St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-31
A COURT FOR A Twin
Uncle Sans Arrangements
to Accommodate the
Flour City.
The Federal Court Will Give
1t a Whirl Next Tues
day.
Many Important Cases, In
GLIDING the Census, to
Be Considered.
Personnel Of the Interested
Officials and the Jup-
OpS Drawn.

The United States courts have never
yet held session in Minneapolis. mat
city has, for number of years, been
one of the largest cities in the state and
now has the finest government build
inc in Minnesota. For several reasons,
it is fitting that sessions of the federal
courts should be held there. By the
provisions of an act of the present con-
gress, that city has been designated as
one of six places, within the district OF
Minnesota, where the United States
circuit and district courts shall be held
twice each year-and both courts
held at the same time.
The first terms of these courts, under
the new arrangement, will be held in
Minneapolis. beginning on next Tues
day. Judge r. II. Nelson. of this city.
will preside in the district court,
and he, together, with Judge
Thomas, will hold the cir
circuit court. Judge Thomas is judge
of the district of North Dakota, ana has
been designated by Circuit Judge Caid-
well, of the circuit of which both Min
nesota and the Dakotas form part, to
assist Judge Nelson in holding the cir
cult court-he, being engaged in holding
circuit court in another part OF the Gil
cult, can not be present.
The court room and apartments. in
the federal building at Minneapolis, set
apart for the accommodation of the
Judges, officers, jurors. ETC., have not
been furnished, but temporary accOmO-
dations will be furnished during the
coming term. 1t is expected that the
regular furniture will be in place by the
succeeding term in March next.
The term which begins next Tuesday
will not last longer than three weeks.
as the courts are scheduled to meet at
Fergus Falls on the fourth Tuesday in
September.
The term will be too short to transact
the large amount of business pending,
and which properly should be disposed
of at Minneapolis.
Of the numerous cases pending in the
federal courts, there are several involv-
ing the title of settlers on public lands,
in the preparation and trial OF which
Hon. George N. Baxter, former district
attorney, has been designated by the at
torpev general to assist District AttOr
new Hav and his assistant, George B.
Edgerton. There are besides a number
of other civil cases, and about sixty
criminal cases pending upon indict-
ments for various offenses against the
government. There are about fifty other
prisoners confined in Jail awaiting in
dictments for various offenses. In adj
dition to all these there are the Mime
apolis census fraud cases.
The business to be transacted cannot
all be attended to in such short time
as is given for holding the courts there,
but it is incumbent on the district at
torney and his assistant to have all his
cases ready for trial, so that he may
not be taken unawares by being
forced into the trial of any case I'm pre-
pared. TO make these preparations in
wolves an immense amount of labor.
Witnesses must be summoned. the evil
dence classified, the law hunted up and
briefs prepared. besides the preparation
of paper called the pleadingsl. Then
the cases likely to come before the
grand Jury must be prepared and the
Witnesses be looked after. in addition
to preparing indictments. Besides this
the Office Correspondence and work
must be promptly attended to.