Show q OTIIER HICK tOLKT Thcjudiciary of the United Stales as now organized provides for ap peals from circuit end Territorial niflcmc courts to tho Supreme Court of the United States in caes w hich involve 5000 or upwards J Prior to 1S75 the amount required to be in control eny w is SZOOO but j so many cases were carried to the highesttribunal that tiny could not be defcrmincd with reaoonable expedition 3 i ex-pedition and to relieve its docket t Congress raised the minimum amount involved In cuit that could In carried that court to 0000 The relief thus allorded was but temporary Soon the docket became be-came more crowded than ever and at the opening tf the October term i of this year there were 1C4S case I upon it If the cases shaH betaken be-taken up in their successive order the last one will not be reached until about four j ears have If expired At the present rate the court falls behind Its doekct about 1 one year ineach five so that unless something shall bo done for its re 5 chef It will soon cease to bo of practical 1 prac-tical value to mic many incases i in-cases involving large sums and ini portaut principles t Without an amendment to the I Constitution no court of coordin J jurisdiction can be established 4 The Supreme Court must remain I now the highest But His surges cd tbat Congress might establish a I court inferior to it to consist of a euulcietit number of judg i and to j embody sufficient learning dignity and authority to greatly relieve the i f I Supreme Court J ltytIvranoiugthe 4 mlotmuoiamount that must be in 5 mired I a torender it appeal able to the highest court the docket of thbfeJaUtr might IKJ fully re f t y ¼ lieved t i Orfrcpcalod occasion the people f of Utah have awaited with great Interest tbe action of the United I States Supreme Court as indeed they arc now doing A case involving in-volving vast sums of money and I j > principles of right whose importance import-ance cannot be measured by a t monetary standard an issue in I I which tens of thousand cf the I I citizens of this Territory are vitally Interested is awaiting decision by that august tribunal On account of the power for good or 111 which this Ugh court Is able to exercise over the affairs of the people of this Territory they feel a peculiar Interest In Its personnel its work and all legislation directly nflect ins Its authority or jurisdiction |