Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-03-24 | Page 2 | House Group Okehs Bill on Labor Act

Congress Today House Group BillOn Bill BillOn On tabor Labor Ad WASHINGTON GT UPI Sen Taft R. R Rt Ohio told the senate he believes that more than could be sliced off funds proposed for continuing continuing continuing con con- European aid without without without with with- out slowing down the program Chairman Connally D. D Tex of the foreign relations committee committee com corn took toole issue with Taft saying the United States has got to l keep feeding the pipe pipelines pipelines lines to Europe to prevent any break in the program Earlier Sen Knowland R. R Cal said he ho is afraid Great Britain is preparing to change h her r trade policy and ship war var materials to Russia and her satellites V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 24 UP The The house I 1 labor a b o 0 r committee Thursday approved the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's adminis adminis- bill to repeal the Taft- Taft Hartley labor act without changing changing changing chang chang- ing a comma Approval was on a 13 to 10 vote after a minute 15 closed session The committee refused to even read the bill so that members could offer amendments One southern Democrat joined nine Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans in opposition to the bill He was Rep Wingate H. H Lucas D. D Tex The identical bill has been approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by the senate labor com corn But opponents of the thc bill which wipes out the Taft-Hartley Taft law and re-enacts re the Wagner Vagner act with certain improvements predict predict pre pre- dict diet the bill will be amended freely when it reaches the house floor Repeal of the Taft-Hartley Taft act actis actis actis is one of Pres Truman's major c campaign promises The committee also approved a abill abill abill bill by Rep Augustine B. B Kelley D. D Pa to set up a commission commissi n nto to study management labor-management lems The commission would be composed of representatives representatives' of business unions and congress Other congressional developments developments developments develop develop- ments Rent control The louse house and senate versions of new rent control control control con con- legislation were sent to a conference committee for adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of differences The conferees See Page 5 Column 4