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sas-''It generally meets with my ap-
proval."
Senator Burke, Democrat, Of Ne
braska-"I don't like the idea of pack
ing the Supreme Court even to ac-
complish the result some may desire.
If additional powers are necessary, I
favor having constitutional amend
ment argued and submitted to the
people"
Senator Sheppard, Democrat. of
Texas-"I am in agreement with the
President"
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of Ok
lahoma-"I think it is timely and
happy solution Of a perplexing prob
lem"
Senator White, Republican, Of
Maine-"This message squarely pre-
sents to the people the question of an
independent judiciary. 1t is for them
to decide"
Predictions Borne Out.
Senator Bridges, Republican, Of New
Hampshire-"A few months ago when
certain people were advocating Re-
publican policies in this country and
set forth that the President had in
mind changing the personnel Of the
courts and in that way altering the
views of our judiciary, they were de-
cried as alarmists. The President s
recommendations to Congress today
bear out the predictions Of last Fall. 4"
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas am certainly opposed to
increasing the number of Supreme
Court judges for the purpose of al
lowing the executive during any one
administration to control the decisions
Of the Supreme Court
Senator Pittman, Democrat, Of Ne
vada-"I think the President made q
ing the effectiveness of the judiciary.
His plan does not reflect on any par
ticular judge, since it is general rule
Senator Holt, Democrat, of West
Virginia-"I'm not in favor of in
creasing the membership Of the Su-
preme Court"
Senator Green, Democrat, of Rhode
Island-"A very well reasoned mes
sage. The facts and the reasoning
justified the conclusions"
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, OF
South Dakota-I think he's on the
right track.
Smell Sees "Wrecking."
Representative Smell Of New York,
House Republican leader-The admin
istration already has destroyed the
economic stability of the country. Now
it proposes to destroy the judicial sta
bility. This is pretty near the begin
ming and end Of everything.
Representative Rayburn, Democrat,
Of Texas, House majority leader-I
think it furnishes a wonderful basis
for simplification of legislative pro-
cedure and for expedition of the busi-
ness Of the courts and of litigants.
Representative Summers, Democrat,
of Texas, chairman Of the House Ju-
dietary Committee, which will Study
the message-The proposals will be
given serious consideration.
Representative Wadsworth, Repub-
Ican, of New York-It looks to me
like an indirect method Of packing
the court.
Representative Fish, Republican, Of
New York-The message Is a sheer
political hypocrisy. Its sole purpose
is to pack the Supreme Court with a
favorable majority to unconstitutional
measures of the New Deal.
James A. Reed. former Democratic
Senator from Missouri, who cam
paigned against President Roosevelt
last Summer, at his home in Kansas
City: This Is just what I warned the
people would occur if Roosevelt was
re-elected-not in detail but in effect.
This is nothing more nor less than a
step toward making himself dictator
in fact by destroying the effectiveness
of the first branch of our Government.
1t is calculated to destroy the Con-
stitution itself. 1t Is the most dam
nable thing that has occurred since
this Government was founded.