Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
ADJOURNMENT
Morse Slows Senate ,
PeriIs Adjournment
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tening tor two hours to the
reading Of yesterdays journal.
This was a reference 30 q
maneuver Senator Morse had
resorted to yesterday afternoon.
when he insisted that the clerk
read thousands Of words en-
tered in the journal Of the past
two days. Ordinarily the jour-
nal is approved without read
ing.
Senator Pastore also chided
Senator Morse for inferring that
Congress was rushing to get
through September IL to avoid
being in session when Mr..
Khrushchev arrives on Sep
TENDER Is.
II don't think Mr.. Khrush-
chev should be invited to
address Congress, but / also
don't think the inference should
60 out that we are all rushing
away because we are afraid to
be here when he arrives" said
Senator Pastore. II am willing
TO stay here until September
IS. Is or II, and I don't think
he should address Congress"
Protest Khrushchev Invitation
Senators Dodd of Connecti-
cut and Robert c. Byrd Of West
Virginia. both Democrats, also
protested against having Mr..
Khrushchev address Congress.
Senator Morse had said it
was not for him to say whether
Mr.. Khrushchev should be
invited to the Capitol, but that
Congress should be here to
cooperate in whatever proto-
col the administration may
decide upon.
Senator Dodd interrupted to
shout that I'VE have never in
vited a tyrant with the blood
of millions on his hands" to
address Congress. And Senator
Byrd of West Virginia said he
would ask those in favor Of
inviting Mr.. Khrushchev, How
spineless can we get?"
Senator Morse also said he
thought it was a great mistake
to schedule a session for Labor
Day in view of the kind of
labor Congress has Just passed.
He said the Senate has met
on Labor Day only three times
since 1894, and on two Of those
occasions-l918 and l942-the
Nation was in the midst Of
war. He said there is no such
emergency this Labor Day.
Votes on Highway Bill
Without actually filibuster-
ing. Senator Morse took ad-
vantage of Senate rules and
parliamentary procedures to-
slow down action on pending
bills.
He was so successful that it
was not until we'll in the night
that Senator johnson managed
to get a vote on the highway
bill.
Senator johnson warned his
colleagues that they cannot
make any vacation plans as
long as the Senate is prevented
by Senior Morse from using
unanimous consent agreements.
as is its practice. to speed the
legislative process.
While the Senate labored.
the House, with most Of its
work done, recessed early yes
terday afternoon.
If Congress is going to ad-
journ by next Saturday-Mr.
Khrushchev arrives the follow
ing Tuesday-it must dispose
Of these major matters:
/. The 22-month gasoline
tax increase, which is designed
to replenish the nearly empty
till Of the interstate highway
program.
2. A third housing bill which
will escape the death by presi-
dental veto suffered by its two
predecessors. Yesterday, the
Senate Banking Committee
was unable to reach agreement
on how much Of the previous
bills it would try to salvage.
3. The $3.l billion foreign
aid money bill.
4. A substitute for the vetoed
$1.2 billion public works ap-
preparation bill.
S. Legislation permitting a
higher interest rate on Series
E and H savings bonds.
In addition. there is the
matter of civil rights. Hope