Show HOUSE PASSES PENSION REPEAL WASHINGTON Feb 24 UPA UP UPA UP- UP A politically-conscious politically house Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day vo voted ed to repeal the disputed p pensions for plan But a complex parliamentary situation delayed until later this week final action to wipe the legislation from the statute books The house voted to send to conference conference conference con con- ference with the senate senat a minor navy pay and allotment bill to which the senate originally attached attached attached at at- the pension as an amendment The vote specifically ly instructed the house conferees to concur in the senate repeal amendment The roll call vote came on a motion motion motion mo mo- tion by Representative Carl Vinson Vinson Vinson Vin- Vin son D. D Ga so to instruct the house conferees The procedure was necessary in order I to give worried members snowed under by complaints from their constituents constituents constituents against congressional pensions pensions pensions pen pen- an opportunity for a clean- clean cut vote on repeal of the annuities annuities annul annul- ties for congressmen as distinct from the rest of the bill Vinson said he expected senate and house adoption of the conference conference conference con con- ference report later this week possibly Thursday Adoption of the report will complete enactment enactment enactment enact enact- ment of the pay allotment bill and repeal of the pensions law |