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Show Congress TocoV Senate, House Seek Wage Bill Accord - WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UP) Administration leaders hoped Thursday that the house would yield to the senate version of the bill raising the national minimum wage level from the present 40c to 75c an hour. The senate passed a blU Wednesday Wednes-day night setting the minimum wage at ,75c, but exempting 200,-000 200,-000 workers from the coverage of the wage-law. The house previously previous-ly had Indorsed a similar 75c wage, but had exempted 1,000,000 workers work-ers from the act's coverage. Differencee in the two versions must be, resolved by a senate-house senate-house conference committee. With the house on vacation until Sepf. 21, it waa estimated that a bill would not be ready for President Truman's signature for about month. Elsewhere in congress: Anns Senate Republican Leader Lead-er Kenneth S. Wherry, Nebraska, demanded a look at Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur's secret reports on China before the senate acts on the $1,450,000,000 arms aid program. pro-gram. - Vacation Ninety-six weary senators began a week's vacation before they get down to work on legislation to extend the reciprocal trade agreement program. Farm Farm leaders of both parties agreed there la a "good chance" that congress will enact a bipartisan long-range farm law designed to keep relatively high price supports under major crops In 1050. Wallgrea Sen. Harry P. Cain (R, Wash.) urged President Tru-maa Tru-maa to nominate a permanent chairman of the national security resources board to refute rumors that be plana to give former Gov. Mon C. WaUgren of Washington aa Interim appointment to the post - ' |