Evening star., 1937-06-13
R00SEVELTPLANS
SUMMER Of REST
Turns Legislative Program
Over to Congressional
Leaders.
BY JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG.

DI JOhN AOSSELA YOUNG.
President Roosevelt Is through with
Congress for the time being. So far
~ he Is concerned, 1t can stay in ses-
sion all Summer without any inter-
ference from him.
Mr.. Roosevelt has transmitted his
complete legislative program and
from now on his attitude will be one
Of watchful waiting, while he enjoys
frequent trips to his home ut Hyde
Park, N. Y.
1t was after he sent up his recent
message outlining a national planning
program that the President told news
paper men:
Now I have everything of my
chest"
Through With Cajoling.
Since then party leaders on Capitol
Hill have been advised what Mr..
Roosevelt considers preferred legisla-
ton and the prodding and cajoling
to bring about action on these pre-
ferred bills will fall to the lot of these
congressional leaders. So far as the
President is concerned, he is through
with prodding and cajoling for this
session. At least, that is the impress
sion ne has given those who have
| discussed this subject with him.
The following bills compose the
Presidents program:
Legislation for reorganization Of
the entire Federal judiciary which
includes enlargement OF the United
States Supreme Court.
The Wagner -Steagall housing
bill, which provides for slum clear
ance and construction Of loW-cost
homes for people in the small SAL
ary class.
Legislation for reorganization Of
the executive branch of the Gov
| eminent.
The bill setting up machinery to
work out . program Of national
planning to meet the problem OF
floods. droughts, dust storms and
| soil erosion.
Legislation dealing with mini
mum wages and maximum hours
| and child labor
Legislation appropriating $780,
| 600, 900 to carry out the administra-
tion's relief program for the next
| year.
Farm tenancy legislation to en-
able tenant farmers to buy land
| and start in business for them
selves, and legislation providing
for granaries to take care of sur
plus in the major crops.
Insists on Three.
OF these, Mr. Roosevelt insists on
| three-court reform, reorga MIA ton
Of the executive branch of the Gov
ernment and the relief appropria-
| tion.
While the President is ardently in
favor of ridding urban centers OF
their slum districts and making ii
possible for the poor classes to live
I in decent homes, he realizes tina,
II this program is adopted on a
scale originally designed it woulc
call for tremendous expenditure
Of public funds at the very outset
and over long period of years. HI
would like to see this worked out or
a pay-as-you-go basis and would
be happy if private capital helpec
out; but he has expressed himself as
being opposed to a program which
would obligate the Federal Gov
ernment to = huge annual outlay fol
possibly the next 50 or 60 years.
Farm tenancy and the ever-normal.
granary legislation fall somewha,
into the same category. Mr.. Roosevelt
favors the legislation, but he is ap.
prehensive Of the expense at thi
time.
No congressional leader, meanwhile
is inclined at this time to venture ar
opinion rs to the length Of time Con
gress will be in session. The genera
impression Is that it will last unit
late this Summer
| Before any one on Capitol Hill
makes any attempt at guess he al.
ways prefaces his answer with some.
thing like:
! We'll, no one knows how long the
discussion Of the Supreme Court re.
organization is going to run in th<
Senate"
With that controversial subject ou,
OF the way, the feeling Is that Con.
gress can move quickly and brini
about an end to the session in ,
jiffy.
Chats Aboard Yacht.
AS for President Roosevelt, however
last night he was finding oppor.
tunity for quiet chat with two of hi.
cabinet members while his Yacht Ia,
at anchor off Chesapeake Ba,
island.
The Chief Executive, accompanied
by party which included Secretar,
Wallace and Attorney General Cum.
mines. sailed leisurely southwark or
the bay during the day toward ar
overnight anchorage near Solomon,
Island, score Of miles north of tn.
juncture Of the Potomac River an,
the bay.
Cruising alongside was the schoonel
Sewanna, skippered by the President.
son and secretary, James, who in.
tended to take Mr.. Roosevelt aboarc
should he desire to travel under sal
for 4 time
The presidential party, which pu
out from Annapolis, Md, Friday aft.
ernoon, arranged to dock at the Nav,
Yard here early this evening.
REPRESENTATIVE TAIKc