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By Harris Ellsworth. M. C.
The administration leadership
of the house has given up any
thought of repealing or amending
the Taft-Hartley Act. Its first
and only attempt was a complete
flop. I think I should point out
again that Republicans in the
house could do nothing in the
name of a Republican to carry
out their campaign promises re
garding labor legislation. Our
contention has consistently been
that the T-H law is fundamental
ly good but that experience un
der it has revealed the need of
certain amendments to make it
better.
The procedures under which
the house of representatives oper
ate provide that the party in
control is literally in control. Ma
jor legislation, even including
substitute bills, must bear the
names of the majority members.
This is not criticism of the Demo
crats who now control the house.
It is the custom. Republicans do
the same when they are in con
trol. I make this explanation for
the purpose of pointing out that
the only way in which Republi
cans could express their wishes
regarding labor legislation this
session was to attempt to write
better and broadening amend
ments into a substitute bill offer
ed by a Democrat member, Mr.
Wood. This we did with some
success due to the fact that a
great many members of the Dem
ocrat majority voted the same
way we did.
Amusingly enough this situation
was publicized as a “coalition”,
‘clever political maneuver,” etc.
It is too bad that simple truth
is not considered i nt e r e s t i n g
enough to attract attention, so
it seems to be necessary to use
senational terms which carry
dark, or at least shaded, implica
tions in order to tell the simple
story.
Considering the fact that the
substitute called the Wood bill
was largely written on the floor
of the house, it was a pretty good
piece of legislation. But it was
killed by a narrow margin
mostly for the reason that it came
to close to being a Republican bill
to be passed by a house over
whelmingly controlled by the
Democrat party.
The reason we had to attempt
to writ«» the bill on the floor was
that the house labor committee
quickly reported the administra
tion I f inski bill without taking
much time in executive session,,
and without adopting or even ser
iously considering a n y amend-1
ments. The result of this dicta-
torial and high-handed strategy
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
ity hall on Friday evening, July Angeles to attend summer school
1. Proceeds will go toward ex at U. C. L. A.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shafer, both /
panses of the young people who
will attend institute at Shasta in students at University of Califor
July. People are urged to attend nia, at Berkeley, are spending the*
from 6 to 7:30 o’clock.
summer vacation with her grand-^
Mr. and Mrs. William Hall and father, Sup. F. D. Haight. Mrs. ’
daughters. Misses Billie and Bar Shafer is the former Katherine
bara, motored to Crater Lake Thatcher.
over the week-end and returned
Mr. and Mrs. John Ostrom left
home Monday evening.
Sunday for Palo Alto, where they
school at
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rice of will c attend
, TT . summer
..
Albany, Ore., spent Father’s day Stanford I nixersity.
return-
here visiting his father, O. M. I Mrs.
M__. Kenneth
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Rice, and his sister, Miss Elma. I cd home from Alhambra, Calif.,
- where she spent several w’eeks
Mrs. Clayton Hicks of Reeds visiting her sister, Mrs. Emma
port, Ore., spent several days as Smith, and family.
house guest of Rev. E. C. Hicks
and her brother-in-law and sister-
These columns reach at least
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Row-
ley. She left on the bus for Los 5000 readers each week—use ’em.
DISINFLATION !
The identical drama is being tions—but not much. The social
enacted all over again in the sen ized medicine bill will not come
ate. As this is written, I do not | up. Nothing much will be done
know what the outcome will be j about CVA except to hold hear
over there but the first two acts ings, probably in the west.
of the play are the same 1. Ad-1
Even though the president may
ministration bill jammed through' want congress to stay in session
committee; 2. Countless amend-1 until late summer, there will be
ments considered on the floor.
little disposition on the part of
But. let me give you the sen-1 the members to do so. The rea
ate story right from the lips of son is: first, that the house mem
a senator. Senator Wayne Morse bers, at least, the members on
said in debate a few days ago: , the majority side, are in sharp
“The Thomas bill is not the prod disagreement
themselves.
uct of executive-session discus Many feel that some time is
sion. The fact is that we did not needed to whip the situation into
have any executive-session dis shape. The second reason why
cussions of the Thomas bill. At congress will not want to stay
the very first executive session in session past mid-July is that
held by the committee, after the both senate and house chambers
hearings were closed, a Demo are being remodeled, and both
crat senator moved that the bill bodies must meet in cramped
be reported favorably to the sen-1 temporary quarters after first of
ate. Another Democrat seconded July. That, plus the summer heat,
the motion. When Republican will make a prolonged session
members sought to offer amend most uncomfortable. I have no
ments, they were declared out of ticed that a hot, ill-tempered and
order on the ground that the | uncomfortable congress is a poor
motion was not subject to amend legislative body. It will be best
ment. Thus we find ourselves in for the county if we adjourn this
the present unfortunate predica session soon after July 1.
ment of trying on the floor of the
senate to write the detailed pro
visions of latx>r legislation whicn
should have been written in com
mittee.”
The ladies society of the church,
held its regular meeting Thurs
Only a few more important' day afternoon with the newly-in-!
bills will be considered during stalled offiers in charge: Presi
this session. The federal public' dent, Ida Hall in charge of the
housing bill will come up for ac business session, assisted by Sec
tion. The Atlantic Pact will be retary, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison.
taken up by the senate. Some Several important matters were
sort of labor bill will be enacted. taken up. Committee chairmen
There will be a gesture or two gave reports. The bazaar chair
toward doing something about the man reported plans are going
nt all.
Hoover commission recommenda ahead for the fall bazaar. Names
ere drawn for “pals” in the so-
ciety. This is the final meeting
for the society during the busy
summer months, until Septem
ber. Devotions were in charge of
Ethel Goodlin. At the close of
the afternoon strawberry pie was
served by Ida Hall, with silver
offering taken.
Parents and friends of the grad
uate's of Del Norte high school
attended commencement program
at the high school in Crescent
NOW IN OPERATION
City. Friday evening, when 52
graduates received their diplomas
from Principal C.
Thurnen.
This was one of the largest grad
uating classes in the history of
Del Norte high. Among those of
Smith River were Billie Hall.
Daroline Nelson and George Ja
cobson.
Members of Lake Earl Grange
enjoyed
a picnic outing Sunday,
We Haul Anywhere in Oregon; to, from, and
under the shade trees above the
Smith River bridge. The men en
within Curry County’* INSURED CARRIER!
joyed pitching horseshoes, while
the women visited. A bountiful
pot luck dinner w as enjoyed. The
affair was honoring the fathers
of the Grange on Father's day.
The young folk of M. Y. F. of
the church are sponsoring a sup
per to be served at the commun-
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949
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