Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-27
Jones WOULD PUT
COURT ISSUE UP TO
SPECIAL SESSION
Senator Believes Upper Body
Unable to Act on Protocol
Before Then.
WANTS MUSCLE SHOALS
GIVEN EARLIER ACTION
That, With Fund and Relief Bill,
Declared Most Pressing
Work Now.
by G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A special session of the Senate after
March next to consider American
adherence to the World Court would
Ae preferable to interfering the mat
ter into the Senate debate during the
coming short session of Congress, in the
opinion of Senator Wesley L. Jones OF
Washington, chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, who returned
to Washington today,
Senator Jones attention was called
to the reports that President Hoover ap-
parently is DESTROYS of having the World
Court protocol considered and disposed of
with rs little delay as possible. The
same report suggested that the Presi-
dent might send the protocol to the
Senate at the regular session which be-
gins next Monday and ends March 4,
with the understanding that it might be
considered by the Foreign Relations
Committee, but not brought before the
Senate for debate until special session
of the Senate in the Spring.
Borah TO Cooperate.
Senator Borah. chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee, would see
that the protocol was given prompt
attention once 1t is sent to his COM
n1ittee. Secretary Stimson of the State
Department discussed procedure with
the Idaho Senator yesterday. Appar.
emily, however, Senator Borah would
be ayerse to holding the protocol in
committee for the period OF the short
session, preferring to bring 1t into the
Senate as soon as the committee was
prepared to report on 1t.
President Hoover and many Of the
Republican and Democratic leaders are
DESTROYS of avoiding a call for special
session of the newly elected Congress
next Spring. Their fear Is that If the
World Court protocol comes up for con-
sideration in the short session appropri-
alton bills may be blocked and lost In
the jam, which would make the call OF
Q special session imperative.
The alternative of sending the proto-
col to the Senate during the short ses-
sion would be to await the close OF the
present Congress on March 4, and at a
special session Of the Senate transmit
the protocol to the Senate.
This might keep the Senate cooling Its
heels for q time while the Foreign Re-
lations Committee wrestled with the
protocol. But it would be effective.
Other Bills Put First.
Senator Jones made 1t clear today
that he believed the short session OF
Congress should give the right OF way
to appropriation bills, measures for re-
lief OF unemployment, and to Muscle
Shoals. He expressed the fear that II
the World Court debate was begun In
the Senate, leading to great deal OF
controversy 1t would not be possible TO
get through the program which he con-
SiderS necessary.
Senator Jones said that the Congress
at the short session should do something
to speed up the public building program
In order to give employment to as many
workers as possible. He also Endorsed
the idea of increasing Federal appropria-
tons for road building for the same
purpose.
Muscle Shoals should be disposed of
one way or another" said Senator
Jones. ut has been hanging fire for
years. I feel confident that the Senate
and House should be able TO adjust
their differences over this legislation,
and In a way that would be acceptable
to the President"
Sees No Dry Law Need.
The Washington Senator, who has
been an ardent dry, said he saw no
need for prohibition legislation at the
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what the Wickersham Law Enforce
ment Commission may recommend in
its report to the President. He said
that he believed such matters could
well 60 over to the first regular session
Of the new Congress, a year hence.
'I feel sure that the country will
welcome q recess of the Congress and
LEGISLATION after March f." said Senator
Jones, expressing his opposition to
soceinS IF the COn0raSS He
said that 80 far as farm legilation is
concerned, he favored giving the pres
ent Federal farm act d real chance to
prove its worth. If 1t appears that sup
Elemental legislation is needed, after
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