Evening star., 1936-02-02
COURT WILL ENTER
SECOND HALF TERM
Ruling on T. V. A. Probable
Tomorrow-Many Cases
Loom After Recess.

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cheap po,oer "yardstick" OF NeD
Deal administration was Tennessee
Valley experiment. Centering at
Muscle Shoals, Ala, T. v. A. has
sold electric po,Der In direct CON-
petition Nth private industry in
that region.
Court attack Dds aimed princi-
pally at this feature; decision fDiU
haze definite effect upon numerous
other poDer projects in Which Co..
ernment is distributing po,Uer for
pripdte consumption.
After settlement OF this issue,
most big utility companies t0ill
turn attention to court opinions on
holding company legislation.
By the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court will enter the
second half of its term tomorrow with
a decision on the constitutionality Of
the New Deals power program one Of
its first likely pronouncements.
This verdict, in case challenging
the Tennessee Valley Authority's right
to compete with private utilities in the
sale Of surplus power, generally had
been expected January 20.
The justices held their usual Satur-
day afternoon conference yesterday,
but there was nothing to indicate
outwardly whether the T. v. A. issue
had been settled-or even discussed
at the meeting.
Since January 20-the last "deci-
sion day'-the members OF the high
tribunal have had two weeks Of re-
cess in which to ponder cases and pre-
pare opinions.
Ruling May Reach Far.
The T. " A. ruling may have po-
tential far-reaching consequences to
both the power industry and consum-
ers. Its reverberations also may in
fluence-in one direction or another
the drive of some members OF Con-
gress for cons itutional amendment or
limiting the courts powers.
In the New Orleans Circuit Court
the Government won the T. v. A..
case, which was brought by some stock
holders of the Alabama Power Co.
A district court had held part Of the
T. v. A. legislation unconstitutional,
but was reversed.
Other cases attacking New Deal laws
are either ready for argument or are
en- route here from lower courts. The
time between now and the Summer
adjournment late in May will be filled
with activity.
The court may announce as many
as 80 decisions tomorrow. That num-
ber of cases have been argued and
the justices try to announce as many
as possible on the first Monday after
recess. A few, however, usually are
left over for future disposition.
Ad Tax Decision Due.
In addition to the T. v. A. case,
other decisions of general interest are
possible tomorrow, involving:
A Louisiana law, backed by the late
Senator Huey P. Long, to tax news
paper, magazine and motion picture
advertisements in publications having
a weekly circulation of 10000 or more.
A three-judge Federal District Court
held the legislation unconstitutional.
The question of whether State
may tax preferred stock of national
bank owned by the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. The Maryland Court Of
Appeals held that stock Of the Balti-
more National Bank was subject to
the levy.
A section of the 1884 New York milk
control. which permits dealers with
out well-advertised trade name to
sell milk in New York City at l cent
quart below those with such name.
A three Judge Federal court dismissed
the complaint filed by Borden's Farm
Products Co., Inc.
The Government told the court yes
terday that constitutionality of acts
of Congress in appropriating billions
of dollars for relief was not involved
in case appealed by William F. Mad
den of Boston.
Sentenced to two months in Jail and
fined ST for forging cards issued
women workers on a relief project in
the Boston Public Library, Madden
had asked the highest court to find
P. w. A. invalid because it was a
part of N, r. A.