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Senate Shelves DIP Bill.
Until January, $3.50,
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other subjects this first session
OF the 81st Congress had already
put off for consideration in its
1850 session.
Other postponed issues include:
The new broader social security
bill, passed by the House. but not
slated for Senate action this year.
. The several civil rights bills.
Revision of the Taft-Hartley
labor law, which was sidetracked
In the House after the Senate
passed measure which retained
o substantial part of the original
gct.
Repeal Of the tax on oleomar-
garine, which Senate leaders have
scheduled for action in January.
The showdown on the displaced
persons bill came three days after
It's supporters forced floor con-
sideration by getting it reported
from the Judiciary Committee
without recommendation.
: The bill would have increased
from 10000 to $4,000 the num-
Der of war refugees who could
come to the United States. 1t also
sought to change features of the
original law which the admins
tFation charged were discrimina-
tory against Catholics and Jews.
Revision of the law was a lively
issue in last years presidential
campaign, with both major party
candidates favoring revision.
The recommitted bill would have
removed the requirements that 40
Per cent of the immigrants be
from the Baltic States and that
3U per cent be farmers. 1t also
would have advanced the eligibil
ity date line from December. 1945.
to cover those in displaced persons
camps, or under the International
Refugee Organization, on January
1,$Is4s.
In the closing hours of debate
yesterday Senator Kilgore, Demo-
eat of West Virginia. acting chair
man of the Judiciary Committee,
cuntended the displaced persons
program will bog down unless it
isaiberalized, and urged the Sen
~ not to put off action until
january.
The bipartisan opposition bloc
argued the subject needs further
study. The fight to recommit was
led by Senators Cain, Republican.
Of Washington, and Eastland,
Democrat, of Mississippi.
Chairman McCarran of the Jul
dietary Committee, who opposed
action on the bill, was in Europe
studying the subject when the
showdown came. In a message
to the Senate, however. he Joined
other advocates of postponement
in the argument that the present
law has not Disseminated against
Catholics and Jews.
Senator Dulles. Republican, OF
New York. who is in the midst OF
q lively. election race against for
mer Gov. Herbert Lehman of New
York to retain his Senate seat,
hurried back to Washington late
yesterday to speak for the bill,
and to vote against recommittal.
In New York liberalization Of the
lawsis an important issue.
Senator Dulles called the recon-
initial motion nothing but a
method Of burial" and added that
'in view of the past, I think we
can hardly call it decent burial"
In support Of the need for the
bills passage. he told of the ar
rival here sometime ago of group
Of Catholic and Jewish refugees
from Hungary. He said they were
held up at Ellis Island and that he
found on inquiry that their only
effense was they had anticipated
the Senate would approve this
bill, already passed by the House.
He recalled that he introduced
private bills in their behalf. as a
result of which their deportation
vas suspended.
I Senate Majority Leader Lucas
closed the debate by serving notice
that those who vote to recommit
will have to answer to their con-
stitutents for the failure of this
session to legislate on the subject"
He called the present law discrim-
inatory, but Senator Eastland in
the final argument for recommit-
tai, insisted the new bill also is
discriminatory and needs further
revision.
While the vote is another set
back for the administrators leg
tslative program, it is not likely
much political capital can be
made of it by either party. in view
ef the division in ranks on each
side of the aisle.
j The Senate quit until tomorrow
With Senator Lucas predicting ad-
1ournment not later than Thurs
day.