El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-11
SUPREME COURT
SITTING AGAIN
Adiourns to Call on Presi-
dent; Many Important
Cases to Be Decided.

Washington, d. c, Oct. 11.-At the
stroke Of twelve noon today the nine
justices Of the supreme court Of the
United States filed into court, the crier
admonished all persons having bust
ness with the court to draw near and
give their attention" and another years
routine in the highest tribunal in the
land was ushered in
A heavy docket cOnfrOnts the juss-
tees There are about SOC cases on
il and as the court dispOses of not
more than 800 numbers" in a term.
IL follows that about half Of these
cases must go over until next year.
Call on President.
As soon as the justices had settled
themselves in their places and the chief
justice had announced some unimpor-
tant orders, the court adjourned I'M
til tomorrow for the purpose of call
ing on the president at the White
House 10 pay their respects.
This is an annual custom. which is
not always carried out for the reason
that sometimes the president is out
Of the city. Headed by the marshal
Of the court, the justices filed through
the capitol corridors TO waiting car
riages which took them to the white
house. where they were cordially re-
ceived by the president
As is usual on the first day Of the
term, no opinions We're handedNd down
Important Cases.
The court has under advisement a
few important cases that were left over
from the preceding term
The government has several high
~ important suits that viii probably
be pressed TO a final determination
during the course OF the year. These
include the dissolution suit against the
socalled harvester trust which was
argued before the court last year, but
which the court assigned for reargu-
ment this year
Customs Discount Case.
There is also the highly important
five per cent customs discount case
involving the validity OF the section
Of the Underwood tariff law which
provided a remission of five per cent
OF all customs duties collected on
goods imported into the United States
in ships OF American registry
If the importers who have brought
suits TO collect these RENTED duties
which the government has refused to
pay. should win, the government VIII
stand TO lose about S40.000.000.
Whether the suit for dissolution OF
the steel trust viii come before the
court this year on appeal from the
district court OF New Jersey is not
known.
New York Subway Case.
Beginning tomorrow the court viii
hear arguments on a list of specially
assigned cases. all Of which are re-
garded as possessing important ques-
tons Of law The first case to be
heard will be appeals from New York
state courts relative TO the New York
subway contractors and the alien Ia
Dor law of that state which was
passed TO give preference on subway
work to American citizens as against
aliens resident N this country. The
cOnstitutionality OF the law has been
questioned
Another specially assigned case in
wolves the right of the state Of South
Dakota to collect a gross earnings tax
from express companies
Income Tax and Bird Law.
A series Of cases involving the in
come tax law will then be heard
The constitutiOnality OF the federal
migratory bird law in the provisions
of which congress apparently sought
to Amply the principles OF the COM
meree clause to the flight Of birds IS
another issue before the court The
case in which this question figures,
comes mp fro mthe federal courts in
Arkansas