Evening star., 1953-07-07
Objection by Morse
Raises First Threat
To Adjournment

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icy Committee met today to map
a program for the rest Of the
week. it heard echoes of the first
sign Of resistance to a July 81
adjournment.
Senator Morse. the Oregon In
dependent. warned in the Senate
yesterday that Congress may not
be able to adjourn by September
/ if leaders try to avoid consid-
Grafton of amendments he wants
written into several bills for the
exchange of land between the
Federal and State governments.
Acting Senate Floor Leader
Knowland of California prompt
ly retorted that he would not be
threatened or intimidated by
Senator Morse.
Original Schedule Stands.
In addition. congressional
leaders said after their weekly
meeting with President Eisen-
hover that they were still aiming
to quit July 81.
Both House Speaker Martin
and Senator Knowland said
there was general agreement
that the target date could be
met, although some Saturday
night sessions are in prospect in
the Senate and the House also
is putting in extra hours.
Senate and House conferees
expect to get together next week
on all the major appropriation
bills that have gone to Congress,
Senator Knowland said, and the
mutual security appropriation is
expected to be ready for the
House next week, according to
Speaker Martin.
Two Land Bills Passed.
Two of the land-exchange bills
mentioned by Senator Morse
passed the Senate yesterday
after Senator Morse was salts
fed as to their provisions. At
least one other was postponed
and may be considered by the
Policy Committee today. &.
One Of the two which passed
would facilitate establishment
by the State of Texas Of an
Eisenhower National Park near
the Presidents birthplace at
Denison.
The other would authorize the
Interior Department to expand
the Appomattox Court House
National Historical Monument. in
Virginia.
Fears Failure of Consent Plan
The adjournment discussion
occurred when Senator Know
land was defending the right Of
Senate leaders to allow time for
full debate on bills which are
blocked by one Senator on unan-
imous consent days.
Senator Morse said he is will
ing to have his objections con-
sidered on their merits, but I
want the majority leader to know
that I shall exercise great care
in determining whether bills are
being considered on their merits,
or whether what is afoot in the
Senate is a plan to undermine
the significance Of the unanimous
consent calendar"
IF it should develop" con-
tinued Senator Morse, that what
we are faced with is concerted
action on the part of a group OF
Senators to destroy the effective
ness of the unanimous consent
requirement Of the calendar, I
assure the Senator from Cali
fornia that the Senate will not
get out by August /, nor will it
adjourn by September l."
Taber at Conference.
Mutual Security Director Har-
old Stassen and Welfare Secre-
tary Oyeta Culp Hobby talked
over their respective appropria-
tions at today's White House
session in which Chairman Taber
of the House Appropriations
Committee was a participant.
Speaker Martin said he did not
know what might be done on
proposals to expand social secur-
ity coverage, and to suspend a
/ per cent increase on the old
age insurance tax - divided
equally between employer and
employe-which is scheduled to
become effective January l.
President Eisenhower has op-
posed the increase.
The Speaker said the House
4"unquestionably" will pass legis-
lation to give workmen'S COM