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SIX MEDfOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. July 17. 1956 ells Canyon Bill on Brink of Defeat Hands of House Rules Committee At mittens of the House and the chamber itself. Thus it can clear for debate or kill off as it sees : the bill BY A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent v. aniHfcion me neus iari- - - , von bill is teetering precariously I flt a!1 blIis Previously approved . .. .... .! Kt' the .ar!rvne rftmmittcofl In i close to the brink ol aeteai at ; -, - . ..........,-v. the hands of I n,cn .'ney ere assignee. t h e powerful "t" House Rules' I'-s makeup is always heavily C o m m ittee. I baianced in favor of the parly in where a coali-' Power, so that the party leaders tion of Rep-! mav exercise control over the ublicans and! legislative program of the House. Speaker Rayourn in this 84th Congress has had his way pretty much in u mg the committee as in gaining one critical vote i toward western resource devel from a Republican supporter of Southern Democrats are trying to kill off the mea sure before it full , A. KobL bmUD ran be sent to the floor for debate and a vote. A vote is expected later this week, but both sides are predict ing it will be close. Democrats control the com mittee by a margin of 8 to 4. With the Democratic leadership in Congre.-s pressing for ap proval of the Hells Canyon bill, it was earlier presumed the Rules Committee would clear the bill Tor floor debate Two conditions have now rharged the picture overnight. The four Republicans, among them Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R-Ore.), hope to pick up the votes of the committee chair man, Rep. Howard Smith (D Va ), and another Democrat, Rep. 'William Colmer (Miss.) both of whom are sore at the Democratic speaker, Sam Ray burn, for the support he has given a civil rights bill expect ed to come up soon. Would Tie Vote Tiie defection of these two Southern Democrats would tie the vote, assuming all other Democrats were present and voted for the bill but one of Ihein is now out of action as result of a critical operation. He i Pep. Homer Thornberry (D-Tex ), who is not expected back before adjournment. Thornberry's absence could make supporters of the bill one vote shy. The Rules Committee has the function of acting as a funnel between all the legislative com- Pak-A-Way Freezer by Schaefer 35 Under List SPECIAL 1 8.7 Cubic Foot Upright $399.50 3608 Pacific Hiway So. of Medford Open Till 10:00 P.M. who was in a position to vote for the Hells Canyon bill in the Interior Committee. After this lawmaker. Rep. J. Edgar Chenoweth (R-Colo.) voted for the Hells Canyon bill, giving it the necessary one vote margin that let it get out of committee 14-13. Rayburn gave the go-head on Chenowth's reclamation bill in Colorado. Not Symalhetic Group Now Republicans are hoping a spigot, turning off unwanted I to seize the opportunity of the bills and letting others go ; moment and block Hells Canyon through. I in the Rules Committee a move As an example, the Rules ! that would undoubtedly kill any Committee sat tight on the Fry-! further attempt to get the high ingpan - Arkansas reclamation federal dam authorized, project bill from February to i The Rules Committee's mem the present time on orders from j bers as a whole are not the most Rayburn, who .used it as a lever I sympathetic group, in Congress opment. Dominated by eastern and southern members, it has only one western member Congressman Ellsworth who in this case is helping lead the op position to a project that would be partly in his home state. Ells worth helped put across the only other major western re source project of this Congress, the 5760.000,000 Upper Colorado reclamation project, which the administration and Republicans supported. ! Civil Service Priniing Jobs Now Avaihble The civil service commission has issued a new announcement tor the examination for mon otype keyboard operator and slug machine operator in posi tions paying S2.93 an hour in the government printing office. No written test is required. Applicants must have had at least five years of appropriate printing experience. Further information and ap plication forms may be obtained from Chester W. Silliman, U.S. post office, Medford. About one-third of the popu lation of the' province of Mani toba, Canada, resides in the city of Winnipeg. Lane County Forest Land Ordered Closed Salem (U.R) Proclamations closing 225,000 acres of forest land in Lane county to entry ex cept under permit, have been issued by Gov. Elmo Smith at request of State Forester Dwight L. Phipps. The action was taken because i of rapidly increasing hazardous i fire conditions in parts of the ; county. Areas closed were 92,000 acres i in the watersheds of the Mc- j Kenzie and Mohawk rivers as j well as Mosby creek: 62,000 ! acres east of Cottage Grove be- i tween the middle fork of the i Willamett river and Row river: ' and 70,000 acres southeast of Cottage Grove. Permits to visit the areas may be obtained at the headquarters of the Forest Protective Associa tion at Springfield or at the var ious warden headquarters in the district. No smoking will be al lowed and visitors will have to carry tools suitable for fire fighting in their cars. Buenos Aires il'.P An Ar gentine Airlines twin - engine DC3 plane crashed in the rolling country of southern Cordoba province yesterday, killing all 18 persons on board. Nine volcanic islands make up the Azores chain. For Conning NOW! 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