The daily independent., 1937-06-28
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT s. ALLEN
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Floor Leaders Urge FDR To
Shelve Must Bills. Let Con-
gress Adjourn; August Is Clos
ing Likely If Work Limited To
Court Plan, Tax Evasion; Rob-
inson Wants To Get Away To
Go Grouse Shooting With Bar
ney Baruch; Van iceland Of
fers Scheme To Get Loans
From U. S. Through World
Bank.
Washington-If the President
follows the counsel pressed on
him strongly by Democratic floor
leaders at the weekend Jeffer-
son Island poW-WOW, he will
shelve all new major legislation
except plugging up tax-evaslon
loopholes and allow Congress to
adjourn Immediately after the
Supreme Court issue has been dis
posed of.
Such a course would wind up
the session around August Is.
otherwise it is likely to run until
October l.
The titular party chiefs were
unanimous in urging a speeding
up of adjournment. The House
left-wing bloc, Jed by Maury
Maverick, and some of their Sen
ate colleagues strenuously oppos-
ed this, insisting that Congress be
held to the grindstone and forced
to act on the entire program. But
none of the floor leaders could be
diverted from their purpose of
short -circuiting the session.
Some of the Senate moguls
have been privately dinning this
idea into the Presidents ears for
weeks. Their first proposal in
cluded shelving the court bill, but
Roosevelt bristled at that SO
sharply that they dropped it and
concentrated on the other meas
ureS.
Before packing up and heading
for home, Vice President Jack
Garner twice gave Roosevelt a
long spiel on the strategic value
of cutting short the session and
letting the boys go home to cool
off for a few months. After the
Texans departure Joe Robinson
picked up where he left off and
continued the underCoVer pres
sure.
Like Garner, Joe stressed the
breathing-spell theory. However
also like Garner, Joe is not en-
tirely diSinterested in speeding up
adjournment. The V. P. wanted
to escape WaEh:ngton's fierce
heat. Joe wants to 60 to Scotland
to shoot grouse as the guest Of
Barney Baruch.
The New York capitalist has
leased an area on the moorS for
the grouse season and invited
Joe, an ardent huntsman, to be
a member of his party. Joe has a
tentative sailing reservation for
August Is. If the President drops
everything but the court and tax
bills, Joe will be able to show his
skill as a markSman. If he doesn't
Joe will have to remain on the
job in the Capital.
Divided Mind
The President has indicated to
intimate advisers that he is of a
divided mind ON the adjournment
question.
His personal inclination is to
agree with the left -wingerS that
curtailment of his legislative pro-
gram this session may increase
the difficulty Of getting favorable
action next year. On the other
hand he is impressed with the
argument Of the floor leaders that
great deal of 'self-ganerated
heat has developed OH Capitol
Hill, and that it might be good
strategy to shut down for while
in order to start afresh next jan
uary.
He has also warmed to the sug-
question that with Congress away
he would have a period of undi-
vided occupancy of the Washing
ton stage and be able to do some
vigorous proselyting for his poll
c!eS over the air and other publ
city channels.
His course will not be finally
decided for several weeks. His
decision will depend largely on
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