The New York herald., 1879-12-02
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PROTECTION 10 oFFIcEEs.
| Under the head o. Protection to Civil Oficers'
the Attorney General says
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION is needed to protect the
executive civil officers or the government
| also against outrages. which are committed
| upon them because they have faithfully per-
oinoa .nem. me punishment now attached
TO resistance OF the process of the United States
courts. is not commensurate with many offences
which have been committed upon and against these
/ officers. United States courts should be clothed
with proper power over such offences in order at
least. to punish those who murder their officers
while dscharging their duties or because they
discharged them. matter so vital to the proper
execution Of the OF the United States should
not be lett alone to the administration OF justice IN
the State courts.
THE ELECTION LAWS.
Referring to the election laws the Attorney Gen.
eral says:--
1t has been my effort resoutely and fairly to exc
cute all the laws OF the United States protecting the
purity of elections in the same way that other laws
are executed and to bring to justice those who have
violated them. Some addition to the expenses of
the department has been made by the prosecution
OF offences committed against these laws by various
forms of intimidation and fraud. the more promi-
nent OF which latter was the offence Familiarity
known as "ballot-box stufing" While convictions
have not been obtained III as many cases as could
have been desired, have known OF none which were
commenced without proper and sufficient evidence
to justify them. The number OF convictions OBJ
tanned, however, authorizes the belief that a more
healthy sentiment is developing itself against Of
fences OF this character. That they strike ut the
very foundation of republican government cannot
be disputed.
large portion of the report is devoted to the
United States courts. and complete epitome is
given OF their operations during tho year. Addi-
tiona provision for the transaction of the business
in the federal courts is suggested and additional
judge in each circuit recommended. by which
means intermediate appellate court could be
formed in each circuit, consisting of two circuit
judges ana the Circuit Justice The decision Of the
Supreme Court on the Thurman law is referred to,
and the statement made that under the decision.
which has been acquiesced in by the railroads. large
sums of money have in some instances already been
paid into the United States Treasury.
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENSES.
The appropriations by Congress for expenses of
the United states Courts during the last fiscal
81, 800 00U The amounts already paid out and
the accounts presented and payable from this ap-
preparation will necesstate deficiency appropria-
ton of $370 900, account of the judicial expenses
for the fiscal year 1879. The estimate for the fiscal
year 1880, is 3d. .O00
TRADE MARKS.
The attention of Congress is called to the recent
decision in what known the "trade mark
cases." and also to the questions involved in
eral cases now pending and soon to be brought to
the consideration OF the Court.
the Judicial construction to be given to
the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments
to the constitution. Among the to be
hereafter presented at the current term are sew
eral involving the constitutionaity of the Civil
Rights act. called. and approved March 1. 1875.
These depend upon the validity of those pro-
visions Of the act securing to all persons equal
commodations in inns and theatres.
The disputed title to the Arlington estate de-
decided adversely to the government in the
low The case is now pending in the Supreme Court
on appeal and the Attorney General expresses the
opinion that the Judgment must be reversed and the
case dismissed upon tho authority Of recent deci-
sion.
REcoMMEYDATIoNs.
Among the more important recommendations are
the following
That the United States District Attorneys should
be paid by salaries alone, and not at present
chiefly by fees that Assistant United States Ator-
neys should be provided for in certain districts and
their salaries fixed; that the number of United
States Commissoners-now aggregattng 21,0O0-is
too great and the expenses incident to their duties
maximum number i'll district. and if authority
was given the judge Of the district to dsalow fees
much might be done to limit expenses.
COURTS IN UTAH.
The report concludes with o reference to the
! courts in Utah. in which. the Attorney General
| says:- ~
For the last four years appropriations have been
made for the expenses of the Territorial in
Utah. This Territory persstently declines to make
che appropriations which all other Territories of
United States make and properly should make for
these courts. 1t will be for Congress to consider
whether some system cannot be adopted by which
the Territory will be compelled to meet expendi-
which the legislation or Congress has treated
possible in tho meantime to permit the proper ad-
ministration of Territorial justice to fail.