Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-12-07
Department. of Justic.

Poi ~ MS retirement now noo,
at hand with rank BETTING his mo nsa
Department of Justice.
The report OF the attornev.oor..,
notes the gratifying progress ms sJneIa
the supreme court in overcoming, A.. W
rears OF Its business and in reacbin.' or
condition In which it will be able r. Il.
pose OF the cases as they arise WIS IL uls'
any reasonable delay. This resuIt 'y u !.
course, very largely due to the sno -, "
tul working OF the plan inauguratnH ~
cult courts of appeals. In resnaet VI,
these tribunals a suggestion is mado y
quarters entitled to the highest cow, con.;5 u
Grafton, that an additional circuit indu.
for each circuit would greatly strenStbssO
these courts and the confidence rnno noI
in their Indications, and that snch -
addition would not create a greater fo' gu
of judges than the increasing businaSa"s
such courts requires. | commend w.
suggestions to the careful consideraHoa
OF congress. Other important TONES ora
advocated in the report, accomnaniaS
by recommendations, many of wbioS
have been treated at large in previous
messages and at this time, Therefore
need only be named. | refer to tba
abolition OF the fee system as a measnre.
OF compensation to federal officers. tbe.
enlargement of the powers Of Initial
States commissioners at least in the to,.
ritories; the allowance of writs OF erro,
in criminal cases on behalf OF the United
States, and the establishment of Grade
by congress in the crime of murder 4
topic dealt with by the acknowledgment,
of much importance is the condition Of
the administration Of Justice in the In.
dian territory. The permanent solution
of what is called the Indian problem ia
probably not to be expected at once.
but, meanwhile, such ameliorations Of
present conditions as the existing sys.
TEN will admit of ought not to be neg.
leCted. | am satisfied that there should
he federal court established for the ter.
ritory with sufficient Judges and that
this court should sit within the TERRITORY
and have the same Jurisdiction as to
territorial affairs as is now vested in the
federal courts sitting in Arkansas and
Texas.
TIE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY,
Another subject of pressing moment
referred 10 by the attorney-generais the
reorganization OF the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company on Il basis equitable as
regards all private interests and as favor
able to the government as existing con.
ditions will permit. The operation Of
a railroad by court through receiver
is an anomalous state OF things which
should be terminated on all grounds,
public and private, at the earliest pos
sihle moment. Besides, not to enact TIE
needed enabling legislation at the pres
ent session postpones the whole matter
until the Assem- bling of new congress,
and inevitably increases all the compll'
cations of the situation, and could mol
but be regarded as signal failure %
solve a problem which has practlcaIy
been before the present congress ever
since its organization.
Eight years ago, in my annual mes
sage, | urged upon congress as strohgg
as / could the location and constructor
of two prisons for the confinement
United States prisoners. A similar rev
ommendation has been made from unlV
to time since, and a few years agoa Law
was passed providing for the selection u .
sites for these institutions. NO aPPfv
pration has, however, been maze
carry the act into effect, and the olo auu
discreditable condition still exists nn
not my purpose at this time, to rePga'
the considerations which make al iI
pregnable case in favor OF the ownership
and management by the government u
penal institutions in which the leaeia
prisoners are confined. simply uesl'
to again urge my former RECOMMEND
tions on the subject and to partlcaliS,gyt
call the attention of congress to thas P'
of the report of the secretary oil wal .;son
which he states that the military prl'gs
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Can
turned over to the government, ~ tbs
prison for federal convicts wlt1ou UNI; %
least difficulty and with an actual S" ',;ar
of money from every point Oh h hons
Pending more complete reform, l os ui
that by the adoption of the sug 81 stsp !
of the secretary of war this easy M M !
NAV be taken in the direction !. % cor.
proper care of its convlcts Oy INV
eminent of the United States.