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potential Senate objectors that |
1t was the thing to do.
That required the patience of |
Job. The dramatic side of the |
congressional action came ear
lier in the House. There within |
less than two hours, despite the
power of the farm bloc, the |
House not only passed a daylight
bill for the District. but after a
roll call vote of $50 to SO on a
test amendment, sent perma-
nent authority bill back to the
Senate.
The House action made his
tory. Never before had the
House voted a permanent Dis
trict daylight bill, and when this
was based on a roll-call vote on
q test motion it amazed even the !
most conservative old-timerS in |
the House or its press gallery.
This was on a motion by Rep
resentative Heselton, Republican,
Of Massachusetts,, who won ap-
proval of an amendment to give
the city heads authority every
year, instead Of only in 1858.
It seemed all over but the
shouting when the House-passed
bill was messaged to the Senate
in mid-afternoon. There were no
dramatics in the Senate, but it
took a lot of patience before the
deal was worked out.
Senator Case, Republican, of
South Dakota who earlier had
led the Senate in enacting a
different type of permanent bill,
arose confidently at 4 pm, ex-
pecting to be allowed the neces-
sary few minutes to get the
Senate to agree to the House
language.
KnOwIand Objects.
But a somewhat unexpected
objection was raised by Senator
Knowland. Republican, of Cali
fornia, head of the Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee. He
had agreed last Saturday to let
the Federal rent controls bill
intervene in the submerged oil
lands debate but refused to make
any more exceptions.
Senator Case bided his time
and later, advised that Senator
Knowland no longer would OBJ
iect, tried again at $40 pm. He
then encountered an objection |
by Senator Long, Democrat, of
Louisiana who said he would not
prevent action on the daylight
bill If the debate on it was
limited.
Senator Case then asked
unanimous consent for limitation
of debate on this to 10 minutes,
but suddenly encountered a new
acting majority leader. Senator
Ferguson. Republican, of Mich
igan. He said he thought there
ought not to be any action until
after q quorum call warning
Senators there was to be a vote.
Senator Case sat down again,
but was not yet through. At
9:48 pm. he tried again. Sena-
tor Humphrey. Democrat, of
Minnesota, who had the floor on
tidelands, was wiling to yield
time. ~
Long Cites Gods Time"
Senate . Long said he would
have tyvote against the bill be-
cause ne believed like the late
Sem cor Overton of Louisiana
tina he much preferred Goods
r. 4e." He said he had not been
; 1esent earlier when the Senate
had passed q permanent day.
light saving bill. He said he
would vote against it-and did
later-but that he would not OBJ
ject to action.
Then it looked like it was
adopted. until Senator Johnston,
Democrat, of South Carolina,
who resides in nearby Maryland,
asked how it would affect the
outlying suburbs. It was touch
and go for some minutes until
Senator Case noted that Senator
Beall. Republican, of Maryland,
a daylight time advocate, was
present. The South Dakotan
called on Senator Beall and he
assured Senator Johnston that
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties always followed the
lead Of the District in what was
done on daylight time.
Again the bill was almost en-
acted, and then Senator Doug
las, Democrat, Of Illinois arose
to shout that this was the an