Evening star., 1947-01-13
subcommittee
0nCurran and
|keech Named
Senate Group Fails
To Reach D. c. Vote
Or Fay Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee
today appointed subcommittee on
the nominations of Edward M. Cur
ran and Richmond B. Keech to be
Associate Justices Of District Court
here.
However, Chairman Wiley said the
committee did not reach on its
heavy docket either the Senate joint
resolution on national representa-
tion for the District or the nomina-
ton of George Morris Fay to be
United States Attorney for the Dis
trict.
The Judiciary Committee will hold
a special meeting at 10 am. Thurs
day in Senator Wiley's Office to take
up the business not reached today.
Although the nomination of Mr..
Fay is to be opposed by the District
Bar Association following a poll Of
its members, Senator Wiley said no
official notification ON the matter
has yet been received from the bar
here.
The subcommittee on, the nom-
ination of Judge Curran, who all
ready is serving on the bench under
an, interim appointment, includes
Senators Revercomb, Republican, OF
West Virginia: Moore, Republican.
of Oklahoma, and McGrath, DEM
ocrat, Of Rhode Island, who for
merly was solicitor general of the
United States.
To Fix Meeting Date.
|. The subcommittee on Judge
Keech, who also is serving under an
interim appointment, inclu d es
Chairman Wiley. Senator Rever-
comb and Senator McCarran, DEM
ocrat, of Nevada.
The subcommittee on nomina-
tions will Ak their own meeting
dates, Chairman Wiley said. The only
definite meeting time Is that of the
full Senate Judiciary Committee
which will meet each Monday morn
ing. No time has yet been set, Sem
ator Wiley said, for the consideration
of the Keech appointment. A time
for the hearing, the Wisconsin Sem
ator said, will be determined by
future developments.
Speaking as chairman of the sub
committee on Judge Keech, he said
there may not be real hearing"
The District Bar has announced
that it will not oppose either the
nomination of Judge Keech or
Judge Curran.
The Senate joint resolution on
national representation for the Dis
trict was introduced early in the
new Congress by Senator Capper.
Republican, of Kansas, longtime
champion of this proposal. 1t pro-
vides for a constitutional amend-
ment which would authorize Con-
gress to provide for residents Of this
city votes for President and Vice
President and representation in
Congress.
Other Bills Approved.
! The Judiciary Committee also re-
ported out several bills today. These
included one introduced by Senator
McCarran as an outgrowth of the
sensational Jail breaks in the Dis
trict. Patterned on the act already
in effect in this city, it would make
criminally liable persons who allow
prisoners in their custody to escape.
subcommittee were appointed on
the nominations of several judges
elsewhere.
Chairman Wiley reiterated at q
press conference after the committee
meeting his policy on screening all
nominations, but he emphasized that
he was not referring to any one
nomination.
Personally" he asserted, II have
not spoken about any individual. 7
am not passing judgment on any
individual. I can be judicial, and
each case will have to stand on its
own legs"
We've got a fine committee here.
Democrats and Republicans, hard
workers, and think they will do o
fine job"