Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17
Senate Votes 7 Pct. Boost
In SociaISecurityB Benefits;
Adjournment Hope JoIted
Johnson Lists
106 More Bills
He Muy Call Up
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Star stsf Writer s.
Congressional hopes Of adj
journing this week suffered a
severe jolt last night. Senate
Democratic Leader johnson an.
nounced he might call up an
additional LOG bills, including
highly controversial proposals
to clarity or override Supreme
Court decisions.
A bitterly disputed bill for
railroad employe benefits also
was on a long list of measures
cleared by the Senate Demo-
cratic Policy Committee. SEN
ator johnson emphasized he has
discretion to bring up or not
bring up any of those bills, but
added that this does not mean
they all will be considered.
He nevertheless cast consid-
cradle doubt on earlier signs
that the Senate would be able to
adjourn in a few days. He said
some of the Supreme Court"
bills would be brought up Begin
ming tomorrow and might re-
quire extensive debate.
Senator johnson explained
on the Senate floor later that
he doubted the possibility of
calling up all of the bills. He
remarked that "if we took them
all up we'd be here until Oc-
tober."
The Senate, however, got a
quick start on the long list by
passing several of the minor
measures before adjourning at
1874 pm. until 10 am. to-
morrow.
Adjournment Date Uncertain
The Texas Democrat insisted
that it is impossible to predict
whether the session might 60
into still another week or more.
Only a few hours before the
Policy Committee met. Senator
johnson had given his coll
leagues a strong ray of hope
that they could be on their way
home by the end of this week
If they applied themselves dill
gentiy-and without excessive
oratory-to the heavy mass of
essential bills already awaiting
action.
These include such major
matters as the foreign aid APP
preparation bill. measure to
increase the national debt limit
and a House-approVed farm
bill. Senator johnson did not
indicate last night how soon
these and the many other pre-
Viously programmed bills would
come up on the Senate floor.
Still another development
that could prolong the existence
of the 85th Congress was the
Senate's decision last night to
postpone until tomorrow a
probably lengthy and bitter
debate on the nomination Of
w. Wilson White as assistant
Attorney General in charge Of
the new civil rights division.
The White nomination was to
have been discussed last night
but was put off because of the
prolonged debate on the Social
Security bill.
Mallory Ruling Involved
Among the 106 additional
bills left to the discretion of
Senator johnson is a measure
designed TO modify the impact
of the Supreme Courts Mallory
ruling, which threw out a con-
feSSion because of the length of
time a suspect was held by DO
lice prior to arraignment.
Although some of the 1o6
bills are relatively routine, sew
eral others are of particular
interest to the District. The
most important of these is a
bill to transfer Freedmen's
Hospital to Howard Univer.
sity for hospital teaching pur.
poses and to build a new struc.
ture.
In addition to the Mallory
bill. other measures relating to
the judiciary would:
l. Authorize States TO en-
force their own laws against
sedition and subversive activ-
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