The Washington herald., 1913-09-10
FIVE JUDGES ARE.
LEGISLATED OUT
: House Effectively AbOlishes
the United States Com
merce Court.
CTION TAKEN UNUSUAL
Provision of Urgent Deficiency Bill
Contains Appropriation to Bring
Americans Out of Mexico.

I the House of Representatives yes
beg lay the United States Commerce Court
..s most effectively abolished when, in
-.n sing the urgent deficiency bill, which
tanned a provision abolshing the court,
House further abolished the com
punent members OF the court by legislat-
ing the present judges out OF office.
The House, by an overwhelming vote,
accepted the amendment proposed by
Represents tive Charles A Bartlett of
Georgia abolishing the five additional Cir
cult Court judgeships from which the
court was made up. This is the first
time since the administration of Thomas
jefferson that judgeships have been legis-
lated out Of existence and only the second
time in the history OF the United States
The members of the United States Com
merce Court are Martin 4. Knapp, presid-
ing judge; William H. Hunt. John L.
Garland, and Julian W. Mack.
Created in 1910.
The court was created by the Inter
state Commerce act OF 1910 which author
lied the President to appoint five addi-
tional circuit Judges. Those appointed
We're DESIGNATED to serve for one, two,
three, fo1r, and five years, respectively
on tn" termination Of each OF these as
sgnments the Chief Justice Of the Su-
rreme Court OF the United States WAS
Of Appeals judge to ill the vacancy.
The Commerce Court exercised eXclu-
Svely jurisdiction possessed by the Cir
cult Courts Of the United States Trior to
June j. 1910, over all cases OF the fol-
lowing kinds.
First-Au cases for the enforcement.
otherwise than by adjudication and col
lection of a forfeiture or penalty or BY
mfiction OF criminal punishment OF any
Ia Int.
mission other than for the payment of
money
Serond-Cases brought to enjoin, set
aside. annul or suspend IN whole or in
part any order OF the Interstate Com
lU,rce Commis sion.
Third-Surh cases as by section three OF
the act entitled. An act TO further regu-
late commerce with foreign nations
and among States approved February
10. l.n2. are authorized to be maintained
in il C.rrui; curt OF the Inited States.
Fuurth-AIl such mandamus proceedings
aS under lue Provisions Of section - or
section - OF the act entitled An act 10
regulate commerce." approved February
g. '..-. a. amended are authorized to lie
wai.iain,d IN a Circuit Court Of the
l-rlt.l StGtls
Appeals To- the Supreme Court Of the
United States from the decision Of the
Cn'aw,Ic.' Cn:tt we.r allowed II taken
With -iAty day.
To,i"vs s- the elimination Of tile Com
n1"r" Court. the, urgent deficiency bill
cam" np for ttrul l,assag,. and was
l3omrj'v PASSED.
Among "the~ provisions. the bill con-
tairS am arr.urr.ItIUn OF $l'n.uug 10 bring
dosJ.'"ta Americans out Of Mexico; ST..
"" far the ul v-ii-Ition by tn Depart
u..ur # C0mn-rr'. through the Bureau
"I Man Ga.;urrr-. uI the cost Of pro-
d lriu- D-,nacaouurrd articles at home
ard a''I,ad.
Trr .l.l also contains an appropriation
,r SI""" fu, tire initiation by the Inter
.taf" g ".u-r,e Commission Of the in
,"sti-a,Iuu wh!rh viii form the basis
f"r the proper physical valuation of all
railroads of t"' United states This
w"r. viii r'I-unlo in all about eight
wears. .:md il Is estimated by the Inter
-tar. "oun-r.r Commission it will cost
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