Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-28
President May Face
New Congress Fight
On Treaties, Crops
D. me Assssiessd Pvsss

President Eisenhower may face
new Congressional battles In
January over proposals to limit
treaty making powers and to
restore high. rigid price supports
for major farm field crops.
The President won victories
on both issues in the SD Com
gress, which ended its legislative
work last week. But opponents
have announced they will be
back with new ammunition when
the 84th Congress conyenes after
the first Of the year.
Senator Bricker. Republican.
of Ohio says he is going to start
all over again to fight for q
constitutional amendment aimed
at preventing treaties from over
riding State laws and constitu-
tiorls.
The Senate wrestled with this
issue for almost two months last
winter before shelving 1t. The
Eisenhower administration OPP
posed the Bricker amendment on
grounds it would hamper the
Presidents conduct Of foreign
policy.
Ferguson to Try Again.
AS an outgrowth Of this bitter
fight. Senator Knowland Of Cal
ifornia. the Republican floor
leader. and Senator Ferguson of
Michigan, the Policy Committee
chairman, sought to require SUBJ
mission to the Senate Of all in
ternational agreements within so
days after they are signed. This
measure died, but Senator Fer
custom says he win try again.
Congress enacted flexible
price support program this year
along lines urged by Gen. Eisen-
hover, but only after a hot fight
in both Senate and House.
This new program-Which calls
for a sliding scale Of supports
ranging between 82h per cent
and 80 per cent Of parity-may
get its first test Of popularity
among the farmers themselves
when they go to the polls Mo-
vember 2.
Vote NAV Govern Issue.
Should the voting in farm
areas reflect q strong choice be-
tween candidates backing fiexi-
BILE props and those calling for
q return to price floors at 80 per
cent Of parity, future congress
sional activity on the issue may
be governed accordingly.
Parity is q farm price stand
ard declared by law to be fair to
farmers in relation to the costs
Of the things they buy.
Senator Mundt, Republican,
Of South Dakota, who is running
for reelection, has promised to
seek legislation to restore rigid
supports. which were war-born.
Other Congress members have
made similar pledges.
The President has said he will
be knocking on the door of the
new Congress for some legisla-
ton he didn't get this year. He
mentioned in this category q
proposed constitutional amend
ment to lower the voting age to
Is, revision Of the Taft-Hartley
Labor Relations Act and extern
sion of the reciprocal trade
agreements program together
with new tariff cutting author
ity.
Some Old Problems Left.
The old Congress left some
problems for the new one to cope
with. Nw
The lawmakers will have to
decide before April on revision
Of excise taxes rates and on
whether to continue corporation
taxes at the present So per cent
level. And before this fiscal year
ends next June 80. they will have
to make up their minds on
whether to raise permanently
the legal debt limit. At the re-
quest of the Treasury depart
ment, Congress voted a tenn
porary Sc billion increase in the
debt limit to $181 billion. This
expires on June 80. 1855.
Gen. Eisenhower is likely to
propose again that Congress pro-
vide for a Federal reinsurance
program to encourage private
health insurance plans to offer
broader protection to more FAM
lilies.
Statehood bills for Hawaii,
which the President supported.
and for Alaska. which he OPP
posed. are virtually certain to be
introduced again.
With the election over, revival
also Is likely in January for
measure to raise the salaries of
members Of Congress, the Chief
Justice Of the United States and
other Federal judges.
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