The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-07
Adjournment OF Congress
DELAYED For Another Week
BY JOHN CHADWICK

Congress, its adjournment plans
wrecked Saturday by a deadlock
over two money bills, meets again
today.
However, it will mainly mark
time until next Monday when abb
sent members return to clean up
the two jobs still to be done.
The dash toward a planned final
adjournment stalled to a stop as
the sun peeked over the horizon
Sunday morning. ALI except two
passed, but on these the Senate
and House deadlocked.
Adjournment Is off at least until
next week, he week between the
political conventions at which the
Republicans and Democrats choose
their Presidential candidates for
he November election.
Until then, nothing of importance
VIII be transacted. House Demo-
Gratis and Republicans agreed on
this in the small hours Sunday
morning.
Plans to bring this years
Congress to a close Saturday night
collapsed chiefly because the
House had written into 10 billion
dollar supplemental appropriation
bill a curb on the use of funds
for an expansion of the atomic
weapons program.
The measure carries two billion
dollars for the atomic program,
$6,03l ,947, ESQ for foreign military
and economic aid, and 81, 140, 000,-
600 for military bases and other
projects around the world.
In a last ditch appeal against
the House rider, President Truman
wrote Vice President Barley and
Speaker Rayburn that it would
cripple atomic production and i'm
peril national security.
The Senate refused accept the
rider. The House finally agreed to
modify IL somewhat but baked at
throwing 1t overheard.
The other dispute that upset adj.
journment plans flared over COM
promise 1854, 06l 600 bill to finance
rivers and harbors and flood con-
troll projects.
Dropped out of the measure was
four million dollars for the Hart
well Dam in South Carolina and
Georgia. Sen. Maybank tD.-S. c.
roared that the bill was not going
to pass without this item in IL, and
indicated he might launch a fill
ibuster. Sen. Olin Johnston (D,-S.W.
50 said he too was ready to talk
all day Sunday.
The upshot was that the Senate
sent the bill back to conference
again in hopes Of working out a
settlement.
With this and he atomic spend
ing controversy on his hands, Dem
ocratic Leader Mcfarland of Ariz-
ona despairei at last and moved
the Senate recess until today. II
quit al s.l0 o. m. and he House
shortly followed suit.
The ranks of Congress members
present already had been thinned
by Republicans leaving for Chicago
and, to a lesser extent by Demo
Gratis heading for home in the be-
lief the session was all but over.
Giant strides toward adjourn
ment. including the passage of a
A6,60o. o0o. 900 defense appropria.
ton bill. had been taken before
the legislators begged down.
This measure -- the largest of
all The appropriation bills for the
1858 fiscal year - carried the full
amount asked by President Tru.
man TO expand the Air Force to
143 wings by mid 1885.
Other bills passed and sent 10
the White House Saturday in
cluded:
- A si.ols.0Oo 900 measure to
finance the State. Commerce and
Justice Departments,
"A bin 10 increase social secu-
rity and public assistance pay.
ments By about $40 million dollars
q year.
49, A measure guaranteeing the
government will support prices of
cotton. corn, wheat. rice. tobacco
and peanuts at 90 per cent of par
Fly through 1854.
a. A bill hiking pensions for an
estimated 1850 retired federal
employees.
S. An approximation hill proyid-