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Communist controlled coun-
tries
Mr.. Albert said the most
important business for any
member Of Congress Is the
pending foreign aid bill. He
urged members to stay in
Washington for those
who already have left to return
so that the bill can be dis
posed Of before adjournment.
Dem ocratic Whip Boggs
contended that mot one penny
In this foreign aid bill Is to
finance Russia or
Communists" He said this was
demonstrated by two previous
Senate votes against the pro-
posed House amendment to
limit the Export Import Bank
activities.
The chief Senate conferee
on the aid bill. Senator Pas
tore. Democrat of Rhode Island,
earlier appealed to Congress
not to adjourn tonight unless
an agreement on the $50 bill
lion bill Is reached.
Senator Pastore, who man.
aged the bill in the Senate,
pointed out that the AID
agency Is operating under q
temporary resolution which
continued its funds at the rate
Of last years appropriation,
which was $50 billion.
Although this is much higher
than the pending bill, the
Senator said the agency Is
uncertain as to what it can do
until 1t knows what this Con-
gress viii appropriate.
Speaker Mccormack told re-
porters that adjournment plans
depend mainly on the aid bill.
He did not dismiss the posi-
bility that Congress might
adjourn without reaching an
agreement.
The foreign aid conferees
must settle a difference Of $470
million and iron out the dis
pute over grain sales to the
Soviet bloc.
The Senate yesterday voted
So, 272, $4,000 for foreign aid
for the fiscal year that began
July /. The House has voted
$2,s0l, 700,0 900.
The Issue was sharply drawn
last night when the Senate
passed the aid bill, 1925, after
deleting, 52-32, the House
amendment to prohibit the
Export Import Bank from
guaranteeing credit for trade
with Communist countries.
The House adopted the.
amendment by q vote of 21S-6S-
Monday and Mr.. Halleck
limited that If House confereeS
go along with the Senate in
knocking it out, House Repub-
licans will ask that the bill be
returned to conference.
The Senate, which recently
rejected q separate bill to ban
Export Import Bank credit
guarantees, approved deletion
1of the commodity sale ban
after Senate Democratic
Leader Mansfield read a letter
from President Johnson urging
that course.
Mr.. johnson said sale Of
wheat and other commodities
to Communist nations on r"a-
sonable terms Is good for our
farmers and exporters, good for
our shipping and railroad in
dustry, good for our balance Of
payments. and good for the
country"
"It makes no sense to
jeopardize these possible gains
by this legislative rider" he
wrote.
Rejects Deep Reductions
In addition to rejecting the
House rider, the Senate turned
back by wide bipartisan mar
gins four attempts to make
deep slashes in its apprupria-
ton. Two minor amendments
trimming sgt million from the
measure were accepted.
Included in the bill was what
Included in the bill was that
Senator John j. Williams, Re-
publican Of Delaware, called
"a little Christmas bonus for
members Of Congress"
/ Senator Williams objected to
Increased telephone, stationery
and postage allowances and
other housekeeping items for
Congress members, but he lost
three attempts to eliminate or
reduce them by substantial
margins.
He contended that If the
allowances were to be increased,
they should be handled in the
regular legislative appropria-
ton bill and mot under the
RuiSe of foreign aid"