Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-12
MORE BANK EXAMINATIONS
Comptroller After Institutions that
Violate Minor Provisions of Law.
COURT MEETS TODAY
Docket Contains 572 Cases, Against
$50 at This Time Last Year
All Nine Judges VIII
BE Present.

WASHINGTON, Oct n.--Comptroller of
the Currency Murray has decided to in
crease the number of national bank exam
nations, in many cases from twice to
three or four times a year. II is not his
purpose. however, he says, to examine all
national banks four or even three times
a year. but the new rule will be made to
apply to all new national banks that have
in the past shown a disposition to violate
or evade any Of the provisions of the ma
tional banking laws the regulations
prescribed by the comptroller OF the cur
renCy. 1t is stated that a considerable
number of national banks have heretofore
seemed to consider violations OF some OF
the less important provisions of the ma
tional banking laws as matters OF small
consequences and have treated the orders
OF the comptroller on the subject with ap-
parent indifference. Practically the only
remedy in such cases is to declare the
banks charter forfeited, but this action in
nearly every case would be regarded as
entirely too drastic considering the char
aoter Of the offense. Comptroller Murrsy's
main purpose, however, is to keep in closer
touch with those banks whose management
is under more or less constant suspicion
Reckless and speculative banking will be
discouraged to the limit Of the comptr oilers
ability.
Supreme Court Meets Today.
After a recess of more than four months
the supreme court OF the United States will
resume business tomorrow and will con-
tinue in term until next June All the
nine justices have returned from their
respective summer homes, indicating a fun
bench on the first day Of the sitting
As has long been the courts custom no
work beyond making a formal call on the
president Will be transacted tomorrow. This
call Will be one of the most formal cere-
monies occurring I'm Washington lfe I'm
mediately after convening at noon car
riages will be ordered and, accompanied
by the clerk Of the court and it's marshal
the court as a body will proceed to the
White House, where all the members will
meet the chief executive in a formal and
official manner. The ceremony concluded
they will return to the capitol and dis
perse for the day, the real business being
postponed until Tuesday.
A large attendance OF attorneys is ex-
pected on Tuesday and many motions and
petitions will be presented. With these dis
posed OF, the court will proceed to the
hearing OF arguments In the cases on the
docket The case occupying first place Is
that OF Ainsworth versus Evans a mining
controversy from Arizona. but It will not
be reached for several weeks. because Of
other cases dealing with questions in which
the general public is more directly inter.
ested which have been advanced and will
receive the courts first consideration
The cour. viii begin business with a
larger calendar than 1t has had at the be-
ginning Of a term since the passage of the
court OF appeals act. At the close Of busl-
ness Saturday there were 572 cases on the
docket as against $50 cases at this time last
year. A majority of the cases came over
from last term but the number doclSeted
during the recess exceeded those docketed
In the recess OF 1907 by Is. This indicates
a growth In the business OF the court de-
spite most earnest efforts on the part OF
its members to hold It down