Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-25


House. and ready for Senate
debate Tuesday. A night by
liberal Democrats 10 broaden Il
may take two days.
Foreign aid-Passed by the
House, and slated for Senate
debate Thursday. when efforts
may be made 10 go deeper than
the sass million cut voted by
the Foreign Relations Commit
tee. This authorization bill
involves only q preliminary
skirmish. with the real battle
coming In June or July over
the separate foreign aid appro-
priation bill.
Reciprocal trade-This highly
controversial bill. extending the
Presidents authority TO make
tariff agreements. still awaits
action In both houses, with the
unemployment situation slim
ulating demands for protection
ist amendments. The House will
begin the debate this week, but
probably cannot pass the bill
before the Memorial weekend
recess. The Senate Finance
Committee must still hold hear
ings. which may pit OF Senate
action until late In June.
Taxes-Both houses must act
during June to prevent an au-
tomato drop in corporation and
excise tax rates on July /, and
this extension bill viii offer q
vehicle for a showdown between
opposing groups on the issue Of
cutting the personal income tax
as an anti-recession measure.
Labor reforms - This bill,
which ranks with reciprocal
trade as q provoker Of contro-
versial debate. is due to reach
the Senate floor by June 10. It
may take q week or 10 days to
pass. What the House will do
with it Is q question mark at
this time.
Defense OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
still 60 through both houses,
and could lead to considerable
talk In the Senate.
Space Agency-The bill to
establish civilian control over
this new field Of scientific re-
search and exploration also
awaits both House and Senate
approval.
Alaskan StatehOOd-The fate |
Of this long-pending measure |
win be settled in the House
by mid-week. II the House |
sidetracks 1t, there will be no
point in the Senate consider
ing it this year. But If the adj
mission Of Alaska wins in the |
House, there will be strong |
pressure on the Senate to con-
slider Statehood for both
Alaska and Hawaii. Republican |
leaders have said they would
agree to take up the Alaskan !
bill only if assured it would
be followed by the separate |
Hawaiian bill.
Fund Bills Coming Up
In addition to these eight |
major subjects, there is still |
much work to be done on the |
annual appropriation bills. AS
usual. the House is well ahead
Of the Senate on this chore,
because money bills must orig
mate in the House.
Both houses have passed on
the budgets for Interior,
Treasury, Post ONCE and the
Agriculture Departments. The
Senate still has on its docket
the appropriation bills for the
Labor, Health, State, Justice
and Commerce Departments,
the independent Offices and the
general Government.
There are at least five other
important appropriation bills
still to 60 through both houses.
including the big defense and
foreign aid budgets.
In between these major top
les there will be sandwiched q
variety Of other measures, In
Guiding another general hous-
ing bill, extension Of the life
Of the Small Business Admin
istration and pay-increase leg
islation for those not covered
BY the postal bill.
Two Bills Vetoed
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