Evening star., 1949-04-16
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Tor tic failure Ia Eeg u1ngx Accomplished
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pe6lcd 10 make tlsrsr statements tccause Rs.
paoaTans have been sag9eSiin& LsAt taas k!r
Congress D~nsorfatae controlled has turned
oai 10 Ne q "ao.nolhlng Congress ths
ep4thet which PTeStdent Truman and the
Democrats hurried 10 frequently a. ttas Re-
publican soth CansrrSs ycAs Asn
Little Aetien on feaasm,.
The box score OF acrolnp pllshiaert hy ghs
slS Congress up 10 date lS nos anpEr aziss.
The House, 10 be sure hAs pat through .
lot ef appropriation aailS~-w hleh Ear SenAtr
has siill To act on In pA&S4ns IL may he
mentioned that little II Rnythtns has scen
accomplished in the matter al Government
economy. IN dealing with those hilionx es
dollars of estimates submitted by The ExeSa.
tive, Mr., Mccormack has advanced In de-
Tense Of the sist Cungress the argument ina.
congressional committees have reported and
placed on the calendar a number Of ttnrssr-
tani bills. and that others are in the hear
ine stage
II looks q; this point however as though
Congress would have 20 remain in session q
great part OF The summer and perhaps into
the Tall, II the Presidents program Is la be-
given consideration Senator Meesrath in
seeking to lay the responsibility fer DELAYS In
the Senate TO Republicans makes no mea.
t!on OF the weeks that we're lost due TO a
flbuster by Southern Democratic Senators
over proposal 10 amend the rules tn way
that would make nlibuslers against civil
rights bills ineffective The Democratic
leadership did nothing for two months after
Congress met January 10 set the eivil
rights issue before either the Senate OF the
House. Had the flght been launched I'M
mediately. IS some OF the Republicans Dr.
manded. there might have eeen different
outcome, But the Democrats waited until
must bills" were demanding The right OF
way, and then took up the civil rights hght-~
and had TO lay IL aside 10 give rent control
consideration before the law expired
What has happened 10 the administration
promise TO bring about prompt repeal of tho
Taft Hartley labor law The bill has been
reported TO both houses and placed on their
calendars, and in both houses there Is serious
doubt that anything worthy Of the name oi
repeal" can be put through. The Demo
Gratis. however. will have the satisfaction 81
removing the Taft-Hartiey name from the
legislation. II not the provisions Of the Taft
Hartley Law. What the labor leaders-prom-
ised q repeal of the Taft-Hartiey Aet-~may
say about the result Is likely TO be interesting.
Meme Written Ints Law.
The Presidents program included price
controls increased taxation. Federal hous-
Ing. Federal aid 10 education. . rrsAmped
farm aid law. an amended reciprocal trsds
agreements act. extension Of social seenrity.
an increased minimum waee national health
insurance and q number Of other domestic
measures. None Of them have been written
into iaw--and some Of them won't be. while
still others viii be put through with impot-
tant changes.
The President has added 10 tasks which
Congress win be expected TO tackle--the
North Atlantic Security treaty. and an im-
plementinT bill to help rearm European sig-
natories TO that pact. Both will lead 10 de-
bate although as of to-day the treaty appears
certain Of ratification by large vote There
will be. however. a real tnssie over proposals
TO spend u billion or more dollars 10 fsarm
the Western democracics. Congress has
much to do, also II the Hoover Commissions
report On reorganization Of the executive
departments and agencies Ia TO be more than
. scrap Of paper
While the Republicans may take sa1xfac-
ton over the plight OF their Democratic
brethren and over the probable defeat of
some OF the sociaiistie proposals Of the presi-
dents program, they could taks q great deal
OF satisfaction over the passage Of legislation
dealing with important problems. II that can
be brought about. and they have part In II.