Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-05
THE FIRST MOVE
Toward Securing an Additional United States District Judge Taken by
 the Bar Association.

A meeting oi the members of the Bir- mingham Bar association was held in the city court room yesterday morning to take some action in the matter of securing United States district judge for the North ern district of Alabama.
 The meeting was called to order at 9:31, and on motion of Mir. A. T. London Capt. John M. Martin was called to the chair. Mir. James A. Mitchell was selected for secretary.
 The following resolutions were intro- duced by Gen. Fred 5. Ferguson, and on his motion adopted
 Whereas, The business of the United States court for the Northern district of Ala bama is so great that it is impossible for the present judge of the Middle and North ern districts to dispose or 1t, whereby jus tice IS denied; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved (D, That the chairman of this meeting appoint committee of five mem- bers Of this bar, 10 which shall be added the chairman and secretary of this meeting, to memorialiZe congress to create the office of United States district judge for the North ern district of Alabama either by an amendment to the Pugh bill, now pending before congress, or by Q separate aet.
 Resolved t2), That the said committee shall ask the bars of other ties in this district to unite with them in this me- morial.
 lue CudlT dppOint0u COLnmlLlee, aS prO- vided for in the above resolution, consist ing of Gen. Fred 5. Ferguson, Alex T. London, Capt. William A. Walker, Capt. Frank s. White, E. K. Campbell and the chairman and secretary added.
 motion of Capt. Frank ;. White au- thorizing the chair to appoint committee of five 10 go 10 Washington and work for the passage of such a bill as urged in the above resolutions prevailed.
 The chair announced that he would name the committee today after consultation with the members of the bar.
 Speeches advocating the passage of a bill allowing judge for the Northern dis trict of Alabama were made by Messrs. Alex T. London, John F. Tillman, w. c. Ward and others, after which the meeting adjourned. 4
 Alabama is divided into three United States court districts and has two judges. Judge Harry T. Toulman presdes over the southern district, at Mobile, and Judge John Bruce over the Middle and Northern districts, at Montgomery in the Middle and Birmingham ard Huntsville in the North ern.
 The dockets at Birmingham and Hunts vile are so crowded that 1t is a matter of iln possibility for the court to clear them up h the lew Weeks of eacn year thatit is al- lowed to be kept open.
 A bill Is pending in congress placing the southern division Of the Northern districts uuder the charge of Judge Toulman, but the attorneys here dou't think that will give the relief so badly needed
 It is believed by the members of the local bar that the attorneys all over the state will join with them in asking for the ap- polntment of Il judge for the Northern dis lrict.
 It is argued, and the facts would seem 10 bear out the argument, that it would be economy to give judge for this district, as the saving in witness fees alone would more than pay the judge's salary.
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