Evening star., 1948-06-02
Truman Appeals Again
For Housing, Trade
And School Aid Bills
Night Session Is Likely
As Senate Drives for Vote
On Refugee Plan Today
By the Assoeioted Press

PreSldent truman MADE a
new plea to Democratic con-
gressional leaders today for pas
sage of housing, reciprocal trade
and educational legislation.
Mr.. Truman's appeal was made
verbally at a White House confer
ence as the Senate stretched out
its working hours in a bid to dis
pose of one of three bills labeled
must" by Republican leaders aim
ing at June 10 adjournment-a
measure designed to admit up to
100000 war refugees into this coun-
try during the next two years.
House Minority Leader Rayburn
told reporters the President also
discussed some of the highlights Of
the five major speeches he is to
make on croSs-country tour start
ing tomorrow night.
Rayburn Sees Poor Prospects.
Mr. Rayburn was accompanied to
the White House by Senator Nc
Grath of Rhode Island, Democratic
national chairman; Senator Lucas
of Illinois, Senate minority whip,
and Representative Mccormack of
Massachusetts,, House minority whip.
Mr.. Rayburn was asked by re-
porters what the prospects were for
House passage of the long range
housing bill which has cleared the
Senate.
1T looks like they (the Repub-
lican leaders, are more interested
in adjourning than they are in pass
ing legislation" he said.
Legislation extending the recipro-
cal trade program has been passed
by the House and hearings are under
way in Senate committee.
The Federal aid to education bill
has passed the Senate and is pend
ing in the House.
Mr.. Rayburn said the three meas
ures are considered particularly
urgent by Mr.. Truman, although
other phases of the legislative pic
ture were gone over in the confer
ence. lasting nearly an hour.
Republican leaders have given top
priority to extending the Reciprocal
Trade Act, to the legislation to ad-
NIT displaced persons and to a linn
tied draft act.
Aiken Urges Farm Plan.
Senator Aiken of Vermont, rank
ing Republican member of the Sen
otto aorio,,1t,,ra Co,,,,,iftoo tolJ ro
porters, meanwhile, that his party
should discount it's November elec-
ton prospects if Congress fails to
pass long-range farm program.
The Republican Congress better
not go home without passing such
legislation" he said after witnessing
the swearing in of Charles F. Bran
nan as Secretary of Agriculture.
Senator Aiken helped draft long
range farm bill which has been ap-
proved by the Senate Agriculture
Committee. 1t would set up sys-
tenn of flexible price supports de-
signed to help prevent surpluses on
one hand and shortages on the other
May Hold Night Session.
Senator Wherry, Republican. ol
Nebraska, acting majority leader
told 'newsmen just before the Senate
met at II am. that we'll go unit
9 o'clock or later in order to reach
a final vote on the war refugees
bill
IF we can't get through with the
DIP bill tonight We may have to dis
place it in order to take up the draft
BILL" he said.
Those two, together with exten.
sion of the Reciprocal Trade Act
beyond June IL. were the only one!
posted on an admittedly tentative
and incomplete list of measures
which top Republican leaders have
labeled for definite action.
Conspicuously missing from the
list. announced by Senator Taft
Republican. of Ohio yesterday was
any civil rights legislation.
But Senator Taft, presidential as
pirant and chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee, said
the G. o. P. leaders who met ir
House Speaker Martins Office late
yesterday ruled nothing out"
They decided. Mr.. Taft said. thai
"the 10th of June should still be oul
goal for adjournment" That datt
is just two days ahead of the open.
ing of the Republican Convention ir
Philadelphia.