Evening star., 1942-11-28
10 Adjourn
Reported
Favored by Leaders
Postponement Of Action
On Presidential Request
For Powers Expected
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Leaders sounded out senti-
ment in both chambers today on
a proposal to adjourn December
Is for the first formal holiday
Congress has had since Novem-
ber, 1899.
Both Democratic and Republican
leaders were reported to favor a
brief breathing spell before the new
Congress convenes In January.
With most other controversial
legislation apparently sidetracked
temporarily, a conference of con-
gressional leaders may sound today
the formal death knell-at least for
the balance of this year-to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for broad
wartime authority to suspend tariff
and immigration authority.
Chairman Doughton would con-
slider the possibility of keeping a
quorum of House and Senate mem
bers in the Capital during the wan
ing days of the Seventy-seventh
Congress to consider the proposal.
Bills Chances Termed Remote.
He was frankly doubtful of that
possibility He described the chances
Of the bills passage this session as
very remote and said it would be
a waste of time" for the commit
tee to work out satisfactory meas
ure without assurance of likely
passage.
Under congressional rules.
measure pending in either branch
automatically dies with expiration
Of Congress.
Reorganization of both chambers
Will be in order in January, and
although Republicans pushed their
representation by victories in the
November voting to a new high for
the New Deal era, both houses are
expected to remain firmly in Dem
ocratic hands.
Barring unforeseen developments,
Representative Rayburn, Democrat.
OF Texas will retain his Speakership
in the House and Senator Barkley.
Democrat, of Kentucky will remain
majority leader of the Senate. Sem
ator Barkley recently was under fire
of some Of his Southern Democratic
colleagues, but most of this dissen-
sion was reported smoothed over.
Jurney May Be Replaced.
The Senate reorganization, how
ever, appeared likely to bring a
turnover in the Office of sergeant
at arms, post in which CheSley
w. Jurney has served since March
8. 1888.
Mr.. Jurney recently was in the
limelight when his ofice was called
on to serve warrants for the arrest
OF eight Senators to compel their
attendance during a fllibuster
against the anti-poll tax bill. This,
however was said to be only Incl
dental to opposition which was re-
ported among some Senators to his
retention in the elective post.
Stacked up against the possibility
of action on the war powers bill was
the decision of the Senate Steering
Committee yesterday against tack
ling any more controversial legisla-
ton this year. Mr.. Rayburn told re-
porters that cit would be pretty diff
ficult to have any major legislation
between now and the end of the ses-
SION"
Would Write New Bill.
Meanwhile, Majority Leader Nc
Cormack suggested that the Ways
and Means Committee report out
temporary legislation, effective ,ln-
til March or April of next year, then
undertake in January the task of
writing more detailed bill.
This matter" he told the House
yesterday, rests upon the doorstep
Of Congress, and if some emergency
situation arises which cannot be
met under present laws and results
in delay of the war effort, then the
responsibility rests with Congress-"
The Senate Steering Committee
also agreed yesterday to shelve a
bill which would authorize $500 ,o0o.-
600 annual Federal aid to States for
education.