Evening star., 1954-09-22
Senate Session
On Censure
Likely Sept. 29
Committee Report
On Mccarthy Due
For Release Monde,
By jones Y. Newton

leadefS nave agreed on early
Senate consideration of the Nc
Carthy censure question and
have set September 20 as a tar
get date for convening the extra
session, an informed source said
today.
The agreement was reached,
the source said he was informed,
BY Senate Republican Leader
knowland and Democratic Lead
re Lyndon Johnson after consul
tation with the special Senate
committee studying censure
charges against Senator Nc
Carthy.
There has been bipartisan
agreement also. it was said, that
the session would be a short one,
limited to about three days.
the leaders could exer-
else such control over the Sen
ate, however, was a matter of
question.
When the Senate recessed in
the question of when to
call a session for consideration
Of the Mccarthy matter was left
up to Senators Knowland and
Johnson.
Five Days Notice.
Precisely when the call will be
issued depends upon completion
Of the report on the censure
charges by the select committee,
headed by Senator Watkins, Re-
publican, of Utah. The source
said it was expected the formal
call would go out Friday or Sat-
urday. Five days notice to the
is required.
Senator Knowland told The
Star from his Oakland (CalifD
office that he and Senator John
son had mot as yet received Of
fetal word" from the Watkins
committee as to the precise time
its report would be completed.
The Majority Leader said sob
neither he nor Senator
Johnson were prepared to issue
call for the special session on
the basis of verbal discussions"
before Official word" had been
received from the committee.
When the word comes, Senator
Knowland added. he and Sena-
tor Johnson would confer and
set the date.
I'm my nine years in Wash
ngton." Senator Knowland con-
II have found that COM
nittees sometimes think they
will get out a report ahead of
he time the report is actually
finished"
Depends On Report.
An informed Senate source
;aid if the Watkins committee
completes its report within a
week or so the special Senate
session would be called immedi-
ately. On the other hand, he
aid, if the report is delayed "a
natter of weeks" the Senate
would not consider it until after
he, elections.
For example" he said, "obvi-
,uSly a session wouldn't be called
! week before the election"
While The Stars informant
vas sure there was an under
standing on the calling of the
Extra session, depending on no
unforeseen delay in completing
;he report, Senator johnson said
1e had not reached agreement
n the matter with Senator
xnowland.
Reached at his Austin, Tex,
off1ce, Senator Johnson said that
f the Watkins committee report
indicates a need for Senate &C
ton in the Mccarthy matter,
he and Senator KnoWland would
get together and decide what to
do about it-when, lin the better
part of wisdom" would be the
time for the Senate session.
There we're indications that
the Watkins committee report
will be finished Friday and that
the document. expected to be
unanimous, would be made public
Because so many Senators are
in campaigns for re-
election, most observers felt the
Mccarthy report would not be
,aken up until after the Novern-
Der 2 elections.
But. apparently, reasonable
that debate could be
completed in a short time led
Knowland and john
son to decide to get the business
out of the way at once.
They are counting on a short
and sweet session." the source
said.
Whether the leaders were
counting on limiting debate by
invoking the cloture rule was
1ot clear. Because of the op-
position to cloture, it was held
more likely they would rely on
IN informal arrangement like
yentlemen's agreement to limit
1ebate.
Five General Charges.
The Watkins committee is con-
;idering five general charges
against Senator Mccarthy, filed
oy Senator Flanders, Republi-
IAN, Of Vermont. Senator Full