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possibility that the session could
end September IA or IS if
Senators cooperate to carry out
his time table on remaining
must bills. But, with a smile,
he added, MY own guess is it
will be closer to October l."
Another source close to the
leadership confided that the
actual target date for going
home is the following week,
ending September %. This
forecast was Joined in by House
Democratic Leader Mccormack
of Massachusetts,.
The Senate move to prolong
the controversial Civil Rights
Commission for two years came
after the Senate rejected sew
eral more far-reaching civil
rights measures.
The measure extending the
life of the commission until
November 9, 1868, was hooked
on as a rider to an appropria-
ton bill for the State and JUS
tice Departments.
The funds measure has yet
to be passed, but the fight over
civil rights ended in what was
largely a victory for Southern
Senators.
Although the Dixie forces OPP
posed renewing the life of the
commission, first created in
1857, attempts to make the
agency permanent and to hook
on other civil rights measures
all went down to defeat.
The extension was the only
civil rights measure asked of
Congress at this session by
President Kennedy "a point
that brought tauntS from some
Republicans that the admins
tration had turned its back on
Democratic platform pledges.
Senator Mansfield moved to
table and thus kill all the pro-
poSalS that were offered except
the one to extend the commits
sion for two years, which passed
on roll call vote of 10 to 10.
After Senator Mansfield had
listed all the bills he hopes to
pass in the next two weeks, he
said that if his hopes are re-
allied 1--WE shall be doing q
great deal in the time allocated
for consideration of these pro-
poSalS."
Let me congratulate the
Senator on having made the
underStatement of the year."
observed Senator Russell. Dem
ocrat Of Georgia.
Senator Mansfield replied
that sometimes Senators can
show a squirt" and suggested
that by mid-September they
may begin to smell greeneI
pastures and overseas trips. "
His remark served to recall
that some members of Con-
gress are planning to attend
the meeting of the Inter
parliamentary Union in Brus-
sells from September IA to %
May Get Week End Off
Senator Mansfield also prom
Used his colleagues a Labor
Day week end off from Friday
night to Tuesday if they ge'
busy and pass half-a-dozer
bills he has scheduled fol
today and tomorrow. Tht
Mansfield program for the re,
mainder of the session included
Action today on the com
promise foreign AID Dill, giving
President Kennedy a $4.2 bill
lion total for all types o.
foreign aid this year and {
five-year authorization of ST.:
billion for economic loans. TIL,
first installment of $1.2 billion
of this loan money is included
in the $4.2 billion total for thiI
year.
Senate action September
on at least two phases of Fed
eral aid to education-contin
uation Of assistance to i'm
pacted areas, and the nationa
defense education program.
The bill to create a new
department of urban affairs
slated for debate September
Federal aid to local airpor
construction throughout tn
country, which has passed tn