Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-27
Anderson Accuses KnowIond
Of Provoking New FiIibuster
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Grating yesterday to wind up
the atomic energy fight. but were
not willing to agree IN advance
to arbitrary time limits. He said
they singled out three amend
ments and a final motion to re-
commit as the major issues on
which they wanted to a decision.
Two Of their amendments were
accepted by administration lead
ers and the third was voted
down on q rollcall.
This left only the motion to
recommit as the major issue
when the new hareup developed
near midnight over the Morse
amendment.
Senator Anderson said that In
return for their corporation
yesterday the opponents wanted
the Republicans to agree there
would be no renewal Of the at
tempt to curb debate by cloture,
no motions to table and no all
night sessions. Senator Ander-
son stated frankly that Senator
Knowland was not able to agree
to those conditions. but even
without an agreement. he said
the opponents proceeded to set
tie everything but the motion to
recommit.
Leaned Toward Bill.
The Anderson version Of what
happened then is that Senator
Morse came over to his desk last
night to discuss the question of
whether he should continue to
fight the bill. Senator Ander-
son said he. told the Oregonian
he thought the amendments
adopted had improved the bill
and that he, Senator Anderson.
would not move to recommit.
Senator Anderson said he had
not reached q decision on final
passage but was inclined to vote
for passage.
Senator Anderson said he was
not trying to commit Senator
Morse, but told reporters the
Oregon Independent indicated
he would talk only Is or 20 min
utes on an amendment he was
about to offer.
Senator Knowland's version is
that when he approached SEN
ator Morse to discuss a reason
able time limit, the oregon Sem
ator said he could not agree be-
cause the opponents had. other
amendments in mind on which
they wanted to confer. 1t was
at that point Senator Knowland
moved to label the Morse
amendment.
"When Mr.. Knowland moved
to table, I bid Mr.. Morse good
night and went home to bed,
said Senator Anderson, because
/ knew what would happen"
4 Senator Morse then took the
floor for his third long speech
on the bill.
The first time Senator Morse
talked 6 hours and IA minutes.
The. second time he went 8 hours
and 8 minutes last Saturday to
discuss features Of the bill.
Calls for Overhaul.
The hin embodiesA as major
overhaul of the Nations basic
Atomic Energy Act, passed ir
1916. Generally it Is designed
to az allow private industry te
assume a greater role. for profit
in attempts to develop peaceful
power for atomic fuel: CO allow
the Government to furnish
American allies with limited data
on the use of atomic weapons
and 90 clear a way for carry.
ing out President Eisenhower
plan for an international atomic
pool for peaceful purposes.
Opponents contend it amounts
to "a giveaway" of the Nation!
multi billion dollar investment
in atomic energy, while support.
ers maintain that 1t would spul
development of peacetime use'
of atomic energy by providing
for greater participation by pri'
vate enterprise.
Measure Wins I'm House.
The House passed the measure
yesterday by 231-154 vote, aftel
defeating 222-165 for a move tt
return the bill to the Senate.
House Atomic Energy Commit.
tee for further study.
For a while yesterday it looked
as though the Senate deadlock
had been broken. Administration
leaders made concessions to thu
| opposition by accepting three
amendments. Several othe.
amendments were debated brief!
and voted down. The most
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