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ment this month. is picking up
steam in its drive to get home
for the fall election campaigns,
1t showed further along yes
terday three of President Ken
nedy's top proposals - the
United Nations bond issue,
trade expansion and standby
authority to call up Reserves.
Another administration bllE
calling for Federal aid to traf-
fic-clogged cities, apparently
fell by the wayside.
Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield dangled the carrot
Of September 90 adjournment
before the Senate, but noted
1t is up to the members to get
the job done.
NO adjournment date was
mentioned in the House, but
that body cleared a major
hurdle with passage of the
U. N. bond issue bill on a 256-
l34 roll call vote. There was a
possibility the Senate might
agree to House amendments.
meaning it could be sent to
Mr.. Kennedy next week.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee approved the Presidents
proposal for authority to slash
and in some cases wipe out
tariffs reciprocally with other
nations, particularly the boom.
ing European Common Market.
Debate on the bill, already
passed by the House, begins in
the Senate Monday.
Reserve Authority
The House Armed Services
Committee gave unanimous ap-
proval to the Presidents request
for standby authority to call up
10000 Reservists.
However, House Speaker Nc.
Cormack said the Reserve bilf
won't reach the House floor
until September "a, a week
later than expected.
Senator Mansfield, in saying
there is more than a reason
able chance" of Congress quit
ting September 90, spoke to an
almost empty chamber. His
remark that it was up to the
Senate, not the leadership. to
stay in Washington to complete
the work fell on only few ears.
The U. N. bond bill was voted
by 100 Democrats and Sc Re-
puolicans. Opposing it on the
final roll call were 46 Demo-
Gratis and 88 Republicans. A
motion to return the bill to
committee was defeated 2l9-
I'll.
Kennedy Voices Pleasure
In Newport, r. l., President
Kennedy expressed pleasure las1
night over House passage of
the U. N. bond issue. Tha
President said:
Il am most heartened by the
passage by the ITouse tonight
Of the U. N. bond issue. The
bipartisan nature of the vote
was a demonstration Of the
commitment that all Americans
have to the future of the
United Nations as an instru-
ment devoted to preserving
peace throughout the world"
The major fight in the House
came over an amendment by
Representative Byrnes, Repub-
lican Of Wisconsin, which would
have held up the loan until
the United Nations adopted an
advisory opinion of the World
Court that special U. N. as
sessments are binding on all
Supporters of the
bill managed to beat down the
Byrnes amendment, pointing
out that the United Nations has
adopted nine previous World
Court opinions.
In place of the Byrnes amend
ment. the House adopted a
substitute offered by Repre-
sentative Frelinghuysen, Re-
publican of New Jersey, ex-
pressing "the sense of Con-
greSs" that the court opinion
be put into effect Immediately.
The House also turned back
a proposed amendment to raise
the interest rate on the bonds
from 2 per cent to 4 per cent.
The bill provides for repayment
Of the loan, plus interest, in
25 years.
The bill provides that the
United States may match the
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