Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-12
PRESIDENT WILL FILL
BENCH BY FIRST OF YEAR
Postponements Are Made In Order to
Have Full Trlbunel to Act--Corpora-
ton Tax and Boycott Causes Are
Moved Up on the caIendar-Nlne-
teen Cases Are Dismissed.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 1i.-Because OF
the failure to have iull bench In the
Supreme Court OF the United States,
general REIMBURSEMENT OF important
cases. set list spring for consideration
this autumn, was made today by the
court. IL was the first business DAY
of the eight months term. The stand
ard OH and the Tobacco Corporation
suits under the Sherman antitrust
law were postponed for rehea-ing from
November IA 20 January J. the cor
poration tax case, involving the COZ
stitutionallty o; the corporation tax
provision of the PayneAldrich tarin
law, which had been restored 10 tns
docket for rehearing before fuii
bench at an indefinite date. also was
assigned for arugment in January. 80
were the cases involving the question
of the correct penalty to be imposed
ON yiolators OF the twenty-eight hour
law regulating the shipment OF live
stock. and the Interpretation Of tho
national pure food law and drug act.
Although Presiding Justice Harlan
did not say so. II is said that fresi
dent Taft will have filled the two va
cancies on the bench by that time anu
that the new members. the success
sors 10 Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Moody, will have assumed their
places on the bench.
Boycott Cases Go Over.
The Importance OF the Questions M
volved also led the court to postpone
until January a number OF cases set
for argument today. The boycott ana
contempt cases arising out OF the IN
junction proceedings In the District
of Columbia brought against the Amer
lean Federation of Labor by the Bucks
stove and Range Company. were set
for January 16. President Samuei
Gompers Frank Morrison and John
Mitchell. officials of the federation,
and all under Jail sentence for con-
tempt, were In court
The hearing in the suit between VIZ
ginia and West virginia over the
amount OF the So. 0oG, 900 state debt OF
West virg mia, which contends Wet
virginia should assume by reason Oh
the latter bringing the latter into 'he
union as a separate state. was as
signed for January 16
The Kissel case. involving the ques
ton whether or not the American
Sugar Refining Compa " and Others
| construed to prevent III Pennsyiva-
mia Sugar Refining Comssry ircn 40
ing business, was postponed until NJ
vember 6. on account OK Illness OF
counsel.
Employers Liability Cases.
The cases involving the consfitu-
tjcnalitv of the employers iaoihy
law were reassigned for argument On
November 90. Attempts to postpone
consideration OF the cases involving
the peonage prosecutions from slof-
ida ana the Missouri 2-cent fare law
were unsuccessful. Argument OF me
former was begun today. The latter
will be heard probably this week
Motions to advaEce a large number
NJ cases were submitted Among ,as
cases were those involving the eons'i-
tu,lonaIlty OF the csrmacs amendment
to the Hepburn rate Law. making 'ne
initial carrier responsible for goods
throughout the route. and the cases
inrolvins the constitutionaiity OF inc
bank depository laws OF oklsho"s.
For various reasons nineteen cases
were dismissed by the court Am'ns
these we're SIX cases involving the con.
stStutsonaIity Of the irainase Jaws ''
Florida "a amended In 1891