Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-24

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plying Federal employee security
provisions to all Government
employees and not merely To
those in specified sensitive po-
sitions.
Members Praised
The House, waiting for the
Senate to act on foreign aic
spent the early evening hours
praising the numerous veteran
members who have decided to
retire from Congress or to seek
Senate seats.
Then 1t passed without de-
bate a controversial bill to au-
thorize the State Department
to deny passports to Americans
L 1t finds have knowingly aided
the Communist movement. An
amendment was accepted To
force the department to bring
into court any confidential in
formation it says proves the
passport application should be
turned down.
The bill is an outgrowth oil
a Supreme Court decision ear
lier this year easing passport
regulations. A similar bill ha,
been languishing in the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
Earlier, the House speedily
completed congressional actor
lon three major measures anc
sent them to the White House
These were:
The Senate version Of legis.
|lation increasing the permanent
limit of the national debt from
I$275 billion to $685. billion anc
the temporary limit to $685.
billion until next June 80.
Education Aid
The 1887 million Federal ale
to education bill providing in.
centives and facilities especially
for study of science, foreign
Languages and other subjects
narticlllarlv needed in thu
space-age.
| A six-month extension Of thu
Renegotiation Act.
i A single objection-by Re-
publican Representative O'Hart
of Minnesota-killed all chance
Iof enactment of increasing
Railroad Retirement Act bene.
| fits. Such a benefit increase
along with q provision for 6
somewhat higher tax on rail-
road employees and employers
to finance the system was en-
acted by the Senate last Friday
Senator Malone, Republican
Of Nevada, started the debate
on the foreiRn-aid bill with ar
Ihour-and-a-half speech anc
was followed for almost two
hours by Senator Ellender
democrat of Louisiana, sponsor
lof the unsuccessful amend.
ments to knock out $3.50 mil
lion from the SIS billion foI
military assistance to foreign
countries.
Remarkable Record
The slow pace and loni
speeches of the Senate yester
day afternoon and last nigh
Imay have delayed final adjourn
ment longer than necessary, bu
in the opinion of Legislative
leaders and members it coult
not detract from a remarkable
record for the 85th Congress.
/ The S5th was far from a do
nothing Congress" Even it
severest critics admitted tina
lit has been one of the mos
active and productive in man.
years. It also has been one O
the biggest spenders in peace
time history and has HANDLED
an immense quantity and vari
ety of legislation.
Speaker Rayburn and Houst
Republican Leader Martin wert
agreed that it has been un'
! usually busy. But they disagreed
! on the quality and on where
the political credit should go.
fruitful Congress"
Mr.. Rayburn told reporter
last week that this was "abou
the most fruitful Congress
have ever served in" Mr.. Ray
burn has been in the HOUSE
since March, 1918, and haI
been Speaker longer than an!
other man in history.
Mr.. Martin described the
Democratic controlled SSH
Congress as 5000" so far al
Legislative achievement wal
concerned. He conceded tha'
it enacted enough good legisla'
ton and co-operated in man!
ways by approving Presiden
Eisenhower's recommendations
But he declared that this Con-
gress failed to do some thing
it should have done and spen
excessive amounts Of money.
Mr.. Rayburn remarked Il
newsmen that Mr.. Eisenhowe
was fortunate to have sucl
cooperation from Democrat
in Congress. He said HousC
Democratic leaders often hac
a hard time getting passage o.
administration programs be-
cause of opposition by so man!