Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-18 | Page 14 | Right to Press Aluminum Case is Challenged

RIGHT RICHT TO PRESS AlUMINUM CASE IS CHALLENGED n Senator Senat r Cummins Submits Submits Sub Sub- mits Minority Report Probe Unconstitutional WOULD OVERTHROW U. U S. S GOVERNMENT Senate Power Said Not to Extend d Far Enough to Try Tn Case WASHINGTON Feb 18 IS AP AP- AP After full fun investigation the department department department depart depart- ment of Justice has reached the conclusion that contempt proceedIngs proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings against the tho Aluminum Compan Company Company Com Com- pan pany of ot America cannot b by any possibilIty possibility possibility pos pos- b be success successfully full maintained The announcement was made today b bv by Chairman Cummins of the senate senate senate sen sen- ate Judiciary committee In a a. minority mInorIty minority mi mI- report opposing the senate investigation as is to whether the aluminum company In which Secretary Secretary Sec- Sec Mellon Is a large stockholder er has violated federal court decrees decrees de de- crees of 1912 Senator Cummins said the department de department department de- de was wa In possession of all the information known mown or believed to exist Including not only everythIng everything everything every every- thing thIng- that was as available to th the fed federal era eral trade commission but also many items of information not submitted submitted submitted sub sub- to the commission In view of this finding Senator Cummins challenged ed the legal right of the senate to make a further investigation n. n It hIt Is the judgment of the minority mi ml- of ot the committee the re report report report re- re port added that there is no constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- authority for the resolution resolution reso reso- lution ution of investigation recommended recommended recommended mended in the majority report leport an and that if the course indicated inthe in inthe inthe the l proposed re resolution becomes the settled practice of the senate the overthrow of our form of government govern govern- ment is the certain result We Ve deny the of the senate or of any committee of ot the senate to summon and hear witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses upon the issue of a violation violation viola viola- tion of this decree The original inquiry into the aluminum company was ordered by bythe bythe bythe the senate In 1922 Two v years ears later In the midst of the pi presidential evidential Campaign the trade commission held that provisions of the consent decree entered into in 1912 between the he government and the company had been vl violated This report was submitted to the justice department department department depart depart- ment which nearly a year ago started the investigation now concluded con con-