The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-08

cutions thereof by our courts.
therefore recommend Legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president of q mmission 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 the
private litigants and upon the public
treasury and make recommendation
with 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:
injunctions Without Notice.
I'VE 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 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 and op-
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 DIX unless within such
seven days or such less period the in
junction or order is extended or re-
newed after previous notice and op-
| portunity to be heard.
Antitrust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.
The Jurisdiction of the general gov
ernment 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.
Postofiee Department - Second Class
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year In the post
office department is largely caused by
tne low rate OF postage OF ! cent q
pound charged on second class mali
matter, which includes not only news
papers. but magazines and miscelia-
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow
ing out Of the transmission of this
second class mail matter at 1 cent a
pound amounts to about S63 3,O0O.OOO u
year. The average cost of the trans
portation Of this matter is more than
8 cents a pound. The statistics of 1907
show that second class mail matter
weight of all the mail and yielded
only SIC 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 higher rate Of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
/ believe postal savings banks to be
necessary in order to offer a proper
inducement to thrift and saving 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 1t. 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 congress the consideration
and passage or ship subsidy Dill.
interior pepartment--Nsw Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party in the last eiec
don in its national platform declared
In favor Of the admission as separate
states of New Mexico and Arizona
and l recommend that legislation ap
propriate to this end be adopted.
Alaska.
With respect to the territory Of Alas
Ia, recommend legislation whict
shall provide for the appointment BY
the president Of 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 1t to give to the territory 10
cal laws adapted to its present growth
| strongly deprecate legislation looking