On to Veto

Last week the Democrats' leader in the U. S. Senate, Alben Barkley of Kentucky, had something to say about the long-pending Logan-Walter Bill. "I still am not sure," said Mr. Barkley, "what its passage will do to all the agencies of the Government. . . . The more one discusses it, the less he understands it." Brighter Senators than Alben Barkley agreed, wearily passed (27-to-25) a measure which could subject any act, rule, decision of such agencies as NLRB, SEC, FCC, TVA and many others to court review.

Having voted 3-to-1 for an earlier version, the House had already rejected the argument that the bill would not only "control" but stultify essential Federal functions. When Texas' lemony, relentless Hatton Sumners called the Senate bill up for final passage by the House, hostile but hopeless Administration leaders had already given up. This week they let it pass (176-to-51), expected a veto by Franklin Roosevelt.

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