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JUNE 18 (calendar day, JUNE 23), 1930.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. STEIWER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 12842]

The Committee on the Judiciary, having considered the bill (H. R. 12842) to create an additional judge for the southern district of Florida, reports the same favorably to the Senate without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

The need and effect of this legislation is set out in the following excerpt from House Report No. 1881, Seventy-first Congress, second session, which report accompanied this bill in the House of Representa⚫tives:

This bill is made necessary by the death of the late Judge Lake Jones who was appointed under the act of September 14, 1922, which provided that no successor should be appointed in case of a vacancy occurring in the office two years after the passage of the act.

The bill has been referred to the Attorney General and he has advised the committee of the necessity for the appointment of a successor. The statistics furnished by the department show the necessity of relief in the district if the docket is to be kept abreast with the business.

There is printed herewith and made a part of this report the communication received from the Attorney General together with the inclosure.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D. C., June 11, 1950.

Hon. GEORGE S. GRAHAM,

Chairman Committee on the Judiciary,

House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.

MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In reply to your letter of the 10th instant relative to H. R. 12842, a bill to authorize the appointment of an additional district judge for the southern district of Florida, I beg to leave recommend the enactment of said bill.

Until the death of Judge Lake Jones quite recently the southern district of Florida was provided with three district judges. The position held by Judge Jones was created by the act of September 14, 1922, and under the terms of that

act lapsed upon the death of the incumbent. A successor can not be appointed unless Congress shall give authority.

I inclose a copy of a brief office memorandum relative to the Federal court business in the southern district of Florida, which indicates the need for three judges in that district.

Respectfully,

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Memorandum for Assistant Attorney General Sisson.

Referring to your inquiry as to the volume of business, in the southern district of Florida, you are advised that during the 4-year period ending June 30, 1929, there were commenced in said district 4,816 civil and private suits, and 3,511 criminal cases. There were terminated during the said 4-year period 4,041 civil and private suits and 3,414 criminal cases. At the close of business June 30, 1926, there were pending in said district 827 civil and private suits and 1,177 criminal cases, or a total of 2,004. On June 30, 1929, there were pending 1,562 civil and private suits and 1,042 criminal cases, or a total of 2,604, which is an increase of 600 in the number of pending cases as compared with June 30, 1926. We have no figures available as to the fiscal year 1930, but a report received from the United States attorney under date of January 4, 1930, in reference to prohibition and narcotic cases, shows that there were pending on December 31, 1929, 842 criminal cases under the national prohibition act, as compared with 446 on June 30, 1929, and that on December 31, 1929, there were pending 189 criminal prosecutions under the narcotic law, as compared with 185 at the close of June 30, 1929. It is obvious that there is some congestion of the dockets and that three permanent district judges are needed in the said district.

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JUNE 18 (calendar day, JUNE 23), 1930.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. DALE, from the Committee on Commerce, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 4671]

The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (S. 4671) granting the consent of Congress to the State of Montana, the counties of Roosevelt, Richland, and McCone, or any of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Poplar, Mont., have considered the same and report thereon with an amendment, and as so amended, recommend that the bill do pass.

The bill thus amended has the approval of the Departments of War and Agriculture, as will appear by the annexed communications; the amendment referred to therein having been incorporated in the bill as reported.

After line 11 add a new paragraph, as follows:

SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved.

WAR DEPARTMENT, June 18, 1930. Respectfully returned to the chairman Committee on Commerce, United States Senate.

So far as the interests committed to this department are concerned, I know of no objection to the favorable consideration of the accompanying bill, S. 4671, Seventy-first Congress, second session, granting the consent of Congress to the State of Montana, the counties of Roosevelt, Richland, and McCone, or any of them, to construct a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Poplar, Mont., if amended as indicated in red thereon.

SR-71-2-VOL 2-83

F. H. PAYNE, Acting Secretary of War.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Washington, D. C., June 19, 1930.

Hon. HIRAM W. JOHNSON,

Chairman Committee on Commerce,

United States Senate.

DEAR SENATOR: Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of June 13, transmitting a copy of a bill (S. 4671) with request that the committee be furnished with such suggestions touching its merits and the propriety of its passage as the department might deem appropriate.

This bill would authorize the State of Montana, Roosevelt, Richland, and McCone Counties, Mont., or any of them, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at or near Poplar, Mont. Favorable action on the bill is recommended.

Sincerely,

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