The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-21

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ox9 JUDGE rok Kfxs COUNT.
lnS lAsssx - nss'uk Only one jugs 'o1
eounty, - WoPosed ~ the epns<ith-
tfaitei convention. WAS brought up By
Thomas n. Cam. This gentleman belt that
with the probate business xish its 100 eases
pending there would be LOO much busi-
nesA for one court 10 attend To- He undsr.
stood that Chairman Halter VA informed
a. 10 the jadieisl provisions the consiisn-
tjpnal convention ives working On. and
enhed him 10 euli2htcu the injecting 10 re-
xard 10 the natter.
Chairman Halter had rceeived . draft OF
The report of the ju.iieiAry committee OF
the constitutional convention. II pro
yidea that there shall be IN each of fht or
org1n1x<s3 counties 81 The state one judge.su
b. ~cfexsttsl nv tho auai.iss.i eEfx.yors 81 fha
state. Untst This e.ection taxes pIser the
judses are apyorsioned, and King county
~ XfffA &HE tlHkc. lit J0u4 4 iii eHcn
county Is permitted 10 apr.siut three com
m~issioneFs. Esch Of these commissioners
has the fs,ver 10 try and aes.fsac eassss 10
ii Il possible whese there Is : crowded
doeke5 10 have four cases on trial a. one
time In cath county. This procedure
would soon clear crowded dxs.ket The
indse II ons district can ss in sno,hsr. Al
the request Of the governor 4 judge can be
p.uced in u district where his services may
b. needed. More than Que Judge can be
eiex ted ia district IN NECESSARY.
There can be as maay terms
Of a. are necessary. 1t
was Mr.. Halieiss opinion thsf under this
Observation-Disclosures viii lie y,Ienty al eof,r,s
10 try xli eases that utay come ma. M.
Collins Thought that there should be one
civil aid c IEasnat judge IN this cunts.
tne iaw aeiay WA used pf designing
PSF OBS 10 tie ap property aud > great
deal oil nasuship resulted whieh wouia no
- ths case y there were plenty OF courts
70 4aieksy Fske up sud dispose Oh cases
Inc tfosisions OF TIE report ci tns
iauictary committee OF TIE CONSTITUTIONAL
convention suited MI. Carr. lie said that
qGtte g nunafrr OF cases would ~ 10 the
united states court rs soon ~ Washington
.iialsn the l1sitviai burden ON the state
courts.
= : tsrfosi sn'a hfs exleriet &c had been
lhaI tcS Gases were fsIerreu 10 conmis-
shutters. hs been IN states where The
law "a lois respect MAS similar 10 that
"bien the constitutional convention pro
posea ~ aslopt.
Mr. ~ said his cxpersen e had been
eftlfeiy different. II WAS an easy matter
IN THIS territory TO nave . ease assigned 10
a rsteIee.
Mt ssffo.i said tnere was . d~itis'ence
petween assigning . case TO q referee n
could only take the testimony and report
the case back 10 the eonrt for Z decision,
ahd a commissioner who could try and dc.
eiae a case. 1atiganfs, - a rule, would
prefer 70 have cases tried before the Judge
nno nan ussh uEis elected BY the people
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Messrs. Baxter AID Collins thought the
annum aud superior judges At t3.oD per
anrun a. Fixed by 2 constitutional con
sentlon. was too small. IL was held that
gcnsicnsca holding sHeh responsible and
honorable positions fhould h well paid.
Finally Mr.. Baxter introduced the follow.
log resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Rssosrsd. That il Is the sense of the
Chamber al Commerce and Board Of Trade
of the city Of Seattle. assembled In Joint
session at IN courthouse. that the
higf est interests of the coming state
Of Washington ara for an able and tuce-
pend.nt Judiciary. and that in order 10
secure so great a blessing to the common
wealth, the constitutional convention
should fix the salaries of the supreme
court Judges NJ not less than soon per
anpNnu. and rhaxs nj the spvsev;.r c.,u~s