The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-06

tpn pyt gimplitytngs 1udlclnl ! pfoce re \
and dltinE hnal Judgment underI
present conditions the poor man Is NJ
sasWoeftls disadvantage in legal con:
test With a corporal don or a rich OPP
ponent The necessity for the reform;
exists both In United States eourtsi |
and In all state courts. In order 10 !,
bring Il about. however. IT naturally
falls to the general government by Its
example to furnish a model 10 ALL
states "a Legislative commission ap.
pointed by Joint resolution OF congress!
to revise the procedure nsthe United
States courts has as yet made 40 re-
port, \ i'ss3ts
I am strongly convinced that the
best method OF improving Judicial pro-
ScedIre at Ia " Is TO empower the SUI
spreme court to do 1t through the me.
dium :off the rules Of the court. MS in
equity. This is the way I'm which It.
has been done In England.
Relief Of Supreme; Court From I'm
neeessary Appeals.
No man ought ito have as a matter Of
right aSreyiew OF bis case By the sl,-1
preme court. He should be satisfied
by one hearing before a court Of first
instance and one review BY u court Of
appeals. The proper and chief useful.
ness Of the supreme court. and iespe'
cially the supreme court of the United
States. is in the cases which COME be.
fore IT so to expound the law and ;espe.
aally the fundamental law-the con-.
stitutlon-as to furnish precedents for
the inferior courts in future litigation.
and for the executive officers III the
construction OF stntutes aud 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.s
tons 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
I The. court and render more difficult Its
/ higher function. which makes II SO I'm.
| portant part Of the framework Of
our, government. The supreme court Is
I now carrying an unnecessary burden
of;appeals of this Kind. and ! earnestly
urge that 1t be removed.
judicial Salaries. ~
! further recommend to congress the
! passage of the bill now pending fo,
the increase in the salaries OF the fed
eral Judges, by which the chief sjustic..
of. the supreme court shall receive SIT.
/ 600 and the associate Justices ST.. 900.
the circuit judges constituting the cir:
cultscourt of appeals shall receive SlO;,
!! 900 and the district judges 1000. The
( positions they occupy oughtto be 6lleei'
BY men who have shown the Creates
ability In their Professional work al
the bar. and it Is the poorest! ecopomJi
possible for. the government to- pay
salaries so low for judicial service as
NOT 10 be able to command the best
talent Of the legal profession In every
| part of the country. Us
Wipins Out Of Postal Deficit.
| For many years there has. been a
deficit In the operations OF the most
office department which has been met
! byryapproprlation from the treasury.
The appropriation estimated for last
! year'from the treasury over aud above
4 the receipts Of the department. was
A $l7.500,o00. | am glad to record the
( fact that Of that $17, 500.O 900 estimated
! for S11.50oO00 were saved and return
= ed to the treasury, 1t Is gratifying
to report that the reduction in the
4 deficit has been accomplished without
any cnrtailment Of postal facilities. z.
I Upon the Recommendation OF the
postmaster general have included In
the classified service all assistant post.
masters. and l believe that this giving
Z secure tenure to those who are the
i most important snbordinates of post.
masters will add much to the, efficiency
of;thelr offices and an economical ad,
ministratloa. t'5ii..
Tho Frankins Privilege.
The unrestricted manner In which
the ranking privilege is now being
used by the several federal services
and BY congress has laid 1t open5to Sc;
rfous abuses. n, Il - 7,
4 II Parcels Post.
4 With respect to the parcels post.
respectfully recommend Its adoption
7. on.all rural delivery routes and, that
I eleven pounds. the international, limit
be made the limit Of carriage in. suc;
! post. The bostotlce department has d
J. great plant and a great organization
reaching into the most remote hamlet
Of the United States. aud with this
machinery II is able to do u, grea,
many things economically that II "a
new organization were snecessary i
I would be impossible to do without ex,
travagant expenditure. That Is the
reason why the postal savings bank
can,be carried on at a small additional
cost and why It is possible to lncor
porate. at Ia very inconsiderabIe eS,
pense a parcels post In the rural de
livery system. yl.s II
Psary. 81
4 unite with the secretary in the. rec
4k.s a..