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Show The Qi rsnoN ov M aiisii.u.s The Coi inno .A'linid of yesterday morning, in a lair spiiiud article on tho cpicslion that has been troubling judicial niiittoiN hero for somo timo, evidently liu.s not "got tho hang" of tho affair properly. It seems to think that tho question nt issue is whether tho Legislature lias tho right to elect oertain officers without with-out their being nominated by tho Governor. Gov-ernor. As wo understand it, tho point is, tho Court hero has ruled that the IHstriet courts aro United States Courts at all times, and that tho United States Marshal is tho proper officer of such courts, whether United States or Territorial Ter-ritorial business bo beforo them. If it wore simply a matter of tho nomination nomina-tion of a Territorial marshal that was involved, tho fact of setting aside that officer would not givo tho U. S. Marshal Mar-shal any authority to not in tho district -ourts when sitting as Territorial nurts, for tho duty would dovolvo on a Sheriff us tho proper officer. We are perfectly willling to accept tho law, and pending the final settlement of whether ho Territorial marshal is the oflioer ol tho Territorial courts, hold that a Sheriff is the officer of such courts, ind that tho U. S. Marshal cannot legally act as such. In fact he cannot hold any office under tho Territorial overnment, as a simple reading of tho eighth section of tho organic act will how. |