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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1957)
iL Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Cabinet Plan Of Succession Has Trouble Temporary Presidency Proposal Attacked By Rayburn WASHINGTON in House Speaker Sam Rayburn ' (D-Tex) reportedly has told President Ei senhower that if he makes a per sonal . request (or "temporary presidency" legislation, people will think he plans to give up ac tive presidential service. An informed source, who de clined to be quoted by name, said today Rayburn told this to Eisen hower yesterday during a White House conference with Demo cratic and Republican congres sional leaders, Eisenhower was said to have replied that he didn't see how such an inference could be drawn. Amendment Explained At this conference, Eisenhower proposed a Constitutional amend ment to authorize the Cabinet to decide by majority vote when the Vice President should assume lemporarily the duties of a dis abled President who was unable or unwilling to make the decision himself, Rayburn opposed the idea trocjjly. Other congressional leaders voiced more guarded re actions, but none indicated enthu siasm for the Eisenhower plan. The Constitution provides that the Vice President shall take over the duties of the President in the event of the President's resigna tion, ouster, death or disability. bui li ones not spell out how a decision is to be reached on when a President is disabled, nor who should make the decision. Keating Rill Introduced After Eisenhower's pro posal was announced yesterday, Rep. Keating of New York, senior Republican on the House Judi ciary Committee, introduced a bill to provide for a commission to pass on whether a President is disabled. Such a commission would be made up of members of Congress, the Cabinet and the Su preme Court. There is a difference of opinion over whether the Constitutional gap should, be plugged by a bill or by a Constitutional amend ment. And there are those who, . like Rayburn, feel there is no reed for any action. In view of the wide range of opinions on the question, Demo cratic leaders , were reported to have agreed informally that noth ing will be done at this session. However, Senate Republican Leader Knowland of California taid yesterday the matter is of "sufficient importance that the Congress may very well act this year on it." Hearings Planned Chairman Celler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary Committee said he plans to go ahead with hear ings and to bring out legislation to deal with the problem. The imformant who told of what went on at the conference said Eisenhower joined in a laugh that followed Rayburn's blunt expres sion of opinion. But Eisenhower is understood to have heeded the Texan's advice not to send Con gress a special letter asking for presidential disability legislation. Instead, Atty. Gen. Brownell will go before a House Judiciary Subcommittee Monday to spell out the administration proposal. Rayburn was said to have told the President the country has got ten along very well through .the years without special arrange ments for temporary succession lo the presidency, and that if Ei senhower were to send up a spe cial letter on the subject it would lead to a lot of talk that he is in poor condition and is preparing to relinquish the active presiden cy. Douglas Urges ADA to Throw Out Any Reds WASHINGTON Wi Sen. Doug las "D-IID today urged the Amer cans for Democratic Action (ADA) lo throw out any Commu nists who might slip into the or ganization of self-typed "liberals." Douglas, in a keynote speech prepared for ADA'S 10th anniver sary convention, said a pledge of non-membership in the Commu nist party or in any totalitarian organization still is a basic quali fication for belonging lo the ADA. He voiced confidence that "we will not relax our vigilance" against any Red interlopers. Under Moscow Control The senator said that despite their "internal difficulties" the American Communists "are still under the control of Moscow." Douglas praised ADA'S decade of work in behalf of social meas ures and civil rights. He said "totalitariansim and man-made barriers of faint-heartedness. fear and complacency" stand in the way of future progress. "What is required to realize the greatness of this great country." he said, "is the will, and the lead ership to give form and effect to the will. Herein lies the challenge to liberals for the decade ahead." Speeches Heard The second day of the three-day convention was given to speech making, adoption of a restatement of ADA principles, and reports from political and foreign policy "commissions." Groups worked on these late into last night. Gov. Theodore R. McKcldin of Maryland, a Republican, will ad dress a banquet tonight. March' 30, 1957 NO SALES fi&FS - FABtLOUS ' --. SSl Y7 , ,- , ' . 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