St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-08-12

floor for Senate and House app
The measure. which authorizes
the construction OF $4,000 low-rent
public housing units for one year,
was sent To the President for his
approval. Republican leaders say
Eisenhower Is not satisfied with
the compromise version OF the bill.
According to James c, Hagerty.
the Presidents press secretary,
Eisenhower IL not pleased with
the provisions for insurance of
trailer camps and for federal mon
ey to be used for such local pro-
jects ms sewers. and police and fire
protection.
The Housing bin. which was one
OF the pieces of must" lcgisla-
ton on the Presidents list, has
been in a tug-of war for several
weeks. After seeing rough time
In committee before receiving
stuck In the Rules committee on a
tie vote OF Go. Some pressure was
exerted and second vote was fin
ally taken. Some OF the members
switched votes thus breaking the
bottleneck and allowing the bill
to be brought to the floor for ac-
ton.
While the House was consider
ing the bill. Friday. Cong. Adam
Clayton Powell ID, New York }
introduced his anti-segregation a
mendment. This amendment
which was finally defeated. stated
that:
The aids and powers made
available under the several sec.
tons OF this act are not to be
conditioned or limited In any way
on account OF race, religion, OF
national origin OF builders, lend
ers, renters, buyers. or families to
be benefited
Martin Motions COP
Congressmen
II was discovered that House
Minority Leader Joseph Martin OF
Massachusetts. was the leader in
the pro-segregation parade which
was responsible for the defeat OF
this amendment. Observers noted
that the Gentleman from Massa-
chusetts was actually motioning
for the representatives on the
Republican side Of the aisle to be
seated when n standing vote was
being taken for the amendment.
And another Republican Gentle
man from Illinois was noticed go
ing down the aisle requesting that
his party members oppose the a
mendment.
The standing vote tailed il3 in
favor Of the amendment with 1853
against It. Powell then called for
"tellers" During the teller vote"
which means members must
march down the aisle In clear
view Of everyone and be counted,
the opponents lost 10 votes and
the proponents lost only one, with
the amendment finally being de-
feated by a vote Of 1853 to I13.
Team With Dixie Democrats
The Republicans then teamed
up with the Southern Democrats
and approved a bill knocking out
all public housing, in spite Of the
fact that the President had asked
for 10000 units 10 be built over a
period Of two years.
The Senate originally discarded
Eisenhower's proposal for 10000
units over a period Of two wears
and passed a Democratic sponsor
ed bill for 1875, 900 units each year
for four years making a total OF
$4,000 units.
The House and Senate bills then
went 10 a conference committee
where conferees drafted a COM
promise, which provided for more
housing units in one year than the
President had originally requested
but far less than the senate asked !
for.
A bitter fight developed in the
Senate Monday, over the program
for federal assistance TO low rent /
projects, planned by To-
cal housing authorities for low
income persons.
Foremost among fighters for
more low rent housing was Sen
Herbert Lehman 3D.. ~. " Sen.
Lheman called the original strip
ped-down' House bill mere
skeleton. and charged that the