Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Congressional Battle
Over Adjournment
Expected t.. Week
Measure to Be Offered
Tuesday in House
Under Present PIons
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack will introduce Tuesday . reso-
luton to adjourn Congress sine die,
according to present plans Of admin
istration leaders.
This action will precipitate the
first Congressional struggle since the
presidential election between the Re-
publicans, backed by some Demo-
Gratis, and the administration forces.
President Roosevelt has announced,
through Stephen Early, one Of his
secretaries, that he will leave the
matter of adjournment entirely in
the hands Of Congress. He did say,
however, he had no more recon-
mendations to submit at this time,
which in q measure may be con-
sidered an invitation to adjourn.
Democratic congressional leaders
were anxious that the President
leave to them the handling of the
adjournment resolution and every
thing pertaining thereto. They ex-
pressed the opinion. of the record,
that this would be the wiser course
and would obviate any possible
charge Of dictatorship" which might
be made against the President in
the event he undertook to tell Con-
gress to 60 home and leave the con-
duct Of governmental affairs ex-
clusively in his hands.
Sessions Tomorrow.
Both houses Of Congress are to
hold sessions tomorrow-with the
understandings entered into five or
six weeks ago that no business of i'm
portance be transacted pending the
election now abandoned. The Demo-
cratic leadership Of the House. how
ever, determined that the adjourn
ment resolution should not be SUBJ
mitted until Tuesday.
Both Speaker Rayburn and Repre-
sentative Mccormack, for the House
leadership, and Senate Majority
Leader Barley, have said they saw
no good reason for keeping Con-
gress In session longer, and that II
should adjourn. That would wind
up the sessions of the present Con-
gress, unless the President should
see flt to call special session be-
fore the new Congress-the nth
convenes here January 3.
Republican leaders in both houses,
on the other hand. have taken a firm
stand against adjournment. They
insist that, under the present I'M
settled conditions abroad and with
the possibility that incidents" like
~ to involve the United States In
the foreign wars might arise at any
time, Congress should remain on the
job.
In addition the Republicans assert
there is plenty of important legis-
lation pending before Congress. They
refer particularly to the bill to
amend the Wagner Labor Relations
Act and the Logan-Walter bill. The
latter bill is designed to make easier
court review of orders handed down
by executive Government agencies,
like the Labor Board and the Secu-
rites and Exchange Commission.
The measure passed the House by
q large majority last summer, but
has been hung up in the Senate.
Veto Of Bill Feared.
The word has been passed thst
the President will veto the Logan
Walter bill If it is sent to him. This
is being used by Democrats In the
Senate to urge adjournment without
waiting for action on the measure.
Senators Burke of Nebraska and
King of Utah, both Democrats who
were defeated In the primaries, have
announced they intend to move for
consideration of the Logan-Walter
bill when the Senate meets topor-
row. They have said. too. that EN-
ator Barley promised the bill would
have its day in the Senate months
ago. If the bill is not enacted be-