The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-30
SENATE Is WILLING.
It Approves in Committee of the
Whole.
An APPELLATE COURT FOR KANSAS.

Topeka Not Named as the Place OF
Holding 1.-THE Bill Vet Liable to
Many Amendments.
Relief for the tardy and overworked
sunreme court is imminent The senate
committee of the whole has approved
Senator billiards. bill and recommended
its passage, which means that it will be
passed This bill is calculated to afford
prompt relief by means of court OF
appeals of six members. The bill pro-
vided that these judges should De
appointed by the governor, but II was
amended to read that the justices OF the
supreme court should appoint two each,
to serve until the next general election
An amendment to provide that not more
than three of the judges should be OF
the same political faith was defeated
The senator thought such clause was
practically imperative, as in making ap-
pointments under it the person appoint
ed is generally very lukewarm IN his
opposition to the party making the ap-
pOintment-
The bill districts the state for appel
late court purposes, making northern
and southern department The northern
department consists of the counties OF
Shawnee, WyandOtte, Leaven worth, 81 Ohm
son, Douglas, Morris, Wabaunsee, Dick
inson. Saline, Ellsworth, Russell, Ellis,
Irego, Cove Logan, Wallace, and all
counties lying north of these counties.
The remaining counties shall constitute
the southern department. Each depart
ment is divided into three divisions, the
eastern, central and western. The east
ern division of the northern department,
consists of the counties of Wyandotte,
johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, Wabaunsee,
Potta watomie, jackson, Jefferson, Leav-
enworth, Atchison, Doniphan, Brown.
Nemaha and Marshall, with terms of
court at Kansas City. The central divis-
ion of the northern department consists
of the counties of Morris, Geary, Riley,
Washington, Clay, Dickinson, Saline, OF
tawa, Cloud, Republic, Jewell, Mitchell,
Lincoln, Ellsworth, Russell, Osborne and
Smith with terms of court at Concordia.
The western division consists Of the re-
naming counties of the northern de-
partment, with terms of court at Colby.
The eastern division of the southern
department is made to consist OF the
counties eff Miami, Linn, Bourbon, Craw-
ford. Cherokee, Labette, NeoshO, Allen,
Anderson, Franklin. Usage, Cotfey,
Woodson, Wilson, Montgomery, Chau-
tauqua, Elk, Lyon and Greenwood, with
terms of court az Fort Scott
The central division of the southern
Mcpherson, Rice, Barton, Stafford, Reno,
Harvey, Butler, Sedgwick, Kingman,
Pratt, Barber, Harper, Sumner, Cowley,
Comanche, Clark and Meade counties,
with terms of court at Wichita.
The western division shall consist of
the remaining counties of the southern
department, with terms of court at Gar
den City
1t will be seen that this bill fails to
provide for any terms of court at Topeka.
Inasmuch as Topeka contains the state
law library this is the one great defect
in the bill which should be remedied.
The terms of court in both depart
ments are provided for as follows: East
ern division, first Monday in March, June
and November; central, first Monday in
January, Nay and October; western, first
Monday in February, September and De-
cember.
The fees of the clerks of the appel
late courts, the recording of official acts
and rules governing the court are de-
clared to be the same in a general way
as those now governing the supreme
court.