The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-09
Important Cases to Be Heard
and Decided During Pres
ent Term
RULES OF PRACTICE IN
FEDERAL COURTS TO BECHANCEO
Justice Lurton Has Been Studying tho
Change 4 the English Procedure
at First Hand During the Summer
Recess of the Court.

Washington. Oct. 9-The supreme
court of the United States convened
at noon today after a four months
recess" and will remain - session
until the last of next May.
During that period it will consider
. as many OF the 500 cases now piled
upon the docket. as time will permit
An estimate has it that the cost will
dispose Of about 400 cases during the
term. but that about 200 additional
cases will be docketed before next
June. S>~
A deluge of motions from sixty
odd attorneys met the court when Il
convened. 1t then adjourned until to-
morrow when it will begin hearing
cases.
Prominent among the many mo-
tions for early consideration were
those Involving the so-called Louis-
iana and Missouri rate cases which
involve the question of state regulate
ing interstate commerce.; that Of the
leasing of the public coal lands; the
consolidation Of the Presbyterian
the constitutionality of the naturaliz.
alton law of 1906.
Ine members of the court have ar.
rived In the city with the exception
OF Associate Justice Day, the illness
of Mrs. Day having detained him at
their home in Canton, Ohio. Chief
Justice White was ame-- the first to
arrive. while Justices Harlan. Nc
kenna. Holmes Lurton, Hughes, Van.
devanter ard Lamar all returned to
the city in ample time for the open-
ing of the term.
Unlike most sessions in the past.
members of the court returned from
tneir vacations to meet duties other
tnan the routine work of their Offices
Cnlef Justice White and Associate
justices Lurton and Vandevanter are
to complete their work as soon as DOS.
sinie OF revising the equity rules Of
FEDERAL courts throughout the United
states At th-ir suggestion the cir
cult judges appointed committees to
recommend amendments to the rules,
which generally are regarded as hav-
ing outlived their usefulness Some
OF these committees are ready to re-
port and others are expected to make
their recommendations soon. These
recommendations will be considered
by the committee Of the court, head
ed by the chief justice and a final draft
OF new rules, prepared for promulga-
ton by the tribunal. During the sum-
mer. Justice Lurton was in England.
learning directly the impressions of
the English jurists. who recently pre-
pared new equity rules for that coun-
try
On account Of the abolishment on
Jan. l. 1913. of all circuit courts of
the United States leaving only the dis
trict courts. the court Of appeals and
the supreme court. it will be neces-
sary to revise the rules governing
procedure in the supreme court. Il
is believed that the court not only
Will revise these rules so as to meet
the abolishment of the circuit courts.
out 1t will modernize them in many
ways.
Justice Hughes will have, in addi-
tion to his court work. the comple-
ton of his report on charges for mail
service as he is chairman Of the COM
mission which has been investigating
the subject. particularly with reference
to second class matter rates. The re.
port of the commission is expected
to be sent to congress in December.
A long list of important cases, sec
ond only to the great Standard Oil and
Tobacco cases will demand the atten-
month Of its session. Three cases in
volve alleged violation of the Sherman
antitrust laws. These are the suits
against the principal anthracite coal
carrying railroads and coal owning
companies; against the railroads, op-
Grating the bridges over the A1issis-
sippi and st. Louis; and against James
A. Patten. and other prominent bust.
ness men. who are charged with OBJ
tanning corner on the cotton mar
ket. Railroad rates in Minnesota, and
other states will be considered The
so-called elevator cases" will test the
power of the interstate commerce
commission: Cases involving the
rights of Indians to ALLEVIATE their
lands and the entry of the so-calied
STACY coal land claims in Alaska
will be contested hotly