Evening star., 1949-05-17
10BiIIs Top House List;
Truman-Rayburn Rift .
Discounted by SABBATH
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Ten bills moved to the top of
the House timetable today follow
ing conferences between President
Truman and his House leaders.
The conferences also turned UP
q little falkland much denial
of disagreement between the
President and Speaker Rayburn.
Chairman SABBATH OF the Rules
Committee spurred O drive for
early action on the 10 bills after
outlining them late yesterday on
the White House steps.
They cover the fields of housing,
o lobby investigation, crop insur-
ance. Federal buildings. statehood
for Alaska, extension of rural tele-
phone service, pay raises for Gov
eminent executives, displaced per-
sons. minimum wages and general
labor legislation.
Committee Clearance Due Soon.
Within the next week or so, Mr..
SABBATH told newsmen, he expects
the Rules Committee to clear most
of them for House debate.
Although Mr.. Sabath's White
House visit. following by only a
few hours a conference between
the President and Speaker Ray
burn, was interpreted in some
quarters as evidence of a rift be-
tween Mr.. Truman and Mr.. Ray
burn. Mr.. SABBATH said this was
not the case.
There is no disagreement that
! know of between the President
and Speaker Rayburn," he told
newsmen following his return to
the Capitol.
Mr.. SABBATH had said at the
White House: Sometimes the
President and the Speaker don't
agree" and where they are in
disagreement I try 10 smooth it
out o. bit"
No indication OF KIT.
The remarks he made to the
White House reporters, MIR. SABBATH
explained, were offhand and were
not intended to give the impress
sion that all Is not harmony be-
tween Mr.. Truman and his House
leaders.
Mr.. SABBATH said he went to the
White House to get the Presidents
views on bills now before the
Rules Committee or soon to come
before 1t. This committee nor
mally clears bills for floor debate
when administration leaders give
the go-ahead. and holds them back
when the administration says so.
Mr.. Rayburn told newsmen
"there is no disagreement" on the
program outlined by Mr.. SABBATH.
And If there is any disagreement
between him and Mr.. Truman. the
Speaker said. 1t wasn't apparent
when they talked together yester-
day morning.
The impression that the Presi-
dent was miffed with Mr.. Rayburn
grew last week when a copy OF q
letter from the President 70 A. r.
whitney. rail union head. was
tnade public. .......
The White House blamed typo
graphical errors for phrases which
read as criticism of congressional
leaders who advocated compromise
on labor legislation.
Rayburn Led Group.
MIR. Rayburn led group which
unsuocessfully sought q compro-
mise when the House had before
1t recently q bill to repeal the
Taft Hartley labor law. The
President did not indorse the
compromise. at least publicly.
Mr.. Rayburn is known to feel
that the House will not vote to re-
peal the Taft-Hartley Act with
out putting something in its place,
regardless of the Presidents
wishes. From q practical stand
point. his job is to get some kind
Of bill passed.
Mr.. SABBATH indicated to news
men that he does not see eye-to-
eve with Mr.. Rayburn on q rural
telephone bill, and that was one
of the things he wanted to talk
to the President about. Mr..
SABBATH said he doesn't care for
the bill but Mr.. Rayburn wants
it brought to o vote. 1t remained
~- TIA House nrnpram after Mr..