The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-23

Proyi.ious e the Biii Now BEFORE the
Senate judiciary Committee.

WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. p - Special. r.
Senator Squre's Dill, which is now before
the senate eonInistee on Judiciary ito
provide for the times and places to hold
terms oil the United States courts in the
state OF Washington" is measure asked
for by Judge Hanford. II amends tie
existing law in these provisions: At each
term of the United States circuit and dis
trict courts one grand and one petit jury
only shall be summoned 10 serve in both
courts: provided. that special yenires may
be lssned AT any time when a sufficient
number shall NOT be in attendance. Fol
loving are the last three sections of the
bill:
SECTION g. That said circuit and dis
trict courts shall be circuit aud district
courts for the entire district. Criminal
cases and eases ot seizure and forfeiture
under the laws of the United States cog
nlzable in said courts. may be commenced,
tried and finally determined in either
OF said divisions. Civil suits not of
local character which shalt be brought in
the district or circuit court of the United
States for the district OF Washington
against a single defendant, or where ali
the defendants reside in the same division
OF said district, shall he brought in the
division in which the defendant or defend
ants reside; or, If the defendant or
defendants reside ont of said district, or if
the defendant is q corporation other than
a domestic corporation of the state of
Washington. suitsaes. oi "a local character
E4ssy bee srotfghs in fs4 division in whfrfr
the plaintiff. or one OF several plaintiffs,
resides, suits and proceedings in rem. or
10 recover possession or specific property,
or InvoIyIug or affecting the title To real
estate. or III which the object of the suit is
10 charge land, or improvements on land,
with a lien or incumhrauce, shall be
brought in the division within which the
property, or some part thereof, is situated:
civii suits removed from courts OF the
state of Washington to said circuit court
shall be docketed, tried and determined in
the division Including the county in which
the same may be pending At the time of
such removal. All issues ot fact in civil
causes eognizabie in either Of said courts
shall be tried and final Judgments therein
renderet! in the division in which the
same may be commenced pursuant TO TINS
section, unless by consent of both parties
the case shall be removed TO some other
dlvs.o
'.Sec. 5. That the clerk of the circuit
court and district courts for said district
shall each appoint a deputy clerk at the
place where their respective courts are re-
quired to Toe held in the division of the dis
irlci IN which such clerk shall not himself
reside, each of whom shall in the absence
OF the clerk, exercise all the powers and
perform all the duties OF the clerk within
the division for which he shall be ap-
pointed: Ir0riied. That The appointment
of said deputy shall be approved by the
court for which they shall have been re-
spoctiveiy appointed, and may be annulled
by such court at its pleasure; aud the
clerk shall be responsible for the Official
acts and negligence OF al such deputies.
separate jury boxes sha be kept and a
}uTy commissioned, 10 act with the clerk in
sac selection of grand and petit jurors,
shall he appointed IN caCh OF said d}Yi-
sons; ana jurors shall he drawn and sum.
moned only from the counties compos-
ing The divisions Tor which the terms are
- be held AZ which tHev are 10 serve:
bat each grand lury shall be q grand Jury
tor the entire stgsc,, with power to act
urou any case cogn zabie therein under
the laws 1f the ultei States.
see. S That tao terms # the district
court for the district ot th@ state OF Wash
ioeton shall ne held annually in each OF
said divisions and the district Judge for
sac state nf Washington shall have power
81 * and from tiale 20 time change, the
times for commencing SAID terms by
written orders, - be entered OF record
IN ;he minutes OF proceedings of the said
court. And the provisions al statute nov
exsSttng Tor the holding 81 said courts on
tae lrst Monday Of AuCti and Noyegn Der
"a each year Is hereby repealed, auI all
s.i.,s, prosecutions, processes, recogus-
ztntts. BAH bonds and othev things pending
80 3r getgruahle 10 said court ou the day.
ia-i-raued are hereby transferred to and
suAH 1c made reiurnabie 10 and hare force
500 tne said respective terms ia this act
provided. l1 the same manner aud with
tie same eiiec; a. they Sculd have had had
lae SAID existing statute D0t been passed -