JUDICIARY REFORMS
UNITED STATES BILL LONG CONTEST EXPECTED WASHINGTON, May 19. A battle on the floor of the Senate, lastly possibly for months, is expected to be fought over President Roosevelt's Judiciary Reforms Bill. Opponents of the measure assert that with the resignation of the aged Mr. Justice van Devanter, there is no further excuse for reforming the Suprems Court. Also they argue that the retired Judge can now be replaced by a radical justice, giving the bench a five to four liberal majority. The President's secretary, Mr. Stephen Early, says that Mr. Roosevelt will press on with his reforms, which the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday rejected by ten votes to eight. The committee refused to accept any amendments. Mr. Donald Richberg, one of the legal advisors to the New Deal, is "tipped” to replace Judge van Devanter.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 7
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