Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-07
MOST IMPORTANT SESSION
CONvtNGS NEXT MONDAY
Dispute Between Thia State and
West Virginia Is to be Settled by
the Hiah Tribunal and Determine
the Amount OF Money Involved
Corporation Cases Delayed.
my Associated Pressl


Supreme Court OF the United States
will convene next Monday at noon
for one of the most important SEES
sions in It's history. During the com
ing eight months il will have to pass
upon cases profoundly involving the
industrial and business life of the ma
tion, and Iiiis fact adds importance
To the pending changes in the per-
sonnet oil the great court occasioned
by the death Of Chief Justice Fuller
and Associate Justice Brewer and the
retirement OF Associate Justice
Moody. Gov. Charles +. Hughes, of
New York, has been confirmed in the
place of Justice Brewer, and there
appears excellent reason to expect
that he will be named in place of the
Chief Justice, although Associate JUS
tice Harlan, the senior surviving
member of the court. has been much
spoken Of for promotion 10 the chief
justiceship. In any event, including
Justice Hughes. there Will be three
new men ON this bench during the
coming session.
President Taft has said that ne
will make no recess appointments to
the court: this means that the chief
justiceship and the place OF Justice
Moody probably will remain vacant
urtil the regular session OF congress
begins in December.
Delays Corporation Cases.
II also means undoubtedly that the
three great corporation cases upon
which the expectancy of the business
world is conferred will not come up
for re-argument at least until after
the Christmas recess of the court. or
these cases two. the Standard OIL
case and the so-called Tobacco Trust
case. were set for re-argument on No
vcmber II. The series of corporation
tax cases were merely restored TO
the calendar for re-argument. In or
binary circumstances, this wouli
throw them over for a year or more.
The general expectation is that none
of the three cases will be taken up
until all the vacancies IN the court
have been filed. and that then the
corporation tax cases will be adyanc-
ed and with the other two cases
mentioned. will be set for dates reia-
lively early in 1911
Much Work Ahead.
Aside from these celebrated causes,
a tremendous amount of work awaits
the court at the beginning OF the ses
sion. Upwards of forty cases. many
of large import. have been assigned
for argument next Tuesday. or as
soon thereafter as possible. Ordi-
nari,y. each Justice delivers about 80
opinions during year; hence II one
member were to undertake to cover
all of next Tuesdays docket. he would
not be through with IL until far into
1912.
Unbroken custom reserves the first
day. Monday. theoretically at least.
TO paying the respects OF the Court
TO the President OF the United States
Before the time of Cleveland, II Is
said. the court had practically never
failed to adjourn Immediately upon
converting ON the second Monday Ia
October. to go in body to the White
House. Once or twice Cleveland was
away from the city. and Roosevelt
even more frequently Nevertheless
the. call Of the docket OF cases to be
ARMED has never been taken up on
the opening day. Even IL the Presi-
dent is not in town. the Court al
iourns after receiring motions, until
the following day. This year. Pres
ideat Taft will be a; Beverly: the fact
will be announced by Justice Harlan
presiding. and the court will adjourn
Largely on account Of there not be
ing a fuII bench last term. many i'm
portant eases were set Cor argument
ont Of their turn. for Tuesday. The
continuing vacancies nav cause the
further pos.ponement Of several o.
them. The death 81 Solicitor General
Bowers may also result in the post
ponament Of a number OF govern
mcnt cascs.
The Virginia Case.
The firsf big case set for argument
Is the dispute between the state OF
West Virginia and the commonwealth
Of virginia a. % the amount of money
the former owes the latter BY reason
n the formation Of separate epvern-
merits. Chariss r. Jiiflcfeld special
master n The coari. last spring re-
ported that the amount varied from
about S3.O00 eco -. about Se.0Je.o oo.
according 10 the basis hat might Be
accepted for q settlement. Some Of
the most prominent lawyers in the
country viii appear. before the court
to argae on exceptions to the report,