Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-12

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opposed the bill argued that pri-
vate companies would be in the
position of negotiating with for
eign countries over the facilities.
The Foreign Relations hearings
were held during the week and
produced little that shed any adj
ditional light on the subject.
The bill was reported back to
the Senate on Friday without
change and q new round of de-
bate and filibuster maneuvering
began at once. The Democratic
leadership was able to fight off
three new attempts to sidetrack
the bin and 1t inaugurated a new
move toward limitation Of debate
under the seldom used cloture pro-
cedure. A vote was set on it for
Tuesday. Leading the fight on the
bill were the same speakers, Sen
ators Morse Of Oregon and Kefau-
yer Of Tennessee.
Majority Leader Mansfield
appealing to the Senators to call
off the talkathon, pointed out
that Is days of debate had been
consumed. The bills opponents
were unimpressed and appeared
ready to continue. Senator Mans
field thereupon called for a Satur-
day session and everybody settled
down for q lot more hot-weather
oratory.
2. Trade bill Called by many
historically minded the most i'm
portant single piece of legisla-
ton now before Congress, this
would increase the United States
ability to revise tariffs to meet
changed trading conditions in
light of the European Common
Market. It has passed the House
and is before the Senate Finance
Committee. It may be reported
the last Of this month.
8. Tax revision Following the
trade bill in the Senate will be
this measure, which Is designed
to give business incentive reduc-
tons to spur the economy. 1t has
passed the House and is before
the Senate Finance Committee.
4. The farm biII-The Senate
is due to take up within q short
time a bill passed by the House
containing modified controls Of
feed grains. The administrations
effort to impose stricter controls
was defeated earlier in the ses-
sion. The bill extends present
wheat and feed grain controls. 1t
may achieve some expansion in
Senate action.
Meanwhile, Secretary Of Agri-
culture Freeman gave up last week
on any expectation Of passage Of
any new wheat program in time
for the 1868 crops and ordered q
grower referendum on the revival
Of the old program.
5. United Nations bond issue
This authority to buy U. N. bonds
has been passed by the Senate
and was approved during the week
by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. Action is considered
assured.
6. Drug bill - There are two
drugs bills - the Kefauver bill
which has passed the Senate in
greatly changed form and the
Harris bill which is before the
House Commerce Committee. The
President last week renewed his
request for drug control legisla-
ton. (See Drugs section of re-
view0
Z. Mass immunizatiOn This is
q bill to appropriate $36 million
over a three-year period to pro-
vide mass immunization Of chill
dren with an all-purpose vaccine
against polio, diphtheria, and tet-
anus. Approved by the House but
not acted upon by the Senate.
8. Mass transit bill-A three
year, $500 million Federal program
to provide funds to help urban
areas with this problem. Approved
by House and Senate Banking
Committees.
8. Emergency public works bill
"A bill calling for 5000 million
passed by the Senate to give the
President authority to create new
jobs by pumping money into pub
lie works projects to be decided
upon by the administration. This
was approved by the House Rules
Committee last week.
10 Youth employment oppor-
tunity-This has been reported to
the Senate but is still before the
House Rules Committee with scant
hopes for its release.
In addition to the big-ten list,
said Senator Humphrey, there
were additional bills on which &C.
ton might come, notably the postal
pay and the postal rate increases.
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