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STAMDARD Porid rep, 84 : j Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : we. Ll. Ve poaavuay Shaye 4)" DATE: August 14, 195 i. t r . : i VA. Tolzon 7 . " FROM 3 WR. As a. BELMONT a ir, Boardman ichels —e ir Ur. Belmont dy Pan sg WW Mr, Baumgardner Mos SUBJECT: GISLATI VE MATTER ‘ waty as : Os, 2646 b Roses Taam Congressman James T. Patterson (R), Connecticut, by finenea letter dated 8-10-57, received 8-12-57, enclosed a letter to Tele. Room —__ him from Senator William E. Jenner (R), Indtana, dated 8-2- Holloman and a copy of S.2646 introduced in the Senate on 7-26-57. Ny lle. |congre sanan Patterson requested the Director's comments and advice regarding this btll. S.2646 seeks to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in connectton with (1) the functtons of congressional committees; (2) programs dealing with aubverston tn the executive branch of the Government; (3) state laws which deal with subversives within the state; (4) rules adopted by school boards or similar bodies dealing with subverstve activities among teaching bodies; and (5) laws, rules and regulations of any State Board of Bar Examiners or similar bodies with regard to action taken pertaining to admission of persons to practice Jaw within a state. | thts proposed legislation is entirely regulatory in nature and does not affect the Bureau's jurisdiction. b L—“\"¥/* Patterson has be e correspondence since February, 1947. RECOMMENDATION; 7 LA _.It +8 recommended that Congressman Patterson be advised that f since his ig¢tter deals with legislative matters whitch are solely within the putview of Congress, we must refrain from furntshing our comments, If you agree, there ts attached an appropriate reply to Congressman “foc. | |G2-2 2E0E Piky Lo LOULR 5 18 AUG 221957: Enclosure on SH S259