Evening star., 1927-12-02
PRESIDENT HOLDS
BREAKFAST PAR[EY
Leaders OF Both Parties,
/ Guests at White House,
III Discuss New Bills.

Proposed fiscal legislation which
will come before Congress this Winter
was discussed at non-partisan
breakfast conference at the White
House this morning when President
Coolidge had IL members of the Sen
ate and House as his guests.
Mr.. Coolidge invited not only the
Republican and Democratic leaders in
both bodies, but also those who will
he dominant factors i'm handling the
revenue and appropriation measures
and those who will have consider
able TO say about the legislative pro-
grams To be followed by the two
houses.
The guests list included Senators
Curtis of Kansas and Robinson of
Arkansas. Republican and Democratic
leaders, respectively. of the Senate:
Senator Watson of Indiana, chairman
OF the interstate commerce committee
and one of the Republican leaders in
that body: Representative Smell of
New York, chairman of the powerful
rules committee of the House and one
of the Republican floor leaders in the
House; Senator Smoot. Republican. OF
Utah, who will have charge of the
tax reduction bin in the Senate. and
Representative Green, Republican, of
Iowa, who as chairman of the House
ways and means committee Will
start that legislation on its way IN
the House: Senator Warren, Repub'
lican. of Wyoming. and Representative
Modden, Republican. of Illinois, chalr.
men, respectively. of the Senate ana
House appropriations committees; SEN
ator Harrison, Democrat, of Missls'
sippi. member of the Senate finance
committee. and one of his partNs = moor
leaders; Representative Garner or
Texas. \ ranking Democrat on the
House ways and means commll,ee'
and Representative Burton. Repuo-
lican. of Ohio. member of the House
rules committee.
List Not Significant.
This was not the first time the
President has included members of the
opposition party in Congress In his
now famous breakfast conferences.
The fact that the President had q
politically mixed guest list was ex'
nlained ty one of the Presidents as
sociates as being of no significance.
However, it was noted that the Presi-
dent confined his selections to those
who will have the most TO say ABOUT
raising money for the Government
and the spending of it. and those VINO
will do the legislative steering in each
body.
II was stated on the Presidents he
half after the conference that he in
vited these guests merely as means
of getting better acquainted.
One of the Presidents guests said
afterward, that while no subject OF
a definite nature was brought up Tor
comment or discussion by the Presi.
dent during this informal gathering.
there was a general discussion around
the table of the major legislative mat
ters. The President could not listen to
all of these across.the.table CONVEX
sations at the same time, but he was
represented as saying very little dur
ing the meal, but all the while appear
ing most attentive to the remarks.
Hopes for Harmonious Action.
The suggestion was advanced by one
Of the Republican leaders who was one
ri the company that the President in
timated that he was hoping that the
partv leaders in both houses would be
as successful in the matter of har-
monious action in their handling OF the
legislat ation calling for appropriations
and tax reduction asswas the case two
wears ago when the last tax cut was
effected by Congress. President Cool
idge has had occasion frequently since
the last tax cut to publicly commend
the leaders of both parties for the
fashion in which they put aside par
tisan feelings and worked in complete
accord, and it is known by those who
are in his confidence that he now is
hoping for a repetition of this same
accord. or something resembling 1t,
when the tax bill and the major ap
preparation bills come before the Sem
ate and House this Winter.
Today's breakfast ushered in the
season for White House congressional
breakfast conferences The under
standing is that Mr.. Coolidge intends
to hold them frequently during the
coming Winter. 1t is explained by his
associates that he has found these
breakfast gatherings a splendid means