Evening star., 1944-05-08
President Gets
Report on Bills
Before Congress
Situation Getting
Along Very Well
Leaders Declare
4, the Associated Press.


Back on the job after a months
vacation on a South Carolina
plantation, President Roosevelt
conferred with congressional
leaders today on the legislative
situation and heard that things
were getting along very we'll"
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
said the Chief Executive had recon-
mended no new legislation. He
saw no indication that Mr.. Roose-
velt would do so any time soon.
There was no talk. he asserted,
about congressional inquiries into
the Governments seizure of the
Montgomery Ward g. Co. Chicago
plant.
I'VE apprised the President of
the status of legislation in both
Houses. Senator Barkley asserted,
which is getting along very WE'LL.
Senator Barkley reported that the
Chief Executive was looking fine,
indeed" after his stay at Hobcaw
Barony, Bernard NJ Baruch's plan
tation at Georgetown, S. C.
Wallace Talks With President.
With Senator Barkley at the
White House were Vice President
Wallace, Speaker Rayburn and
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack. Mr., Wallace remained few
minutes after the others left. Asked
whether he had discussed with Mr..
Roosevelt projected trip to China.
which Mr.. Wallace is planning in.
the next few months, the Vice
President replied that naturally it.
came up"
After the legislative review in his,
study, Mr.. Roosevelt moved over
to his offices for conferences with
Undersecretary of State Stettinius,
recently returned from London, and
with Secretary of State Hull. !,
Secretary Hull met the Chief
Executives special train when it
pulled in yesterday morning and
brought him UP to date on inter-
national affairs.
The President told reporters he
was feeling great deal better than
when he left Washington month
ago to recuperate from weeks of
illness. He said no traces were left
of influenza or bronchitis.
Just to make sure of that, his
physician, Vice Admiral Ross r. Nc
1ntire, will subject him to another
complete physical checkup some
time this week. Admiral McIntire
said, however, he was sure Mr.
Roosevelt's health is as good now
as 1t was year ago, ~
Satisfied With Condition.
MY own feeling Admiral Nc
Intire said, is that we gained
everything we expected from a four
week rest and / am perfectly satis-
fed with his physical condition"
The President had intended to
stay only two weeks at Mr.. Baruch's
plantation, but he liked the climate
and seclusion
The President spent about Il
hours day sleeping. He worked,
when he felt like it, on official pa
pers flown down from Washington.
And he found time for long hours
in the sun, for fishing trips or for
drives to some of the 81 other PLAN
tations in Georgetown County.
The presidential fishing luck was
relatively poor at Bobcaw Barony.
Mr.. Roosevelt got a few bass from
fresh water ponds, a trw catfish
from the Black and Waccamaw
Rivers and some bluefish and bonita
when he cruised Is miles into the
Atlantic on a Coast Guard patrol
boat
Brief Dairy of Vacation.
Here is an abbreviated diary Of
the presidential vacation:
April 9-Arrived from Washing
ton by special train, motored to,
plantation, fished from pier.
April 10-Fishing from pier halted
by rain.
April l1-Morning fog lifted to
permit three hours fishing from
Coast Guard patrol boat in after
noon. No luck.
HPiA - loiiCu llOLl plcl III
Grabbed from motor
whaleboat in afternoon. Fishing
uck bad Grabbing luck fair.
April l3-Fished from pier. caught
only eels, To bed Immediately after
dinner.
April 14-Fished up Peedee River
in afternoon. Bites only from mos
quitoeS. Worked on mail
April l5-Fishing and boating
rained out. Worked on papers and
stamp collection, Franklin D. Roose-
velt. jr., came in from Miami Beach
and remained for dinner.
April l6-Trolled from patrol boat
in Winyah Bay without success, re-
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