The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-21
A SUPERIOR COURT BILL.
That Affecting Lake, Porter and
LaPOrte Goes to EnRrOssment.

That Affecting Lake, Porter and
LaPorte Goes to EngrOssment.
The bill to create Superior Court for
the counties of Lake, LaPorte and Porter
was on the programme for last nights ses-
sion of the House. Mr. Culbert introduced
the bill. People from Hammond have made
a strong fight for Superior Court, claim
ing they are badly hampered by having to
go to Crown Point to transact their law
business 1t is also insisted that the circuit
is so crowded that relief is needed. Mr..
Dinwiddie the Representative from Lake
county, wanted the enacting clause striek-
en- from the bill. Mr.. Stakebake spoke for
the measure. Mr.. Duncan showed that the
people proposed to provide a courthouse if
the new court was created. Mr.. Hunt, of
LaPorte county, asked that the bill be
amended by striking out the reference to this
county. He said the creation of new
court with new officers was contrary to the
professions of the Republican party. which
ton of no new offices. The new court would
be a burden to taxpayers. AS. it is now,
twelve miles to court. He showed there
was little substance to the claim that the
euur was as & Ssv 81 canr nd
yet the records show that less than half
that time was taken. Mr. Hunt said the
distance from Michigan City to I4aPorte, the
county seat, was not great; two of the
court officers live in the former place. The
bill practically gives the Superior Court to
Michigan city and Hammond, neither of
which is & county seat. Mr.. Hunt obtained
the expressions Of LaPorte county people
who met at the farmers institute last Sat
urday. The institute. adopted resolutions
against the Superior Court bill. A petition
pe Of 1anre county y onade OF
City and protests against the passage OF the
measure. -
Mr. Culbert said he had not prepared any
thing for the House because he understood
that Mr.. Hunt was for the bill. He thought
petition signed by 1,100 people out of 49,
coo was no criterion of what the people in
the county wanted. The thousands of peo
pie in the northern part of the county
were COMPELLED to pear t pnrden under me
Gregg, of Porter, offered an amendment,
cutting the salary of the judge to $2.50O, and
Mr.. Culbert was willing to accept it. Mr..
bill.
Dr. Dnwiddie's motion to kill the bill was
lost, and Mr.. Hunts amendments took
similar death. That of Mr.. Porter came up
next and was adopted. Mr.: Dinwiddie
ments, but Mr.. culbert objected. The BIZ.
The following. with the exceptions noted.
No. 164, by. Hamrick---Con concerning insur-
ance companies numerous amendments
No. 442, by Robinson Defining the First,
cults and fixing the terms OF, court.
ity bill. Referred to committee on judiciary.
No u.s. by Culbert-To establish a Su-
perior Court in Lake, Porter and LaPorte
counties. Amendment made.
No 402, by Notwithstanding the
charter of the Western Mutual Fire and
Life Insurance Company.
No 4S4, by Ross-Legalizing the incorpora-
ton Of Eaton, Ind.
No 500, by Allen-Regulating foreign in
surance companies. anssETr
No. $50, by Understanding for the cleo
ton of county superintendent the second
Monday in August. ~
No 251, by Stotsenberg--Con build
ing and loan associations.
No. 27S, by Misunderstanding Thirty
second and Fifty eighth judicial circuits.
No. 369, by Observation-Disclosures pro-
cedure in civil cases. Recommitted to ju-
dietary committee.