The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-07-29
inv CONGRESSMAN LEE METcALF


democratic leader, Lyndon John
son of Texas, listed As bills
which the Republican Admins
ration had asked and which the
democratic Senate had passed
this session.
Next day, President Eisenhow
or said, Someone is confused
as to where credit lies, or blame
And he said, 81 want some more
Then he read off list of IA bill:
be said he wanted Congress tc
nut through before adjournment
In reply, johnson said Con
oress would give fair and rea
sonable consideration to the
Presidents requests but that we
are not going to Garry out in
structions like bunch of second
Iieutenants." To Johnson, Presi
dent Eisenhower's statement
was completely unwarranted ir
view of the bipartisanship demon
strated by this Congress. A mat
ter of fact, the military reserve
proeram, which topped the Pre-
sident's list, was listed for &C
ton next day in the House.
But the best answer to Presi
dent Eisenhower came when the
House Rules Committee dead.
locked 6 to 6 on the housing pro
gram, which was on the Presi
dents list of must" legislation
Six Democrats on the Committee
voted for the program. Four Re
uublicans and two Democrats
voted against it.
That is an exemple of the sup
mort President Eisenhower gets
two-thirds of the Democratic vot
ing with him; all the Reblicans
and one-third of the Democrats
voting against him.
A week later, President Essen
hover was back with another set
of orders He had another list
of must" Legislation. This one
had only five bills on it.
First, was the military reserve
program. 1t had passed the House
and is awaiting action at the
time of writing. AS 1t passed the
House, it differed from Presi
dent Eisenhower's original pro
posal mainly in that joining the
reserves is entirely voluntary.
Mr.. Eisenhower asked for, but did
not get, authority to draft young
men into the reserves. This bill
apparently is on its way to pas
sage.
Then came continuation of the
Federal housing program. al
ready approved by the Senate
Whether this one moves or not
depends upon the Presidents
getting one member of his party
on the House Rules Committee
to vote to bring it out on the
floor.
The other three measures on
President Eisenhower's most re
cent list are a national highway
program, Federal aid for public
school construction and authori
zation of an atomic-powered mer.
chant ship.
Democrats in the Senate substi
tuted their own highway program
for the one proposed by Presi
dent Eisenhower-the main diff
ference being in the Financing
Under the substitute, the govern
ment would borrow the money in
stead of a separate corporation
issuing long-term high interest
bonds as proposed by the Presi
dent Interest would cost us al
most 3 billion more if President
Eisenhower's proposal were ad
opted This 3 billion should 60 in
% roads instead of into interest
payments.
At this time, neither house has
acted on Federal aid to school
construction.
The Senate has rejected the
atomic powered showboat.
The Presidents latest list does
not mention several very impor
lznt alIls.
For one, an increase in the
minimum wage of 81 an hour,
WHICH President Eisenhower may
sst whether he wants it or not
he Senate has voted 81. A sim
lzr oil, approved by the House
labor Committee, was awaiting
house action when this was writ
.ea and should be passed by the