Telegram-herald., 1890-09-13
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The Leader OF last evening contained
a SENSATIONAL article headed did the
BIZ Pass OF IS Circuit Judge Barch
Holding tne Bench Without Any Au-
thority Whatever A New Phase Of the
Circuit Jadgeshlp Controversy Just
Brought % Light. This article herslded
% the bFezthlsss world the woadEous
dlscoveFy by certain law arm IN this
city, Messrs. Morris 4 Norris IL Z
nothing more nor lees, - says the
Leader, than another most ineKcusa-
bic piander upon the part OF the last
Legislature" his Is the reported dis
cOvery.
After the state constitution was
amended by vote Of the people IN the
spring OF lss9, the bali was drawn IN this
city 10 provide for the additional cir
cgt Judge for the Kent circuit. senator
Wsssellus introduced the measure ia
the Jpper House OF the Legislature. II
was amended several times bar went
through both Houses aud wasrefeTred 20
the senate Enrolment Committee. Just
at this iuncture, as It had right 10 do,
the lover house sent respectful mes
sage % the senate askiug for the return
ol the bllL 1h.s Was done for the pur-
pose 0l making further amendments.
The House came Ia possession or the
bal again, amended 70 IN important
particulars, and sent il back 10 the
senate.
"Now Messrs. Norris & Norris claim
the higher body never re-pasSed the blIl
after these amendments were made
aud that. cOusequt tntly, the bill never
became law AZ all. 10 WAS enrolled,
signed by the proper officers, deposited
With the Secretary OF state and appears
IN the statutes. bat II this tOrmsllty was
omitted OF course Judge Burch IS hold
ing his seat upon the bench without
authority"
And further, Mark Norris Is quoted
g. saying:
ave have no doubt at all that the
entire act 5 a nullty; that II was never
passed by the legislature, and the jour
mails OF the last Legislature wholly bear
out this idea. We have not brought
the test as a political measure, nor as
attorneys for any party, but because
the interests of some OF our clients are
somewhat at stake"
Now look at the facts in the case, as
disclosed by the Senate Journal at the
time and place, when the "inexcusable
bunder" is alleged to have occurred.
On Nay Is, Senate Journal, p. s95l, the
House re-returned the bill to the Sen
ate. The message from the House is
made out with az that skill and preci-
cision, which has ever characterized
that veteran Clerk, Daniel l. Cross
man. As the bill had passed back and
forth several times. Clerk Crossman
took occasion 10 recapitulate all the
amendments which had been made to
bill by the House. This was done to
inform the : nate Of the exact status
OF the bin when Il left the House. that
being the very purpose OF such mes
sage. On page 500 uf the Senate Jour
nal, Immediately following the mes
sage. Is this entry:
''Ou notion of Mr.. Palmer,
''Ihe Senate concurred IN the amend
ments made by the House TO the bill, a
majority OF al the Senators elect vot-
iuE therefor, by yeas and nays, "A fol-
lows: Here follows the roll call.
"On motion OF SIR. Palmer,
"Tne amendment made by the House
20 the title was creed to.
"The oil was then referred to the
Committee on EugrOssment and En-
roliment for enrolment"
Now where ls the great and "inexcus-
ahleb.tmder" alleged by Norris q Norris
"Oh. but the senate never re-passed
the bin after these amendments were
made" say Norris y Norris. Certainly
not. In the language of the small
boy. They dldn't have to-" The
addition OF the House amendments
DID not nullifv tie prior passage OF the
hn bv the senate. IL the senate had
not already passed the bill. the House
could have bad % in ia possession to
amend. When 10 came hack % the
senate, the only parts OF the bill not
passed by the senate, were the House
amendments. These they immediately
concurred IN bv a constitutional major.
ity vote. entered on the journal. Both
Houses Of the legislature have prac-
ticed 40. more wears than Norris q
Norris have pracuced law, and they
have good authority for such practice
running back about ss far "a Norris &
Norris ped gree.
A careful invest CATION Of the record
Of the bill in both Houses shows no
error Of Importance. There is one
error In the early history Of the bill IN
thu senate, but thst error shows its own
inconsistency on ths face OF it. and =
noticed and corrected in the "errata
st the end Of the Journal. made M
and entered before the Secretary At
tac ned his certificate 20 the Journal;
AM. besidss. the effect IF that error. If
81 al important. was certainly cured BY
~ subsequent concurrence Of both
III uses in she tili.
There NAV he unconstitutional pro
visions n the act waicb may invalidste
it. hut Norris s. Norris have certainly
abcred and brought forth a mouse. =
IN their attswpts to discrcdit the pas
sage of the b.l. hv the Senate.
There g nothing rohucs in the &C
tion of Narrs q Worms. 0f course not.
Fut Their astonishing interure of
legislative proceedings has made it sn-
parent thst che average Democrat law
yer m Graad Rarfis : net thc best nls-
terra ogt of wach to make state
senator. ard the electors 81 the 2ofa
Seaatoral STREET vouid Do VEL 60
elect FARMER Adius.
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