The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-14

The amount of business in Judge Swsyne's
circuit has not diminished since 1867, but has
steadily increaced, and much accumulated 6u.
ring the vacancy that existed from the death
of Judge Mclean until the appointment of the
present incumbent. Indeed, SO great is the
amount of business in the various circuit
courts in Judge Swayne's circuit, that the
several States therein are, to o great extent.
practically deprived of the benefits Of such
courts, while the States of Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Kansas, with their great popu-
lation, wealth, and business interests, have new
er been included in any circuit.
When the present circuits we're formed the or.
ganization of them may have been reasonably
fair; for the population of the great West at
that time was very sparse, and its business lin.
tied. Indeed, some Of the States now teeminr
with population, and possessed of immense
wealth, we're then unorganzed, and formed the
hunting grounds OF many of tho western tribes
OF Indians What may have been fair then, is
most unfair and unjust now. TIE rapid devel,
opment OF the West, its unprecedented increase
in population, it's great accumulation of wealth,
and its almost boundless commercial interests,
demand corresponding changes in the applica-
ton Of the machinery Of the Government to
them, and that, to effect these changes in one
department of the Government, the pending bill
shall become q law, either in the form reported
by the Committee on Judiciary or in some not
materially different form. And when il 60 clear
" appears that this bill, If enacted into law,
will deprive no part of the country Of its just
and equal share of the advantages of our pres
ent Judicial system, but only tend to promote
justice and equality in this respect, it 10 difficult
to conceive Of any reason why it should not be
speedily placed among the statutes of the nation
The bill makes no change iu the first circuit,
now composed of the States Of Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, and Maine; nor
in the second circuit, embracing the states of
New York, Connecticut and Vermont; nor in the
third, comprising the States Of New Jersey and
Pennsylvanis. The fourth circuit as organized by
Senate bill, and concurred in by the House com.
Inittee, is formed Of the States Of Delaware.
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina--,be
latter State being taken from the fifth circuit as
now existing, and added to the fourth. The
Htth circuit, as constituted by the Senate and
agreed to BY the House committee, Is made up
Of the States of South Carolina, Georgia. Flori.
ds, Alabama and Mississippi Mississippi. Ala
bama and Florida bring added 4 to supDly the
place Of North Carolina, and to eauslize the
population and BUSINESS of the circuit with 9th
ers The House committee also concur in the,
sixth circuit as constituted BY the Senate, and
which Is formed out Of the States of Lousiau..
Texas. Arkansas and Tennessee, being q. comb.
nation Of parts Of the fifth, eighth and ninth
circuits as now constituted, aud including Texas
which has not heretofore been attached to any
circuit sd = /.
Thus far, as already stated, the Judiciary
Committee of the House concur in the Senate
bill. The amendments commence with the
seventh circuit, which, by the bill a. it came
from the Senate, waa composed of Kentucky
and Ohio. The committee recommend that
Michigan be added to this circuit.
The eighth circuit, in the Senate hill. vas
formed Of the States Of Indiana, Michigan, via.
cOnsin aud MiAnesota, most remar Able peo
graphical arrangement. which the committee 40
change as to make the circuit of Illinois. Ind.
ana aud Wisconsin. -
The States of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa. and
Kansas mske up the ninth circuit q determined
upon BY the Senate. The amendments Of the
committee i that this circuit be formed Of he
States Of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Kan.
river. e., 49, - - ,'pi
The population Of the ninth circuit II Il.
b lea than that Of most Of The other ci,.u la
under the Organization provided for BY this bin:
but 10 point Of business Il vim more ihsn son.i
rome of the other cifcuise The populat,on ~
he proposed circuit, according TO the cenm. ~
1890. is 9,2l0. ssl. II It should b obiectsd to
re proposed organization Of this circuit thaf |
ne population Of The Htates sskius k 4 not
lQMeisns 70 entiue them 70 il, than would I NJ. |
ply that the objection lies with much more force
against the nth ard ninth circuits rnder the |
pow existing organization; for the former c;r.l
suit has present population of only l.67a Aas |
Nd ~ latter Of 1917, o13.
Ths reasous which have Indeed TIA oommi,.