The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-02-12
Weekly News Report On Doings
Under The Dome In Woshinqton

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Tho fourth part Of the johnson
bill Is a proposal to make it un.
lawful to transport explosives
across state lines for blowing up
school buildings. churches. etc.
There is little objection to this
and some Southcrncrs have al.
ready introduced bills somewhat
similar.
Now. to boil the whole thing
down. johnson believes that this
Is a bill which will not hurt the
South much. ii at all. which will
insure defeat Of the ultra.liberal
civil rights bills being pushed by
some Democrats and Republicans
in the Senate.
And. as far as his candidacy for
the Presidential nomination in
1860 Is concerned. JohnSon'S sup.
portcrS consider such a move a
must because of the reaction
III some sections to his successful
Fight to substitute his compro.
mise rule change for the proposal
I" give the Senate majority clio.
turc. The fascinating part Of this
theory is that. in the opinion of
this writer. Lyndon johnson is
the only SOutherncr to cross the
scene in many decades who actu.
ally has a chance to be nominated
There is some speculation that he.
with young Senator Jack kennc.
dy as his vicc.preSidential nomi-
nee. would make a powerful tick.
ct. both in the East. and in the
Wcst-JOhnson being 4; least a
half'westerEcr.
Concerning this possibility. one
key Dixie Senator recently cx.
pressed doubts whether johnson
could carry the South after such
mancuvers as his introduction Of
the civil rights bill. mentioned
above. II was conceded that John.
son might pick up powerful west.
ern support. some northern sup
port. surprisingly in case Of a
deadlock or highly competitive
convention. which would make
Southern supper; highly ;mpor.
;ant.
4: the last Democrats convcn.
ton the Southern states had a
iuia! of somcth!H. over three
hundred delegate votes Over six
hundred were needed 10 nomi.
rate. II Johnson could corral a
couple of hundred votes else.
where. and IL he d!i e; the sup.
por; of the South big n he
might be in sol,! contention
plans We propose cal ut the
Total expenditures. IL .uce the
surplus and StGr:gc problem and
yc. increase the support for fam
!ly.sl2c farms
New Legislation
This wee. | introduced three
I,W !lni..r measures. One is q
!u""im ahca, acreage incentive
III. -.milar 20 a bill which
successfully plluicd through Con
I:c>s IN 1857 This legislation
Fought ar additional IS million
.ncomc e. eastern Montana. The
.ur!cn, proposal would allow
farmers 10 plant one.haif acre
,! du:um for every acre planted
% durum under their wheat al
.o;mcnt with i maximum Of &C
addi;iora. acres permitted. AnO
.hcr new measure Is my Credit
Union bill. a measure to updatC
/ the Federal Credit Union Act
Twelve million Americans par
;irinaic in credit unions. Ny
third measure IS q companion one
IN which li3 other Representa-
tivc> joined. calling for the cstab
!!,hmcn' Of additional federal
standards in the Federal,State
system OF unemployment com
pcnsation. II parallels q Senate
bill! introduced by 81 Senators
lnvsstisstien Planned
The chairman Of my committee
on Armed Forces has announced
an investigation will he conduct
I'd concerning what he called
"favoraiism" In awarding mill
tary contracts. II seems that Is
per cent Of our total defense
spending los, fiscal year. ap
proximaiciy si6.2 billion. went
IN contracts TO these 100 firms
We want to see little businesses
get their share.
Hswsiisn Statehood
! stand with the majority Oi
members Of the House Commit
tee on Interior and Insular A.
fairs who are in favor Of Hawai-
ian statehood. II tho present
trend continues. We may be able
10 &c, the legislation enacted
into law so that the flagmakcrs
can get the 5Cih star design prior
to the announced dcadline for
the 10th star tAlaslea) flag July
! Of this year. That way, every
one vii he happy and celebrate
accordingly. The Senate commit
tee Is due to take up Hawaiian
statehood on February Is. and II
all goes we'll In Congress. the bill