12 The Newi-Revie'w, Roteburg, Ore. Fri., June 17, 1949
Rules Committee Undertakers
Balked On Legislative Burials
By BRUCE BIOSSAT
The President's housing program would be buried for the year
were it not for a 1949 change in the lawmaking rules of the House.
In former times, a bill had to
clear two barriers to get to the
floor for debate. It had to win
approval of the committee that
studied it, and then be endorsed
by the rules committee.
This powerful group, set up
originally to serve as traffic po
licemen for all measures, hart
long since gone Into the embalm
ing business. Acting as a sort of
super-committee, it interred bills
right and left. Seldom did any
one try to combat its decisions.
It was this committee that last
year killed major housing legis
lation, after the Senate had pass
ed it and the House banking com
mittee had recommended.
This season the 1948 story on
housing has been repeated in ev
ery detail pave one, The rules are
different.
Responding to taunts that the
rules committee exercises auto
cratic power over legislation and
can defeat the will of the House
maiority, Democratic leaders
pushed through a new procedure
that allows the House undertakers
to be by-passed.
Now, when the rules commit
tee says "no," the chairman of
the interested lawmaking com
mittee may file a discharge reso
lution with the House. When the
resolution has been on the calen
dar 21 days, it may be brought
up. If it is approved, the disputed
bill comes to the floor.
That's the new element In the
housing story. The rules commit'
tee turned the 1949 bill down,
but Chairman Snence of the bank
ing committee had expected this
and already had his discharge
resolution on file, bo the bill
gets a new lease on life, and may
come up late in June.
Speaker Rayburn, a veteran leg
islator not given to overstate
ment, predicts a housing bill will
pass at this session. II lie is rignt,
It will mark the first major suc
cess of the new rule aimed at as
suring its proper voice.
Majorities arc not always right,
Thev make mistakes. But ma
jority rule is a foundation stone
In our way of governing.
We nrovide devices for correct-
ine the errors of a majority. A
bad law mav be amended or re
pealed or suspended by a better
one.
Results may not always be per
fect. But they outshine any per
fections that could be dictaled by
the rules committee, a small group
of men whose former power felt
no tight checkrein from the peo
pie.
Whatever the merits of this par
ticular housing bill, it might be
a healthy lesson were it to pass
the House and go to the presi
dent's desk. It would prove to the
rules committee morticians that
their embalming days are over
and theyd better get back to dl
recting traffic.
U. S. Lumbermen Handicapped In British Orders
WASHINGTON, June 17. (ff)
Rep. Norblad (R-Ore) corn
plained to the Economic Coopera
tion Administration Thursday
that British orders for lumber
are In such form that American
producers cannot bid on them.
Norblad said Great Britain Is
making the bulk of her purchases
from Canada and that purchases
In the United States are "of token
size only and of little conse
quence to American mills."
He said the British orders are
based on a "packaging basis," re
quiring the selle'' to ship each
grade separately and In small lots
for British retail yards. He said
this is comparable to buying large
quantities of coal and requiring
that it be delivered in sacks.
"Our mills do not ship in this
manner," he wrote the ECA, "and
are not equipped to do so."
Norblad urged that steps be
taken that will Insure American
firms getting part of the foreign
lumber business. He said that in
the first five months of this year
Oregon paid loggers and lumber
men $3,600,000 In unemployment
compensation.
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8I.AYS KINSMAN-Joscph Johnnsen, 21, of Onklnnd, Calif., sur
rendered to police and admitted bludgeoning his half-brother to
death. Johansen, who was once a patient at State Mental Home,
said he planned to kill his whole fnmll.v, except his mother. He has
been adjudged sane by psychiatrists, will face a first degree murder
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Portland Club Plans 'Court' To Combat Divorces
PORTLAND, June 17. (VP)
Portland's City Club will study
desirability of establishing a
"family court" to combat divorces.
We Are Proud to Announce That
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A Club committee recommend
ed Hint such a court he estab
lished. It would have three divi
sions socking to lessen divorces
by giving pie-marital advice,
seeking reconciliations, and deal
ing with divorce actions.
A marriage division, consisting
of a physician-psychiatrist, social
worker, nurse and others, would
be visited by persons prior tr,
marriage. The division's staff
would judge their mental and
biological fitness for marriage
and give advice.
A divorce division would seek
to work out reconciliations, re
view divorce cases and make
recommendations to the Judge,
and have power to order a 90
day waiting period in divorces.
A judicial division would have
final responsibility for decision
of the other Iwo divisions and
would deal with divorce decrees,
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adoptions and similar matters.
The City Club committee ask
ed that the Club "at an ap
propriate time" name a commit
tee to go further into the matter.
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DOCTORS' CHOICE-Dr. El
mer L. Henderson, above, of
Louisville, Ky., is the new president-elect
of the American Med
ical Association. Succeeding Dr.
Ernest Irons, of Chicago, he wilt
take office at next year's AMA
meeting in San Francisco.
Release On Bail Denied
Daily Worker Editor
WASHINGTON, June 17. (JP)
Justice Robert H. Jackson of the
Supreme Court Thursday refused
to order release on Dan oi jonn
Gates, editor of the Daily Worker
and a delendant in tne commu
nist conspiracy trial in New York
City.
On June 3. Federal Judge Har
old R. Medina held Gates guilty
of contempt for refusing to
answer a question while under
cross-examination in the trial
He ordered Gates jailed for 30
days, or until he answers the
question.
Gates has appealed to the U.
S. Circuit Court in New York.
His attorney, Harry Scaher, of
New York City, 'asked Jackson
to free Gates on bail, He said
that the decision of the Circuit
Court may not be given until
after Gates has completed his
sentence.
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RESTRICTIONS
To. Insure that site-owners will
live in a truly fine neighborhood,
there are some restrictions to
building.
1. Homes will contain not less
than 900 sq. feet excluding ga
rage and "double built construc
tion or similar quality.
2. Setbacks of 20 feet on streets
and 10 feet from property line
for home and garage I with oth
er qualifications).
3. Home must be finished on ex
terior and painted before oc
cupied by tenant or owner, the
interior to he 90Cf complete.
t. No garage residence will be
' used, no trailer houses.
5. No nuisance livestock will be
allowed.
Asphalt streets are being con
structed, city water will be piped
to every lot.
Lots are priced from $1225 to
$1375. Terms available.
The Most Desirable
Hcmesites in the Roscburg Area
Here is a newly opened addition now
available for homesites. A result of long
range planning by qualified engineers
and architects, this addition is soon to be
the finest residential district of Douglas
County.
Every quality you could wish for. Now
available for inspection, contact Rose
burg Realty for a convenient appoint
ment or inspect Hu-Crest Acrei when
ever you wish.
GARDEN VALLEY ROAD
Grade
A3 School
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Hu-Crest Acres located Southwest of the
Calkins Road-Garden Valley Road Inter
section Just a few minutes' drive from
downtown Roseburg (see map above). The
area is posted, streets are in the process
of construction. You are invited to inspect
Hu-Crest Acres, we suggest you ask Bob
Kvans or Joe Dent at Rosehurg Realty to
show you how lots are located and for
complete information regarding Hu-Crest.
ROSEBURG
Hu-Crest Acres offer many advantages. Shaded by large trees, all
lots are level or gently sloping . . . each affords a fine view. Good soil,
good drainage. City bus service is conveniently nearby, there is a
grade school within walking distance. Invest in a Hu-Crest homesite
now, built later if you wish. You'll never be sorry.
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