The morning times., 1896-02-15

An effort is TO be made 10 revise and
compile The statutes of the United States.
senator CuckTell has Just introduced
bill into the Senate for the purpose AID
IL has been referred 10 the Committee on tue
Revision OF Laws. Senator Burrows, who
is chairman of that committee, says that
n meeting will be called shortly To consider
this proposition.
The last revision of the laws waSha del in
1873. Since then they have been scattered
through the various Congresses and it re-
auires great deal of work just now 10
find ont what the law really is. The bill
presented by Mr.. Cockrell is as follows:
THE BILL.
"Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United States
of America in Congress assembled, that
the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby. authorized, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, TO APP
point two persons learned in the law, not
more than one OF whom shall be member
of the same political party, as commits
sion, of which the Attorney General shall
be cX officio a member and the chairman,
to revise, simplify, arrange and consolidate
all statues of the United States general and
permanent in their nature which shall be
IN force at the time such commission may
make the final report of THEIR doings.
That in performing this duty the commits
sion shall bring together all statutes ana
parts of statutes, which, from similarity
OF subject, ought TO be brought together,
emitting redundant or obsolete enactments.
and making such alterations rs may be
necessary 10 reconcile the contradiction S,
supply the omissions, and amend the lmper-
fcctionS of the original text; and they shall
arrange the same under titles, chapters,
and sections, or other suitable divisions and
subdivisions, with head notes briefly
expressive of the matter contained in such
divisions; also with side notes, so dra wn as
to point 10 the contents OF the text, and
with references to the original text from
which each section is compiled and TO the
decisions of tie federal courts explaining
or eSpounding the same, and also to such
/ decisions OF the State courts as they may
I deem expedient; and they shall provide, by
an index, for an easy reference to every
portion OF their report.
That when the commission have com
pleted the revision ard consolidation of the
statutes as aforesaid. the Attorney General
| shall cause copy OF the same, in print, to
he submitted to Congress. on or before the
| first Monday in December, eighteen hundred
and ninety-cght, that the statutes 50 revised
and consolidated may be rc-enaCted, if
| Congress shall so determine; and at the same
time the commission shall also suggest 10
| Congress such contradictions, omissions,
1 and imperfections as may appear in the
| original text. with the mcde in which the
commission have reconcilcd, supplied, and
| amended the same.
| THE PAY.
THAT the commissioners, except the At
| torney General, shall each receive as COM
| pensation for his services at the rate OF
| So, 600 a year, with the reasonable expenses
of clerical service and other incidental
| matters, not to exceed $1,000 annually foI
such expenses
| There have been many requests received
| from ali over the country for such a compila-
| ton and revision. Such action would bt
| most gladly received here where all the
| practice is under United States law.
IL is expected that the bill win receive
| favorable action and that the Senate vii
also act favorably. There viii BE- but little
| opposition.