, parliamentary
maneuver to bring up the Wallace
nomination. Without debate, the
chamber went slowly into ballot
that had brought two Senators
from their sick beds to participate.
Senator Barkley, black patch
over his ailing left eye, had come
to lead the administration forces;
Senator Scrugham. Democrat, Ne
vada, i'll for months, left the hos
|pital to vote for the Bailey motion.
Ten Republicans joined the ad-
ministration bloc In the vote to put
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