The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-29
Supreme Court Of the United States
Will Convene on That Date in
North Side of the
Capitol.
DECISIONS EXPECTED
Justice Pltney Will Deliver First
Opinion Of Large Number Of
Them Which Are Due for
This Term.
United Press Special Service. ]

UNITED Press Special Service.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-At noon
on October ii the eyes of Wall street
and the business world will turn to-
ward Washington. In the north side
of the capitol nine men clad in long
black gowns will walk solenlnly from
their robing rooms through CORR
dor into chamber that was once oc-
cupied by the u S. senate. Eight will
remain standing behind long bench
Of mahogany until the ninth takes his
seat at the center. They will then be
seated. a bailiff will announce that
all persons having business with the
court win give attention Spectators,
reporters and lawyers who have re-
manned standing in respectful atti-
tude viii take their seats. The
black rohed justices will nod greet
fngs TO the lawyers and members OF
the bar present and the tickers
throughout the country will mechan-
icaIly announce that the supreme
court Of the U. S. is in session.
Some of the Justices have already
returned to Washington to get ready
for the opening session. while others
are now speeding on the way here
from woods and lakes where they
have been enjoying their annual va
cation 1t is always customary for
the court before sitting to call at the
/ white house and pay Its respects to
/ the president, but as the president
/ will not be here until later this cour-
tesy win have to be deferred this
year. The. justices will grasp the OPP
portunity to call on the president
some time before November i, the
president being scheduled to return
to the capital some day before that
date
In accordance with custom Mr.. JUS
tfce Pftney. the junior member OF the
court Will be the first to deliver an
opinion on the opening day, which
& promises TO be busy one. There are
about 80 cases that have been before
\ the court for adyisement and in the
ordinary course of events decisions
on many Of these should be handed
down on the opening day There are
a number of cases in which the q. s
government is party and which vii
be argued early in the term. 1t is ex
pected, therefore, that the attorney
general and his assistants viii BIZ
much In evidence for time.
The stock market will be particu
larry interested in the READING
case decision, which may be handet
down on the opening day. This de
cision was looked for last spring, ant
there was some surprise when tn
court failed to dispose OF it before tn
GUNNER vacation In this case tn
hard coal producing railroads @
Pennsylvania. sometimes referred t
as the anthracite coal trust ar
charged by the government wit
maintaining monopoly of produt
ton. controlling something like 9
per cent of the total output of ar
thracite coal The government seek
its dissolution on the ground that
is monopoly in restraint of trade
Whichever way the decision goes, fo
or against the coal roads, the marke
: is expected to reflect the result
g an appreciable fluctuation, whic
a spectators will hasten to take adval
: tage Of.
! Another case, or set of cases, no
under advisement, is the railroad raj
controversy, involving the measure {
authority that states may exercise
the control Of railroad rates TIL