The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-09
The New Court Of Appeals
Met Tuesday For the
First Time.
MANY CASES ON DOCKET
The Administration Bills Are Now in
Better Shape-a Majority, il Not
All the Measures, VIII Be Passed
at the Present Session-The Pro-
posed Increase of Freight Rates
Increase in Illicit Distilling and the
Possible Cause for Same.
Especial TO The Caucasian. J
Possible Cause for Same.

| especial TO Tne Caucasian
Washington, D. c.. June 7, 1910
The new Court OF Customs Appeal
met this morning for its first session.
This court has been created to hear
and pass upon appeals from the va
rious ports of entry where importers
| have complained as to the finding OF
the appraiser with reference to the
value of goods imported and the
! amount of tariff duties required to be
! paid. Formerly, such appeals were
made to the United States Circuit and
| District Courts. All cases now pend
| ing before such courts have been
/ transferred to this new court. When
the court met this morning two hun
dred and twenty-five such cases were
on it's docket.
! Proposed Increase of Freight Rates.
The railroads of the country, a
! few days ago, attempted to advance
their rates from one end Of the coun-
try to the other before the passage
Of the railroad rate bill now pending
| in Congress. They were anxious to
! do this because after the passage of
| the law no railroad can increase rates
without the consent of the Interstate
| Commerce Commission.
To prevent such an increase of
| rates the Attorney General promptly
applied to the courts for an injunc-
ton, which was granted, staying the
| putting of such increased rates into
force. This prompt and effective &C
| ton on the part of the Attorney-Gen-
eral at once brought a committee of
| all the railroad lines Of the country
to Washington on yesterday to hold
| conference with the President As
a result of that conference the rail-
roads have agreed that they will not
| attempt to put any increase rates into
effect and will await the passage of
the railroad rate bill and comply with
that law. With this understanding,
the President agreed that further ac-
| ton under the injunction proceed
ings started by the Government
would not be pressed.
The Condition of the Administration
| Bills in Congress.
| The railroad rate bill, which had
already passed the House, has just
passed the Senate with a number OF
amendments that greatly strengthen
and improve the bill. Not only did
every insurgent Republican join with
the regulars in supporting the new
railroad rate bill, but over half the
| Democratic Senators also voted fol-
it; indeed, there were only twelve
votes cast against the measure, and
all of them were by Democrats. II
is thought that the House will
promptly accept the Senate bill; il
not, the differences between the two
Houses will soon be adjusted in con
| ference.
An agreement has been reached in
the House as to the Senate posta
savings bank bill, and it now looks
as if that great reform measure
would become a law at this session
of Congress.
The administration measure giving
the President further authority fol
the conservation of natural resources
which had already passed the House
was taken up in the Senate on yes
terday and will become law at thi
session.
The other administration measure
are also being pressed, and it i
hoped that one or more of the re
naming measures will also become
law.
The Increase of BIockading.
A Republican from the western
part of the State, who was here yes
: terday, said that the recent seizure
| of illicit distilleries in Western Caro-
; lima, and especially in Wilkes Coun
: ty, were probably the greatest seiz
ures ever made anywhere in tn
: United States. At one distillery ther
{ were destroyed over four thousan
/ gallons of mash Or beer ready to b
distilled. In several cases ther
1 were serious fights between tn
: blockaders and the revenue officer:
Commenting upon this great re
J.. vival of illicit distilling, this Reput
= lican said that, in his opinion, thi
4 | great increase of illicit distlling wa
= started with the hope that Distrit
Attorney Holton would soon be II
moved, and he said further that
might have been also induced by th
thought that Collector Brown woul
also be removed.
It is generally known and admi
ted that District Attorney Holton an