Evening star., 1945-08-02
COP Plans 10 Present
Own Program When
Senate Ends Recess
Fy the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
A Republican legislative program
As well as one sponsored by tn,
Democratic majority, will await tn,
Senate when its members come back
from the nine-week vacation they
began today.
Senator Taft of Ohio, chairman Of
the Republican Steering Committee
took exception to the agenda pre-
sented by Majority Leader Barkley
in yesterdays closing session. He
said he would make public later this
week his own ideas on where the
lawmakers should concentrate their
efforts.
Senator Barkley laid misleading
emphasis on several things" sena-
tor Taft declared.
COP Wants Job Program.
For instance, the Ohioan told q
reporter, Republicans are more in
terested in seeing that real jobs are
available after conversion than they
are in the amount and duration of
unemployment compensation.
Senator Barkley placed widened
coverage of unemployment compen-
sation and an increase in the rate
and duration of such benefits second
in his list of some of the more
pressing problems"
Other points Senator Barkley said
merited quick attention were: Power
for the President to reorganize the
executive departments, housing
legislation, replacement of the Sur
plus Property Board by single ad-
ministrator, steps to further full
employment, reduction Of taxes as
soon as practicable, broadening of
the Social Security Law, antimonop-
oily legislation, financial aid to small
busines, further development of
water power, highway improve
ments and consideration of the
principles of the Economic Bill of
Rights" proposed by the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Controversial Issues Slated.
Senator Barkley made it clear
that the list was not all-inclusive
and some of his supporters noteo
that several controversial problems
were not mentioned in it.
Among these were such matters
as antipoll-tax legislation, creation
of a permanent Fair Employment
Practice Commission and proposal.
for compulsory peacetime military
training.
Last nights adjournment came
at 9:09 pm. after long day of Sen.
ate oratory, capped by protest from
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York against the recess. Senator
Mead said he would prefer to hav,
had the chamber act on such meas.
ureS as the sponsor titled full EN-.
ployment bill and those dealing with
housing, airports, highways anc
food control.
Tempers got shorter and shorter
as the day wore on. The public
galleries, which we're filled earlier
fell to an attendance of exactly "a
The number of Senators had faller
to half dozen when Senator Meac
finally got the floor he had beer
trying to claim for hours.
Mead Makes Protest.
The New Yorker protested what
he called very regrettable" after.
noon-"ever since convening thi!
session Senators have been shouting
for recognition five at one time"
He told his colleagues he had 6
feeling that the Senate was goins
home when it ought to stay.
Although the recess, begun today
by the Senate and July 81 by the
House, is slated to last until October
8, either the majority or the minor
ity leaders of both houses coulc
summon the legislators back tt
Washington.
Such decision might come shoule
the war with Japan end suddenly
In that event, a demand might aris,
for emergency reconversion legisla
ton or for immediate action to re-
duce taxes.