Senate and House Judiciary leaders in huddle with president. Washington D.C. Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, (left) Democrat of Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, with Senator Henry F. Ashurst, Democrat of Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, leaving the White House today a

Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. Rep. Hatton W. Sumners, Democrat of Texas, who is being mentioned as a probable candidate to succeed Justice George Sutherland on the United States Supreme Court, is shown talking with Speaker Bankhead, 1/10/38

Attorney General first witness before Senate Judiciary Committee on Court Reform Plan. Washington, D.C., March 10. The first to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the President's plan for reorganizing the Judiciary, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings (center) is greeted on his at the Capi

Senate leaders leave White House conference on sit-down stike crisis. Washington, D.C., March 27. Senate majority leader Joseph T. Robinson, (left) and Vice President Garner as they left a White House conference today with President Roosevelt on the sit-down strike situation. Senator Robinson announ

After White House sit-down strike conference. Washington, D.C., March 27. Speaker William B. Bankhead, (left) and House Majority Leader Samuel Rayburn leaving the White House today after a conference with President Roosevelt and congressional leaders on the sit-down strike crisis. The government wil

Mentioned for Supreme Court vacancy. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. Rep. Hatton Sumner, Democrat of Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is being mentioned prominently as the successor to Justice George Sutherland when he retires from the Supreme Court bench on January 18, 1/7/38

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to incr

Scan president's message on Judiciary. Washington D.C. No President's message in years has created the interest the one President Roosevelt sent to Congress today, demanding an overhauling of the Judiciary. Vice President Garner (center) with Senator William H. Dietrich (left) of Illinois; and Senat

Teacher and scholar meet again. Washington, D.C., April 1. Memories of school days were recalled today when Dean Harry M. Bates of the Michigan Law School, faced Senator Henry F. Ashurst, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, across the witness table in voicing his opposition against the Presi