The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-11
DEPARTMENT oPJUsrrcE,
''""ai Report of the Attorney General
lH submitted to Conrts,..

submitted to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l0.-The an.
hual report Of Attorney General Miller
was submitted to Congress to-day. 1t
reviews tho business Of tho United
states Supreme Court and deyotes q
chapter to tho circuit court OF appeals,
which he says has been organized in
enGh circuit and is ready for business,
although the additional circuit Judge in
G!'eh court has not yet been appointed.
~ was found that the court could be or
sahlzed and such business as might be-
offered could be transacted without
such judges, and their appointment
was therefore, delayed until such mp.
poihtments could be acted on by tic
senate. 1t Is necessary, he SAYS, that
some provision be made for tho care of
INC business OF the government in the
circuit court OF appeals. In cacl, cir
cut there are several districts, and, Of
course, government cases will be carried
ny writ OF error or appeal from each OF
such districts into tho circuit court OF
appeals: The law as it stands author.
iHcs allu requires no II 10 appear for
the government in such court. He sug.
gests that each district attorney be re-
CURED to follow and caro- for tho cases
from his district in tho court o, appeals.
lie also iavors the appointment Of
deputy clerks OF these courts.
On the subject Of United States pris-
ons, the attorney general says:
/. IN pursuance OF recommendations
IN the annual report OF this department
for the years lSS0-lS00, n bill was passed
by tho last Congress authorizing the
construction OF three United States
prisons 10 be located, one north and an
other south OF the %thirty-ninth degree
OF north latitude, and east OF the Rocky
mountains and the third west oil the
Rocky mountains, but in M evident in
advcrtencc, failed to make my appro-
priation for the purchase OF such sites
and the erection OF such buildings. l
recommend that the appropriations evil
IDENTIFY contemplated by that act be
made SO that this work may 20 for
ward"
After speaking OF the we'll known
difficulties in the enforcement OF the
Chinese exclusion act, he v III it
is desired that these laws shall be made
effective, they should be so changed rs
that they cannot be misunderstood.
10 arrest and try such persons, and, as
the result, simply send them back
across the British line, is shown to be
an idle expenditure OF time, labor and
money, by the fact that rs might well
be expected the same persons have to
be arrested and tried over and over
again. Moreover, it is quite uncertain
whether an order requiring Chinese
prisoners to be sent back to the British
domiIions can be made effective.
In n recent case, originating ut Fargo,
the authorities OF British Columbia re-
fused to permit two Cinnamon 10 be re-
turned across the border unless on pay
ment OF $50 head tax for each, which. OF
course, the marshal refused to pay.
These persons we now have on our
hands and have no way OF disposing OF
them according to law. This subject
demands prompt consideration.
The attorney general reviews the
legal proceedings in the case OF the
Chilean steamer ltata at considerable
length.
Suits pending in California courts
against the Central Pacific railroad,
Southern Pacific railroad and Western
Union Telegraph company are dwelt
upon at considerable length.