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and allow them additional clerical
and professional help.
The act was passed last year, but
the new Congress did not have to
accept it unless it desired. The
Senate has not yet acted on it.
The acts clauses now automatic
ally become part of the House
rules. 1t will mean that the House
must 90 through its committee con-
solidation plan before it can begin
| tackling a big batch of proposed
legislation. Estimates of the time
required for this have varied from
a few days to several weeks.
Dirksen Offers Bill.
In this connection Representative
Dirksen, Republican, Of Illinois in
troduced q bill to continue the life
of the joint committee which shaped
the reorganization legislation.
Mr.. Dirksen said that adoption
of the program yesterday was only
an excellent beginning" and sug-
gested that the committee should 60
on to overhaul the seniority system,
provide for broadcasting of Congress
sessions and improve public relations
of the lawmakers.
Chief opposition to the consolida-
ton plan had come from the men,
bers of the Naval Affairs Commit
tee and stemmed from their fight
against merger Of the Army and
Navy into a single force.
Neither rebellion by irked Naval
Affairs Committee members nor a
floor fight promised by Represen-
tative Rankin, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi materialized.
Representative Allen, Republican,
of Illinois, spokesman for the GOP. !
offered the resolution and then
with several members on their feet
clamoring for recognition-quickly
offered a second motion to block. de-
bate an
His gavel humping for order,
Speaker Martin declined to recog-
nize those on their feet and ruled
that the second motion to close de-
bate was not subject to discussion.
Both Motions Garry.
Both motions carried by voice
vote.
Representative SABBATH, Democrat,
of Illinois had different sort OF a
protest. He said later he had in
tended to offer an amendment de-
signed to wipe out the House COM
mittee on Un-American Activities.
Failing to get the floor, MIR. Sa-
bath protested bitterly in state
ment saying he hoped the incident
did not mark "the beginning OF a
rough overriding of the liberals
in Congress, who are now in a nil
nority."
Mr.. Martin, 62-year- old newspaper
publisher, first COP presiding ofi1cer
since Nicholas Longworth stepped
down in 1881, said in his keynote
address the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis must face postwar problems
side by side.
This cooperation is requisite"
he declared, "if we are to accomplish
successfully the painful readjust-
ments from war conditions of def
cit spending, waste and the don't
count -the-cost' policy"
| Mr.. Martin said the solution OF
labor management problems must
receive immediate attention" and
the Nation must return promptly to
the sound philosophy that the Gov
ernment does not support the peo-
pile; the people must support the
Government.
There must be quick tax slashes,
budget-cutting and reduction OF the
public debt, he asserted.
He said the debt, now just under
$500, 900 ,000, 900, is so mammoth that
Americans will be paying 1t OIL for
the next 100 years.
/ Mr.. Martin also called on the
Democrats to join the majority in
purging the Government OF Com
munists and Fascists alike.
Stressing the urgency Of tackling
labor legislation, Mr.. Martin de-
clareQ the Only peISDiS VIII CSoia
hope for the failure of cooperation
between labor and management
are Communists and "Fascists."
I'VE must find a formula and a
basis upon which disagreements be-
tween labor and management can
be settled justly and effectively
without stoppage OF production" he
said.
such a basis and formula can
never be found until both sides are
ready to shoulder their fair share
of responsibility for contracts; to
cooperate in achieving increased
production, lower prices, and fail
profits, without decreasing wages
or lengthening work hours"
On the subject of taxes, Mr.. Mar
tin warned they can be cut .only
through, and must be accompanied
by. extensive economies in govern
. ment."
{ To effect these economies, he
! added. Republicans do not intent
|, ''blindly and wildly to slash here
and there"