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...Democratic leadership was in despair. If Congressman Green's peanut amendment stayed in the bill, it meant the defeat of 90% parity. Reason: Democrats from such states as Virginia and Georgia would not vote for a farm bill that slighted the peanut. To gain time, Speaker Sam Rayburn hastily recessed the House...
...Difference. Overnight activity was furious. Agriculture Committee Chairman Harold Cooley sent word to the New York City delegation that if the farm bill failed there was no chance of a $1.25 minimum wage law. Democratic Whip Carl Albert made the rounds with the same message. Sam Rayburn began collecting political lOU's. Telegrams from labor leaders poured in, urging Representatives to support peanuts. The C.I.O.-P.A.C. rushed in its crack legislative liaison man, Bob Oliver, to work the House corridors...
Finally Sam Rayburn took the floor. His speech was short and simple: the peanut amendment must be killed. It was, by a vote...
...point it appeared that the bill had been defeated. After the roll call, there was a long delay, while Democrats switched their votes, some from nay to aye, some from nay to present. Martin, annoyed at the procedure, demanded: "W'hat's the stalling for?" Speaker Rayburn gently replied that there had been no unnecessary delay. Then he carefully studied the Democratic side to make certain he had no more converts there. The results were announced-the bill passed. 206 to 201. After the liveliest political fight of the 84th Congress, the farm bill was sent...
...morning, after the Democratic governors breakfasted with their party's congressional leaders as guests of Speaker Sam Rayburn in the House dining room, Shivers and Butler huddled between the steam tables in the serving kitchen. When they emerged, red-faced from external and internal heat, Chairman Butler said: "The groundwork has been laid for unity and strength in the Democratic Party in Texas. If the Democratic Party is realistic enough to look for converts to the party ... it generally will have to be realistic enough to take back the penitents...