The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07

ANA0 ASAS " AWAVt 9
nish precedents for the inferior courts
in future litigation and for the exc
cutive officers In the construction OF
statutes and the performance OF taelt
legal duties; Therefore, any provi-
sions for review OF cases Try the ~sn-
preme court that cast upon that court
the duty OF passing on questions OF
evidence and the construction of par
ticular forms Of instruments. like in
dictments, or wills. or contracts, de-
clsions not OF general application or
in. portance, merely clog and burden
the court and render more difficult
its higher function, which makes it
so important part of the framework
of orr government. The supreme
court IL now carrying an unnecessary
burden Of appeals OF this kind, and
earnestly urge that It berenioved.
The statutes respecting the review
by the supreme court Of the United
States of decisions Of the court OF
appeals of the District of Columbia
ought I'd BE SO amended as to place
that court in the same position vita
respect to the review Ct its decisions
as that of The yari0psi United Stsees
circuit court II arpfalE The act 81
March ,, 1897. authorizing appealscby
the government from certain tidg.
ments in criminal oases where the de
PENDANT has not been put in jeopardy
within the meaning, ~of the constltu-
ton, should be an ended 50, that such
appeals should. he s;tsksn, to the sctr-
cult court I'll anpeaH ID stead OF to the
supreme court III all cases excep,
those .invohving the constrpc tion 'o'
the constitution s4r the. con- titution.
atty of a ystatlfts. with the sartie
power iriatne supreme conrtsto rsyiAy
on certotarf as is now exefciseda by
that court oyer -determinatipns Of tbs
several circuit courts of appeals APP
pAals from the United States court IL
Porto Rico should also rum to- thtt
circuit courts OF appeals sof the thirt
circuit instead of TO ME supreme
court. These suggested 4 changes
would, j am advised. relieve THE 81
|preme conrt Of the consideration d
about so cases arr,lally. and would
be in harnwns mt the theory of re
view watch leu 10 the establishment
Of the circuit courts of appeals ana
which have stated above. n.
! The American Bar Association has
aad before It the question Of reducing
1.-THE burden Of Litigation involved ~
reversals on review -ld new trials ol
re bearings and III frivolous appeals
lin habeas corpus. and criminal cases
Their Recommendations have beef
lembodieti n bills now pending In con
eress. The recon mendations are no
radical. but they Y win accomplish
much il adopted into law. ana earn
testify recommend the passage of tbs
bills embodying them !.
| 2Inlunstion HAil. w
wish to renew my urgent recon
mendatiop made lin my last annua
message In favor OF the passage of !
law which shall regulate the issuin
of injunctions in equity without nc
tice in accordance with the best praC
tice now In vogue in the courts of th'
UNITED States ! regard this Of es
pecial importance, first because 1t ha
been promised, and second because
will deprive those wha now complain
Of certain alleged abuses in the i'm
proper issuing Of injunetions withou
notice Of any real ground for furthe
an endn ent and will take away al
semblance Of support for the es
tremely radical legislation they pre-
nose, which will be- most perniciou
II adopted, will sap the foundations @
iudicial power, and zlegalizes that crus
social instrument, the secondary boy
sott. I'D. III. M u,
| Postal Sayings Banks.
| At its last session congress mad
! provision for the establishment @
lsavings banks BIZ tne postcffice dc
I5artment Of this government. b
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