Show President Held Within Rights in Prohibition Order No Constitutional Law Lav Broken Ju Judiciary idary Sub Com Sub Committee Submits v W WASHINGTON l' June 7 AP AP- AP President Coolidge in Issuing his Order authorizing the employment lo of ot state officers as prohibition enforcement en en- en agents was entirely within his rights tights and guilty of no infraction o of othe th the constitution or the law Jaw either express or Implied said the majority report of a ju judiciary ju- ju dl sub committee submitted today toda to to the entire committee e In studying the question the sub-committee sub acted under a sen sen- sent ato resolution of ot which Senator King Dem Utah was the author That senator as one Of dt the subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee of ot five tive submitted d minority mi views holding that the or ord order ordet or- or d der det t was unauthorized and Im un- un proper S The sub-committee sub majority held that what th the president issued d was not an order but a mere expression sion sIan of ot policy polley It stated in Its report te- te port that the oro order r really accomplishes pUshes pUshes' nothing since the attorney ne ney general gen ral and th the Internal intern l rev reve revenue title nue commissioner had authority to tomake tor r make 1 ke such such appointments before the order was issued d Retraining Refraining from ex expressing an any Opinion as to the wisdom of the pOll policy y of so 80 employing state stat officers cers the Ithe s sub committee tY said S Nothing said her herein ln to be construed con con- struM as an of ot either approval or ox- disapproval of ot the policy pol pol- icy vid pc d by the the- notice of at or order order or- or der t of ot the president which h has b been en th thu subject of ot discussion The Th Committee has deem deemed d It Itself itself It- It self restricted in the inquiry by bythe bythe bythe the resolution under which It has pr proceeded to the sole question of whether t r th the president acted In ili the premises without out authority or In violation of the constitution In any of t its is provisions express ss or Im Im- Im plied Oh Ott th the latter proposition su supreme su- su preme m court decisions and ex executive Orders of ot similar import to 10 th that t is iss issued issued is- is s sued ed by President Coolidge W were re recited cited to support th the conclusion of ot the sub e President Roosevelt felt Issued an S Order Older In 1907 1901 authorizing forestry officials to accept appointments in inthe tho the forestry services services' es' es of t the states and Stid President WilSon Issued two vt orders one authorizing Officers ets of ot the reclamation service to ac accept pl positions under state stale game same w War Wardens r- r dens ns and the other other authorizing treasury officers to accept appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment to state county or municipal munich munich- pal Councils of ot defense S S |