Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
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by the AFL-CIO and the Team
sters Union-on a 245-132 vote.
Before the test vote on Lam
drum Griffin, the House was
expected to vote on several
softening amendments. Many
of the members who consider
Landrum- Griffin too harsh will
nevertheless vote against these
amendments. They do not want
to fuzz up the clear-cut choice
between the Landrum-Griffin
bill and the Elliott measure.
Representative Udall, Dem
ocrat. of Arizona. who is lead
ing the fight for the Elliott
bill, indicated he would accept
some amendments. He may,
for example, be willing to mar
row hthe exemption given 10
small unions on filing f1nan-
cial reports with the Secretary
Of Labor.
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Shelley Plans Moves
Representative Shelley. DEM
ocrat of California. said after
his defeat in yesterdays vote
that he planned to propose
amendments to tone down the
Elliott bill-presumably in the
areas of hot cargo agreements
and organizational picketing.
Hot cargo is a form of sec
ondaFy boycott.
Mr.. Shelley's object would be
to reshape the Elliott bill as
close as possible to his rejected
bill
On the other wing, the Lam
drum Griffin forces also will
try to salvage what they can
If their bill is defeated. They
would offer their bill piecemeal
in the form of amendments,
probably concentrating on sec
ondary boycotts, organizational
picketing, criminal penalties
and the mo mans land" a
jurisdictional gap between the
Federal and State govern
ments. The Landrum Griffin
bill would cede small cases to
the States, while the Elliott
bill would put all cases before
tn eNational Labor Relations
Board.
Lobbyists Not Surprised
The Shelly forces and labor
lobbyists were not forlorn when
the House rejected their bill
yesterday-and they certainly
were not surprised. One lobby
isty for example, predicted the
House will defeat tie Landrum-
Griffin bill and then soften the
Elliott bill. I'm not too wor-
ried." he remarked.
The Shelley bill would have
concentrated on financial re-
ports and safeguards for union
elections, emitting even the
Elliott bills compromise provi-
sions for restricting hot cargo
agreements and organizational
picketing.
The Transfers Union is
adamant against the Elliott bill
as it stands. Officially, the
AFL-CIO also calls the Elliott
bill. "anti-labor" and punitive"
But there have been indica-
tons, for weeks that the ALL
CLIO would consider itself lucky
to get the Elliott bill and to
defeat the Landrum- Griffith
bill.
Mitchell Backs Bill
President Eisenhower yester-
day renewed his Endorsement
Of the latter. Secretary of
Labor Mitchell, who had been
silent about the pending bills,
also gave his support to Lam
drum Griffith yesterday.
Noting that Mr.. Mitchell
has criticized some provisions
of bills like the Landrum-
Griffin measure, Representa-
tive Teller, Democrat of New
York, charged in debate that
the Secretary's Endorsement
was politically inspired"
Inathe first vote on the legis-
lation, the House yesterday re-
jected, 215-160, an amendment
to prohibit racial and religious
discrimination by labor unions.
Representative Powell, Demo-
crat of New York. charged that
rejection of his amendment
would reveal the hypocrisy"
Of those who call for union
reform.
Representative Griffin &C
cused Mr.. Powell of offering
his amendment to kill" the
Landrum-Griffin bill.
Powell Asks CenSure
Representative Cederberg, Re-
publican of Michigan, started
tosrefer to Mr.. Powell "and his
leftrwing friends" but revised