Evening star., 1933-01-01
ROOSEVELT PARLEy
MAY AVERT EXTRA
CONGRESS SESSION
President to Discuss
Program With Party
Leaders Thursday.
CONFERENCE TO WEIGH
REVENUE PROBLEMS
Democrats Hope Through Taxes
and Economy to Balance Budget
in First Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Discussion of an extra assembly oi
the new Congress and of the Legislative
program for the remainder of this ses-
sion form q large part Of the agenda
for the conference to which President
elect Roosevelt has called Democratic
congressional leaders next Thursday
night in New York.
Freed of his duties at midnight last
night as Governor Of New York, the
incoming Executive wasted no time in
turning to national problems involving
balancing ths Federal budget and plans
for carrying out the party's pledges.
His directing influence obviously is
awaited by his party leaders, especially
In view of the difficulties they have en-
countered in enacting the program out
lined at his conference with them here
In November.
Hope to Avoid Extra Session
BY Roosevelt's stepping into the ma
tional picture at this time, it is be-
lieved by his followers on Capitol Hill
that more united front will result and
that it still may be possible to avert or
postpone an extra session.
The date and place Of the conference
were made public yesterday by Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois, the Demo
cratic floor leader, who said that "in
all probability the question Of an extra
session will be discussed" along with
questions of taxes and prohibition.
.'If we have to have special session,
the Illinois Democrat said, I'VE should
have it as early as possible after
March A."
The conference has been planned fol
several weeks and was originally to be
held in Albany. Roosevelt, however
decided to hold 1t in New York to ac-
commodate the members Of Congress
The group will leave Thursday after
noon ct 4 O'Clock and win meet Roosevelt
probably at the Biltmore Hotel about 8
pm. They plan to leave for Washing
ton on midnight train.
The Congress Conferees.
Among those who are to participate
are Speaker Garner, the Vice Presi-
dent-elect; Senator Robinson of Ar
kansas, the Democratic floor leader
Rainey; Senators Harrison Of Mis-
sissippi and Byrnes of South Carolina
Chairman Byrns of the House Appro-
priaaons Committee, Representative
McDufle of Alabama, the Democratic
whip; Chairman Collier Of the House
Ways and Means Committee and sew
eral additional Senators.
The group will lay before Mr. Roose-
welt information as to the needs of the
Treasury and plans to push the do
mestic allotment farm relief bill through
this session The conference comes 6
day after Chairman Collier is to confer
with his group on the problem of find
ing additional sources of revenue anc
almost simultaneously with plans fol
House consideration of farm relief.
With Mr.. Roosevelt reported a,
frowning on the general manufacturers
sales tax, much Of the discussion ir
New York is expected by leaders here tc
Teyolve around revenue questions Al
ready the Democrats have launched 9
plan to give the incoming President
broad authority to reorgan!Ze the Fed
eral Government and this will be con-
sidered by the Senate Economy Com
mittec next week.
Expect Beer Bill Veto.
1t is through these two channels
taxes and economy-the Democrats
hope to balance the budget during tht
first year of the Roosevelt administra-
tion, which viii go long way towarc
removing the necessity for an early
extra session Of the new Congress.
Prcercss on the beer bill, alread,
throy-h the House. and pending in tn
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