JUDICIARY: Dred Scott Cited

Headlong into what some of its members proclaimed as the most momentous issue before U. S. citizens, the Senate last week plowed with historic fervor. The issue arises from the stern necessity which requires the Supreme Court to spend a large part of its time as a board of economists controlling the profits of public corporations under the 14th Amendment.

What prompted this onslaught upon the Supreme Court was the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice, before the Senate for confirmation. Because his appointment was discussed under the Senate's new open-session...

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