The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-04
The COURT BILL.
AFuIl Tent Of the Law as II
Nov Stands.
N FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
Il increases the Authority Of tho
Commissioners.
PROVIDES FULL JURISDICTION.
Two judges, I've Attorneys and
I've MarsAals Additional are
KaroiM Provided For.

The committee of conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses
ON the amendments of the House to
the bill IS 2l73l to amend an act
entitled "An act to establish a United
States court in the Indian Territory,
and for other purposes" approved
March |, 1889, and an act entitled IAN
act to provide a temporary govern
ment for Territory Of Oklahoma, TO
enlarge the jurisdiction of the United
States court in the Indian Territory
and for other purposes" approved
May ,, 1885," to provide for the re-
districting OF the Indian Territory
for judicial purposes, for an additional
Judge and more United States COM
miSsiOnerS, and to prescribe the juris-
diction, duties, and authority of such
judges and commissioners, and for
other purposes" having met, after
full and free conference have agreed
TO recommend, and do recommend, to
their respective Houses as follows:
That the Senate recede from its
disagreement to the a nendmentS of
tn" House, and agree, to the same
with an amendment, aI follows:
Strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert:
That the territory known as the
Indian Territory, now within the
jurisdiction of the United States court
in said Territory. is hereby divided
into three judicial districts, to be
known as the northern, central. and
southern districts, and at least two
terms of the United States court in
the Indian Territory shall be held
edcn year at each place of holding
court in each district at such regular
times as the judge for such district
shall fix and determine
The northern district shall consist
of all the Creek country, all Of the
Seminole country, all of the Cherokee
country, all of the country occupied
by the Indian tribes in the Quapaw
Indian Agency, and the town site of
the Miami Townsite Company, and
the places of holding courts in said
district shall be at Vinita, Miami,
Tahlequah, and MuscOgee.
The central district shall consist OF
all the Choctaw country, and the
places of holding courts in said dis
trict shall be at South McAlester.
Atoka, Antlers, and Cameron.
The southern district shall consist
of all the Chickasaw country, and the
places of holding courts in said dis
trict shall be at ArdmOre, Purcell,
Pauls Valley, Ryan, and Chickasha.
SEC. ,. That there shall be appoint
ed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, two
additional judges of the United States
court in said Indian Territory, who
shall hold their respective offices fol
the term OF four years from the date
of their appointment, unless sooner
removed as provided by law, one OF
whom shall be the judge of the north
ern district and the other shall be the
Judge of the southern district; and
tue luOHe OI tue OulJO0 ObdOCS OOdI
now In office shall, from and aftel
said appointments, be the judge OF
the central district, and shall hole
his office for the term for which h'
was appointed; and during the perioC
Of their service said judges shall re
side in the judicial districts for which
they are appointed; and said judge
of the northern and southern district
shall each take the oath Of ONCE re
quIred by law to be taken by tn
judges Of the district courts OF tn
United States. The Judge for eacl
district shall be paid salary OF nv
thousand dollars per annum, and a.
lowed his necessary expenses Wlel
holding court away from home, TN
same to be paid from the treasury Q
the United States in like manner
the salaries and allowances " IN
United States district courts. III Tn
ann0iuGmenf 0f lid iudQpS, or any q