Evening star., 1953-12-11
White House Plans
For 3-Day Farley on
Legislative Program
By Joseph A. Fox

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President Eisenhower and his
cabinet associates are beginning
to get their own ideas on legisla-
ton shaped up in preparation
for the three-day meeting Of
Republican legislative leaders
at the White House next week
when the program for the
forthcoming session Of Congress
will be drafted.
The cabinet met with the
President again. today to con-
tinue the study of new legisla-
ton that was begun at the ses-
sion Wednesday. They will have
another session Tuesday.
Announcing this plan late
yesterday. White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty dis
closed that in addition to the
top lieutenants from Senate and
House who ordinarily confer
with Gen. Eisenhower on legisla-
tive matters, committee chair
men also will be brought in by
groups for next weeks delibera-
tions which will run from Thurs
day through Saturday.
Mccarthy on Schedule.
The leaders are taking part in
all sessions, but the several
chairmen are due to sit in only
on those matters coming within
the scope Of their committees.
Participants will include Cap
itol Hills two principal investi-
gators, Senator Mccarthy of
Wisconsin, head of the Govern
ment Operations Committee, and
Representative Velde of Illinois.
chairman of the House Commit
tee on Un-American Activities.
The C. o. P. advisors who will
Join the President for all of the
conferences, include Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, Senator Knowland
of California, Senate Majority
Leader; Senator Millikin of Colo
RADIO, chairman of the Republic
can Conference and of the FL
nance Committee; Senator
Bridges of New Hampshire.
President Pre- Tenn and Appro-
priationS chairman; Senator
Saltonstall of Massachusetts,.
party whip and Armed Services
chairman; Senator Ferguson Of
Michigan, G. o. P. Policy Com
mittee chairman.
House Speaker Martin. Ma
jority Leader Halleck, RepreSen-
tative Arends, Illinois, chip; and
Representative Allen of Illinois,
Rules Committee chairman.
Schedule for Chairmen.
Committee chairrnen will be
brought into the conference on
this schedule:
Thursday-Senator Capehart,
Indiana, Banking and Currency;
Senator Smith, New Jersey, La
Dor; Representatives Mcconnell,
Pennsylvania, Labor; Short, Mis-
souri,, Armed Services: Taber,
New York, Appropriations: VOL
colt, Michigan, Banking and
Currency.
Friday-Senators Akin. Ver-
mont, Agriculture; Butler, Ne
braska, Interior and Insular At
fairs; Hickenlooper, Iowa, rank
ing member of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Atomic
Energy; Martin, Pennsylvania,
Public Works; Wiley, Wisconsin.
Foreign Relations: Representa-
tives Chiperfield, Illinois. Foreign
Affairs; Cole. New York, Joint
Congressional Committee on Ato-
mic Energy Curtis. Nebraska,
vice chairman of the Appropria-
tions subcommittee on Social Sc
curity who represents Chairman
Reed of New York Of Ways and
Means Committee: Dondero,
Michigan, Public Works; Hope.
Kansas, Agriculture, and Miller,
Nebraska. Interior.
Saturday - Senators Bricker.
Ohio, Interstate Commerce;
Carlson, Kansas, Post Office and
Civil Service; Case, South Da-
kota, District of Columbia; Jen-
ner, Indiana, Rules; LANCER.
North Dakota. Judiciary; and
Senator Mccarthy; Representa-
tlves Hoffman, Michigan, Gov
ernment AperationS; LeCompte,
Iowa, Administration; Reed. Ill
inois, Judiciary; Rees, Kansas.
Post Office and Civil Service;
Rogers, Massachusetts, Veterans;
Simpson, Illinois. District Of Co
lumbia; Weichel, Ohio, Merchant
Marine; Wolverton. New Jersey,
Interstate Commerce and Velde.
Listed 7 Major Points.
In talking over plans for the |
conference several weeks ago.
Gen. Eisenhower listed seven |
major points around which the |
administrations new legislative |
progra mwill be built. He
stressed. however. that this did
not exclude other items.
He said the program would in
clude taxes and budget, agri-
culture. labor law revision, de-
fense, foreign aid. social security
and foreign trade.
While no Democrats are to be
brought into next weeks session,
White House sources have said
that some of the minority lead
ers might be brought to the
White House to talk over legiSla-
ton before Congress convenes.
President Eisenhower has said
that he wants foreign affairs
handled on a bipartisan basis.