Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
New Code for Probes
May Be Taken Upif
Senate Is Recalled
By Jack Bell
Associated Press Staff Writer.

Some controversial side issues,
including a new effort to tighten
investigation rules. may pop up
in the Senate when it returns to
Washington some time this fall
to vote on the matter of censur-
ing Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can, of Wisconsin.
A resolution to tighten the
rules was left on the calendar
when the Senate q it a week ago
today, along with six other Sen
ate resolutions and 20 House.
passed bills the Senate could still
send to the White House.
Senate action is still possible
because. in leaving the way open
for another session to consider
the report of a special committee
on charges against Senator Nc
earthly, the Senate did not rule
out other business.
The Senators retained the
right to act on House-passed
bills. Senate resolutions, treaties
and nominations. They also
could pass any new resolutions
which require only Senate &C
ton
Such resolutions deal mostly
with the providing of funds for
committees or for changes in
Senate rules.
Would Reimburse Committee.
A pending resolution which
would plunge the Senate into
controversy has been introduced
by Senator Mundt. Republican,
Of South Dakota. It would re-
imburse the Government Oper-
ations Committee, which is head
ed by Senator Mccarthy. for
$24, 605.67 of its funds spent to
inquire into the Army-McCarth
controversy.
The subcommittee. temporarily
under Senator Mundt's command
for the inquiry, will make public
next week it's reports on the
battle. That report will be be-
fore the Senate. along with the
report of the special censure
committee, when members re-
turn.
Senator Hayden, Democrat, of
Arizona, has proposed an amend
ment to the Mundt resolution
under which the Mccarthy SUBJ
committee would have to comply
with certain new rules before it
could obtain funds for its inves-
legations.
These rules would require ad-
vance approval of the full Gov
eminent Operations Committee
on which there are seven Re-
publicans and six Democrats
before any new investigation is
started. Formal notice in writ
ing to the Vice President would
be required before the new in
quiry was begun and the SUBJ
committee chairman - Senator
McCarthy-would have to certify
that these conditions had been
carried out.
Another Controversial Move.
Another controversial investi-
cation resolution also might be
called up when the Senate meets
again. In this instance, Senator
McCarran. Democrat of Nevada
has proposed that a judiciary
subcommittee be given $37,50C
to finance an investigation Of
alleged monopolies.
When the Senate didn't act or
this before it quit, Chairman
LANCER, Republican of North
Dakota, of the judiciary sub.
committee announced he was
going to take on four law cases
to raise money to finance such
an investigation personally.
Although the general under.
standing was that the Senate
won't go into legislative matters
in its Mccarthy session, there
are 20 House-passed bills it coulc
take up if it chose. To become
law, they would have to be
passed without amendment anc
signed by the President.
The Senate also has two
treaties on its calendar and coule
take up any others sent to it BY
the President.
The Senate might get aroune
to confirming some Of the 10:
nominations it left pending wher
it adjourned last week, some O
which were in dispute.
Many Of the House bills left OF
the Senate calendar are mino
in nature.