The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-12-06

/ preme Es.aas. 1sa should be satisfied
by one hearing before court Of fires
instance and one review by court Of
appeals. The proper and chief useful
ness Of the supreme court, and eespe-
| cially the supreme court of the United
States, is in the cases which come be-
fore it so to expound the law and espe-
cially the fundamental law-the con-
| stitution-as to furnish precedents 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-
tions 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 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,.
900 and the district judges $4,000. The
positions they occupy ought to- be filed
by men who have shown the greatest
ability in their professional work at
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
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
$17 100000. I am glad to record the
fact that of that $17,500,000 estimated
for $11,500,00 were saved and return.
ed to the treasury. It is; gratifying to
report that the reduction in the de.
felt has been accomplished without
any curtailment of postal facilities.
Upon the recommendation of the
postmaster general have included in
the classified service all assistant post
masters, and believe that this giving
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 franking privilege is now being
used by the several federal services
and by congress has laid it open to Sc,
rious abuses. -. - - 3.
With respect to the parcels post, l
respectfully recommend it's 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 a
great plant and a great organization.
reaching into the most remote hamlet
of the United States, and with this
machinery it is able to do great
many things economically, that if a
new organization were necessary it
would be impossible to do without ex.
travagant expenditure. That is the
reason why the postal savings bank
can be carried on at small additional
cost and why it is possible to incor-
porate at a. very inconsiderable ex-
pense parcels post in the rural de-
! livery system. - 4..F, l.
~ rs Peary. J" Il.
I unite with the secretary in the rec
emmendation that am appropriation
| be made to construct a suitable crypt
| at Annapolis for the custody of the
remains of John Paul Jones'.
The unparalleled achievement of
Peary in reaching the North pole, April
6, 1909, approved by critical examina-
ton of the most expert scientists, has
added to the distinction of our navy
to which he belongs, and reflects credit
upon his country. His unique success
has received generous acknowledgment
from scientific bodies and institutions of
learning in Europe and America. rec
| ommend fitting recc gnition by con
gress of the great achievement Of Rob
| ert Edwin Peary.
I ~ F. For Eight Hour Day.
1t seems to me from the past history
that the government has been com.
| mitted to policy of encouraging the
limitation of the days work to eight
hours in all works of construction in
1tiated by itself, and it seems to me
Illogical to maintain a difference be-
tween government work done on gov
eminent soil and government work