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to sidetrack it until January, wher
an effort viii be made to change
the rule which make filibusterine
easy.
Pepper May Block Action.
Senator Pepper. Democrat, oi
Florida. the only Southerner sup
porting a Federal poll tax repeal
bill, had not made up his mind
however, whether he woud drop q
separate antf-poll tax amendment
he has pending on the clerks desk.
If he makes any move to call II
up, that would be the signal for the
81 other Southerners who are linec
up solidly against Federal interven-
ton on the poll tax issue to resume
their fllibuster. Senator Pepper
probably will decide early this
afternoon whether to reopen the
fight, or go along with yesterdays
decision.
For a week the poll tax fight has
consisted of one parliamentary ma
neuver after another, and that's
how it enoed late yesterday.
Barley Asks Roll Call.
After the Republicans decided to
drop the issue until January, and
then try to rewrite Senate rules,
they moved that the Senate "ad-
journ" for the day instead of taking
an overnight recess"
The effect of adjourning was to
wipe the slate clean of all pending
motions relating to efforts to get
the poll tax repeal bill up for ac-
ton.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky
Democratic floor leader and run
ming mate of President Truman, in
sisted on the roll call vote to enable
administration supporters to put
themselves on record against side
tracking the poll tax bill All the
Democrats from. the Solid South
except Senator Pepper, joined the
Republicans in voting to pigeon
hole the bill for the rest of the
year.
House G. 0. P. Speeds Procedure.
G o. +. house leace1s expect little
trouble in getting the three must
measures through their branch
They have equipped the Speaker
with blanket authority to recognize
members to take up emergency mat.
tiers under suspension of the rules.
While that requires a two-third:
vote on the imitation and housing
bills, it also prevents floor efforts tx
delay or change the leadership pro.
gram.
The inf1ation-control problem |.
being handled by having the House
take up a bill passed by the Senate
months ago, restoring wartime re.
strictions on installment buying. TT
this the House Banking Committed
has added authority for the admin.
istration to slow down bank credit
by increasing deposit requirements
of banks in the Federal Reserve
system, and an increase in gold re-
serve requirements.
Administration Democrats are
ready to fight the limited form o.
Republican imitation control, espe'
cially the increase in Federal banl
gold reserves. Representative Pat
man, Democrat, of Texas, predicted
the bill will be vetoed if it goes t<
the President in present form.
Tohey for Broader Increase.
Chairman Tobey OF the Senate
Banking Committee also has indi'
Gated he does not think this House
bill goes far enough. If he succeeds
in broadening it in the Senate, the
final terms will be written in a join
conference committee.
Housing is being handled by hav'
Ii ing the Senate, take up, probably
this afternoon, bill passed by the
House earlier in the year, and re-
writing it to encourage home build
ing. 1t will not. include the coptro'
versial question Of federaily FINANCED
low-rent public housing. which f1a!
the Taft -Ellender-W Wagner housing
bill stymied in the House.
Chairman Taft Of the Senate Re
publican Policy Committee was not
sure, however, this new housing bill
would have easy sailing In thu
Senate.
For instance" he said, IF any
one offers a public housing amend.
ment, I'll vote for it."
Tobey May Offer Amendment.
When the inf1ation control bill
reaches the Senate tomorrow. Sen.
ator Tobey mayxtry to include thu
standby price and rationing power
asked by the President.
In a statement, Senator Tobe.
said he is reluctantly of the opin
ion" that the Republican Part.
should give President Truman
standby power to control prices ant
wages and to allocate scarce prod
ucts such as steel and meat
Senator Tobey said mo construc
tive plan has been offered and
cannot with good conscience, or,
politics and 60 home y
Plans of COP congressional lead
ers apparently overlook one reques
of Gov Dewey. Like Mr.. Truman
he suggested a revision of the Dis
placed Persons Act, passed by th'
regular session, although Gov
Dewey issued his statement before
the special session call. One ides
is to change the date mentioned IL
the law so as to make more people
eligible for admission.
But Senator Taft said there l
little chance" for this because o
strong Senate opposition.
Although Republican leaders hop
to end the special session Saturda,
they will carry over until Monda,
or Tuesday if there is a last-minut
rush which would force a Sunda.
morning session.
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