The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-28
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OPA
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Under Senate rules, the petition
would have to lie over one day
and could not be brought up until
an hour after the senate meets
Saturday, if failed Thursday night.
Adoption of the petition by a
two-thirds vote, the necessary
margin, would limit each senator
to one hours debate on the COM
promise OPA bill thereafter.
Seldom Invoked
The senate. seldom invokes this
ORA site gag rule but Senator Huff
man (D.-Ohio), one of those who
signed the petition, told a reporter
that sit will not be hard to get the
votes to put a stop to this thing"
Before he started passing the
talk limiting petition around,
Barley had proposed also that
O'Daniel agree to limit debate to
an hour for each senator. begin
ming at midnight.
The Texan, who had been plead
ing with some of his colleagues to
join him in the attempt to talk I'M
til existing law expired at mid
night Sunday, said he might be
able to work something out with
Barley if he could have a few
minutes to talk things over.
SqueIches Motion
The democratic leader then ask
ed unanimous agreement that o.
Daniel have priority on the floor
after a scheduled short speech by
Senator Thomas (D.-Okla.) who
also opposes OPA. Senator Lucas
O.-Ill.). who had asked O'Daniel
previously if the Texan was fill
clustering, squelched that move
with an objection.
Resignedly, O'Daniel resumed
talking in a hoarse voice, remark
ing: well, here we go again"
Then Barley started around
with his petition.
At 9:52 pm. .(EST) O'Daniel
went into his seventh consecutive
hour on the floor.
Long Set Record
The individual filibuster record
Of IS hours and IS minutes was set
by the late Senator Huey Long Cd
La.) in a fight against the NRA
bill in 1885. Senator Robert LaFoi-
lette the elder held the floor for
more than 10 hours on the Aldrich-
Vreeland currency bill in 1908, but
he was relieved by numerous QUO
rum calls and by yielding for ques-
tons.
Reading from a stack Of tele-
grams frequently replenished by
his office force O'Daniel showed
few signs q tlring except for the
huskiness CT his voice.
O'Daniel limited that he might
abandon later his plan to crate
price control of the statute books.
Two and me half hours after he
began. he drew chuckles from the
gallery by protesting that he was
not ''filibustering. just talking for
the people back home"
At one point he said he would
talk OPA 10 death if he could gel
any help. At another he expressed
belief the senate fought to settle
this issue before we recess to-
night"
Senator Barley. Democratic
leader. had served notice he
would seek to keep the senate in
day-and-night session to break the
talkathon.
Expires Sunday
OPA expires Sunday midnight
unless the compromise extension
bill is passed.
O'Daniel chided the administra-
ton, and congress, too, eor not
formerly proclaiming an end Of
World War II, saying the "only
reason it hadn't been done is be-
cause the New DEAF wants to
hang on to it's wartime powers
eff we're going to have another
war later" he said. Then that's
all right. But let's have a breath
ing spell There's no use making
the last one continuous
He said the only reason the
OPA was set up was to cover
throw the American form of gov
eminent"
Going Strong
He was still going strong after
three hours on his feet.
He asserted that if Chester
Bowles resigned, he would be Civ
en- another job in the administra-
ton 'for the New Deal boys like
him and, besides, who else would
they get to do their dirty work."
ODaniel began by reading a
sheaf of kilograms supporting his
anti-OPA stand.
Shortly before $50 p. M, EST,
lsenator Lucas D.-Ill.) inquired