Evening star., 1939-01-10

Committee Fovors Law for
Fine Of 81 900 and Six
Months in Jail
b the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-Legislation
to curb solicitation Of divorce busi-
ness by lawyers was considered to-
day by the House Of Delegates Of
the American Bar Association.
In one or two States the practice
has for some time been almost
q scandal" H. w. Arant, dean of
law at Ohio State University, said
In a statement on behalf Of the
Committee on Professional Ethics
and Grievances.
The committee recommended that
the association sponsor law max.
ing it crime for any person to
solicit such business by mail. The
Board of Governors approved the
recommendation and sent 1t to the
House Of Delegates.
Penalty Bill Drafted.
A bill drafted by the committee
provided for a maximum penalty
OF $1,000 Ane and six months i'm
prisonment. Dean Arant said "the
degree to which solicitation exists
constitutes an evil that requires
strong action in the public interest"
LAS divorce laws are made more
lenient from State to State" he
said, "the scope Of this form Of So
licitation widens; first 1t was Ne
vada, then wyoming and most re-
Gently Florida"
State delegates gathered today
to nominate a candidate for presi-
dent, to be elected at the National
convention at San Francisco in
July. Of11cials said Charles A.
Beardsley OF Oakland, Calf,
member Of the Board Of Governors,
was the likely choice.
Proposed legislation to revise the
National Labor Relations Act and
to outlaw sit-down strikes was
approved last night by the House
of Delegates. The group also ap-
proved a bill designed to ensure
judicial review of the decisions OF
Federal administrative agencies and
to establish more uniform methods
of procedure by such agencies.
Labor Act Amendment Asked.
The delegates Endorsed the prin-
ciples Of collective bargaining and
the use of labor tribunals to settle
labor disputes but advocated amend
ment Of the labor act.
One of the proposed revisions
would provide that after an election
or a certif1cation OF majority bar
gaining agency mo strike, picket
ing, or boycott should be tolerated
and any labor organizations
resorting to such weapons should
be denied recognition and standing
for a definite period in the plant
or industry, under the act"
The House of Delegates Of the
American Bar Association approved
yesterday bill designed to estab-
lish more uniform methods Of pro-
cedure by Federal administrative
agencies and to insure to citizens
adequate judicial review of bureau
cratic decisions.
Long Under Consideration.
The measure, covering much OF
the controversial field of admins
trative law, had been under consid-
| ~ n1y
than five years.
1t was recommended by a special
committee on administrative law
and approved by the associations
board of governors. The House of
Delegates authorized the special
committee to submit 1t at once to
Congress.
Section one of the bill provides
that within one year Of the effective
date of the act the head Of every
department Of the Government, "in-
cluding every board, commission,
authority or other agency of the
United States" shall issue rules and
regulations to implement every
statute affecting persons or property.
These rules, the bill provides, shall
be issued after public hearings at
which all interested parties may
state their approval or objections
In its explanation of the bill, the
committee, headed by O. R. Mcguire
Of Washington. D. c., pointed out
that, among other things, section
one was intended to provide
method whereby business men and
others may be advised in advance
OF administrative action determin-
ing particular cases as to the admin
istrative Interpretation of the
statutes"
Would Empower d. C. Court.
Section two of the bill confers
upon the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia exclusive juris-
diction to determine whether any
regulation is legal
In the third section, the bill re-
quires every department head to set
up throughout the country as many
three boards as are necessary
to hear appeals from administrative
orders.
1t was upon this section that most
Of the disagreement within the
House of Delegates arose. There was
a spirited, but unsuccessful, move
ment by group of lawyers to have
the Appeal Boards made independ-
ent bodies rather than groups SUBJ
ordinate to the department heads
whose orders they were passing
upon.
Frank J. Hogan of Washington.
president of the association, de-
Tended the section as lone to make
public record of things now de-
cided in star chambers"
Another section of the bill pro-
vides for review of the Appeal
Boards decisions by the Circuit
Courts of Appeal.