The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-13
ers desiring places. was read the third time and
passed by yeas 40. nays7.

ers desiring places. was read the third time and
passed by yeas 40, nays Z.
WIDOWS RIGHTS.
Dir. Winters bill Is. 1901 to amend section
| 2505 Revised Statutes, was read the third time.
MIR. Winter said. in explanation of the bill:
Under the law, when person makes provision
for his wife in will she may elect to take under
the will or under the law, which we all know is
one-third OF the real estate. The law says the
| law Is that there is provision for the manner
| in which that selection shall be made, when
1T shall be made, or as to its being filed IN any
public Office SO the public may know what cleo
| ton she has made; and 80 there is great doubt
and uncertainty about the title of real estate.
| To put at rest the doubt and uncertainty as to
| whether the widow has taken under the law or
| under the will, provides that the election shall
be made in writing within six months signed by
her acknowledged before proper officer and
recorded in the record of wills"
mr. Davis-There is no provision in this bill
for giving the widow notice of the existence of a
win.
Mr.. Winter-If man and wife have been on
such terms that she does not know of his will,
she won't want to take Under the will at all.
Mr.. Youche-It seems to me six months is a
short time to allow her to make the election.
She may know of the will, but have no knowl-
edge of this law. So II she happens to pass by
making election for six months, she would ir-
| retire vably lose the benefit of this provision.
The bill passed the Senate by yeas 43. nays g..
Mr.. Davis's bill rs 1877 to amend section 1880
r. s., was read the third time and passed by
yeas a. nays1. Mr.. Davis, explaining. said that
the law provides that no execution shall issue
upon judgment until the proceedings of the
court are drawn up, read in open court and
signed. The practice in some courts is not to
read the daily record for weeks. This bill re-
quires the judges when requested by either party,
to sign the record, that Judgment may be made
up.
ANOTHER NEW JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Mr. Hilligass's bill rs. 1891 to make Adams
and Jay the Twenty sixth, Huntington and
Wells the Twenty eighth, and Grant and Black
ford the Forty seventh Judicial district, was
read the third time
Mr. Smith, of Jay-It is an absolute necessity
that these two districts should be changed
They are the largest in the State. The business
is behind, and it is utterly impossible to keep
it mp.
Mr. Fowler-1f this bill passes, this Legislature
ought to create ninety-two circuits and give to
each county in the State Judge.
Mr.. Mccullough opposed the bill IF this
outrage is perpetrated upon the taxpayers of
Indiana, as similar outrages have been here
tofore, he said, 1.-The tax payers ought to damn
the Legislature for it." He moved to recon-
init the bill, with instructions that four judges
shall do the work of the eight counties of
Adams, Jay, Huntington, Wells, Grant, Black
ford. Delaware and Randolph
Mr.. Hiiligass-There was increase of over
vious in Huntington. Senators opposing this bill
| need no relief. The senators representing the
six coun ties interested in this bill are unani-
mously asking for this relief. We are asking no
more than our constituents demand.
Mr.. Magee-If the people demand this relief
they should have it; and who knows better than
the senator's repres enting those counties. The
basis for litigation cannot be made on wealth or
population. The speedier trials can be had the
less business there win be. The counties south
of the national road. with third less popula-
tion than north of the national road, have TWEEN
ty-nne circuit judges. while north there are but
seventeen judges. The expenses are pai. out of
| the general fund, but the expense should not
weigh against the necessities of the district.
Mr.. Fouke-Justice is thing we can't pay
too much for and S. 500 ought not to stand in the
way of getting justice administered speedily.
The senators interested say this legislation is de-
handed and their statement should be received
as true
Then came recess for dinner.