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0-19 (Rev, 9-30-57) “ Tolson ———_—__ Nichols Banrdoan Boarcmen ———— —— Belmont ——_._—_— Mohr Parsons Rosen _———___—- Tamm _———___.-— ar a kil ro - ot eet Trotter —__—______ "s “Powers Involved © ean Nease Tele, Room Row Likely. Over = "High Court Bill - . By. JACK STEELE Scripps-Moward, wiatt writer ” A bitter squabble is due to erupt in the House this, weeeprer a sweeping. proposal to curb the powers of | the upreme. Court. Holloman i” v , This newest. “anti Supreme’ Court move. involyes- a states’ rights”. bill “sponsored by. ne ees {D., Va.}. c the “House Judiciary Committee “a few. ys ago ina surprise & action. : Tra Mg bee The Measure — known. as Hy Bewber Would revere the | “pre-emp doctrine under which the Supreme Court has held that Federal laws super.- sede similar oF, conflicting state laws,” ~ we ne The Smith bill contains only ‘81 words, but it has touched ‘off many controversige, poet . i Lawyers disagree violently over its meaning and possible effects, — _ Opponents’ ‘charge ft it might be used to Umit the civil ‘rights of Negroes, and even to upset the Supreme Court's desegregation decisions. Otbena gay it could teadio, 2 Sele new restrictions on, labor Unione. : ma ‘Supportets insist its “ina purpose is to restore the vali ity of state anti-subversi laws which the Sup Court has voided. The bill also has split the Republican an@ Democratic parties : Atty. ‘Gen. William Pp. Rog: ers has denounced. it as a jshetgun” approach to limit- ing the powers of the Su preme Court and of the Fed: eral Government, , tip ag - 29525 NOT P~coRBE 191 JUN 16 1988 : President Eisenhower Lis expected to “urge GOP con- '_gressional leaders at -their weekly meeting Tuesgay to" oppose the. bill, - But most of the GOP n mefh- bers of the Judictary Com tee ‘joined with Southgfa. mocrats to report the m re to the House. And one House leader estimates that two-thirds of the Republican members now favor the bill Wash. Post and Times Heral Wash. News Wash. Star __#£ 7° REPORT N. Y. Herald —___ Pag Emg Tribune Sead ig, (D.. Nearer th s expettad to a if Yn, Y. Journal-____ soon a blistering sad re American part. against the bill, 2 "House Democratic leaders, who agreed last year to shun* ‘any “shotgun” legislation against the Supreme Court, esumably will fight the bilL ke But the powerful House Rules Committesp—headed by ‘Rep. Smith—is expected to’ clear it to the floor for a vote within a few days, Smith insists# the bill. a do withi civil wilrighty N. Y. Mirror —___ N. Y. Daily News — N. Y. Times ——__ Daily Worker ___ The Worker New Leader Date 2 =f F for" —