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measures must originate.
House Democratic Leader
Mccormack declared the SEN
ate version raised grave con-
Stitutional issues" He said he
hoped the Senate would not
stand adamant."
Republican Leader Halleck
told the House that he would
not vote to recess until the reso-
luton was enacted.
Several other m m berS,
Republican as we'll as Demo-
Gratis, told reporters that they
had been informed that Presi-
dent Eisenhower might call
Congress back into session
Tuesday if it recessed without
passing the sugar quota legis-
lation. They said they received
this information mainly from
State Department sources.
Leaders and other influential
members of both parties hud-
died in efforts to work out a
compromise that would be ac-
ceptable to both branches and
assure the start of congression-
al recess until August.
Later Date Sought
Adoption of the recess res
olution. was held up until the
last possible moment in the
House. The Senate last week
adopted such a resolution set
ting August 8 for Congress to
reconvene.
The House indicated early
last night that it preferred to
return August Is. This was not
regarded as any serious OBJ
stacle to the start of the re-
cess because both branches
could agree to such an ar
rangement.
Meanwhile, House and SEN
ate passed or debated numerous
other measures. Both branches
adopted a compromise bill
providing 1925 million annually
for the 1862 and 1863 fiscal
years in highway construction
funds to States.
They adopted also a COM
promise bill authorizing ad-
mission of $4,000 refugees from
Europe. The revised bill struck
out an amendment which the
Senate had adopted to inc,"de
4,500 refugees from the Far
East. Senator Fong, RepuUn..4I
of Hawaii, sponsor of the
the amendment, told the Sen
ate last night he would try to
have such a provision passed
by Congress after the recess.
Bill Chances Renewed
A proposed constitutional
amendment for equal rights
fol. women" was called up in
the Senate and debated briefly
as it had been on several oc-
casionS in past years. Or
motion of Senator Butler, Re-
publican of Maryland, the Sen
ate voted to return it to the
Judiciary Committee.
Besides bearing on presi.
Dental nominees and the elec.
ton campaign, the comeback
OF Congress next month will,
give a new lease on life tc
scores of legislative bills that
had seemed doomed.
Most lingering measures are
likely to be overshadoWed by
such especially controversial is.
, sues as old age medical care
, Federal aid for school con.
! struction, .an increase in the
minimum wage, an expanded
housing program, and foreign
, aid appropriations. All excep
, the housing and school bills arr
> hanging fire in the Senate.
Many of the bills awaitins
3 action nevertheless could cause
big battles and conceivably
prolong the session for severa
weeks il brought to the floor
: Money Bills Well of
Appropriations bills to rul
= the Government in fiscal 1876
= which began Friday were lef
q in pretty good shape.
. Ten of the Is money bill
y for the year were sent to tn
President. One was a $39, 1896,
: 608,000 defense measure whicl
l comprised half the budget.
Il The most controversial ap
preparations measure left TO
{ August is foreign aid. whicl
d the House cut almost 5000 mil
i lion under Mr.. Eisenhower
protest. He is pressing the Sen
7 ate to restore the cut.
: Major bills enacted into lay
u this year dealt with civil rights
: the constitutional amendmen
: to allow District residents t
i vote for President and Vic
: President, ratification of tn
t japanese security treaty,
r Federal employees pay raise en-
= acted over President Eisen
Ihower's veto, a requirement