London, Jan. 22.
Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day, the Pre mier, Mr, Ramsay MacDonald, said What the Government had decided immediately to establish an Econ>- amic Advisory Council, with hit if as the chairman, this Council ing Commission ig: was his added, to secure the whole-time services of two experienced econo mists on the Council-Reuter,, Syoxey, Jan. 28:—The Orieit tiner. Orsova (12,036 tons) went aground in Preman's Channel in Moreton Bay, to-day., Tags have gone to assist her—Reuter, mission which recently submitted its report through the President to Congress, the House Judicial Afairs [Committee to-day decided to sponsor two measures resulting from the! recommendations of *he commission's report.
The first would ncrmit court com. missioners to sentence violators of the national prohibition law who plead guilty, thus avoiding the expense and delay of obtaining indict~ trial. ments by @ grand jury and going to
The second bill pinees single sales, manufacturing in cases where only. Jone person is employed, and transportation of small amounts of liquor, the category of minor infractions of the law instead of on a par with] Joperations of the large bootleg liquor rings.
fe, Wickershara caid that he be-Nieves sentences imposca Ly court} commissioners will require the proval of a federal judge, but he is of the opinion that both of the foregoing proposals are thoroughly constitutional.
The bills are expected to furnish fan initial and important step in the! direction of clearing congested court dockets while at the same time Jopposition to the prohibition law, it is declared, lies in the fact that} small offenders have often been. [punished equally or even in excess fof large offenders. The second the Wickersham proposals is design-fed to remedy this.
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