Mr. GUTHRIE. Iv have considered this sn ject. somewhat, and I recollect that some ten or 12 years ago a very stron effort was made to relieve the judges of the Supreme Court entirely of circuit court duties. The ef fort failed because members of Congress were not prepared to take that etc, and because they believed itwas better fort e judges of the Supreme Court to attend the mst prius rac tice, and understand the facts and how t in s were done in the circuits. Iam in favor of this bill. I believe we can carry it out. I think it is all that we can do now. I believe that it will be a great advantage to the business of the circuits. I believe the time will come when we shall have to relieve the judges of the Supreme Court from the duty of attending the circuit courts and make circuit judges attend to that business. The Gentfrom Massachusetts has 0t an idea that they must be relieved altogether at once, and he is not willing to agree to this bill because all the good will not come from it that he desires to attain. If you were to agree with him in that, it might be ten years again before anything would e done on this subject. Ten years ago there was a very strong and ear nest movement made to relieve thesejudges and torelieve the circuits of the difficulties they had and the compulsionto bring every case to the Supreme Court. I believe good policy and good judgment require that we should pass this bill now, leaving to the next Congress or the Congress after t at, as the necessity proves it self, to relieve the judges of the Supreme Court altogether of circuit duty. I do not think this is exactly the time for bringing in circuit judges and turning out all the district judges. do not think it would be desirable that we should have to do it now, and I fear we should not do it very harmoniously if we had itto do. We are too near the effects and dissatisfactions that have grown out of the rebellion. I think we can do this much more beneficial] to the country, and I hope we shall do it. cry few of us have ever done as much in regard to any measure as we thought ought to be done. We have taken what we could et. I trust we shall pass this bill and sec howt is circuit court system works, so that we can know something of it practicall.