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Lucas Seeks 10 Revise
Rules After Battling
Byrd Over WaIIeren
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gfwn nomination In TIE senate
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chairman ot tho National security
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touched OF Ihe exchange While
Senato, Byrd usuaIts - mid
speak4ng Senator Ls.leAs frequent
~ Uses sharply pointed lang uase.
senstors Rush ta ttst<n
SENATORS i1gshed from CLOAK.
rooms and committees Ia listen
Republicans Nnlled broadly as me
two Democrats shouted At each
other
ReterrinE 10 Nj wallsfrns
lengthy testimony before IRE
Armed Services greup senator
Byrd shouted | have nstef s~~n
such poor witness such an in.
competent witness and one whs
was IN such complete ignorance
Of his dutes IN the position foT
which ne aAs appointed
Senator Lucas shouted bach thst
regardless Of What the committee
thought o. presidential appoint.
nent Il should 81 least frpou The
nomination advtr sely. to sirs the
Senate a chance to vote
Senator Byrd yetortsd that Il
President Truman regarded TIE
Wallsren appoln,men, q! such
Importance all Senator Lucas
needed 20 do as majority leader
vas move 10 dischAree the Armed
Services Committee and sTins the
matter before the entire senate
Assaiis wAiiErsn.
Il regard Gov WAnEren as eeing
less competent for the position
than any man ever nominated 10
a position Of this kind. Senator
Byrd said OF Mr. Trumans old
friend,
Senator Lucas said Senator
Byrds vote with the Republicans
presented n situation In which
one individual Senator oserridss
the President Of the United
States"
Senator Byrd replied that ne
accepts fun responsibility for his
action and that other Democrats
on The committee. who voted for
Mr.. Wallsrsn. had told him he dla
the right thing
SAYS Byrd FEARED Tsst.
Senator Lucas shouted back that
Senator Byrd feared q Senate tssi
or he would not have voted 20
bottle up the nomination In com
mittee.
Senator Byrd said II was very
strange" that Senator Lucas 90
majority leader remained silsni
on the Waiigfen nomination for
months. failed 10 testify for Mr..
Wallgren. and now was protesting.
Senator Lucas EAid he would
seek the Senate rule change -
that presidential nominations Of
cabinet members and others in
key Jobs must be returned 10 the
Senate even II the committee dis
approves the nominee
This will give the entire senate
vote. he said. instead Of having
a committee OF - make the de-
eision.