The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-28

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how long O'Daniel intended to
speak.
Until I get through" The Tex
an said.
Lucas said he just wanted TO
know, since if O'Daniel read all
the material he had stacked be.
fore him they were going to be
there until breakfast.
Enlightened Body
"What I mean," said Lucas, els
the senator filibustering or attemp.
ting to enlighten the senate of the
United States?"
"Oh, I wouldn't try to enlighten
the senate" O'Daniel said. "Its
the most enlightened body on
earth"
If he a hold out until Monday.
he said, it will be interesting to
see if the sun comes up on sched-
ule.
Lots of people down at OPA
think it wouldn't if this bill is
killed" he said.
Hitting at Barkley's plan for
night sessions, he said:
Congress has done enough dam
age in the daytime"
Fosters Black Markets"
Previously Senator Moore (R.-
Okla.), in a three hour speech, as
sailed the extension bill as part of
a plot to foster economic chaos
and create a Soviet-type govern
ment in America. Senator Wilson
R.-Iowa) blamed OPA for flour
ishing black markets"
Late in the afternoon O'Daniel
almost lost the floor on a parlia.
mentary point of order but after,
a furry, succeeded in resuming
his speech.
However, he said no other sena-
tor had agreed to join him in his
%filibuster and acknowledged Il
can't talk this bill to death alone"
Samples Of kilograms
Here are samples of kilograms
he read supporting his stand:
We're back Of you, Pappy."
"We want meat"
"Give them the works, God
bless you"
The eyes of Texas are upon
you"
kick Chester Bowles out"
"Filibuster H out of OPA."
O'Daniel started to read one
message which began your daunt-
less courage will entitle you. :"
and then paused to say:
I'm too modest to read that
one"
Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) next>arose
to call for a favorable vote on
the pending bill, a compromise
which takes away much of OPA's
powers.
He said lone Of the best by
products Of the measure would be
the resignation of Mr.. Bowles."
He referred to Chester w. Bowles,
economic stabilizer who is report
ed to be inclined to quit if Con-
gress passes the bill.
Taft Surprises
Taft's call for a favorable vote
surprised some colleagues.
He said that he and Senator
Millikin (R.-Colo.) had refused to
sign the measure worked out by
a senate-house conference COM
mittee because it failed to direct
a decontrol policy.
Even so, he said he now urged
support of the compromise be-
cause otherwise Congress would be
guilty of killing all price and rent
controls July l with possible dis
tressing initiation.
If President Truman wants to
veto the resulting bill. Taft said
that was Ibis responsibility"
The printed text Of Moore's
speech ran 10000 words, but he
was not confined by the written
pages and tossed in plenty Of off.
cuff remarks, none of them COM
plimentary to OPA or Sterilization
Director Chester Bowles.
Pat On Back
While BoWles was assailed in the
senate, he got a pat on the back
at President Humans news con.
ference. Mr.. Truman said Bowles
had been trying to quit ever since
he took office and that he is trying
to persuade him to stay.
Reporters failed to draw the
President out on the drastically
amended OPA extension bill now
up in the senate. All he would say
was that it was unfortunate it had
been debated so long. What the
n e W S e wanted to know
was whether he plans to veto
or sign it, in the event
it reaches his desk before the Sun
day midnight deadline for the pre-
sent price control law.
Inc Senate debate attracted a
falr-slzed gallery Of spectators, il
GLIDING many tourists, but only a
few senator's.
Moore said OPA's postwar opera
fiOnS have irpro;r.S xLo r,E.r,-