Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-17

many state mar associations as well as
the considered thought Of judges and
juristS. In my Judgment. n change IN
pubic procedure. with view TO re-
ducing lis expense 10 private litigantS
In civil cases and facilitating the dis
patch OF business and tiuIl decision In
both civil and criminal cases. Consti
tutes the greatest need in our Ameri-
can institutions do not doubt FOR
one moment that much Of the lawleSs
violence AMI cruelty exhibited in lynch
ingS are directly due 10 the uncertain
ties and injustice growing out OF the
delays in tr;~!S. judgments and the exc
cutious thereof by our courts.
therefore recommend legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president of commission with author
fly 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 the
private litigants and upon the public
treasury ana make recommendation
with view TO simplifying and OK
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:
iniunctions 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 he
issued without notice. except where
irrpparable injury would result from
delay. In which case a speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted"
recommend that In compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate leg
islation be adopted. Moreover. every
such injunction or restraining order
issued without previous notice aud 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 OPP
portuniiy to be heard.
Anti trust and interstate Commerce
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 It's
amendments. The developments in the
operation OF those laws call for dis
cussiOn and some suggestions as TO
amendments. These l prefer to en-
body In n special message.
Postoffee Department - Second Class
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year in the post
cflce department is largely caused by
the low rate Of postage Of cent q
pound charged on second class mail
matter. which includes not only news
papers. but magazines aud miscella.
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow
Ing out Of the transmission OF this
second class mail matter ut ! cent Il
pound amounts 10 about S6:I.oOU.OOO Il
year. The average cost of the trans
portation Of this matter is more than
o cents n pound. The statistics Of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 65.9l per cent Of the
weight of all the mail and yielded
only 5.l9 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. INA SazincS 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 higher rate OF postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
| l believe postal savings banks to be
necessary in order to offer proper
induccment to thrift and saving to a
| great many people of small means who
| do not now have banking facilities and
to whom such system would offer an
| opportunity for the accumulation of
capital They will furnish satisfactory
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 It. 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. I earnestly rec.
Ommend to congress the consideration
aud passage OF II ship subsidy bill.
interior Department-New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party In the last elec
ton In Its national platform declared
In favor Of the admission as separate
states OF New Mexico and Arizona
and | recommend that legislation ap
| propriate TO this end be adopted.
Alaska.
| With respect to the territory OF Alas
ka. l recommend legislation which
shall provide for the appointment by
the president Of n 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 10
cal laws adapted to its present growth
l strongly deprecate legislation looking
| to the election Of a territorial legisla
| ture in that vast district.
| Conservation Of Natural Resources.
In several departments there is pre-
scented the necessity for Legislation
| looking to the further conservation OF
our national resources, and the sub