Evening star., 1934-06-04
Insists Tariff, Silver, Hous.
ing and Labor Board
Bills Be Passed.
SESSION MAY CONTINUE
FOR TEN MORE DAYS
Leaders in White House Farley
Map Final Plans for Ad-
journment.
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSoClaJeu PreSS.
President Roosevelt and congress
sional leaders determined today to
withhold decision on an adjournment
date until the administration pro-
gram is pushed to a conclusion.
The Capitol Hill chieftains expressed
the opinion to the President that ad-
journment could be reached within
10 Gays.
The President told them he wanted
the tariff. silver. housing and Wagner
Labor Board bills passed.
1T is not possible now to indicate
when the work Of the session will be
finished said Senator Robinson, the
Democratic leader.
Consideration is being given to
passage Of the silver. tariff, housing
and Wagner labor bills.
Amendments May Go Over.
Amendments to the agriculture
adjustment act and the oil control
bill may have to go over.
1T will probably be a day or two
before we can determine Just what
measures will be taken up before ad-
journment.
Il am inclined to think after the
conference that the session will con-
tinue for at least 10 days.
Il expect the nomination of Rex
ford Gug Tugwell as Undersecretary
Of Agriculture to be confirmed"
Speaker Rainey and Representative
Byrns. the Democratic House leader.
Joined in the White House parley.
We are mighty anxious to dispose
Of our business and adjourn" said
Byrns. I'll be happy to get away
from here by the 18TH"
Rainey expressed confidence that
adjournment would be reached next
week, but both agreed 1t was impos.
sible by this week end.
President Roosevelt fatty declined
to fix a definite date with the several
administration measures still pending
but he emphasized that he wanted ad-
jornment as quickly as possible.
Senate Declared to Hold Key.
Byrns added he felt the Senate
holds the key to adjournment"
1t all depends on how fast they
act over there" he said.
The President, Byrns reported, ex-
pressed a desire to see the contro-
versial oil measure on the statute
books
whether Congress. however. will
be kept in session long enough to pass
that and the housing bill through
both the House and Senate is proble-
matical," he added.
Asked about social legislation, once
placed near the top of the admins
tration's program, Byrns said the
President might send up a message
on that soon." He added, however,
that previous plans for establishment
OF Joint congressional committee to
study social legislation had been
abandoned
At the White House it was said
later that Mr.. Roosevelt is keeping the
door open on the program and no
limit has been fixed upon the legisla-
tion he will insist upon.
However, no additional bills were
specified there in addition to those
mentioned by Senator Robinson
On his return to the Capitol, Rob-
inson told newspaper men it would
mot be possible to adjourn before
the end Of next week"
Il guess that silver will come next ~
Robinson said, but I prefer not to
say from now on what is coming up.
I will be compelled to proceed as best
I can.
If I say we will take up a certain
bill tomorrow, everybody against that
will filibuster on this one. Several of
those who have been talking on this
tariff did so because they were op-
posed to the Wagner bill"
Robinson said he expected a mes
sage from the President within a day
or two on drought relief and pre-
dicted legislation on that subject.
The amount to be recommended, he
added, has not been determined.
Confers After Return.
The conference with the Congress
sional leaders was begun almost i'm
mediately after Mr. Roosevelt re-
turned to the Capital after his five
train arrived from New York at z
am, but Mr.. Roosevelt did not arise
Immediately. He had breakfast aboard
the train before going to the White
House shortly after O'Clock.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was with the
President during the review of the
fleet in New York harbor and during
his visit to Groton. Mass, did net re-
turn with him.
Meanwhile, on this weeks congress
sional agenda are tariff, silver, relief,
communications, bank deposit, air1nail
and industrial loan bills.
The senate planned to vote late to-
day on tariff. the House on the billion
dollar relief appropriation measure.
The House approved silver bill is to
be taken up tomorrow in the Senate.
The other major bills are in con-
ference.