The Supreme Court

The report of the Attorney-General notes the gratiiyniB progresa made by the supreme coiirt in oveivoinmic the areara of its business and in reaching a condition in which it will be able to dispose of rases as they arise without any unreasonable delay. This result is, of course. vei-y lai-gely due to the successful working of ;he plan inaugurating drcui t courts of appeals In respect to these tribunal the suguesrion is made. m quartrrs entitled to the highest consideration, tliat au additional circuit .judge for eacn circuit would greatly strengthen thesa eourta and the confldence reposad in tbeir ad.iudioatious and that such an addition would not reate a freater Torce of jtidges Ihan the increasinif business óf Bncï courts requlres. I coinmend the suuKt-siion to the careful consideratiou of tlie congress. Ol her important topics are adverted to in the report accompanied by recommendatioiis. many of which have been treated at large in previous mes -ages, and at this time therefore need only be named. I refer to the abdliiion of the loe system as a measure of compensation of federal officors' the enlarirment of the po wers of United States commissioners, at least in the territorien, the allowanoe of wiits of eri-or in criminal oases 011 behalf of the L'nited States, and th establishment of defirees in the crime of niurder. A topic dealt with by the attorney-seneral of uiuoh importance is tlie condition of the adMiimstration ol justioe in the Indian Territory Tne permanent solution of what is called the mdian problem is prqbably not to be expected at on.-e, but ineanwhile ïuch ameliorations of present conditions as the existing system will ttdmit of ought not to be neglected. I ara sats.';ed theie snould be a feu eral court established for the territory with sufficient .judges. and that i hiü eourt should sit within the terrirory and have the same jurisdiction as to territorial affaire as is now vested iu the federal courts sitting in Arkansas and Texas Vnlon Paciftc Reorganlzutiou. Auother subject of preasing moment referrod toby the attorney general is the reorganization of the Union Paoific Railway company on a basis equitable as regard all private interestsas favorable lo the governmunt as exiatmif oonditions will permit. Thj operatiouof a railroaii through a conrt by a receiver is an aiioiualous statu of things whicii should be termmated ou all grouncls, public and i.rivats, at the eurhest possible moment. Bcsides not to enaot the needed enabling legislatioa attha present session poStpoiieS the hole matter until ihe assembling of a new ongress and inevitahly increases all the oomplicalions of the situation, and could uot bul be regarded as a signal failure to i problem which has pracdi'ally hen before the present ooneress ever sime its organization. The pretridenf here advises the oonstruction ot twii priwins for the confinement of L'uited Status priouers.J