Evening star., 1936-06-05
DISTRICT ROBBED
BY FATE OF LAST
DAY IN SESSION
Red Rider Measure Doomed
With Legislation Banned
Monday.
RECESS FOR CONVENTION
ALSO DELAYS D. C. BILL
Deadlock on Appropriations Ad-
justment Cannot Change
Until June IS.

Fate again has stepped in to rob
the District of probably its last day
in the House at the current session Of
Congress and at the same time has
virtually killed the Sisson bill to re-
peal the so-called "red rider" to the
1886 District appropriation act which
forbids the teaching or advocacy Of
communism in the public schools.
Since hopes of a sine die adjourn
ment of the Seventy-fourth Congress
at the end of the week have virtually
been abandoned, Monday will be Dis
trict day"-a day on which Chairman
Norton of the District Committee
planned to call up the Sisson bill.
But no legislation is to be consid-
cred Monday under the latest program
of House leaders.
According to Chairman O'Connor OF
the Rules Committee, who is expected
to succeed Representative Bankhead,
Democrat, of Alabama as majority
leader, the House will convene Mon
day only for the purpose Of recessing
for a week so the Republican mem
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tend the national convention In
Cleveland.
O'Connor Regrets Turn.
Realizing the program will deny the
District its regular day for the second
time in a month, and also prevent
action on Sisson's "red rider" repeal
er, O'Connor said:
II regret it very much. There isn't
anything that can be done under the
circumstances"
1t was death that cheated the Dis
trict of its last regular day in the
House on May 25-the day on which
Mrs. Norton was confident action
would be taken on the Sisson bill.
The House on that day, however, ad-
journed is minutes after it convened
out Of respect to the late Represent
atiye Perkins, Republican, of New Jer-
sey. who died about four and a half
hours before Mrs. Norton would have
had an opportunity to call up the
measure.
Despite the obvious death of the
Sisson bin, Mrs. Norton hopes to get
action on about is non-controversia
measures on the calendar before ad-
Journment under unanimous consent
requests. These bills, however, can
not be called up until the week of
June IS.
ID. c. Bill Still Deadlocked.
The House program to recess during
the period of the Republican conven-
ton also will delay final action on the
1887 District appropriation bill which
is still deadlocked in conference.
While the conferees will be at liberty
to continue negotiations in an effort
to reconcile differences over the three
major issues in dispute, If an agree
ment should be reached it could not
be approved by the House until it re-
convenes June IS.
The House has given its conferees
specific instructions to insist that the
Federal payment toward the expenses
Of the District be fixed at So, 700, 600:
that the item inserted by the Senate
TO provide for continuation of the
character education experiment in the
schools be eliminated and that legis-
lative provision be retained that would
prohibit District employees receiving
a salary of 50. 400 year or more from
engaging in outside" work.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, DEM
ocratic leader Of the Senate, has in
dicated that the Senate would not
accept the House proposals, and that
continuing resolution providing only
necessary appropriations for the COM
ing fiscal year would be adopted as a
substitute for the supply bill.