then drew a pistol and shot Hamlin twice, one ball going through the fleshy part of the right arm and the other striking a rib on the right side and ranging upward. Vigil then ran to his camp and Hamlin went to his. I think there was no witness. Later in the afternoon other Indians followed Vigil and shot him twice, once in the face and once in the lower leg, breaking the bone. A physician is in attendance, but I have had no report from him.

I did not have time to go to the exact location of the shooting. It may possibly be on this reservation, but the camps of Hamlin and the sheepmen are off the reservation. I have many times recommended the fencing of this part of the reservation. It is the only way to prevent trouble between these conflicting interests. If the boundary is changed the fence could be moved.

Were the Indians educated to know the laws of the land their conduct in this matter would be inexcusable, but their viewpoint is different, their code of criminal law is different from ours, and it must be admitted that they have not always had the protection of the white man's laws that they have deserved, while they have often felt the weight of it-and sometimes unjustly.

While the particular trouble is over the range, and it may be remedied, the general fault is the lack of adequate law and authority at the command of the reservation administration, and (with this band) the lack of trust and confidence in the GovernJOHN S. SPEAR, Superintendent.

ment.

Very respectfully,

62D CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT 3d Session.

TERMS OF COURT TO BE HELD AT NEWARK, N. J.

JANUARY 28, 1913.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

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

following

REPORT.

[To accompany H. R. 28094.]

The Committee on the Judiciary, having had under consideration the bill (H. R. 28094) to amend section 96, chapter 5, of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1911, and therein designated "The Judicial Code," unanimously recommend that the bill be amended and that as so amended it be passed.

The following are the amendments proposed by the committee: Line 10, page 1, strike out the words "the third Tuesday in January" and the word "May" and insert in place of the word "May" the word "April."

Line 11, page 1, strike out the word "third" and insert in place thereof the word "first." Strike out the word "October" and insert in place thereof the word "November."

Line 12, page 1, strike out the words "first Tuesday in April" and the word "September" and insert in place of the word "September' the word "January.

Line 13, page 1, strike out the word "first" and insert in place thereof the word "second." Strike out the word "December" and insert in place thereof the words "September of each year." The section as so amended will then read:

SEC. 96. The State of New Jersey shall constitute one judicial district, to be known as the district of New Jersey. Terms of the district court shall be held at Newark on the first Tuesday in April and the first Tuesday in November, and at Trenton on the third Tuesday in January and the second Tuesday in September of each year. The clerk of the court for the district of New Jersey shall maintain an office, in charge of himself or a deputy, at Newark and at Trenton, each of which offices shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business of the court, and the marshall shall also maintain an office, in charge of himself or a deputy, at Newark and at Trenton, each of which offices shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business

of the court.

The purpose of the bill is to provide for the holding of terms of the district court in the city of Newark, Essex County, N. J.

At present there is no provision for holding regular terms of the United States district court in the northern portion of the State of New Jersey, in which portion of the State are located 8 counties, whose aggregate population is 1,688,890, being more than one-half of the total population of the State. Regular terms of court are held in the city of Trenton only. The result is that the Government itself and private litigants are put to a very large outlay of money for the expenses of witnesses, who are obliged to go to Trenton, and the cost of litigation to clients is greatly increased because of the amount of time necessarily used by attorneys in going from the northern part of the State to Trenton. Attorneys from some of the counties mentioned are obliged to leave their homes on the day before it is necessary for them to appear in order to reach Trenton in sufficient time for the opening of court.

In the first 11 months of the year 1912 cases were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as follows:

Of the 210 cases at law and in equity 47 were patent and trade-mark

cases.

Of civil cases at least two-thirds and of criminal cases at least fourfifths originate in the northern part of the State.

There is a court room in the Federal building at Newark, and it is believed that the Government, by the establishment of terms of court as provided by the bill, will save enough in witness fees and other necessary expenses to more than pay the salaries of an additional deputy clerk and of an additional deputy marshal.

The bill has the approval of the two judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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DIVISION OF MARKETS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

JANUARY 28, 1913.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. RUBEY, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following

REPORT.

