Show Refugee Plans Face Parly Fight in Senate Senale WASHINGTON May 13 UP WA W- W FA A party-line party split threatened to develop Thursday over proposals to admit some of Europe's homeless homeless homeless home home- less families and orphans into the United States Democratic Senators McGrath R R. R I I. I and Hatch N N. M M. pointed up the issue unexpectedly late Wednesday They introduced a abill abill abill bill to lower the immigration b bars barsto rs to displaced persons persons' during during during dur dur- ing the next two years and ease the requirements for entry into the United States The McGrath-Hatch McGrath measure isa is isa isa a substitute for an earlier bill ap ap- ap- ap proved by the Republican con trolled senate judiciary committee The ori original inal bill provides that only displaced persons could enter this country from Europe during the next two years And those who did enter would have to meet strict requirements in housing and job prospects The substitute not only doubles the immigration quota but does these things 1 Says unmarried minor orphans orphans orphans or or- should not be counted against the quota The original bill includes orphans in the limit t. t 2 Permits entry of persons who ho were in the British French or American zones of occupation on or before April 21 1947 The Theother Theother Theother other bill fixes this eligibility date as Dec 22 1945 3 3 Provides immigration priorities priorities priorities priori priori- ties based on specified skills and occupational needs in this country and gives preference to to- close to-close close relatives relatives rela rela- tives of people living in the United States The original requires the D. D Ps to have assurance of ot suitable employment employment em em- and decent safe and ant sanitary housing without displacing displacing displacing ing some other person from froin such housing 4 Makes no distinction between between between be be- tween persons living In fn or out ofa of ofa ofa a D. D P. P camp The committee bill gives priority to D. D Ps living in camps The new bill bilI brought a quick flurry of debate Sen Wherry of ot Nebraska G GO GOP 0 P floor leader asked McGrath whether he had asked Republican members of the judiciary committee commit commit- tee to join in ih sponsoring the new measure McGrath a committee member said he had not But this is a substitute bill said Wherry Yes and I have the right to tofile tofile tofile file it it McGrath retorted |