Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-08-01

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today.
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ftal from the pens and typewriters
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els by presuming that they want an
unbiased. truthful and honest pre-
sentation Of the things that happen
In Washington.
Congress continued last week to
attend to the Presidents program
although there Is no doubt that most
OF the members feel that It Is time
to adjourn. The much-tooted revolt
against the Chief Executive is not
In evidence when 1t comes to an op-
en- break with the party leader
whose denomination Ia certain next
year. So you may look for action
on most OF the big bills before there
will be adjournment.
Senator Borah's announcement
that the FraxierI emke bill and q
veterans bonus measure will be pro-
posed as amendments to pending
measures, and that Congress will be
In session until November first un-
less they are acted upOn caused
some surprise but Democratic lead
ers do not expect the issues to mat
erialize.
The first bill, by the authors OF
the farm moratorium act set aside
by the Supreme Court would order
an election to establish a farmers
Congress in Washington with auth
GRITTY to take over from the Presi.
dent supervision OF farm debt relief
agencies and give farmers large con-
troll owe the Federal Reserve
Board, which is alleged to have pre-
cipitated the farm crisis In 1920 by
adopting a deflationary policy. Fail
ing to get sufficient funds to refin-
ance farm debts the measure pr0vid-
es for $1,000, 900. 900 In new paper
money.
Legal contests over New Deal pol
icies attract considerable attention
Out the general feeling Is that the
nation hasn't seen anything yet"
While the Administration has lost
four Supreme Court cases to a single
victory, and two out OF three recent
Circuit Court decisions there Is no
sign that the President has any in
tention Of pulling his punch on new
legislation. He seems determined
to pass the laws as he wants them
and let the Court have It's day
when the measures come to its trib-
unal for decision. That this will
mean some unpopularity for the
Court, II the measures passed are
popularity supported and subsequent
ly declared invalid, cannot be de-
MED.
Critics Of the administration do
not hesitate to denounce the attitude
on the part OF the President, assert
Ing that 1t Is disloyalty to the Con-
stitutaOn itself, and some OF the more
violent wen go Tar enough to sug-
gest that the President could be inn
peached for violating his oath OF Of
flee. Certainly, the attitude OF the
Chief Executive Is sure to make an
Issue next year Of the Courts hmita-
ton ON the power OF the Federal
government. With the Republicans
raising the battle cry around the
Constitution, apparently as It Is. the
for the coming campaign IL
clear. although other issues will be
heard from.
Reviewing the fate OF the admin
istratiOn bills In the Federal Courts
one finds that the gold clause cases
gave the only victory in the Sup
Court, which found against the
administration In the oil control
case, the railroad pension legisla-
ton, the MIRA and the attempted re-
mOval OF Trade Commissioner Hum
phrey. Another decision upset the
Frazier Lemke farm moratorium act.
Three major decisions In the Circuit
Courts went as follows: n upheld
the iva, another upset the process
ing tax and a third denied the right
OF the government to condemn land
for slum clearance projects.
With Congress still going strong,
although adjournment may be &C.
complished quicker than expected,
speculation exists as to the longest
session OF Congress and the palm
goes to the second administration OF
President Wilson when the regular
sessi0n, which began December 8,
1917, ended on November 21, after
the Armistice. However, the long
est single sitting OF Congress WA In
Wilson's first administration when q
special session dOvetai lied into a reg
ular session and Congress was on
duty for more than a year and a hall,
or 567 days.
The merits OF the argument nbout
abolishing holding companies have
been lost In the testimony before
the Senate committee, brought out
largely because Representative Dris-
coll. OF Pennsylvania, became sus-