Evening star., 1946-06-28
|Fina| Blast Fired
|ByFoes of0PA
Extension Bill
Measure Expected
To Go to White House
By y4O'CIock
ByJ. A. OLeory

Senate leaders were hoping to
pass the modified price control
bill and send it to the White
House by 4 o'clock today as op-
ponents of OPA fired a last VOL
ley of argument against the
measure.
The one-hour time limit on
speeches obtained last midnight,
when Senator O'Daniel. Democrat.
of Texas ended his one-man filibus-
ter, virtually assured decision some
time today.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma. first to take the floor
when the Senate reconvened, charged
that the compromise bill sentences
80 900 900 farmers to be the economic
goats of the Nation for another
year
OPA Power Called Adequate.
The Oklahoman contended that
OPA exercises no control over wages,
except to see that they go higher
and higher.
| He also argued that the para
graph extending the life of OPA for
one year gives the agency all the
power it needs. The rest of the
bill is so much surplus verbiage,'
Senator Thomas asserted, because
the history of OPA shows it pays
little or no attention to detailed
provisions prescribed by Congress"
Senator O'Daniel, refreshed by a
nights sleep, was waiting with more
kilograms to read to the Senate
when he uses up his remaining hour
under the time limit.
The big, broad-shouldered Texan,
who had held the floor since 3:52
yesterday afternoon, finally agreed
at ten minutes past midnight to
the debate limitation.
/ Truman Expected to Sign.
Informed sources at the Capitol
believe the President will sign the
bill, despite the advice of some OPA
supporters to veto it ON the theory
that Congress could then be blamed
if, by Sunday. it failed to pass
more stringent law.
Only few Senators are expected
to utilize the one hour they will
have under today's agreement.
There were rumors last night that
Senator LANCER, Republican, Of
North Dakota. an experienced long
distance talker, might fly back to
Washington from the West to join
in the filibuster, but even his arri-
val now would mean only one more
hour of delay.
\ Senator O'Daniels talkfest Of
eight hours and 18 minutes was no
record. 1t failed by 10 hours to
equal the mark set by the late Sen
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
father of the present Senator La
Toilette, in 1908.
A good part of the time Senator
O'Daniel was reading from a huge
stack OF kilograms he had received
against OPA. 1t was weary sum-
mer evening for his colleagues. but
it seemed to provide a diversion
for many Washingtonians, who kept
the conditioned galleries well
filled as the oratorical marathon
proceeded.
Humor Breaks Monotony.
Senator ODaniel drew laughter
from the galleries when he departed
from his kilograms to observe:
People are starving to death
while they are getting rich on
what they are not buying"
Even his tired fellow-Senators al
j lowed touch of humor to break
the monotony now and then. Sen
e ator White of Maine, Republican
= floor leader, took from his desk
r Jeffersons Manual, on which the
= Senate rules were based. and read q
: line that mo Senator should speak
tedlously.'
Y rs that in the Senate rules?'
r asked Majority Leader Barkley with
t a grin, as he strobe across the
S aisle to look at the book
Senator White said it wasn't, but
he just thought it would fit the oc-
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