The Washington times., 1901-08-01
THE SUPREME COURTS WORK.
Statistics of That Tribunal for the
Inst Fiscal Year.

The result of the last fiscal years work
OF the Supreme Court is the subject OF
a statistical review just completed by
William J. Hughes, law clerk to the So
licitor General of the Department of Jus
tice.
The number of cases dOcketed on the
appellate docket were increased by 81, and
a decrease of three is noted in the num-
ber disposed of leaving an increase in the
number remaining from SOC to 3p5.
At the close of last term the appellate
docket shows an increase of thirty-three
cases since the close of the preceding
term. There remained undisposed Of at
the close of the October term, 1899, on the
appellate docket 303 cases and upon the
original docket Il cases. a total of
81. At the October term, 1900, 400 cases
were docketed. iOl of which were on the
appellate docket and on the original
docket. a total of cases pending of 723 at
that term or this number 1O4 cases We're
on the appellate and 10 on the original
docket. OF these cases 31 were disposed
of during the October term, 1900 36e on
the appellate and on the original doc.iet,
leaving 3i5 cases undisposed of at the
close of the October term, 1900. OF these
355 were on the appellate and 10 on the
original docket.
The court actually considered 36S cases,
of which 179 were argued orally, l52 being
submitted printed arguments. or the
+ 36s appellate cases disposed Of. 132 We're
affirmed, 81 reversed. "a settled by the par
ties and dismissed, and 81 dismissed.
The United States was a party or had
substantial interest in % cases disposed OF
at the October term, 1880. In Il cases the
United States was appellant, etc, and was
appellee. etc, in 81 cases.
Seven cases out of the twenty-one cases
appealed by the Government were de
cfded IN it's favor. Four were adversely
decided. the DEGREES were modihed IN
three cases, two cases were dismissed by
it, and five were denials of petition for
writs of certiorari.
Twenty-three cases in the hfty-four
cases in which the Government was ap-
peIlee were determined in its favor, seven
adversely two dismissed by the appel
ant, three by the court for failure of ap-
pellant to comply with the rules, one
| docketed and dismissed by the court, two
dismissed per stipulation, and thirteen
| cases were denials OF petitions Tor Wrlts
Of certiorari.
| fifteen We're criminal, four of which were
capital OF the cases, thirteen were de-
| termined In favor of the United States
and two adversely, one of the latter be
| ing capital case. Six cases Were appeals
| from the Circuit Court of Appeals OF
! these one was decided in favor of and
| one against the United States, one dis
| missed by the court for want of 1ur1s-
diction and the DEGREES were modified 10
/ three cases.
! Four cases We're from the Court of Pri-
/ vate Land Claims, all appealed by the
other side. Two of these cases appealed
were decided in its favor and two were
! dismissed.
OF the cases in which the Government
! had a substantial interest, heard and de-
/ cided by the court, thirty were decided
! in it's favor, three in part for the United
States and eleven against the United
States In addition TO the four original
! cases. the United States instituted pro-
ceedings against four States,in accordance
with the provisions of section 4 of the
! act of March 3, 1899, to recover principal
and interest on certain bonds, which suits
Z were dismissed by the Government in ac-
! cordance with the provisions of the act
( of June 6, 1900.