Evening star., 1937-07-24
C0NNALLY WOULD
LIMIT |NJUNCT|0NS
BY LOWER COURTS
Predicts New Bill Will In
cIude Clause Barring Ac-
ton by Single Judge.
HOUSE MEMBERS ACT
TO RESTRICT POWERS
Dies Says 80 Per Cent Favor Ac-
ton by Congress on Deci-
slons of Tribunal.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Democratic party has been split
}or past sir months ouer proposal
ot President to reorgdnize Federal
judiciary. After death OF Majority
Leader Robinson, administration
quickly agreed to compromise
Whereby Senate Judiciary Commit
tee Is under instructions to brino
out bill for reorganizing louer
courts, but not tampering mith
membership or pouers OF Supreme
Court.
By the Associated Press.
senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, announced today he would try
to write into the skeleton judiciary
reoheanization bill a provision to re-
strict issuance of injunctions by
lower court judges.
In formal statement, Connally
predicted the new measure agreed
upon by Senate leaders in place of
the Presidents court BILL would in
clude = clause prohibiting the issu-
ance OF injunctions restraining the
enforcement Of acts Of Congress on
the ground Of their unconstitutionality
by single judge of the Federal In
3erior Court"
His statement conceded with re-
newed proposals from some House
members for limiting the Supreme
Courts power to invalidate laws de-
spite a Senate agreement to take no
action involving the Supreme Court.
80 Per Cent for Plan.
Representative Dies, Democrat, of
Texas. said 80 per cent OF the House
membership favored q constitutional
amendment to let Congress pass on
decisions overturning legislation. A
two-thirds vote would be required to
reinstate such laws.
Connally said there is no reason
In permitting . single district judge
to issue an injunction staying an act
OF Congress-" adding:
TT is entirely sound to require
three Judge court in such a case. I
am very much interested in this
provision. and shall urge it before
the judiciary committee
The Texan said the new bill, now
being drafted by a judiciary sub
committee, also would provide direct
appeal to the Supreme Court in cases
involving the constitutionality of an
act OF Congress
Connally added that the Presidents
bill "is dead so far as it relates to the
Supreme Court, and asserted:
The defeat of the bill directed at
the independence OF the Supreme
Court was q great triumph for con-
stitutional government and the main
tenance OF personal guarantees to the
citizen now protected by the Con-
stitution and the independence of the
Supreme Court
Better Has Plan.
Representative Better, Democrat. Of
New York carried Dies proposal a step
further by recommending that the peo-
pie pass indirectly on Supreme Court
decisions overturning legislation. He
would stipulate that Congress could
decision until an election had inter-
vened.
In that way" he said. each candi-
date for Congress would have to COM
NIT himself publicly for or against
the courts veto"
Some Of Dies supporters said they
were prepared to bring up his amend
ment at this session. Other legislators
pointed out, however, that the ad-
minHtration had agreed with court
bill foes not to mention the Supreme
Court in any measure enacted.
Dies Calls on Roosevelt.
Dies called on President Roosevelt
yesterday, but did not say whether
his proposal was discussed. Interested
Congressman said they understood it
was acceptable to the Chief Executive
Better specified he would not intro
duce his expanded amendment until
next year.
Eight members Of the Senate Judici-
AIRY Committee, meanwhile, were draft
ing skeleton bill to speed up the
lower Federal Courts Senator McCar-
ran. Democrat. Of Nevada, expressed
the belief it would reach the Senate
late next week
The new bill, agreed on Just before
the Senate voted TO discard the broad
administration measure, will permit
appeals Of constitutional cases to be
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