Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-28
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Republicans in Congress
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favorable Y~pori on the Moth Atlantic seSa.
:isy Treaty. Al three q thtkz rnrMs4rvs
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also viii have "a ean&aes and se4 os many
important appropriation e1als
Labor nan Aesasn >esEs
Al ions lsss there Is promise that sht labor
bill Is TO b. taken ap sometime during tie
coming NeeG IN shs senate. TIE Democratic
leadership had expected "a gzee tire Fce{p pro-
cal trade agreements measure IAr flgh, e.
way bat the Illness e. Senator ue0fwe q
Georgia chairman o. The F3nAnee CoEnnH-
te~ is CAUSING = shstt TIE strategy az Tire
Democrats wha ate lnsGsiiEx ~{th tire Pres"
tdent Oh the administration TAft HartAey
Act repeater II not W. clear Chairman
Thomas Of the Senate tAeoT Committee says
lie lntends 10 STICK Ia The administrator nlii
as il nov stands that he Is planning 60 offer
no amendments II Is pesalhls however
that Democratic amendments. making some
concessions perhaps alonE the line Of those
suggested by the American Federation ~
Labor. NAV be- offered IN "a sfesi 10 set
enough votes To pass bib that ~ii not 30
q stencil in the Presidents aostTiis
80 far as tax legislation Ii concerned -
nothing has vet been donf w4th the pyesi-
dents recommendation for ~ 600 aaa 600
tax increase AoNessr. thr administration
is beglnnsng 10 feel the pinch. II faces de-
felt OF 5000 600 900 Ia $500 600 900 al IRE
close Of the present fiscal year july / II -
pressing for legislation which ~iii tnefeass
spending, instead Of rettenchment. The oniy
alternative remaining Is desett spending II
no tax bill IL put through before adjourn.
ment~~and such action Is stu regarded go
improbable the administration may have 20
seek more taxes during the session ot Con.
areSs next winter, and to fare = congressional
campaign on the heels Of tax increases. Not
q pleasant idea.
Crowded Quarters.
II II comes 10 a contest between thr pTusi-
dent and the congressional leadership. ever
n prolonged summer stay of Congress tns
fur iS apt 10 fly. On July !. the Senate Is 20
move into narrow quarters the cid Supreme
Court chamber in the Capltoi-and the
House into the caucus roam la tAs old House
Once Building. 80 that work en- rev roofing
for the Senate and House wings may so for.
ward as planned. The comment ia freely
made that the members OF Congress Alil not
consent 10 work longer than ak wrecks ia
these eramped quarters especially u sss
weather turns hot.
In addition some Of the administrators
leaders in Congress are convinced that II IA
not possible to get through such measures
a. the SsAnnan farm bill, the National health
insurance OIL. and civil righta BILLS With
Congress In It's present frame Of mind II
the administration takes Q licking on :zSA-s
legislation. and the measure passed retains
important provisions Of the Taft Hartley
ACT. IT will be regarded as promise Of future
defeats on other measures Of the Truman
program. This might hring~a change ~
heart at the White HOUSE regarding a Ions
summer session Of Congress and o. the Re-
pabilcans say. start the President on tour
Of The country 10 get popular support for his
program.
Lack OF progress for his program his cam.
patgn promises last year. must necessarily
be a disappointment 10 the Chief Executive.
That he will fight for H. soes almos, With
out saying. His great and So far only ae.
complishmcut In this Congress has heen IN
the field OF foreign Affairs, And In that lie
has been aided by Republicans ss well 10
Democratic support