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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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House delays consideration of Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills to Thursday due to rules on calendar Wednesday and unfinished National Science Foundation bill, despite attempt by Majority Leader McCormack blocked by Rep. Rankin.
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Will Get Call Tomorrow—Science Bill, Calendar Wednesday in Road
WASHINGTON, March 1—(A)—Legislation to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii probably will not be called up in the House until Thursday, due to House rules.
The Alaska bill was to have come up yesterday for a vote but consideration of other legislation consumed the entire day.
The bill cannot be taken up today, except by unanimous consent, because it is calendar Wednesday, when unopposed bills on the House calendar are considered.
If the legislation on the calendar is cleared early enough the Alaska bill may be called, but this is doubtful.
The National Science Foundation bill, which was given priority over the Alaska measure, occupied the House most of yesterday but action was not completed. Due to the rules calling for calendar bills today, the science bill was carried over until tomorrow for a final vote.
Majority Leader McCormack (D-Mass) tried yesterday to get unanimous permission to dispense with the usual calendar Wednesday, but an objection by Rep. Rankin (D-Miss) prevented.
If the McCormack request had been agreed to, the Alaska bill could have been called up today after final action on the science measure.
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Washington
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March 1
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statehood bills delayed until thursday; national science foundation bill carried over until tomorrow
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Legislation to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii will not be called up in the House until Thursday due to House rules. The Alaska bill was scheduled for yesterday but other legislation took the day. Today is calendar Wednesday, so it cannot be taken up without unanimous consent. The National Science Foundation bill, given priority, occupied yesterday but was not completed and carried over to tomorrow. Majority Leader McCormack tried to get unanimous permission to skip calendar Wednesday but was objected to by Rep. Rankin.