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group OF 20 Senators. Back of it
is the demand for civil rights leg
islation, which in the past has
been blocked by senatorial fill
busters. The effort of the group
supporting quick change of the
rules would make it easier to vote
to end debate on any such meas
ure which may come before the
Senate. Since the Republican
conference of the Senate turned
down the proposal and Southern
Democrats are against it, the ef-
fort is doomed.
In the House, some Democrats
and some Republicans may seek
to restore the so-called day rule
limiting the time that the House
Rules Committee may bottle-up
bills. The rule was adopted four
years ago, to curtail the power of
the Rules Committee, but was re-
lpealed at the opening of the last
Congress. The prospects are not
right for the proposed readoption
of the rule.
President Truman's budget mes
sage to Congress, which will detail
an approximately $50 billion
spending program for the next
fiscal year beginning July /, will
be sent to the legislators next
Friday. His annual state of the
Union message. expected to be a
farewell address covering the ac-
lcomplishments of the Democratic
administrations of the last score
of years, usually is transmitted to
Congress before the budget.
Balanced Budget Is First Goal.
Wage and price controls expire
April 80. and one of the first tasks
of the new administration will be
to decide whether to re-enact con.
trolls or let them die. There ha:
been pulling and hauling both
ways.
i The first goal of the Republican
leaders is to bring about a bal.
anced Federal budget-and ther
make some tax reduction. Tht
existing law provides for termi.
nation of the excess profits ia,
June 30. An effort will be made tt
let this tax die, and also to have
die on the same date. the II pei
cent across-the-board tax on per
sonal individual incomes, which
under existing law would not ex'
pire until December 81. 1858.
!, If these tax cuts are to be had
there must be a large slice il
Government spending and ap'
preparations. One difficulty thu
Republicans face in seeking ,
balance of the budget lies in ST.
billion already appropriated bu
mot yet expended, with much o
it under contract. Not until Con
Igress has put through the annua
appropriation bills will it b.
.. known how much cutting 'ha
been possible. Much will depent
on world conditions and tn
Korean war in dealing with ap
: preparations.
Labor Law Issue Ahead.
Some Republicans have talke,
of reductions in spending up tt
, $40 billion. Such slashes, how
ever. are problematical. The ne
: Icessity of balancing the bulge
, before tax reductions has beer
. emphasized both by Republican
/ leaders and by Senator Byrd. Dem
+ ocrat. of Virginia, who has beer
, for years a determined foe O
, excessive spending.
Among the important legisla'
, tive matters that are to come be-
) fore Congress is amendment o
|, 1.-THE. Taft-Hartley labor law. Thi
, has been supported by President
, elect Eisenhower. Senator Taft
, co-author of the law, has alread!
aIbeen working on amendments
! Labor, represented in the new cab
Iinet by Martin P. Durkin as Sec
! retary Of Labor. will have its owl
ideas about amendments.
!. Other matters which will com
: before the Congress include re
l enactment of the reciprocal trad
: agreements. law, which is due II
expire June IL; Statehood for Ha
waii and Alaska. restoration Of OF
tidelands to the States of who's
shores they are found, the 81
Lawrence seaway and power prof
ects and economic aid to foreigl
nations.
2 Congressional committee invest
igations are likely to be many
r dealing with such subjects a
$ Communist infiltration in Govern
ment. labor unions and educa
$ tional institutions and corruption
4 i'm the Democratic administration
George v. Allen to Return
II BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Jan.
|(R.-United States Ambassado
lTSoor0a " Allan will leave h