Evening star., 1936-01-19
RULING ON IVA.
MAY Be FINISHED
Supreme Court to Take Re.
cess After Decision Ses-
sion Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

~ tAi0 ASoOttotcU EAtoS
The Supreme Court presumably
scrutinized a variety of New Deal hti-
cation at its secret conference yester-
day, stirring speculation that it had
completed final draft of its Ten
nessee Valley Act opinion.
The T. v. A. ruling may determine
whether the Government can sell sur
plus electricity in competition with
private utilities. A brief session for
announcement of decisions will be
held tomorrow before the court takes
a two-week recess.
At the regular Saturday confer
ences, the Justices discuss cases that
have been argued, vote on decisions,
and check over drafts of opinions
before these are sent to the printer.
Those expecting the T. v. A. ruling
tomorrow pointed to the speed with
which the court has disposed of three
other major cases. Two were de-
cided 28 days after oral argument and
the third in 81 days.
Arguments on T. V. A. were COM
pleted December 49, Thlrty-two days
will have elapsed by tomorrow.
Major Rulings in 20 Days.
The decisions announced after 23
days were those holding the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act unconstitutional
and the ruling in the Louisiana rice
millers' case that 100000, 900 in pro-
cessing taxes inpounded in Federal
courts must be returned to the tax
payers. Thirty-four days were re-
quired for the decision dismissing the
case brought by Lee Moor a Texas
planter, against the Bankhead Cot
ton Production Control Act.
II t. v. A. is not decided tomorrow
a ruling would not be possible until
February 3, when the court will re-
turn from its recess. The justices
regularly meet two weeks to hear ar
guments and then recess TOR two
weeks to prepare opinions.
The Tennessee Valley litigation wa
brought by stockholders of the Ala
bama Power Co, who sought to re-
strain that utility from selling trans
lines to T. v. A. The Gov
eminent won in the Circuit Court Of
Appeals at New Orleans after an ad-
verse district court ruling.
Other Possible Rulings.
Other litigation scheduled for con-
yesterday, with announce
ment probable tomorrow, included:
A request by the Hoosac Mills Corp.
OF Massachusetts, that the ruling hold
ing A. A. A. unconstitutional 60 into
effect Immediately. instead OF allow
ing the Government the customary
25 days to ask for reconsideration.
A petition by the Louisiana rice
millers asking that the decision order
ing refund of impounded processing
taxes take effect at once, instead OF
giving the Government 25 days to
seek reconsideration.
A Government request that the JUS
tices pass on decision by the East
ern Michigan Federal District Court
that the United States cannot con-
denim land in Detroit for low-cost
and slum clearance project.
A similar case from Louisville already
has granted review.
Payment of Gold Involved.
A request to pass on decision by
New York State courts that the con-
gressional resolution barring payment
OF obligations in gold applied to trans
actions between non-residents Of the
United States. The suit was brought
by a Colombia concern against the
Finland Back.
A reply also is expected tomorrow
from the Justice Department to the
suit filed by Gov Eugene Talmadge
Of Georgia challenging constitutional
ity of the Bankhead cotton act. Tall
madge is a critic of the Roosevelt ad-
miniStration. .---.,-...... $780,.
-@sSAs .setXt probably will defer Tor
two weeks decision oil whether TO
pass on the validity Of the 1888 Sc
curities act, as requested by j. Edward
Jones, New York securities dealer. A
lower court held the act constitutional
and the Government has joined in the
request for a review.
Arguments will be heard in March
on the Louisville slum clearance case
and on the constitutionality of the
Guffey act to regulate the soft coal
industry.