The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-07

NlOttuCt uuu Cruelty eAulDlteu iu ~ uCE-
ings are directly due to the uncertain
ties and injustice growing out Of the
delays In trials. judgments and the exc
cutions thereof by our courts.
| l therefore recommend legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president of commission with author
| ity TO examine the law and equity
procedure OF the federal courts of first
instance. the law Of appeals from
those courts to the courts Of appeals
and to the supreme court and the costs
imposed in such procedure upon thu
private litigants and upon the publ,
treasury and make Recommendation
with a view to simplifying and ex-
| pediting the procedure as far as pos.
sible and making 1t as inexpensive as
may be to the litigant Of little means.
The platform OF the successful party
in the last election contained the fol-
lowing:
lnjupotions Without Notice.
1--WE believe that the rules of proce-
dure in the federal courts with respect
to the issuance of the writ of injunc-
ton SHOULD be more accurately defined
by statute and that no injunction or
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice, except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay. in which case speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted"
recommend that In compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate leg
lslation be adopted. Moreover. every
such injunction or restraining order
issued without previous notice and OPP
portunity by the defendant to be heard
should by force of the statute expire
and be Of no effect after seven days
from the issuance thereof or within
any time less than that period which
| the court may fix unless within such
seven days or such less period the In
| junction or order is extended or re-
newed after previous notice and OBJ
portunity to be heard.
trust and Interstate commeree
| Laws.
The jurisdiction of the general gov
| eminent over interstate commerce has
| led to the passage of the so called
SHERMAN antitrust law" and the in
terstate commerce law" and its
| amendments. The developments in the
| operation Of those laws call for dis
cussion and some suggestions as to
! amendments. These ! prefer TO en-
body In a special message
postoffiee Department - Second Class
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year in the post
,fice department is largely caused by
the low rate of postage of ! cent a
pound charged on second class mall
matter, which includes not only news.
papers, but magazines and miscella.
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow.
ing out of the transmission Of this
second class mail matter at l cent a
pound amounts TO about SG3.00O,000 a
year. The average cost of the trans
portation of this matter is more than
0 cents a pound. The statistics of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 1891 per cent of the
weight of all the mail and yielded
only $40 per cent of the revenue.
The figures given are startling and
show the payment by the government
of an enormous subsidy to the news
papers, magazines and periodicals. A
great saving might be made. amount
ing to much more than half Of the loss.
by imposing upon magazines and peri
odicals a higher rate Of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
l believe postal savings banks to be
necessary In order to offer a proper
inducement to thrift and saying to a
| great many people of small means who
do not now have banking facilities and
TO whom such a system would offer an
| opportunity for the accumulation OF
capital. They will furnish satisfactory
substitute, based on sound principle
and actual successful trial In nearly
all the countries Of the world. for the
system Of government guaranty Of
| deposits now being adopted in several
western states which. with Difference
to those who advocate II. seems to me
| to have in 1t the seeds of demoraliza-
ton to conservative banking and GER
tain financial disaster.
/. Ship Subsidy.
Following the course of my distin-
guished predecessor. ! earnestly rec
ommend to cong IS the consideration
and passage of ip subsidy bill.
Interior Department-New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party In the last cleo
ton In its national platform declared
In favor of the admission as separate
states of New Mexico and Arizona,
and | recommend that legislation APP
propriate to this end be adopted.
Alaska.
With RESI- It to the territory OF Alas
ka. rec .mmend legislation which
shall pro lie for the appointment by
the president Of a governor and also
of an executive council. the members
of which shall during their term OF
office reside In the territory and WHICH
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it to give to the territory To-
cal laws adapted to its present growth.
| strongly deprecate legislation looking
, to the election of territorial legisla-
| fure In that vast district