Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-18

on the staff Of Senator Smath-
ers, Democrat of Florida.
The list included a $500 check
to Representative Poage, Demo-
crat Of Texas. with the notation
that 1t was not Endorsed. A
$500 payments was noted to
Representative McIntire, Re-
publican of Maine.
The record also showed 500
gifts October IL. 1860. to Sena-
tor Douglas, Democrat Of Illi-
noiS: Senator Mcnamara. Dem
ocrat of Michigan; Senator
Bartlett, Democrat Of Alaska;
Representative Delaney, Demo-
crat Of New York; Representa-
tive Thomas P. ONeill, Demo-
crat of Massachusetts,, and
former Representative Stanley
Prokop, Democrat Of PennSyl-
vania.
Payments Of $500 were re-
ported to Representative Ding
ell, Democrat of Michigan. and
former Representative Robert
lowering, Democrat of Ohio.
Senator Fulbright said that
in the passage Of the Philippine
war damage bill ODonnell and
an associate had been "unduly
enriched" and that the Govern
ment, both Congress and the
executive branch, were de-
ceived."
He said the amendment to
the bill that he will propose
would provide for direct pay
ment to the Philippine govern
ment of the $73 million. The
act now privides direct pay
ment to the claimants rather
than to the Philippine govern
ment.
Letters and cables between
mfr. ODonnell and Philippine
Interests showed that Mr.
IODonnel had backed legislation
giving the money directly tc
claimants, for which he would
get a fee, instead Of through
the Philippine government for
which he would get no fee.
Senator Fulbright, in a press
conference after the hearing,
recalled that after the 20l-171
defeat Of the war claims bill
in the House last May 8, the
President Of the Philippines
Cancelled a planned visit here
and there was much consterna-
ton in the State Department.
President Kennedy then
spoke out for the pending bill,
apparently under the impress
sion that only the bill for
private claimants could pass,
Senator Fulbright said. The
bill was passed by the House
August l, 1862, on a 194-35
standing vote.
Representatives Miller of
New York, Jennings of Vir-
GINA and Quie of Minnesota
were among those listed as
having received contributions
who voted against House pas
sage last spring.
Payments Recommended
Mr.. ODonnell was named to
the Philippine War Damage
Commission by President Tru-
man in 1947. The commission
was established to administer
the provisions Of the Philippine
Rehabilitation Act of 1916.
Under that act, $400 million
was appropriated and payments
Of $500 were made to all per-
sons suffering losses in the
Philippines, plus 52.5 per cent
OF all losses in excess Of $500.
Before the commission was
dissolved in 1851. it recon-
mended that Congress sppro-
pirate additional funds to per-
NIT payments to claimants to
the extent Of rs per cent Of
their losses.
Congress rejected this rec
ommendation at the time.
Senator Fulbright expressed be-
lief that the record is clear
that very soon after leaving the
commission, Mr.. O'Donnell and
one of his fellow commissioners,
Francisco Delgado, ''immedi-
ately conceived the purpose Of
obtaining enactment Of further
legislation which would result
in great financial benefit to
themselves"
ut is significant" Senator
Fulbright added, that the
further payments to be made
were upon claims which they,
themselves, had adjudicated as
members Of the commission"
He said that Congress, the