Evening star., 1936-01-19
NEW DEAL COURT LOSSES
STIR STORM OF CRITICISM
Congress Chafcs at Constitution Bit as
A. A. A. Falls administration
Quiet ON Policies.

vent unfair methods and practices
therein" The resolution has two
other sections. but this is its nub
Senator Logan of Kentucky, a DEM
ocrat and former judge, on January
9 of this year. few days after the
Supreme Court had declared the
A. A. A. unconstitutional, also pro-
posed an amendment to the Consti.
tuition authorizing Congress to legis-
late concerning industrial disputes and
production control. His resolution is
not so sweeping as that of Senator
Costigan 1t provides. however that
Congress shall have power, III the
regulation of commerce, TO provide by
law for
Il. The conciliation, arbitration and
settlement of industrial disputes of
all persons, corporations. or other
business associations of whatever de-
scription and their employees, farmers
excepted, whose products may move
in or affect interstate or foreign
commerce, and
20. For the regulation and control
of production of any agricultural. min
eral or manufactured product OF
whatever description which may move
in or affect interstate or foreign
commerce"
Referred TO Committee.
Both of these proposed amendments
have been referred to the Senate
Committee on Judiciary Both Sena-
tor Logan and Senator Costigan have
in mind requesting that the Judiciary
Committee give them public hear
ing on these resolutions If such a
hearing is held. it will be the first,
and it is the plan of Senator Cost!gan
to bring long and important array
OF those who believe that the time
has come for constitutional change,
in the light of changed economic
conditions in this country. Then the
issue will be brought more strongly
into the open. Presumably witnesses
who do rot believe that such a con-
stitutional amendment is necessary
will be given an opportunity to be
heard also.
Four Joint resolutions proposing
amendments to the Constitution which
would give to Congress power to deal
with industry, agriculture or both
have been offered in the House, all
since the A. A. A. decision OF the
Supreme Court was handed down.
Representative Dickstein of New
York, a Democrat. would add this
language to the Constitution: "The
Congress shall have power to pro-
mote agriculture throughout the
United States, including all trans
actions in agricultural commodities
and control over farm production"
Uniform Control Urged.
Representative Marcantonio, also Of
New York, Republican and reckoned
a progressive. is proposing that Con-
gress shall have the power to estab-
lish uniform laws throughout the
United States to regulate agriculture
and industry" The rest of his pro-
posed amendment, which goes the
whole route in the matter Of giving
Congress explicit control, reads as
follows:
ITO regulate, limit and prohibit the
labor of persons under 18 years of age:
to limit the work time and establish
minimum compensation of wage earn
ers; to provide for the relief of the
aged, invalid, sick and unemployed
wage earners and employees in the
form of periodical grants, pensions.
benefits, compensation or indemni-
contributions of employers, or from
one or more of such sources; to es-
tablish and take over natural re.
sources, properties and enterprises in
manufacture, mining, commerce,
transportation, banking, public utili-
ties and other business to be owned
and operated by the Government of
the United States or agencies thereof
for the benefit of the people and gen.
orally for the social and economic
welfare Of the workers, farmers and
the consumers.
THE power of the several States to
enact social-welfare legislation is un-
impaired by this article, but no such
legislation shall abridge or conflict
with any act of Congress under this
article"
Representative Hobbs, Democrat OF
Alabama has introduced a proposed
amendment granting to Congress
power to regulate production of all
farm products and to buy and sell
such products which are capable of
being stored for an indefinite period
of time without material deterioration.
In order to make it easier for the
Government to purchase farm prod
ucts, his amendment authorizes the
Government to issue currency based
upon and backed by the deposit with
the Government of products SO pur-
chased. 1t directs the Secretary OF
Agriculture to Ak parity" prices for
these products periodically, but these
prices are to be In no case less than
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