The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-12
AFTERNOON SIC ssION.

Mr.. Hoover's bill s. 62l TO provide for
the continuance OF term OF court where q
tria' is in progress st the expiration of the
regular term, was read the third time and
l.=see by yeas IS nays O.
Nr. MCCULLOUGH, explaining: good
des Ct doubt has been expressed whether
the section OF the statute of 1S43 was in force.
and it is for the purpose of removing that
doubt that this bill should be passed.
Mr.. MACY'S bill s 64l TO reduce the per
diem OF short baud court reporters to So. was
read the third time and passed by yeas 40,
nays ,. Mr. Macy, explaining: The bill
has been so amended that il is not as origin
ally introduced. / don't thinkit ought to be
considered now as my bill. There is law
which provides for the appointment of short
hand reporters in the courts, and that he
shall De paid out OF the county treasury,
which think is wrong. bat as this fixes the
maximum amount to be paid, which is less
than the law now gives shall vote AYE"
Mr.. McCUkLOUGH'S bill I 5. 81 was read
the third time and passed by yeas 43, nays l.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH explaining: Irs pro.
visions are that IN cities less than 20 600,
where the office Of City Treasurer has been
abolished. the Council may impose the duty
OF collecting city taxes upon the Treasurer of
the county. And il provides the tax may be
paid IN installments as the State taxes paid
low.
NEW JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
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create a pew judicial circuit by making the
County of Randolph the twenty-ffth and
tie County of Delaware the forty-sixth
jueicial circui. was read the third time. Mr..
Smith stated that the previous Judge Left
the bench three years behind. The present
Judge IS one OF the most indus trious, be-
ginning bis daily sessions, even in the
winter time, at 5 cock, continuing until
Il, then commencing at / and continuing
until O'Clock, and sometimes at night, and
even with that kind of work the docket can
not be kept clear. The bill is al impera
tive necessity, and receives the eJmmenda-
ton Of the entire bar.
Mr. FOWLER opposed tie passage OF the
Dill sc TINS session. The population OF the
NO counties would not seem to justify a
court u each There is great inequality in
the JUDICIAL circuits of tie State, aad by the
next session there may be some plan FOR
equAiz'ng this matter.
Nj. MCCULLOUGH: There are circuits
that are disgrace to the lsgislation of the
STATE. One IN the southern part of the State
,nas not enough business 10 keep the Judge
IN practice. Better have little too large
circuit tEan ore too small. You can never
get nc OF Jucge-at least for the term Of
; elk years.
NJ. SMITH: Oae OF these counties show.
a. average of 900 and the other of . 100
cssss.
M MCCULLOUGH: There is a very broad
thes sIe counted for one purpose or 70. az
other
Mr.. MACY read some statistics to show the
necessity OF the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS knew no other way OF deter
mining TIE necessity for judicial circuits
than 10 consider the voting population and
the wealth OF the proposed districts. He also
submitted figures, and by comparison found
number of other districts were IN excess of
the counties OF Delaware and Randolph, and
came TO the conclusion there was not ne
csssity varranting the extra expense pro-
posed by this bill.
Mr.. BROWN is informed by worthy citi-
zeBs Of Randolph County there Is no urgent
nscsssity for the passage OK the bill.
Nr. FOULkE did not believe a Judge IN
tbs Second goes through the same amount of
werk as The Judge Ct the Twenty fifth Dis
! frict The cases are ratified through too fast,
md thus 1t is net possible TO administer jus
&c IN the vsy 1t ought to be administered.