The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-04-17

| spiTit VI looV. One OF the answers
this made in behalf OF the judges
that the court in the last two year
has affirmed good deal OF progress
i've legislation and has rendered man
decisions in keeping with the spirit G
the age.
All tindG Of Arguments.
Every time that there In a sugges
ton to increase the number of ST.
preme court judges it also iS said tina
the legislators who propose 1t are de
sirous Of finding high and comfortabl
seats for some noted lawyers of thei
acquaintance. II can be readily Beel
from this that all kinds of arguments
pro and con, are used whenever ;
thought comes to anyone Of influence
that eleven judges can do the worl
better than nine can DO 1t.
1t has been suggested also tina
some plan might b. evolved to relieve
the Supreme court Of a good many O.
the duties which it now las to per
form.
1t looks today as II any scheme fol
increasing the court will find good
many obstacles in congress. The con
stitutional lawyers In house and sen
ate, irrespective OF party, say that
the Supreme court is one which should
not be affected by legislation unless il
is absolutely imperative that such
should be the case. There always
has been dread among Americans,
and one knows this because it finds
its expression il congress constantly
lest the Supreme court should be made
political institution. Whenever 1t
has been suggested that a change In
the number of judges was advisable,
the most influential lawyers in con-
gress have at once endeavored to
prove that back OF the suggestion
was the motive of making the court
preponderantly more Democratic,
more Republican. more conservative,
or more progressive.
Not Favored by Justices.
1t Is said that the Supreme court
itself does not view the plan to en-
large it with anything like favor. As
the court is constituted today and as
has been proved by the upholding and
dissenting opinions in certain cases.
there is a wide difference OF tempera-
ment and belief in the court, but they
are not so marked apparently that
the judicial mind OF the justices can
~ thntr In n nH fpp1inU
1t is urged by the courts friends that
with the difference Of temperament
that exists today an increase in the
Of the court would simply
the situation without re-
sulting in any good
Tackles Big Job.
Secretary of Agriculture David
F. Houston is making definite plans
for the establishment of the bu-
reau of markets which congress
at its last session. 1t Is
the hope OF the secretary that as
result of his planning the producer
and the consumer can be brought In
closer touch. 1t will be week or two
yet before the details of the system
which Mr.. Houston has in mind are
worked out, but all the department OF
ficials are pretty well informed as to
the means to be used in starting
which they hope eventually
will reduce the high cost of living
The committee made up of bureau
chiefs in the department, recently ap-
pointed by the secretary Of agricul-
ture, to consider the formulation OF
survey OF all the conditions that sur
round the business Of the farm and
the people who live in the country.
has completed its work and its report
has been approved by Secretary Hous'
ton.
The agricultural appropriation bill,
passed at the recent session OF con
gress, sets aside $1,000 ito enable the
secretary of agriculture to acquire and
to diffuse among the people OF the
United States useful information on
subjects connected with the marketing
and distributing of farm products. and
for the employment Of persons and
means necessary in the city of Wash
ington and elsewhere to carry out this
Ten thousand dollars
OF this appropriation was made i'm
available,
The new bureau contemplates max
ing an intensive rather than an extern
sive investigation Of market condi'
lions. 1t will begin its work In mod
est way, in keeping with the appro'
priation that was authorized for It's
establishment, and will be known As
the office OF market Investigations. I'M
less the secretary thinks Of more
name. In due time Secre-
tary Houston hopes that the Office will
grow to bureauhood and will prove its
worth. During its infancy this new
branch OF the department o. agricul-
ture Is concentrating It's efforts on a
few specific things will center its
activities in making an exhaustive
study OF these three problems:
First: The preparation OF an inven-
tory OF all agricultural organizations
with special reference to those en-
gagged in marketing farm products.
Second: In what way and by what
means the department Of agriculture
can best assist the several communi.
ties in perfecting organizations for
marketing farm products.
Third: Careful and critical investi-
cation of state and national laws at
fecting such organizations.