New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-07
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
THE ATTORNEY. GENERALS REPORT.


TON LAws--CARE c. PRISONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The annual report
of the Attorney presented to Congress to-
day Ii gives detail the business transacted by the
Department OF Justice during the fiscal ending June
80 1890 including the statistics OF crime under the laws
of the United states, statement OF the appropriations
controlled by the Attorney General together with other
such matters The pressure upon docket Of the Su
preme Court continues. At the last term there were
ten original causes aud 1,l90 Appeals III
five OF last terms original actions the UNI
tee States called upon to resist 'he
call for the exercise OF the original iurisdic''on
OF the Supreme Court The more important cases ar
cped b,fore the Supreme Court stated In connec
ton with the case against Postmaster James OF New
York In the Circuit Court OF New York whereJudgmenl
for plaintiff rendered for S6SOOo for the use Oh
patented stamp-caucellnG machine. the Attorney
General recommends amendment afording TO post
masters he ga me protection their personal liability
10 respond for official acts as is gwen by section
$50 OF the Statutes Collectors aud other officers OF
the customs revenue
Al the last term OF the Supreme Court tho Attorney
General appeared in five original actions and 229 ap
uealed cases OF the cases finally disposed twenty
three judgments favorable TO tile United States were
affirmed and live reversed thirteen adverse judgments
were affirmed and reversed.
of business in the Federal courts becomes
each apparent as the increase or that Dusi
ness is constant In this connection the Attorney Gen
eral SAYS I'm the supreme Court the business Ia usu
ally a; present from two years and bali to three years
SeaS ali the cea' coar ToP
has been pressing want OF an additional judge IN ne
that single additional Judge would enable that court
There no increase OF business to transact
that which will regularly come before It. =.
In many other circuits the business of the Courts ia
necessarily behind by reason OF the nGreas
3ustce occasion are too obvious to require discussion
They may amount often TO complete denial OF justice
INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURTS.
hat an Intermediate of Errors
and Apreals can be created which shall relieve the
Supreme Court OF portion OF its jurisdiction, and
which shall enable the business OF the Circuit Courts
also TO be expedited This can be done by adding to the
number OF Circuit judges Without desiring TO propose
any plan in detail for the consideration OF Congress
respectfully suggest that II the judges OF the Circuit
one Judge TO each circuit Except the second where two
should be added the means would be provided ~ whch
crct conssting Of two circuit judges and the circuit
justice while the ordinary duties OF the Circuit Court
itself would promptly aAd efficiently performed
According some defined plan tn judges OF the DIS
shncc or disability Of one OF the Circuit judges. the
Juslce OF tue Supreme Court assigned 10 the circuit An
sDpee court Of such character could safely be IN
Vested with very large jurisdiction and II would seem
10 tnat no appeal shond he permltled IheIeTom,
unless the Judges themselves o sUcn intermediary court
should certify that the case was one OF such i
Ircme Court The expense OF such an addition to the
judicial salaries woud be but FGoooo
and would be substantially all the expense necessary 10
be incurred. .s,, l., ~ ~ >, o, -,.,, ,bo
objects OF relieving the supreme Court aud the Circuit
Courts. aud thus giving parties an opportunity OF
Under the head OF claims the report summaries the
suits tried or otherwise disposed OF dnIng te naoa
Statutes in tar as II requires the petton Iea III tnc
Claimant his agent or attorney" be amended by striking
out the words " his agent or attorney
PAYMENT OF FEDERAL CIVIL OFFICERS.
The appropriation approved June 16, 1880 provided
900 for the and expenses Of the United States
ding yyifh Iunp
OF this amount the report shows there was expended up
10 July l. 1880 of 1921 300 Out OF this sppro
pratiou paid their fees ana the expense OF serving
had Incurred, accounts for nearly all
OF which had been rendered rl 3eiore
nenses OF United States Marshals incurred in the last
year there has boon paid since July l. 1850 the sum OF
S2j6OoC showing that at present there remains OF me
crigIral appropriation sGj,OO0OOO, against which
RtIsr,l,s 10 The present method of compromising
United safes Attorneys, which is prnepsy Dy t'9-,
the Alton =, i a s bond he odntod
At rs main aimed thai salari, OF Dlslct Attorneys III
Cn",e,s itself should prescribe their number, cGmpen
satl01 AID the district IN which they should be en-
/; IS recommended that the number OF witnesses the
United states sLal be required TO summon ana l's oV
onv defendant shall not exceed four (cXcep' III ciu
fa cases, AID that only these should De snmnobeu
when IL Il clearly shown BY affidavit mat thel tes'
rnDuy goes 10 the III .rIts OF the Gaze.
Th Dproyriaiion Tor ices Of United States Attorneys
for iss0is exhausted. aud 1t IS thought ingc "il Oe
$4,000 deficiency OF T2ooOV VIII also nc ''aA" 'OF
tJiitionai /, sis.aliOu recommended looking 10 TIE
protection OF executive cViI ol1c's Oh me GoFtIh',m
i'm The performance of thHf duucs ana also AGAIN, oi'-
RACES committed upon them because tney have Iatluy
performed theul
TIE ELECTION LAWS.
pcf,Ipg IN the election laws. The Atorucy -General
ssvs Wnie believe there las becn STEADY progress
sentiment ia favor OF TIE election laws OF Tic United
States and Of thc,r honest execution, and While u Ger
fam portion, OF the In on the Congress oual elections