POSSIBLE COMPROMISE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19247, 12 February 1937, Page 5

POSSIBLE COMPROMISE

SUPREME COURT PLAN AMERR'AN CONTROVERSY WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Tho House of Representatives today passed a bill permitting voluntary full pay retirement by Supreme Court judges at the ago of 70 years, which some factions hope may pave the way for a compromise on the proposals t' enlarge the Supremo Court bene' through the retirement of at least two judges, hut President Roosevelt intervened personally to prevent the immediate passage of another measure containing less controversial proposals regarding the inferior courts.

The President notified the leaders of his desire to discuss tho matter further, thus preventing the splitting of his programme, which is the objective of the opposing forces. Mr. Cox (Democrat) stated that President Roosevelt was asking power that no one man in the world ought tc to enjoy. It was the most terrible threat to constitutional government in the history of the nation. Mr. Lamneck (Democrat) flayer' Hie proposal. He criticised members of the House for permitting the leaders to use them as rubber stamps. The New York Times poll of the Senate on the Supreme Court proposals now shows 21 votes against, 18 for and 35 uncommitted.

Bishop Manning devoted a sermon to the condemnation of the Roosevelt plan, which, he said, would be a death blow to constitutional democracy.

The Kansas House, which is largely Republican, adopted a resolution condemning the plan. The Indiana House, which is Demo■ratic, defeated a similar resolution. The Ohio Senato (Democratic) nlsc defeated a motion of condemnation. The Delaware House (Democratic) passed a resolution supporting tin President.

Resolutions for and against the pro posal are pending in many othe State Legislatures.