President. on October 31. the House approved a 1year extension of the Mexican farm labor bill. The House version eliminates the language which was adopted when the Senate passed on this legislation on August 15. The bill which passed the Senate provided minimal protection for American migrant workers. It is my understanding that Senators who opposed the reforms which were Included in the Senate bill will move to bypass taking this measure to conference. and plan to move to have the Senate concur with the House language when that bill is brought up before the Senate on Monday. It is my opinion that the bill should go to conference. In the course of the consideration of the proposed legislation In August. 2 or 3 days were spent in debate. Three or four yeaandnay votes were held on the question of whether American migrant workers were to receive the same protection under the law that the Mexican farm laborers are afforded. The Senate. by a single vote. after long debate and a series of yeaandnay votes. determined that these protections should be written into the law. It will be argued. of course. that because the majority was a simple one of one vote. it is more or less meaningless. and. secondly. that we should surrender to the House of Representatives.