Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-07-13 | Page 4 | The Supreme Court

I r THE PILE SUPREME COURT COUnT x xIt It n Is possible that President Taft Toft will call an extraordinary session se lon of ot tho the United States States Senate for the pur purpose purpose purpose pose of confirming appointments of 0 justices to the t e Supreme court The trust cases have been set for October before a full fult bench but as the Is not full fuU there Is la no likelihood of at tho the argument being boing heard at that time unless an extra session Is called called and the tho vacant places on the bench filled fillet Wall Wail street is guessing on account of these those same appointments appointments Prel President President dent dont Taft Tatt being a jurist as well won as a statesman is not susceptible of or In Influence Influence influence fluence The mon appointed to the Supreme bench will be chosen choson on ac ao account count of t their knowledge of the law lawin lawIn lawin in general gon and they thoy thO will wall not bo re 10 required to subscribe s b to any any curtain certain doc doctrine doctrine doctrine trine In advance of 0 appointment and confirmation It has been claimed that tho the Su Supreme Supreme preme premo court was evenly divided 4 to 4 on the Standard 0 Oil 1 and American Tobacco easel cases Justice Moody being illand ill illand and not participating In tho the delibera deliberations It would serve no good purpose to guess gue s as to the attitude of at the lato late Chief Chlof Justice Fuller Fullor or the late lato Jus lUll Justice Justice tice UCO Brewer they may have havo been beon on different sides Ides of the question but It Itis itIs is 1 by no moans means certain The Tho thing to tobo tobo tobe bo be considered is s that the Supreme court is to be practically reconstructed before the important antitrust deci decisions are handed down