New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-04-30
CONGRESS FACING
KN011Y PROBLEMS
Federal Reserve Rule and De
portati0nS Before Commute

Washington. April 80 R-Con-
day on the senate side, with leaders
there striving to speed up considera-
ton OF the farm relief bill while the
house took a day of awaiting new
legislative fields to conquer.
Committee activity also was great
er on the senate than those house
side OF the capitol. The senate
judiciary committee was again con-
:ronted with the problem Of deciding
whether to report that Secretary
Mellon Is holding office illegally and
the interstate commerce committee
was called to consider presidential
nominations and bills on its calen-
dar. House ways and means com
mittee republicans. meanwhile. were
still engaged with their draft OF \
tariff revision bill.
Mitchell supports Mellon
The judiciary committees guam
Diary, growing out of its investigation,
of Melons right to hold office un-
der a resolution by Senator Nickel
lar. democrat. Tennessee. has hinged
on the report prepared by Chairman
Norris declaring that an old statute
providing that the head OF the treas
ury department shall not be interest
ed in carrying on trade or commerce
makes the veteran secretary inelig'
Bile
Attorney General Mitchell has as
sured President Hoover that the con-
trary is true, and close division on
the question among committee men,
bers has been apparent for some
days. The main point of difference
appears to lie in the question wheth-
er the secretary. as stockholder in
various corporations. is interested In
carrying on" trade or commerce
within the meaning of the old
statute.
Proposes Reserve Bank Change
Chairman Madden OF the house
bal king and currency committee.
has introduced a bill TO permit the
federal reserve board to grant with
drawal by any state bank or trust
company from membership in fed
eral reserve bank without waiting
for the expiration OF six months
notice now required under the fed
eral reserve act.
The measure. which was intro
duced at the request of the federal
reserve board, would amend the
federal reserve act by giving the
board authority to waive the notice
Of withdra wal at its discretion. II
also would give the board the right
TO insist upon Withdrawing bank
to remain a member for the full six
months.
Chairman McFadden does not ex-
pect the measure TO come before the
extra session because his committee
had not been organized. but he re-
ance to the conduct of the federal
reserve systems business.
May Evtt Criminal Aliens Forever
Difficulties in the way of a fair
enforcement Of the alien deportation
law enacted at the last session Of
tOHRLtSS HdNc EeeJl Ndlltu " AIV d ~
tention OF Chairman johnson of the
senate immigration committee by
Secretary Davis, of the labor de-
partment.
The secretary suggested that the
law be modified. and johnson re-
piled that he agreed. asking the sec
rotary to submit an amendment. The
law provides that any alien who has
been arrested and deported shall be
excluded forever and that any alien
who gains entry to this country by
making misleadin or false state
ments shall be punished by impris.
onment for not more than a year
or fined sl.0oh. or both.
Davis cited several cases where
he said hardship had been worked
on families and declared that the
"inflexible provisions of the new Law
seemingly represent reversal OF
policy"