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would obviously be done in the next day or two. I told Wyzanski to help out on it. My memory isn't absolutely clear as to the sequence now, but I do know that on the Friday of that week, which was probably in the middle of May, I discovered that the bill had been divided into two parts in the draft. I'm not sure how I discovered this, or whether Wyzanski reported it to me, or whether Richberg did. At any rate, I discovered that the bill had been divided into two parts and that there was a separate bill on public works. That had been left out of the National Recovery Act.

I found on questioning that this was Douglas's work. Everything in legislation has to go to the Budget Bureau for final approval. I was very angry then and thought this wasn't on the level. I called Wagner and found that Wagner did not know that it was out either, although he was going to introduce the bill. He thought it ought to be in. He said, “I have no objection, of course. I think somebody asked me if I would introduce a public works bill and I said, ‘I certainly will introduce a public works bill, because I believe in public works.' So if it isn't in this bill, I'll introduce another one, but it would be easier to make it all one package than to try to fight a public works bill through after this has seen through. I'd rather have it in this. Certainly I'll introduce a public works bill if it isn't in this.”