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Show HEARING SLATED ON FRANKFURTER Supreme Court Nominee Invited to Appear WASHINGTON, Jaa. T (INS) Public hearings on President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's nomination of Felix Frankfurter Frank-furter of the Harvard university law school as aa associate justice of tha United States supreme court were ordered today. The hearing will begin Tueaday morning before a senate judiciary subcommittee, and Frankfurter will be Invited to appear personally. The subcommittee decided on public pub-lic hearings after. a secret session at which a number of requeata for an opportunity to teatify on Frankfurter's Frank-furter's nomination wave discussed. Despite a flurry of protests, chiefly chief-ly from groups organised to uphold tha constitution, tha aenate seemed certain to confirm Professor Frankfurter Frank-furter by an overwhelming majority. major-ity. There was doubt that any senator would note "no." "We will hold public hearings beginning next Tuesdsy st 10:30 a. m ." Chairman Neely (D., W. Va.) announced after hia subcommittee had been cloaeted for a half hour. Ha added: "I am going to write a letter to Professor Frankfurter Inviting him to appear before the committee If ho desires to do eo." Senator King ID, Utah), subcommittee sub-committee member, argued that "since this is supposed to be a democratic government in filling important offices. I think we should have a public hearing and give the people an opportunity to be heard." When Chairman Neely called the meeting to order, with a request for auggeatlons on procedure from committeemen. King disclosed that no reports from the department of justice en Frankfurter had been submitted. |