Evening star., 1949-08-31
Lucas 10 See Truman
Today as Senate Talks
OF Early Adjournment
by the Associated Press


The Senate was talking today of
adjournment-not right away. but
pretty soon.
Majority Leader Lucas told
newsmen he wanted to discuss the
situation with President Truman
today. Then, sometime next week,
he may sit down with Republican
leaders and try to line up an end
of-session program.
Delighted COP Senators. who
have been pressing for adjourn
ment for weeks, promised their
complete cooperation.
This session Of Congress is now
in it's ninth month. The House,
with most of its work out Of the
way, is on vacation. The Senate,
which refused to approve the
House holiday, still is grinding
away at the legislative mill.
Taft Sure Of Agreement.
Senator Lucas said he planned
to sound out Mr.. Truman on a
suggestion that some stop-gap ex-
tension of the reciprocal trade
agreements program be worked
out. He told reporters this could
shorten the session 10 days or
two weeks.
Republicans said they will help
all they can to shorten the session.
II think he will find 100 per
cent agreement in the Senate
except for a few scattered indi-
viduals," said Senator Taft of
Ohio, chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee.
Limit on Debate Sought.
Minority Leader Wherry said:
We'll give him 100 per cent
cooperation to work for some
reasonable limitation on debate
on specific measures.
Both Senators Wherry and Taft
said they have been urging Sen
ator Lucas for more than
month to map out a definite pro-
gram looking toward end of the
session.
But Senator Taft said he agrees
with Senator Lucas that def
mite adjournment date cannot be
fixed probably until the night
before we adjourn"
Weeks Vacation Promised.
He also said Senator Lucas is
right in feeling that to fix a def
mite adjournment date before ma
jor legislation Is out of the way
would amount to an invitation to
filibuster under Senate rules al
lowing unlimited talk.
The Lucas program now calls
for a one-week vacation following
action on a bill raising minimum
hourly wages from 40 to rs cents.
The controversial question Of
reviving the Presidents authority
Ito make tariff-cutting trade agree
ments with other nations then
would be the pending Senate busi-
ness.
Senator Lucas said some Sena-
tors have been suggesting that
the Senate quickly agree to renew
this authority in much the same
form that it was extended by the
9Th Republican controlled Con-
gress. He said that might elimi-
nate an otherwise certain long
debate.
Both Senator Taft and Senator
Millikin, Republican, OF Colorado
questioned this proposal.
I'VE might as well fight this
thing out right now and get 1t over
with" Senator Taft said.
Senator Millikin said several
Senators want to revise the trade
pact program.
Both Democrats and Republi-
cans agree that Senator Lucas
faces a tough task in lining up any
must" list of legislation.
He named half a dozen measures
yesterday, including the trade pact
program, the European rearma-
ment bill, liberalization of the Dis
placed Persons Act. farm legisla-
ton and a series of bills increas-
ing pay Of Government officials
and employees.
SABBATH Gets Different List.
Meanwhile, Representative Sa-
bath. Democrat. of Illinois came
from q meeting with Mr.. Truman
yesterday with a different list.
It called for action to outlaw
racial and other discrimination in
employment-almost sure bet to
run into q fllibuster in the Senate;
a $3.50, 1000. 900 Korean recovery
program; q $100,000,000 public
works planning program; expand
ed social security benefits and a
number of other measures.
Senator Taft suggested that
Senator Lucas might step up Sen
ate action by permitting full de-
bate on a few major measures,
then trying to get agreement for
quick vote on some of the others.
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