Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-07-29
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
BY PAUL JOHN KvALE, M. C..

Inc long awaited compromise on
the court bill finally reached during
the week was confidentially expected
to clear the legislative decks for
speedy and effective action on i'm
portant bills, drafted and introduced
with a view to improving conditions
in the fields of agriculture, industry,
social welfare and federal govern
ment administration. But already
there is tendency apparent among
members of the Congress, particular
ly in the Senate, to strive for an early
adjournment and let the legislative
chores wait until next session.
Yesterday, shortly after the Presi-
dent had signed the farm tenancy
bill, the Agriculture committee of the
Senate voted to hold regional hear
ings throughout the country before
taking any action on the important
farm bill outlined by the President,
which would include the ever nor
NAL granary provision. Chairman
Smith of South Carolina said, eve
are going to listen to one-gallus men.
Anybody with a white collar on won't
be admitted to these regional hear
ings. 1 have seen the same old faces
around here for thirty years." he con-
tinued, land this time instead of
getting the same old testimony we get
every year when we call these boys
into Washington we are going out to
interview the boys really on the
ground. We have decided that the
problem is of such importance that
! we ought to change our method of
! approaching it," Senator Hugo Black
of Alabama took the floor to explain
that he wished to go on record as
favoring passage of farm legislation
at this session. Senator Pope, Idaho,
sponsor of the bill, said: There is
virtually no prospect for enactment
of the legislation this session."
A new compromise court bill will
probably be reported during the COM
| ing week and passed with little de-
lay. 1t is expected to provide au-
thority for the attorney general to
intervene in private litigation affect
ing constitutionality of federal stat
utes. Direct appeal from district
courts to the Supreme Court in cases
involving constitutionality of laws
Authority for senior Circuit Court
judges to transfer judges within their
, respective districts for the purpose
of relieving congested dockets. APP
pointment of additional judges on the
basis of need and not age. Senator
Borah of Idaho is insisting that the
bill provide for elimination of crack
eteering" in receivership and Chair
man AshurSt, Arizona, said Friday:
1.-The Judiciary Committee feels that
there should be some legislation to
prevent scandals, pilfering and eX-
ploitation in receivership cases.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly
to override the Presidents veto of the
bill to continue present interest rates
on farm loans following similar &C
ton by the House which makes it law
The Senate Labor and Education
committee Friday reported favorably
the Wagner-Steagall Low-cost Hous-
ing bill with certain revisions. 1t
will probably be passed by that body
early next week. 1t provides for a
national housing authority to make
state and local loans and grants.
1t carries an appropriation of S26,-
100000 for the first year and permits
issuance of S7OO,OOO,OOO in bonds in
three years. The commitment is for
20 years instead of the so in the
original bill, which also lacked pro-
vision for capital grants.