Show Tail Taft Murray Renew Old Health Feud v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 21 UP UP- UP Sens Robert A. A Taft R. R 0 O. and James E. E Murray D D. Mont Wednesday renewed a year-old year feud over health legislation with an angry exchange of name The old ld battle erupted as IlS a senate senate sen sen- ate te labor subcommittee opened hearings on a health bill by Taft which Murray called just another charity program Taft succeeded Murray as chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man o of the labor committee when the Republicans organized the congress Taft had criticized the bill but and Chairman Murray told him to sit d down wn and shut up or hed he'd have havea a capitol policeman throw the Ohioan out out but But nobody threatened to call the cops Wednesday Taft aft walked In sat down at the Pr h w d r t r witness table and waited to testify on his hla health bill It would set setup setup up a national agency and authorize It to spend a year over the next five years on health hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital and medical services for persons persons persons per per- sons In low Income brackets Sen H. H Alexander Smith R R. N N. N J. J chairman of or the subcommittee made a brief opening statement and then called on Taft to testify Murray sitting on the committee commit commit- tee rostrum broke In He said he would like to make a brief brIer statement statement statement state state- ment and he proceeded to do so He lIe said opponents of oft ot the Taft bill but had been discriminated against In the allotment of ot time for wit wit- nesses He said wd Democratic committee committee committee com com- com com- members had not been consulted consulted consulted con con- in mapping out a n witness schedule He then threw In some caustic remarks on the Taft bilL bitt He said It makes very fine promises but actually would make medical services available only to people willing witling to accept public charity Taft Tart spoke upI up upI I dont don't want to Interrupt this battle but I have to go to a labor conference and Id I'd like to to make my statement He said that last years year's hearings were held predominantly to present present present pre pre- sent the Wagner Dingell bill on which final action never was taken n |