Show GOLD GOLD DECISION TO BE DELA Justice Hughes Announces Ruling Will iII Not Be Issued Monday w WASHINGTON AS INGTON Feb 2 W IP Justice Hughes announced late late this afternoon that that in rn order to avoid an unnecessary crowding of the courtroom courtroom court court- room on Monday Monda the court is not ready as yet ct to announce a decision in inthe inthe inthe the gold clause cases and hence there will be no announcement on that day The announcement followed an af af- conference of or the nine jus jus- tices ices At the moment of pf r his announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment another conference of or the governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- legal and financial experts was being called by Attorney General Cummings reportedly to consider final inal details of economic moves to b be suggested in the event the decision of the he supreme court In the gold cases should hould be adverse to the government This indicated that government of- of officials themselves had not been apprised ap ap- pr d not to look for lor a decision on the he next opinion day Prior to Mr Hughes Hughes' announcement the he expectation had been general in circles close dose to the court that preparations ions were all set for the handing down of the decision I The members of the court were in in conference today ir from m noon until shortly before belore 4 It was was' indicated in supreme court quarters that delay in the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment might be due to the enormous amount of work Incident to the thc preparation preparation prepa prepa- ration of the opinion or to the in inability inability ability of the dissenters if any to get ready their views for lor presen presentation t. ion It is customary when there is 15 a dissent for lor the opinion of the court to be withheld until the views of the dissenters may be presented at the time lime the majority opinion is a an It was mere speculation as to whether any portion of the session of the conference today was devoted to a a. i further discussion of the gold cases Having announced that there will willbe willbe be no io gold decision Monday Monchy the next regular opinion day will vilI be the following following fol fol- fol lowing Monday Monda February 11 There Is l. no lule rule of the court however l' l which would pr prevent vent th the court from delivering the on some da day other than its il- regular opinion days dils It It was suggested that the th announcement announcement announce announce- ment by the chief chic justice was made because of or the request of ot the courts court's marshal Key Green for instructions concerning the admission of f the pub pub- lie Inc to the courtroom on Monda Monday For two weeks requests have been pourIng pouring pour pour- pour pour- Ing in on Marshal Green for lor scats In n the room on on Monday in tion Lion of the gold decision Meanwhile from flom Attorney General Cummings Gumming office Oliphant sought to obtain a telephone connection with Sec Secretary und understood to be in in m New York to lo to discuss the significance significance sig- sig n of Chief Chic Justice Hughes' Hughes announcement |