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Pare Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 17, 1949 As Washington Sees It. THE NATIONAL SCENE Special to The Chronicle. '* , Washington, Nov. 16.—The results of the first session of the 81st con gress apparently means one thing to Democratic leaders and another tc Republican leaders. What the re sults mean to the people themselves likely will determine the result of the congressional elections in Novem ber. 1950. Here are statements from the op posite sides of the political fence with reference to the congress: From the Democratic side. FTesi- Truman: “I am confident the Amer ican people will agree that the results have been well worth while.” Sen. Scott W. Lucas of Illinois, majority floor leader in the senate: "Outstand ing progress in far-reaching progres sive legislation.” Sen. Francis J. Mo vers of Pennsylvania, majority whip of the senate: "Congress enacted the administration program not out of bfind acceptance, but out of thor- cAigh-going, intensive, critical and extended study of the merits.” From the Republican side, Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry of Nebraska min ority floor leader in the senate: "The session’s accomplishments constitute a record of reckless disregard of the taxpayers and the importance of sta bility in our national economy.” Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, chairman of [ the GOP policy committee: “None of ! them (the ten major actions) is real ly part of his Fair Deal program. They are things on which there was more or less bipartisan agreement \ in most cases.” The box score of legislation shows i that of the 68 legislative proposals made by the President this year. 30 ; of thesm were enacted into law and have been sent to the President for signature. Although some of them were no! according to his recommen dations. they were not modified so j that the President vetoed them, for he has signed 23 of the 30 measures enacted int w law. Seven passed late in the session, awaited his signature. Of the re maining 38 Truman proposals, 13 were passed by one house or another. These will be taken up In the second se'ssion at the same stage they were left by this session. None of these measures has to be introduced again. In addition, seven more measures were approved by a committee in ei ther house or senate but did not see floor action. They will be brought to. the floor in the next session. No reports were made by either senate or house committee on 16 proposals, and two proposals were definitely rejected—repeal of the Taft-Hartley act and creation of a welfare depart ment under the reorganization act. Since congress adjourned sine die, the President has indicated he will ask for a new tax bill in the second session, blaming the deficit in gov ernment receipts now on the tax bill passed by the 80th congress. This took five billion dollars off the tax duplicates, a major portion from in come tax in the higher income brack- ' ets. ( Prseident Truman will advise his department of defense not to spend the additional money voted by con gress for a 58-group air force. The President, it will be remembered ask ed for a 48-group air force. ""The next session of congress' will spend much time considering the effect of government subsidies on various segments of the nation’s ec onomy. Congressional Quarterly, a non-political fact-finding service in Washington, shows that in the past 15 years, 1934 through 1948, subsidy expenditures have amounted to ap proximately 17 billions. Many governmental practices come under the head of subsidies. There are millions of dollars in tax refunds to big business and some two billions of dollars in deficit financing in the postal department; billions have gone into agricultural subsidy. More mil lions have gone into the merchant marine and into the aircraft indus try. During the w^T many millions were poured into, the mining indus try to up production of strategic ma terials. Favorable tariffs and export position are regarded as subsidies. Subsidies have been used in the forest service, grazing lands and the whole grant-in-aid • program whereby the government pays a portion of the cost of roads, hospitals, public buildings and health services. SUBSCRIBE TO THfc CHRONICL* IT’S HERE FRIDAY AND 50 WAYS NEW! WITH THE EXCLUSIVE NEW IOO H.P. FORD ITS QUIET WMSPUS QUALITY m» 9000rnm There's a N«w quality Is cosy to find in tho *50 Ford. 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