The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-01
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were saying in the thousands OF
kilograms may decide the issue.
Saturday Throws Gauntlet
The gauntlet was thrown down
Saturday by the Presidents veto
| House action in UNFOLDING him by
a vote SO short of the tWo-thirds
necessary to override, and failure
of Congress to pass the temporary
extension for which Mr.. truman
asked.
This was the way the battle
shaped UP Sunday:
1. The possibility of a fillouster
doomed in the Senate, to head OH
efforts for a quick temporary re-
enactment of OPA until a compre-
hensive new price control law
can be written.
2. In this circumstance, Senate
Democratic Leader Barley, OF
Kentucky, fore saw a price control
holiday of two to three weeks. lie
said it might take that long to
pass any extension bill, depending
on whether Senators want to de
bate at length"
8. Senate critics piled up new
power-restricting amendments, in
preparation for the administration
effort 20 revive the price agency.
There is expected a new drive, n
any renewal bill, to exempt meats
and dairy products from all price
control.
4. A quick canvass over the
country showed that key figures
in the meat and food industries ex-
pect consumers will pay up to 10
per cent more Monday for basic
commodities in short supply, Many
landlords served notice of IS per
cent rental increases.
5. Labor leaders predicted a
wave of unrest, demands for wage
increases and buyers strikes if a
threat Of runaway initiation de-
velops.
6. Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) told
a reporter President Truman had
thrown up a "smoke SCREEN to
hide his fundamental reasons for
vetoing the compromise OPA bill
in what the Ohioan said appeared
to be a personal veto" aimed at
him. Taft's name was mentioned
81 times in the veto message, as
the President levelled his fire at
an amendment Taft sponsored.
7. Senator O'Daniel D-Tex.)
said he would talk "to the end Of
time if necessary to keep OPA
from coming back to life.
8. Chairman Spence (D-Ky.) of
the House Banking committee an
nounced he will call the commit
tee into session Immediately, for
the writing of a new comprehen-
sive price control law, if Con-
gress extends OPA's life 20 days
for this purpose as recommended
by the President. Spence was con-
fident the House would grant the
extension to July 20, but nobody
appeared certain what the SEN
ate will do.
9. President Truman appealed
to business to exercise self res-
traint' against skyrocketing OF
prices until Congress acts. OPA
expected its 5000 Washington per-
sonnet and 81, 1000 workers scatter
ed over the country to report to
their jobs as usual Monday.
New Battle
At the capitol the battle will
break out anew early Monday,
over the issue of a three weeks
extension.
Senator Taft told a reporter he
wants written into the resolution
all of the major provisions of the
one-year renewal bill which the
President vetoed.
In addition, he said the Senate
Banking committee probably will
be asked to write into the bill an
amendment barring future controls
Of meat. The Senate previously
approved lifting of such controls,
but bowed to the Houses rejec-
ton OF that action when the bill
was compromised before it went
to the White House.