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Yr. Tolson JMhe. A. Taa M. Clegg L. Coffey Mr. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nic Biddle Urges Cut in Quorum Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy f High Court to End Impasse Mr. Mohr. Mr. Carson Mr. Harbo Tribunal Unable to.Hear.Two Key Cases Mr. Hendon Because of Disqualifications, He Says Mr. Mumford Mr. Jones By WILLIAM MOORE tices to assist when a quw Attorney General Biddle recom- could not be obtained. Biddle, however, soked Cm Mr. Nease quorum of th Supreme Court be Senator OMahoney (D.). Mis. Gandy. reduced from sx to live lutices|wyoming, to establisn a ma jorlt . -to end an impasse whicn mem- Of' the court, or live of the nins |Justices, as a quorum. "Biddle's recommendation came from. President Roosevelt's. ar as the feud in the Supreme Court his official famlly to the Suprema|court have recently been sniping Court bench. verbally at each other in their Biddle urged Congress to re|Justice Frankfurter. No. 1 adviser. opinions. One Iactlon 1s led by. duce the statutory quorum in hix to President Roosevelt, and the Black and Murphy. DisquaIfied From Caso Faulty War Material The Supreme Court has been] Biddle also recommended legs themselves. Inand in the cases as an officer of for simple traud.. the Department of Justice or an The Attorney General asked Supreme Court, drawal from American citizen- The two major cases'now stale-|ship, of cltizens in thls country: mated are an antl-trust action by whose true allegianct is to a for- the Government against the elgn nation. A number of Amert. Aluminum Company of America, can-born Japanese who are Amerl- and suit brought by the North can cltlzens. he said. wish to American Company, large utility abandon American citizenship corporation, against the Securltles and be interned as enemy allens and Exchange Commlssion to test| untll they can be sent 'back to the constitutionality of legislation Japan. But present law does not governing utility holding compermit them to expatriate them- panies. selves within the United States. Bidjle reported to Congress Biddle also asked Congress to that smaller quorum probably make a uniform definition of the would'soiva the problem.. duty oi Federai officers to tike. Repiesentative Reed attempted an atrested person before a cim- to remtdy the sltuation last Octo. mittins offlcer, providing for Jr- ber with a bil requring the Chlef ralgnment within 'time. a reasonable Justice to call upon retired jus- NOTREFORDEG C7 APR IO I9+4 53APR INGTON TIMES-HERALD