St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
HARMONY HAMPERED.
The Municipal Court Bill
Proves to Be a Fire
brand.
Juniors and Seniors of the
Bar Association Wax Flo
quent.
One Measure Runs the Gaunt-
let and Is Unanimously
Adopted.
Scenes and Incidents at a
Scenes and Incidents at a
Gathering Of Budding
BlackStoneS.

| The tangled web that has been weav-
| ing itself about the much-agitated ques-
| ton of the merit or worthlessness of the
Williams bill, whose provisions ma
| terially change the present jurisdiction
and powers of the municipal court,
| through the earnest effort toward con-
certed action by the bar of Ramsey
county. bids fair to leave >clOts of it's
dusty strands on the coat collars and
hat rims of eminent seniors and juniors
alike. A large contingent of both fac
tions for such they have grown to be)
| was present at the meeting of the Ram
sey County Bar association, held
| in the court room yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Pres
ident Williams, after calling the
meeting to order. stated that the meeting
OF the bar'assOciatiOn proper was called
! for the express purpose Of considering
bill drawn by himself and embodying
| suggestions from the district judges,
providing for holding nine terms of the
| district court. ''ln introducing this
| BILL" he said, 81 want to state that it
has no one member for its champion"
He then read the bill, which he stated
that if approved by the members he
would leave in Representative Stevens
| hands for passage through the legiSla-
ture.
The provisions of the bill are as fol-
lows:
An Act Fixing the Time for Holding the
District Court in the Second Judicial Dis
trict.
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the state
of Minnesota.
Section l. Section 81 of Chapter "a Of
the general statutes of 1878 as heretofore
amended is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
There shall be nine general terms Of said
court in each year for the transaction of such
business as shall properly come before it,
and said term shall commence on the first
Monday of each month in the year, except
July, August and September
Sec. g. Section % of said chapter "a is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Petit jurors shall be drawn for each of said
terms in the manner now prescribed by law;
grand jurors shall be drawn for terms held
in January, May and September, and for any
other term when the court or any judge
thereof shall direct.
Such grand jurors shall be drawn on or be-
fore fifteen days prior to the term al which
such jurors are to serve,
Venires shall be issued therefor and served
as now provided by law.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the 18th day of March,
1889.
'.The BILL" said Mr.. Williams, sis in
perfect accord with the ideas of large
number of attorneys to whom | have
submitted it,.
Mr.. Brimha@l, the soothing spirit of
the meeting, aware of the presence of a
great many of
THE YOUNGER MEMBERS
of the profession, not members of the
Bar association, moved that all present
who were not members of the Bar as
ISOLATION proper should be allowed to
express their sentiments upon every.
question before meeting and be invited
to vote upon the present bill. This was
heartily seconded by the members of
vote. was carried. A motion upon the
bill which adopted it, determined the
business of the meeting.
The chair then announced that there
was nothing else before the meeting,
and called for new business. Then the
strife began. and score of able orators
were upon their feet in an instant to
discuss the subject of the municipal
court bill. In the rear of the room and
near the exit stood the larger portion of
the juniors, who dispersed their elo-
quence at the meeting Friday night
with such liberality. Seats were scarce
compared to the number present, and
| the ranks of the juniors, or Liberals,
were relieved in glowing prominence
from the members constituting the bar
association.
The first Conservative who proposed
a subject for new business was Mr..
McCarty. when, as if touched by an
electric impulse. he took flight to the
| ceiling and informed the chair that the
meeting held Friday evening had APP
pointed committee of five to represent
them at the meeting. and asked that
they be heard. The signal was promptly
answered by the juniors, and Mr.. Mar
| vim, as a member of the committee, ad
dressing the multitude, made known
| the action of the meeting of the
general bar. He was instructed
to aid the Bar association to defer ac-
ton upon the subject at issue, until, at
some subsequent meeting the bar could
| meet as an entirety and discuss the bill
| and pass upon it, either for approval or
disproval. This savored of presump-
| ton on the part Of the Juniors that the
| Bar association meeting had been called
for the purpose of dlSpOSlng of the
Williams bill, and, to say the least, the
indignation of the members of the Bar
| association developed.
SOME PYROTECHNICAL vFRBOSITY.
President Williams retorted that the
meeting had no such intention as was
presumed by the liberals, and that the
only business for which the meeting
was called had been finished.
MI. Squires demanded to know: ''Wh0
are these people? Where is the author
ity of the committee, and how are we to
recognize them?" To this there came
clap of thunder from the liberals which
woke up George Walsh, who had re-
| tired to SOmnOlent state of semi-con-
/ seriousness and was reclining against the
partition.
Mr.. Otis attempted to allay the ruff
| fed bosom of the meeting, and calmly
, let all come dome from the incandeScent
light wires, where few in their nervous
excitement had climbed that their
voices might be heard above the din Of
| the battle below, by moving that the
report from the, committee of Friday
nights meeting be received, but should
not be discussed, since it was not the
| object of the meeting to consider the
| Williams bill.
| Mr.. Brimhall moved to amend by add
| ing that the meeting adjourn until next
| Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock for a
discussion and for modifying and chang
ling such features in the municipal court
bill as the meeting desired, and that all
| members of the bar of Ramsey county
should be invited to attend, take part
| and vote. Discussion commenced most
| vigorously, and Mr.. Walsh. who was
| Just awaking from his doze, called for
the question upon motion of Mr..
O;Brien's, when up to this time Mr..
O'Brien had not thought of making
motion, unless it was to change seats
with Mr.. Walsh.
The meeting suspended operations
during roar of laughter at Mr.. Walsh's
| break.