Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-05
Mr.. GRIGGS' REPORT
Attorney General Reviews Work of
Judicial Branch of Government.
STATUS OF The TRUSTS DISCUSSED
Recommendations Regarding Insti-
tutlons in the District.
EXCLUSION OF THE CHINESE

The report begins WitE the WORK Oh 'h'
United states Supreme Court There was
a.i increase of 2fs in the number of cases
,lccketaa on ,L- appellate docket, the total
number for the october term. 1888, being
52e against 3n2 the previous term The
number Of cases disposed of during the
term was -. against IT, last year. The
number of cases left undispGsed of was 3o4.
against 313 last term. There were also
small number of cases doCketed and dis
posed OF on the or ginal docket. four being
left undjspossd of this docket. making
the total at the close of the October term
1905, 2os.
The number of cases actually considered
by the court was Us. If which ID We're
argued orally and 213 submitted on printed
arguments OF the - aDpe!late cases ul9-
posed of. 2&4 were affirmed. siXty-one re-
versed. sixty-five dismissed. thirty nine sci
tied BY the parties ard dismissed, in eight
questions certified were answered. and SIX
ty-tHO were denials of petitions for wits
of csrttOrari under the act of March >. lS'b
The total number Of cases on the ap-
pelIate docket in which the United states
was a party or had a substantial interest
disposed of at the October term. lSs'S, was
seventy-seven. The United states was ap-
peliant. etc. in thirty-four OF these cases.
and appellee etc in forty-three. and eight
cases were Qualifications of questions by
the Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeal Cases Decided.
OF the "a cases appealed. etc. by the gov
eminent 1 were decided in its favor and 10
adversely. II cases were dismissed by 1t,
was dismissed per stipulation. and were
dismissed by the court, In addition, in q
cases in which questions were certified, J
were answered in favor of the government.
, adversely.
OF tn AZ cases in which the government
was appellee etc. u were determined in its
favor and . adversely. l was dismissed by
the appellant + We're dismissed by the court
for failure of the appellant. etc, 10 comply
with the rules. 3 were dOcketed and dis
missed. , were dismissed per stipulation,
and were dismissed by the court
OF the abova - cases. - were appeals
from the Court Of Claims, Of which 10 were
taken by the government. OF the ~ cases
SO appealed. ! was decided in favor of the
government and adversely. 10 We're dis
missed by It. and / was partly in favor Of
and partly against the United States. while
of the 10 cases in which 1t was appellee :
We're decided in its favor, > adversely and
was docketed and dismissed.
OF the - cases disposed of - We're Crimi-
nal. of which I We're decided in favor Of the
United States and adversely. l was dis
missed by the court for failure Of the plain
tiff in error To comply with the rules and
were dismissed by the court.
Five of these - criminal cases were cap
ital. Of which were decided in favor Of the
United States and :: adversely
Eight cases We're appeals. etc. from the
circuit court Of appeals, of which > were
decided in favor Of and l against the United
States. were dismissed per stipulation and
] was dismissed by the court.
Seven cases We're from the court of pri-
Yate land claims. l Of which was appealed
by the government and by the other side.
The ! case appealed by the government was
decided in its favor while of the 6 cases in
which the United States was appellee )
were dismissed for noncompliance with the
rules. l WAS dismissed by the appellant and
= We're doCketed aud dismissed.
In ! case in which the United States was
petitioner and in > cases in which the
United states was respondent in applica-
tons for writs of CertiOrar. under the act
Of March ,. 1881. the petitions were denied
OF the whole number of cases in which
the government had a substantial interest
heard and decided by the court 81 were de-
c.ded IN favor of and 20 against the United
States.
Important Cases Reviewed.
The Attorney General next reviews some
OF tho important cases decided by the Oc-
tOber term of last year
Mention is made of the prize cases. and
what has been done with them.
The work Of the Court of Claims and
the court of private land claims is touched
upon together with what was done
in the Indian depreciation bureau As to
the Court Of Claims Mr. Griggs says:
This important branch of litigation has
been conducted by Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Pradt and his corps of assistants with
beneficial results to the government. and
with much dispatch as is possible TAX
ing INTO account the large number of cases
pending and the enormous sums involved
he recommendations made by Mr. Pradt
lot adultioAal legislation, giving to the
hlted states the same right Of appeal to
tie supreme Court from judgments of the
circuit court of appeals in actions nrfginat
ing IN the circuit and district courts that II
mas III similar cases brought in the Court of
Claims. To provide for more thorough
ami stringent enforcement of subp0erIas is
SGei 10 witnesses out of the Court Of
= aims. and for additional clerical assist
ahce' meet with my approval
Grlggs says MI
II Will doubtless be necessary for CON
sreSs to provide for some tribunal sir,iIar
70 TINS court to hear and dispose Of ttr,,1r
Such principles as Congress NAV specjfy-
Tla' ms OF an incomplete character 10 pub.
nc tdhdS IN the recently acquired terrir(-,-
OF the United States in Porto Riro ana ~.
Ihltippine Islands As to Porto Rico es
prciiaiiy, early provision for the determi-
NATION of questions Of this kind ouobt -
be made. and legislation ought 10 ba $50 ~
70 provide methods and restrictions f 49,
W t rights in public lands and waters in
that island can be acquired The 49, ~
ana streams. well as the watar 80 sIs
the Seab"ard, in Porto Rico. were for,r,, "!
e et In the crown Of Spain and the own,
yESii'p or them has now passed 10 ~
United States and can only he Sjlro W. me ne
IL accordance with the Will of Congress
The Question of Trusts
oh the subject Of trusts the ATTORNEY
General says:
Application Is occasionally made tn tho
department of Justice to have 1a,a1 ~,
ceedings brought In the name Of tb[ T-Iy+os
safes against corporations or combina-
ions OF ompanies that are ALLEGED 10 ~.
engaged III forming or maiutafning ~
h"P'i4es OF agreements in restrain Of trad.,
"f competition Such actions can be r1ain1
.aihed oriy when the offense comes within
the scope Of federal statute. l--'
The only federal Legislation, .,~,s,-. -
bladtlOns in restraint OF trade il cnntaf,ad
N n. me ,.. s@,caI!ed Sherman act of July ?,
I>"r -" Stats, 2uJ), entitled An scf 10
protect trade and commerce agains+ nnisu
lul restraints and monopOlies"
II Will De observed that this statuta ia
CITc. ed only at combinations or monopo-
Mes IN restraint of trade or commerce
among the several states or with foreisr
Iittlohs. 1t does not pretend TO go into
H,her branches OF business or commerce or
stteshpt IN any way to interfere with thosa
s st,'t.S,'cllUaS which are carried on exclu-
eFt-y within the confines of state or
s1l.'i' 40 not amount to what under the
sessions ot The United States supreme
court. Is understood by the tern, tstn,ar
state commerce." And this fs hacausa a.