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activity of the government in enforc.
ing that statute.
Judicial Procedure.

activity of the government in enforc-
ing that statute.
Judicial Procedure.
One great crying need in the United
States is cheapening the cost Of litiga-
ton by simplifying judicial procedure
and expediting final judgment. Under
present conditions the poor man is at
Woeful disadvantage in a legal con-
test with corporation or rich op-
ponent The necessity for the reform
and in all state courts. In order to
bring it about, however, it naturally
falls to the general government by its
example to furnish model to all
states. A legislative commission ap.
pointed by joint resolution OF congress
to revise the procedure in the United
States courts has as yet made no re-
port.
l am strongly convinced that the
best method of improving judicial pro.
cedure at law is to empower the su.
preme court to do it through the me.
dunn of the rules of the court, as in
equity This is the way in which it
has been done in England.
Relief of Supreme Court From Un.
necessary Appeals.
No man ought to have as matter
of right review of his case by the SUI.
preme court He should be satisfied
by one hearing before court of first
instance and one review by court OF
appeals. The proper and chief useful
ness of the supreme court, and espe.
cially the supreme court of the United
States, is in the cases which come be-
fore it SO to expound the law and espe
cialy the fundamental law-the con.
stitutiOn-as to furnish presidents for
the inferior courts in future litigation
and for the executive officers in the
construction of statues and the per.
Torrance of their legal duties. There.
fore any provisions for review of cases
by the supreme court that cast upon
that court the duty of passing on ques-
lions of evidence and the construction
of particular forms of instruments, like
indictments or wills or contracts, de.
cisions not of general application or
Importance, merely clog and burden
the court and render more difficult it's
higher function, which makes it so i'm
portant a part of the framework of
our government. The supreme court is
now carrying an unnecessary burden
of appeals of this kind, and earnestly
urge that it be removed.
Judicial Salaries.
further recommend to congress the
| passage of the bill now pending for
the increase in the salaries of the fed
eral judges, by which the chief justice
of the supreme court shall receive ST.
500 and the associate justices $4,000
the circuit judges constituting the cir
cult court of appeals shall receive $10,.
600 and the district judges $4,000. The
positions they occupy ought to be filled
| by men who have shown the greatest
| the bar, and it is the poorest economy
| possible for the government to pay
| salaries SO low for judicial service as
not to be able to command the best
| talent of the legal profession in every
| part of the country
Wiping Out of Postal Deficit.
For many years there has been a
| deficit in the operations of the post
office department which has been met
by appropriation from the treasury
| The appropriation estimated for last
| year from the treasury over and above
the receipts of the department was
| ST., 100000. I am glad to record the
fact that of that S17,500,O00 estimated
for 10000 were saved and return
ed to the treasury. It is gratifying tc
| report that the reduction in the de
| felt has been accomplished without
any curtailment Of postal facilities.
| Upon the recommendation of the
postmaster general I have included il
the classified service all assistant post
masters, and I believe that this giving
a secure tenure to those who are the
| most important subOrdinates Of post
| masters will add much to the efficiency
| of their Offices and an economical ad
| ministration.
| The unrestricted manner in which
| the franl1ing privilege is now being
used by the several federal services
| and by congress has laid it open to Sc
| rious abuses
With respect to the parcels post,
respectfully recommend its adoption
on all rural delivery routes and that
eleven pounds, the international limit
| be made the limit Of carriage in such
| post The postoffice department. has q
| great plant and great organization
reaching into the most remote hamlet
Of the United States, and with this
machinery it is able to do a great
many things economically that if 8
new organization were necessary il
would be impossible to do without ex
| travagant expenditure. That is the
reason why the postal savings banl
CON no ca rriad on at q small ad1ifi0na