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Show SENATE SPURNS HATCH M)T CURB Repeal of Political Ban Loses by Three Votes WASHINGTON, March 6 (UP) By ( the narrow margin of three votes the senate today rejected an amendment to the Hatch "clean politics", act which would have repealed re-pealed Its ban on political activity by federal employes. . The amendment- sponsored by Senator John E. Miller (D- Ark.), was detested by a vote of 44 to 41. The Miller proposal won atrong support from southern members. It would hsve stricken from the set Its present prohibition of political politi-cal activity by all federal employes except those in policy-making positions. po-sitions. The action came after senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Bark-ley Bark-ley had told the senste he now supports the Hatch act and the pending amendments to the act by Senator Carl Hatch D, N. M.) which would extend its application to state employes paid In whole or In part with federal funds. - Senator Scott W. Lucas (D., 111.) charged that sections of the Hstch "no polities" bill permitting the civil service commission to define political activity were ah admission admis-sion that the senate is "derelict in its duty." "It is a strange coincidence." Lav caa asserted, "that the members of the greatest legislative body on earth do not have the courage to define political management and political campaigns, If wa v-ant some bureaucratic board tj ley down the definition, then we are derelict In our duty." I |