Evening star., 1934-04-24
ROOSEVELT O.K.'S
HOUSE LEADERSHIP
Democratic Chieftains Map
Program at ParIey With
President.
BY the Associated Press.

Speaker Rainey and Representative
Byrns, the Democratic leader, took up
the legislative program for the re-
mainder of the session with President
Roosevelt today and said later they
had assurance from the President of
support for their leadership.
Apparently concerned at evidence
Of administration dissatisfaction with
their leadership, the two House Demo-
cratic chieftains conceded this SUBJ
ject was discussed with the President
II asked the President for a job -
said Rainey. He told me he wasn't
going to give me job because he
wanted me to stay where I am"
Rainey and Byrns sought the White
House conference.
They said upon leaving the Presi-
dent that three bills were on the
must" calendar for the remainder OF
the session-the stock exchange con-
troll bill, extension of bank guarantees
and the anti-crime legislation.
Obviously intent upon close cooper
alton with the White House, Rainey
and Byrns predicted adjournment OF
the session by May 20 at the latest.
The Speaker said he regarded yes
terday's vote against the Mcleod
closed bank pay-off bill as a test, but
he conceded the disputed legislation
might again be brought up by two OF
three different methods.
New Petition Asked.
A determined House bloc last night
refused to take no for an answer on
this legislation and sought support
for new petition under which they
hoped to force a record vote by
May IA.
1t acted after a stormy two-houl
battle during which the forces work
ing for the Mcleod bill were repeat
edly turned back. The Mcleod meas
ure would authorized the Government
to free the frozen assets of closed
banks and pay off the claims.
Representative Beedy, Republican
of Maine, led the effort to bring the
legislation before the House with q
resolution contending the House
Banking Committee had reported il
irregularly. He told the House the
bill never was read before the COM
mittee membership, as required, and
he cited other alleged errors.
In long ruling, Speaker Rainey
upheld Beedy's view that the ques-
ton was properly raised but refused
to sustain the Maine Representatives
contention the committee proceedings
were irregular.
Reported Regularly"
The Speaker said the bill had been
reported to the House and it was sub
ject to consideration under the ordi-
nary procedure, but that it would be
acted upon when We get to it,"
Representative Byrns, the Demo-
cratic leader, moved that Beedy'
resolution against accepting the COM
mittee's report be tabled and it was
carried 227 to 122. Had Byrns' mo-
ton been lost, then vote would have
been in order on whether to bring the
Mcleod bill up for an immediate vote.
To the request of Representative
Mcleod, Republican, of Michigan. au-
thor of the bill, that the Banking
Committee be discharged from further
consideration of the measure, the
Speaker held the proposal was nc
longer in the hands Of the committee
and therefore impossible to dis
charge it.
Representative Wolcott, Republican,
of Michigan, took an appeal from The
decision, but there was only scant
support and it came only from the
minority side. Wolcott failed to OBJ
tain a record vote on the appeal.