[To accompany S. 5294.]

The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (S. 5294) to establish a division of markets in the Bureau of Statistics, having had the same under consideration, report it to the House with the following amendment, and recommend that the amendment be agreed to and the bill as amended do pass:

Strike out the word "thirteen" in line 21, page 3, and insert in lieu thereof the word "fourteen."

This bill passed the Senate August 21, 1912, and with the foregoing amendment agreed to will read as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter there shall be in the Bureau of Statistics, in the Department of Agriculture, a division to be known as the Division of Markets. The chief of said division shall receive a salary of $4,000 per annum and the assistant chief a salary of $2,500 per annum. There shall also be in said division such special agents, clerks, and other employees as may be necessary to fulfill the duties thereof in or out of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 2. That the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics shall have power and authority to make, through the Division of Markets, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, investigation as to the systems of marketing farm products, cooperative and otherwise, in practice in various sections of the United States and in foreign countries, and shall collect data in reference thereto. The information and data thus collected shall be distributed to farmers, farmers' organizations, and societies of consumers throughout the various agricultural sections of the country, and made available for the use of any individuals or organization, either by the circulation of printed bulletins and telegrams or by information given personally by special agents of said bureau. It shall also be the duty of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics to make, through the said Division of Markets, and under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, investigation of demand for farm products in various trade centers and the current movement of such products, giving specific data as to the supply, normal demand, and the price thereof, with the view of furnishing information as to the best available markets, which information shall be distributed under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics to collect, through the said Division of Markets, by any expeditious method, as by telegraph, telephone, mail, or otherwise, compile, and report to farmers, farmers' organizations, and societies of consumers, daily bulletins or telegraphic reports of such information and statistics as will enable them to adopt plans of marketing that may facilitate the handling of farm products at a minimum cost: Provided, That when such reports or statistics are requested to be furnished by telegraph or telephone, or methods other than the United States mail, the person or association making such request must advance the fee for the cost of transmission, which shall be deposited to the appropriation for the maintenance of said Division of Markets. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Agriculture to make an annual report to Congress regarding the work of the said Division of Markets, with any recommendations that may enable Congress to enact any additional necessary legislation.

SEC. 4. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall make all necessary arrangements for offices and supplies for the use of the said Division of Markets, including office equipment, rent in or out of the District of Columbia, stationery, telegraphing, and all other necessary expenses. The compensation of clerks and employees not otherwise specifically provided for in this act shall be fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture subject to the restrictions of existing law.

SEC. 5. That the sum of $50,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the expenses of such division, to be available during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen.

For many years the Department of Agriculture has devoted much time and money to the investigation of the methods for the improvement and development of agriculture. This work has been highly successful, and the good accomplished of inestimable value. As a result of these investigations, the yield per acre has increased phenomenally. Fields which a few years ago brought forth but meager crops have by these improved methods been made to yield two and three fold times as abundant harvests.

Up to the present time the entire attention of the Government has been given to the question of production, with little or no attention paid to the question of distribution. It is estimated that the crop of 1912 will yield to the producer $6,000,000,000. Yet, when these same crops reach the consumer, they will have increased in cost to the enormous sum of $13,000,000,000. In other words, the producer gets six billions, while the distributor gets seven billions, clearly showing that, under our present system, it is more profitable to distribute than to produce.

Marketing farm products is the most important feature of all farm economy, and yet it has been the most neglected. A lack of knowledge of it has been the cause of the largest and most unnecessary loss to the farmers.

If the Government will take up the question of the distribution of farm products and deal with it with the same energy and enthusiasm that it has dealt with the question of the production of farm products the enormous waste now prevalent throughout the country will be turned into profits for the farmers, and the sum total of the Nation's wealth will be thereby increased.

There are two phases of distribution that will be effected by this bill:

First. Its enactment should bring the producer and the consumer closer together and thus decrease the great difference which now exists between the prices paid to the producer and the prices paid by the consumer.

Second. By the enactment of this law the farmer will be furnished with the information and know where to find a market for much of