New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-02
THE ATTORNEY GENERADS REPORT


WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The annual report Of the
Attorney General was submitted to Congress to-
day.
In regard to the deficiency in appropriation for
United States Marshals the Attorney General says
The last session OF The present Congress having ad
journed without making approprlaons Tor ane5o ON
and their DEPUTIES ior the current year nen shx
affects private parties aud especially as u regards
tie interest OF the UHitcd States, would he seriously
deranerd II was my view that these officers might
properly proceed the regular performance OF TIE du-
sn ablr Decentralization by Congress which should com
pensae them for the services actually rendered, ana
those expenses necessarily incidental TO the discharge
These officers have faithfully performed all the duties
required OF tnen BY law. aud ad' Hnced from iher own
the expenses which nave been necessary 10 the
performance Although In one or Two insanses on ae-
count OF the expenses 10 De lhchrrSu, nIsnps nav
compelled to postpone tue service OF process yc
Of the process OF the United states or the
conduct of the business OF its courts by reason TINS &c
ofcers VINO have struggled 10 perform their duties
faithfully, standing the embarrassment under
consider ther conduct in all respects worthy Of the
highest ndatIon; and earnestly urge upon Con-
grcss that The appropriation necessary 10 compensate
them for their be made vita all suitable expr
ditiou The amount which has heretofore been esti
mated for this purpose and submitted Is S6OOOOt. which
constitutes deficiency IN tue current appIoprla
ton.
Under the head of Protection to Civil Officers"
| the Attorney General says:
Additional LEGISLATION Ia needed to protect the execu-
tive civil officers of the Government IN the performance
OF their duties and also against outrages which
committed upon them. because they have faithfully
| performed them. The punishment nov attached
To resistance Of the process OF the United ates Courts
is NOS commensurate Win many Offences which have
been committed upon and against tuese ofhcers United
s eS oepees in urr at east TO punish those %so
murder their officers while discharging their duties
or because tDcy nave discharged them. matter
vital the proper Execution OF the process OF the
United States should be left alone TO the adninstra-
ton OF justice III the state Couts
RcferrluO 10 tine election laws the Attorney Gen
eral says:
1t has been my effort resolutely and fairly to exc
cute all the laws OF the United States pro
leelipg the purity Of elections IN the same way
thar other laws are exscu ed; and to bring 10
10 the expenses OF the Department has boen made by
the prosecution Of offences committed against these
laws by various forms OF Intimidation and fraud tho
more PROMINENT OF which latter the offence famII
iariy known rs ballot-box suning While convictions
have not been obtained in as many eases as could have
menced without proper and sufficient evidence to justly
then The humber of convictions oDlane0. how ever
authorizes the BELIEF that more healthy sentiment Is
Developing isaf against offences o. tn;' eha5acer
government cannot be disputed.
The necessity Of making some additional provis-
ION for the transaction Of business in tho Federal
Courts is adverted to. General Devens suggests
the appointment of additional judge in each cir
cult, by which means an intermediate appellate
court could De formed in each circuit consisting of
two circuit judges and the circuit juGtIce An APP
peate court of such u character could be safely in
vested with a very large jurisdiction. and would re-
ieve the Supreme Court and those circuits now OPP
pressed with business, besides giving to all parties
opportunity for speedy trial.
A detailed statement here follows Of the DISPOSE
ton of the causes on the docket Of the October
term 1878, and of those thus far heard during the
present term. The attention OF Congress is called
to the recent decision III what are known AS the
"trade-mark cases." and also TO the questions in
yolyed in several pending and soon to be
brought to the consideration of the court
The appropriation by Congress for expenses Of the
United States during the last fiscal year was
So 500 900. The amounts already paid out aud the
pration will requirc deficiency appropriation
of $3.50, 900 on account OF the judicial expenses
for the fiscal year 1879. The estimate
FOR the ilscal year iooo SZ,3oO,OOo
That United States District Attorney should be
paid by salaries alone. and not AS at pTcscgt chiefly
by fees; that assistant United States AT orneys
saOuid be provided for certain districts and thor
COmmissOntTs-nOw aggregatlng 2,O00-is TOO
great, aud az the expenses incident 10 tLeIr duties
aro continually increasing, Congress should Tx tue
maximum number ia a district and II authority
should be given the Judge OF the district to dIsallow
fees in where warrants were careiesSy Issued
much might be done to limit expenses.
The report concludes Wltn "A reference to the
courts in Utah. In which the Acknowledgement saws:
For the last Our years appropriations have been
for the expenses Of the Territorial COurts Utah
priatons which all other Territories United States
make. and properly snonid make. for these
will be for Congress ~ consider whether some system
b. adopted 10y which tDe Territory Will be
PEELED meet expenditure which he legislation OF
would be obviously Impossible the eantme 10 per-
nit proper administration OF Territorial justice TO
fail