Evening star., 1937-07-25
Congress
Continued From First Pa2e.)

OF the subcommittee when it meets
tomorrow
The draft will cover four points:
l. Intervention by the Attorney
General in private suits in the District
Courts, where the constitutionality OF
an act of Congress is questioned
2. Direct appeal from the District
Court to the Supreme Court in cases
act OF Congress. The subcommittee
will not only provide for such appeal
by the Government, but an individual
3. Assignment of district judges by
the presiding judge OF United States
Circuit Court, within the same circuit
in which these district judges are
serving, when congested court condl-
tions warrant.
4. Three Federal judges to sit in
any demand for restraining order in
volving law of Congress,
Under existing law, when the consti-
tutionality Of State law is questioned
three Federal Judges are required to
pass upon the question of restrain
ing order.
Give Up Holiday.
Giving up the usual Saturday holi-
day from work the Judiciary Sub
committee worked hard to whip the
bill into shape.
When it meets tomorrow the sub
committee will take up for considera-
ton an additional polnt--some regu-
lation OF the conduct Of bankruptcy
and receivership proceedings.
Senator McCarran said that every
member Of the committee believed that
something should be done to protect
persons involved in these proceedings
from exorbltant fees. The only ques-
ton. he said, was whether some such
regulation should be written into the
pending bill or should be enacted in
separate statute. There are men,
bers Of the committee who fear that
if they stray away from the "asenda' u
laid down at the nov historic meet
ing of the Judiciary Committee when
it was decided to take out of the leg
islation any mention Of the Supreme
Court the door might be opened fol
all kinds of proposals.
In addition. Senator McCarran said
a memorial would be drawn up. ask
ing the Attorney General to inform
Congress. after survey, just exactly
where additional district judges were
needed. The committee. he said. was
ready to put authority for the appoint
ment of these needed judges into a
separate bill or bills II the Attorney
General has already made such a sur
vey. legislation might be enacted
promptly.
To Take Up Freight Car Bill.
The program for the Senate tomor-
row is to take up first the McCarrar
bill. limiting the number Of cars In
freight train in interstate commerce
to 10. Senator McCarran insists that
this legislation is in the interests OF
the railroads, as we'll as of their en-
ployes. Any train over 10 cars con-
stitute grave danger to life ano
llillO VA Vic SOllauSolS dllu VI q nc
men. he said.
Next on the program will come tn,
Black -Connery wages and hours bill
as revised by the Senate Education
and Labor Committee 1t has beer
materially changed, with much of thu
delegation of power removed How
ever. the bill will be strongly attacked
in some quarters. In addition it Il
likely that Senator Vandenberg O.
Michigan may offer as an amendment
to this bill his proposals for amend
ment Of the Wagner labor relations
act, designed to make labor union!
more responsible and also to give tn,
employers an opportunity to ask in
tervention by the Labor Relation!
Board and to ask for elections of rep
resentatives OF their employes-a righ
which the employees do not now have
Senator Black said yesterday HI
hoped for speedy action on his wage
and hours bill The attitude of man,
Senators, however, is that July is NJ
time to take up for consideration on
OF the most important and intricat
measures of the whole program.
May Have Difficulty.
Indeed. the demand for an earl,
adjournment was so widespread tina
the administration leaders may hav
difficulty if they insist now upon {
five-point program, which includes tn
farm bill, the labor bill, the housing
bill, the Presidents plan for the re
organization of the executive depart
ments and independent agencies. ant
the bill to plug the tax laws agains
evasions and avoidance. What tn
Senators and Representatives wish t.
do is to put through the new judicia
process reform bill and such routin
measures as remain and get out.
Talk of reviving the court struggl
by individual members Of the Hous
was not seriously regarded. No legis
lation dealing with the Supreme Cour
would ever get by the Senate at thi
session. Action by the House woul.