New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY.
RELIEF FOR THE SUPREME COURT.
JUSTICE HARLAN EXPLAINS TO THE UNION LEAGUE
oY CHICAGO THE NEED or LKGIsLATION-A

JUSTICE HARLAN EXPLAINS TO THE UNION LkAoor
OF CHICAGO THE NEED or LEGIsLATIoN-A
COURT OF APPEALS PROPOSED.
Chicago Fob 22-Tho Union league Club gave
banquet to their invited guests at the CLUBHOUSE w.
night. The dining hall decorated with smliaA anu
roses and fully 500 members and guests sat down 70
enjoy the hospItatIe OF the club The banquet la'o
two hours and then President Head introduced Sn""
ccy NJ. Depew, who the first speaker his 10
marks were appreciated His quips and Jokes were
applanded to the ccho especially whom no remarhoo
that no had como West to be ncated. Then came
Justice Harlan, Of the United States Supreme Court
who said in part:
Before making direct response to tho toast JUS,
annon need allow to that appreciate the eira
loss this league has sustained In the death OF me o
tlnguIshed gentleman who was recently Its pres,uen,,,
brill ant services soldier and officer OF the Union
army during tho late civil but also bcsnse OF INC
his chosen profession than all tho military
and civic bonors which General THOMPSON won ne
was an honest man who hated devious WAYS anu n
questionable methods. Under all circumstances ne
tho true gentleman let me say OF him thas IN ~
whose integrity Of mind and heart bad more con-
fdence.
Yon have asked mo to say something about the sn.
prrme Court OF tho United States. recognition OF thai
tribunal on an occasion commemorative of the chara
every sense aprrorratc for tho success Of the jnd
cal system established by ard under The wh"n
Washington de"'sr"d that the Judicial svs'em. as or.
dained nv the Constitution was thc chief pillar up3
what all now recognize TO 10 truc The most rofcnf
NJ sll he agencies provided IN secure the ohers Io'
which tho Union formed : the national Judiciary
7 am sure trnowclfiycns. that you feel deep In:
the administration ~ Justice In the courts OF
tho United States. csrsclav IN that court from whose
Judgment there IA no appeal. But tn due admins
ration OF ,nstco requires that LITIGATION he brought to
an end without unreasonable delav Occasionally e.,
p enc Court ought 10 clear ia entire docket during
each term Tho;e who thus COMPLAIN arc without
lpfo att IN
They have concertion ~ tho extent To which that
business has increased since hn organization OF me
Covrrnment. especially within the last thirty years
Think NJ II. In 1909 the Who'll" number NJ cases on
~" docket OF the snprome Court was hhyoue. In
1919. whom the court determined tho great cases OF
Sturres State of MARYLAND and Dartmouth COLLEGE
We. Woodward there w"ro over 131 cases OF which
fftvthrce wore disposed Of during the term. Brt
in 1890 tho number TIA dociets had Increased 70
ttr hu"dred and ten OF which ninn'v-onH were hf,
s'v hun'd and tbrtv-aix caaea OF which two hundred
a"d c'gh'v werc decided during the term. In 1890
which three hundred ana slxtv-fvc disposed %
duri"g the I'm. In 1895 the docket had incrrasco
undr md fortvcnn were dspoae1 ~ during the torn
Is 'ust 10 rigants that this condition Of thing con
tirue1 The reuodv s not with tho Supreme Court
fer A service of ten mrrber OF thar cow
7 am able to that " moves with all tho r1pdtv
that IA physically possible We members can DO NJ
NOR tN"n they arc doirC with rare exceptions The
ccur' decides. zach torn. and befor' We members
t t9e sTsDiIS durng that
II thc court had twice The nnmh"r OF justices "
has no more business could be done ny " nav
hos boon DONE nn,rSs the court were divided INFO
snrtions-a scheme which II Is to hr hoped. Will never
he pdopfed The Constitution makes provision for one
Supreme Court. without expressing or'nion as
to whether its division into sections would he az
missltlc undor the Constitution may say that II
wOnld hc unfortunate for the country " thai court
should no enlarged IN the number Of It's mcmr'
practically TO convert It into town meeting upon
Questions ~ Constitutional reneral law. III" rcmedv
for the defects I'm judicial svstHm IA with another
branch ~ the Government. II Is for Congress 10
provide adequate judicial force for the PROMPT die
Of busincss in all of the Federal Courts includ
Ing an nfrrncdIar court courts Of appeals vhich
NAV finally determine manv cases that. under existing
legislation nav h" brought 10 the supreme Court
President Toad then introduced Congressman Put
trrwOrih. ~ Ohio. who spoke on: " Commercial Rela-
tlons with American NeighhOrs." lie said he was IN
favor of f'l and unrestricted trade between the United
states and Canada and referred to his bill at prcs"n'
before Congress Tie wished he could sre his wa
clear N Introduce section I'm II which would bring
about reciprocity His mission. Mr. Ruierworth said
IT, br"ak down the barriers which separated the
two countries.
Then Andrew Carnegie Of Pittsburg. who
spote on "Unifcd states citizenship"
Tn" Rev. 6. j. Mcpherson closed tho formal speech
mailing bis subject being: Personal Character Re-
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