The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-14
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routes nave yt-h atiptt
eded by railro1d service. The cost
i the star service must therefore
apidly decrease in the Western
States and Territories. The Post
master General, however calls atien-
ion to the constantly increasing
,ost Of the railway mail servicc as a
serious difficulty IL the way CT
the Department selfsustain-
ing.
Our postal service compared with
that Of foreign countries, has kept
pace with the growth Of the domestic
service. Within the past year several
and colonies have declared
their adhesion to the Postal Union
1t now includes I'll those which have
an organized postal service except
C9sta Rica, New Zealand
and the british Colonies ia Austra-
lia.
TIE sTia ROUTE fNvEs1J9t tTloNs.
As has already been stated, great
have recently been made
in the expense Of the star route ser
vice. The Investigators Of the
Department Of JustIceand Posto.iics
Department have resulted in the
presentation Of indictments against
persons formerly connected with
that service, accusing them of o.ien-
ses against the United S'aies l
have enjoined upon s.le,e's gn9
are charged with the conduct Of the
cases on the part Of the Government
and upon the eminent counsel who,
before uny accession to the Presiden-
cy, were called 70 their assistance,
the duty Of prosecuting with tie
utmost rigor Of the law all persons
who may be found charse.ible with
frauds upon the postal service.
ovERBURDENED COURTS.
The acting Attorney General calls
attention 70 the necessity Of modify
ing the present system Of the Courts
of the United States, q necessity due
30 the large increase Of business,
especially in the Supreme Court.
Litigation in our Federal tribunals
became greatly expanded after the
close OF the late war 50 long rs
that expansion might be attributable
to the abnormal condition in which
the community found itself immedi-
ately after the return Of peace,
prudence required that no change be
made In the constitution Of the
judicial tribunals. But il has now
become apparent that an immense
increase OF litigation has directly
resulted from the wonderful growth
and development Of the country.
There is no ground for The belief
that the business OF the United
States Courts viii ever be less IN
volume than at present Indeed,
that it Is likely to be much greater
is generally recognized by the bench
and bar. in view OF the lact that
Congress has already given much
consideration 70 this subject I make
no suggestion as to detail, but ex-
press the hope that your delibera-
tions may result in such legislation
as will give early relief to orr over
burdened courts.
THE BORDER TROUBLES
The acting Attorney General also
calls attention the disturbance Of
the public tranquility during the
past yeqr in the territory of Arizona.
4 band Of desperadoes, known as
COWBOYS probably numbering
from ffty to one hundred men, have
been engaged for months IN COM
mitting acts Of lawlessness and
brutality which the local authorities
have been unable to suppress. The
depredalions Of these cowboys
have also been extended into Aexi-
CO. which the marauders reach from
the Arizona frontier. With every
disposition 10 meet the exigencies OF
the case, ] am embarrassed by lack
Of authority to deal with lhem
efeciually. The punishment Of
crimes committed within arizona
should ordinarily, of course, be leit
TO the territorial authorities, but !.
IS worthy of consideration whether
acts which necessarily tend to
embroil the United States with
neigbboring governments should not
be declared crimes against the United
States. Some Of the incursions
alluded TO may, perhaps, be within
the scope of the law Revised Stat
utes, section $3.50 forbidding
military expeditions or enterprises
against friendly states. But in Y CIV
of the speedy assembling OF your
body, have preferred to await such
legislation as in your wisdom
the occasion may seem to demand.
1t may perhaps be thought proper
to provide that the setting on foot
within eur own territory OF brigand
and armed marauding expeditions
against friendly nations and their
citizens shall be punishable IS on
ofIense against the United States.
will add that in the event of .
request from the territorial govern
ment for protection by the United
States against domestic violence, y
this Government would be powerless
to render assistance. The act Of
1895. chapter sc, passed at time
when territorial governments recciv-
ca little attention from Congress,
enforced this duty Of the United
States only as 10 State governments.
But the act Of 1867, chapter 80,
applied also to territories. This
law seems TO have remaiped IN force
till the revision Of thestatUtos, when
the provision for the territories was
dropped. | am not advised whether
this alteration was intentional or ao-
cidental, as it seems to me that
the territories should be afforded the
protection which is accorded to
States by the Constitution, | sug-
rest legislation to that end.
II seems to me, too, that what
ever views may prevail as TO the
policy Of recent legislation BIZ which
the army has ceased to be a part OF
the p0sse commitqtas, an exception
might well be made for permitting
the military to assist the civil terri