The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-12
Afternoon Session.

Mr.. Hoovers bill rs. 62l to provide for the
continuance of a term of court where a trial is in
progress at the expiration of the regular term.
was read the third time and passed by yeas 80,
nays none. Mr.. Mccullough said that a good
deal of doubt had been expressed whether this
section of the statute of 1843 was in force, and it
is for the pupose of removing that doubt that
this bill should be passed.
Mr.. Macy's bill rs. 64l to reduce the per diem
of short hand court reporters to S. was read the
third time and passed by yeas. 40; NAYS, 2. Mr..
Macy said the bill had been so amended that it is
not as originally introduced. This is a law"
he said, (which provides for the appointment of
shorthand reporters ia the courts. and that they
shall be paid out of the county treasury, which
] think is wrong; but this fxes the maximum
amount to be paid, which is less than the law
now gives"
Mr.. McCullough's bill rs. ct was read the
third time and passed by yeas. 43; nays, l. Mr..
Mccullough, explaining. said: Its provisions
are that in cities of less than 10000, 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 it
provides the tax may be paid in installments, as
the State tax is paid now"
A NEW JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Smiths tof Delaware), bill [174l to create a
new judicial circuit by making the county of
Randolph the Twenty-ffth and the county of
Delawarethe Forty fifth judicial circuits, respect
lively, was read the third time. Mr.. Smith stated
that the preceding judge left the bench three
years behind with the work. The present Judge
is one of the most industrious. beginning his
daily sessions, even in the winter time, at s
o'clock, continuing until IL, then commencing at
l and continuing until 5 o'clock, and sometimes
at night. Even with this work the docket can
not be kept clear. The hill, he said, is an i'm
perative necessity, and receives the commenda-
ton of the entire bar.
Mr.. Weir said that the judge was not asking
this change.
Mr.. Fowler opposed the passage of the bill at
this session The population of the two counties
would not seem to justify a court i'm each. There
is great inequality in the judicial circuits of the
State. and by the next session he thought there
might be some plan for eqaalizing the matter.
Mr.. observation-disclosures are circuits that are q
disgrace to the legislation of the State-one in
the southern part Of the State has not enough
business to keep the judge in practice. Better
have a little too large a circuit than one too
small. You can never get rid of Il iudge-at
least for the term of six years
Mr. Smith-One Of these counties shows an
average of 1900 and the other of 2, 100 cases
each year.
Mr. Neutrality-suspicious. is a very broad iati-
tude as to what constitutes q ease, when
counted for one purpose or for another
Mr.. Davis knew no other way of determining
the necessities for judicial circuits than to con.
slider the voting population and the wealth OF
the proposed districts. He also submitted fig
ures, and by comparison, found q number of
other districts were in excess of the counties of
INAn"oIo dnu IhdHuoipA, duu odHlo w tnc SoH-
ciusion there was not a necessity demanding the
extra expenses proposed by the bill.
MIR. Brown said he was informed by worthy
citizens OF Randolph county that there is no
urgent necessity for the passage Of the bill.
Mr. Foulke did not believe that there is .
judge In Indiana who goes through with the
same amount of work as the Judge Of the
Twenty-ffth district. The eases are rushed
through too fast. and it is not possible to admin
lister justice in the way ID ought to he admins
tered There IL a laPDM upanrat 81 litinafina ~
proportion to the population in those two eoun-
ties. Under the circumstances, an additional
judge shonld 30 allowed. ),
Mr.. Weir opposed the passage Of the Hill, be-