The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-09
SUPREME COURT
HAS HEAVY
DOCKET
Many Hearings Listed on
Pleas for Relief in Rum
Law Violations

The Supreme Court of the United
States has opened its term for
1926. With several recesses
taken for the preparation of de-
cisions in cases heard, the court
win be in session until early next
June. ~
Chief Justice Taft and the eight
associate Justices sat at the conven-
ing Of the court. Associate Justice
Holmes, Oldest in years and in serv-
ice on the bench, was benefited
greatly by his summer rest and re-
turned in excellent health!
The court had on its docket about
775 original and appealed cases.
The total number of cases docketed
by the court at the last term was
1898. 1t is anticipated the total
number for the present term will
exceed that OF last year.
There are few cases Of exceptional
Importance now before the court.
Among the most interesting cases
to be decided is the Chemical Founda-
ton case, which is an appeal by
the Government to have declared
invalid and void the sale by the
Alien Property Custodian OF certain
German chemical dye patents seized
during the war, to the Chemical
Foundation, organized by American
citizens.
Daugherty Case
The Nal S. Daugherty case tests
the power of the Senate to force
production of the private books of
a bank for investigation by a spe-
ci2i Senate investigating committee.
The Claire Furnace and a num-
Der Of other cases involve the right
of the Federal Trade Commission to
require information as to production
costs, sales prices, depletion and
other matters deemed private by
the corporations, and the power of
the commission to enforce it's orders
requiring sale of purchased rival
corporations where such purchases
have been held in violation of anti
trust laws and destructive Of COM
petition.
The Myers case, appealed from
Oregon, seeks a final adjudication
of claimed right by the President
to remove postmasters of the first,
second and third classes without the
consent Of the Senate. In this case
the validity of a law passed by
Congress more than fifty years ago
by which it is contended the Presi-
dent may not remove a postmaster
without the consent of the Senate
which must confirm postmaster ap-
pointees.
Many Miner Cases
The great majority of the cases
now on the docket are Of minor
general Importance. There are a.
large number Of cases growing out
of enforcement of the prohibition
laws, especially appeals for relief
from punishment for law violations.
Another large class of cases is that
dealing with awards of damages I'M
der the various Federal and State
injury compensation laws.
Most of these minor cases have
been submitted on appeal under a
new law which gives the court COM
plete discretion whether it shall re-
view them. During the last term a
majority of such cases were dis
missed without review. The new
law restricts the number OF cases
which may be brought to the Su-
preme Court from the Circuit Courts
Of Appeals on writs of error, which
class of cases the higher court gen
orally considers.
A new regulation by the Supreme
Court, Of much interest to attor-
neys, requires application for admis.
sion to practice before the court,
such application 70 be signed by
the presiding judge or clerk of the
lower court before which the appli-
cant practiced and filed with the
clerk of the Supreme Court.