The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-29
HOOVER WOULD Plug
|LOOPHOLES IN LAW.
ENFORCEMENT DRIVE
President Gives His Views on
Problems in Special Mes
sage to Congress
RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED
Speech Is Concerned With
Bankruptcy, Criminal, and
Prohibition Laws
RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED

washington, Feb. 29.-R)-A plug
ging Of loopholes in the federal
bankruptcy and criminal laws
coupled with strengthened enforce
ment of prohibition in the capital
was advocated to congress Monday
by President Hoover in special
message.
Speaking Of the dry law for the
first time since the submission Of the
Wickersham report, the president
urged speedy action on his previous
recommendation that the District OF
Columbia be made model enforce
ment city for the nation.
Also, in ending his communication,
the president said that as important
as hts recommendations were-''we
must all keep before us that effec-
tive administration Of the law In a
republic require not only adequate
and proper machinery. honest and
capable officials, but above all citt-
zenry imbued with spirit OF res
pect for. law"
Lists Recommendations
His recommendations included:
Creation of additional judgeships
to relieve congestion.
Authorization for the supreme
court to prescribe rules to expedite
action on appeals.
Permitting the accused to waive
the requirement Of grand jury In
dictment.
Provision that II IL eligible grand
Jurors vote for indictment, 1t cannot
be invalidated by the presence Of in
eligibles on the grand jury.
Limitation Of time for making mo-
tons to quash indictments because
Of disqualification OF grand jurors.
Enabling the federal government
to turn accused children over to
state authorities to be dealt with
by juvenile courts.
Treated As Citizen
Providing that where q corpora
ton, organized under the laws of
one state. carries on business In an
other state, it shall be treated as a
citizen Of the state where it does
business as respects suit within that
state between 1t and residents there
and arising out Of business done In
the state.
The president strongly criticized
flaws in the present bankruptcy laws.
He pointed out that losses to credi-
tors scared In 1891 to a total of $9l1.-
100000. The present law, he said.
holds out every inducement for
waste of assets long after business
failure has become inevitable" and
in addition permits wasteful exploit
alton.
AS he expressed 1t. the aims OF re-
vised bankruptcy legislation should
be to relieve honest but unfortunate
debtors Of an overwhelming burden
Of debt: ito effect q prompt and
economical liquidation Of insolvent
estates; and to discourage fraud and
needless waste Of assets by withhold
ing relief from debtors in proper
cases."
Give Police Authority
Under his proposals for stricter
prohibition enforcement in this city,
which were published last year and
now are embodied in pending legis-
lation, the police would be clothed
with the authority Of federal pro-
hibition agents. He devoted but a
single paragraph to the subject Mon
day.
President Hoover transmitted to
congress along with his message a
report on bankruptcy made by the
department Of justice, following a
lengthy investigation.
In conclusion the president said:
said:
Reform In judicial procedure Is,
for many reasons. slow process. It
Is not to be brought about by any
single measure. It can best be ac-
complished by dealing with the sub
ject step by step, the sum Of which,
IN the course Of time, will result in
definite improvement.
Taken together. the proposals
I have outlined offer an opportunity
for substantial Improvement in the
administration Of justice. They
tend to decrease the burden on the
public treasury and upon litigants.
None Of them requires consequential
increase In expenditures. They would
reduce crime"