Evening star., 1945-01-23
Wallace Curb
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Jones Invited
Set for Tomorrow;
| Action Delayed
| On Nomination
BY the Associated Press.


Senate committee considera-
ton of Henry A. Wallace's NOM
ination as Secretary of Com
merce was delayed today when
the Commerce Committee, by a
10-to-2 vote, decided to take up
first legislation that would strip
him of lending authority.
Immediately Chairman Bailey an
nounced that both Mr. Wallace and
Jesse Jones. who was asked to leave
the cabinet to make room for the
former Vice President, would be in
vited to public hearing on the
legislation at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
in the caucus room of the Senate
Office Building.
Another invitation went out to
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, sponsor of the bill to re-
establish the loan functions of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp and
other important lending agencies
under separate head.
Senator George appeared before
the committee today to argue for
his proposal.
Pepper Protests Decision.
Senator Bailey told half a hun
dred reporters who crowded into
the committee room after the closed
session that I'VE don't intend to
delay this matter"
However, he emphasized that the
committee intends to dispose of the
George bill before it acts on the Bit
terly contested nomination.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida said the committee decided
to give precedence to the George
bill over his vigorous protest.
1T obviously is move to make
passage of Senator Georges bill a
| condition precedent to a vote on Mr..
Wallace's confirmation, Senator
Pepper said.
/ Senate opposition to the proposed
cabinet shift echoed, meanwhile, in
the House with brief but sharp
exchange between the Democratic
and Republican leadership.
1t started when Representative
Curtis, Republican, of Nebraska de-
Cleared that Mr. Wallace,s economic
theories are part and parcel of the
system of State socialism"
/ Mccormack Objects.
Majority Leader Mccormack
quickly objected, saying that the
1914 Republican presidential can
didate, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, "only
a few months ago accepted every
piece of legislation passed during the
last II years" advocated extension
OF social security and promised to
retain the National Labor Relations
Board if elected.
| Mr.. Mccormack was interrupted
by Minority Leader Martin. who
disputed that Gov. Dewey had in
dorsed every piece of legislation"
OF the Roosevelt administration.
And the gentleman knows it."
Mr.. Martin told Mr.. Mccormack.
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
lican, of Michigan suggested that
the Justice Department should de-
termine whether Mr.. Wallaces NOM
ination was violation of a Cor
rupt Practices Act ban against Civ
ing political jobs for political IA
vors"
Representative Clifford, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts, termed the
Wallace appointment "the greatest
shock this country has ever known"
He called on the Democrats to
return ito the old-fashioned way"
OF political campaigning, asserting:
The election was brought by
promises. You won the election but
you had the legions of Earl Browder
with you. How proud you must
be! -
Dislikes Companionships.
Il want to assure the good, old
fashioned Democrats who are not
controlled by foreign ideologies that
they may lead us Republicans) and
we will follow. = But I don't
like the companionships you have
made. I'm sorry for you, not for u.s."
i Discussing the Senate committees
action with newsmen, Chairman
Bailey described the George bill as
IAN action for divorce where we
have premature and hasty matri-
monial event.
He said he could not guarantee
that Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Jones
would be on hand for the open
hearing tomorrow but that both GER
tainly would be invited.
/ DO you intend to ask MIR. WAL
lace if he will take the Commerce
i job without the loan authority?" a
i reporter asked
No, don't intend that he be
asked any such question" Senator
Bailey replied.
j One of the principal things the
committee wants to ascertain, he
said, is "how far these loan agen.
fcies ramify"
Opposition among Southern Dem
ocrats and Republicans over the
nomination was strong. The only
apparent possibility of ayertinp a.