Evening star., 1941-01-02

gress at 1:31 pm. today. The
Senate, however, will meet again
tomorrow.
President Roosevelt today called
leaders of the Seventy Con-
gresS. which convenes at noon to-
morrow. to the White House for an
initial discussion of the legislative
program.
Summoned for the meeting we're
Speaker Rayburn. House Majority
Leader Mccormack, Senate ajority
Leader Barkley and Senator Byrnes
of South Carolina.
Meanwhile. Senator Barkley an
nounced that the Senate will meet
at IL am tomorrow. extending to
367 days the record session of the
Seventy Congress.
Speaker Rayburn said there was
no change in plans TO have the
House wind up its affairs and ad-
journ today. Senator Barkley said
the Senate session tomorrow was
decided on "in order to take care
of any final business that may come
up"
Earlier in the day Mr. Roosevelt
received Vice President Garner. Just
returned from long stay at his
home in Uvalde. Tex Mr. Garner is
expected to remain in Washington
for the opening of Congress and the
inauguration of his successor, Henry
A. Wallace.
Vice President Is Jovial.
Leaving the White House, Mr..
J Garner had little to say beyond an
exchange of jovial greetings with
reporters. He remarked that he
thought the Boss" was looking fine.
The Vice President said he was
not planning to preside over the
/ opening Of today's Senate session.
! leaving this task to Senator King
Of Utah, who has been serving as
! President pro tenn.
Principal concern of the Texan
was to solicit opinion of the press
on a new gray felt hat he vas
wearing, a present from Silliman
Evans, Tennessee publisher. A con-
ventiOnal model the hat was de-
scribed by the Vice President as a
dude hat" He said he would not
feel natural until he could return
to his customary sombrero style of
headgear.
With his budget message in pre-
liminary form, the President also
conferred for nearly an hour with
Budget Director Harold D. Smith.
The 1912 budget, almost certain to
be a record peacetime fiscal pro-
gram, is to be submitted to the Con-
gress early next week, probably on
Tuesday.
Flynn Luncheon Guest.
National Democratic Chairman
Edward j. Flynn was luncheon
guest at the White House.
For his other appointments of the
Gay the President arranged to see
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles and later James A Moffatt,
oil executive and former Federal
Housing administrator.
With the Seventy sixth Congress
coming to an end, the White House
indicated that several nominations
already decided on will be held over
until the new session has been OIL
ganized. Among the vacancies Is
the governorship of Puerto Rico.
opened by the resignation of Ad-
miral William D. Leahy, present
Ambassador to. France.
Scheduling of the legislative con-
ferences this afternoon forced cam
collation. of the usual Thursday
meeting with the National Defense
Commission. The White House said
the executive orders setting up the
new Office for production and man
agement. supreme defense agency,
may be issued today or tomorrow
The Senate today faced a last
minute battle over the nomination
OF j. Warren Madden to be a judge
of the Court of Claims. and. in ad-
dition, Senator Barkley said it will
try to complete action on a joint
resolution to place Congress on rec
ord against the transfer of sover-
eighty of any territory in the West
ern Hemisphere.
Will Accept House Wording.
Shortly after Germany conquered
France the resolution passed both
House and Senate, presumably to
discourage any attempt that might
be made to take over French insular
possessions in this part of the world.
In conference. however, the two
houses disagreed over whether the
resolution should refer to the West
ern' hemisphere or to this" hem
isphere. Senator Barkley said he is
prepared to move that the Senate
accept the House term. this hemis-
phere."
When the two houses met today
/ they established a record for the
length of a session. This being leap
year. the session has run for 366
days. The Senate. by deciding to
meet again tomorrow. one hour be-
fore the new Congress comes into
existence, will carry the record fur
| ther.