The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
WANTS MORE HELP
M~AMNeHANGES SUGGESTED.
BY BoNAPARTE.
Annual Report to Congress Recommends
Building Be Erected for Depart
.ment of Justice.
Especial to the Evening start

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm his an
nual report to Congress presented to-
day Attorney-Genera Bonaparte speci-
hcally refrained from making any
recommendations or suggestions as to
changes of substance in the antitrust
or Interstate m laws, stating
that such recommendations or sugges-
lions would involve considerations of
general policy lying beyond the APP
propriate field of duty of the Depart
ment of Justice, his view of the func-
ton of the department being that it
is only to secure the effectual and inn
partial enforcement of existing laws.
The Attorney-General also recommends
Legislation specifying the circumstances
un6er which receivers may be appointed
TO adjust the business Of offending corpora
lions to the requirements of the law. n
states that he makes this recommendation
rather for the purpose Of removing oppor-
tunities for INSTRUMENTATION and possible
rnisrepresentation Of the purpose and scope
Of such relief than because he thinks
there is probability Of unfortunate conse-
quence from the granting OF such prayers.
He also points out the difficulties eN-
perisnced when defendants before a United
States court reside in other districts than
that In which the action is brought. Under
such circumstances it is necessary, in view
Of recent decisions. to have at least a
PARTIAL trial In each district in which q
defendant MAY reside, so that the govern
ment would be put to the trouble ana ex-
pense Of trying the case, in part at least.
in a number Of different districts. In addi-
tion to the trial in the district IN whlch
the ease is brought. He recommends,
therefore. that the law be so amendea
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States court be effective anywhere within
the United States.
The Attorney-Generai also strongly rec
ommends legislation in behalf Of the Court
of Claims. Affirming the authority OF that
court to issue appropriate process ana
making provision for the effective service
of such process. protecting the Government
from expense for court costs in resisting
frivolous and %unfounded claims; and a
third measure intended to give Congress
The benefit of the conclusions Of the court
respecting the merits of claims In which
the court has now no other duty than to
define and report the facts.
The Acknowledgement calls attention to
The changes recommended for the person.
M Of the department and included in
th&annual estimates to Congress. He has
recommended an increase OF $500 in the
salak of the Solicitor General, and an
increase of 81 600 in the salary of the
asxistaM to the Attorney-G General and of
each ofNthe assistant encouragement.
He recommends that the title Of the as
sistant to the Attorney-General be changed
to chief counsel" in order to avoid con-
fusion with other titles under the depart
rnent, and that the titles of the Junior
members of the permanent legal staff be
changed to Counsel for the seniors, and
solicitors for the junior members of this
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