Evening star., 1937-07-29
SESSION END SEEN
IN THREE WEEKS
Rayburn Says Congress
Can Finish Work Barrinu
Court Bill Tie-up.
BACKGROUND

DHS "a WV Y ~
Marking time for sir months
1rhile court reorganization program
'rds pending. Congress has accom-
pliShed little this year in uay OF
major legislation.
Upon disposal OF court issue.
Increment jor quick adjournment
gained mOmentum, NTH many
hopeful that turther reform" leg
1slatron woWd be deferred. PreSi-
dent, h0Werer, has indicated
throughout that he desires action
on ertens're program.
By the Associated Press.
Majority Leader Rayburn told the
House today Congress should be able
to adjourn in three weeks.
Unless there is tie-up on the
court bill in the Senate. by something
arising to call a halt" Rayburn said,
we can finish all of this Legislative,
program in three weeks. There is
degree of certainty that We can ad-
]ourn at that time and not be forced
into a session between now and De-
cember."
Questioned by Minority Leader Smell
about the program. Rayburn said ac-
counts Of 1t. published today following
a conference yesterday between Presl-
dent Roosevelt and legislative leaders.
were encouraging
He spoke of prospects Of Senate
and housing legislation and on the
court bill next week. These measures
head the program.
Report Seen Soon.
The House Labor Committee, he
said, should approve the wage and
hour bill this week or the first of next
At his press conference Speaker
Bankhead said he thought House
members were going to be reasonable
about not being stampeded" into ad-
Journment.
The court bill to which Rayburn
referred Is awaiting Senate action be-
hind two other measures-the wage
hour bill and the Wagner housing bill.
Administration leaders apparently
wanted to get the housing bill out of
the way before the court measure in
order to keep it from being left
unacted on in the rush for adjourn
ment which may develop once the
court issue is finally disposed Of.
The Senate met an hour early today
in an attempt to complete action on
L>Df
Should they accomplish this, they
probably would call up the housing
measure tomorrow
Plans May Change.
Plans were subject to change, how
ever. Mr.. Roosevelt was scheduled to
meet this afternoon with members of
Congress interested in driving through
sugar legislation this session. The re-
suit of that conference could shift de-
tails of the legislative program.
The wage-hour, housing and court
bills headed the schedule agreed on by
House and Senate leaders after the
two-hour canvass with President
Roosevelt yesterday.
They were understood to be hoping
for an adjournment by mid August
but would not mention any specific
date
Their refusal to fix a tentative time
was designed to head off fllibusters
and to block pressure moves" for
troublesome legislation.
Pressure Against Debate.
Already pressure was being exerted
by groups of members to force addi-
tions to the administration program
or to prevent debate on measures in
cluded in it.
In the Senate there were demands
for action on anti-lynching legisla-
ton, which the House has passed.
Speaker Bankhead and Democratic
Leader Rayburn Of the House and
Democratic Leader Barkley of the Sem
ate left the White House as darkness
was falling yesterday, but gave out
little new information.
Asked about the specific quitting
dates, Barkley said he would "hate to
guess on an adjournment in two
weeks A proposal for Fall session
was only lightly touched upon, he said.