The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
To Be Provided For in Southern
Kansas
By the Formation of the Pro-
posed
FEDERAL DISTRICT.
Court to Be Held at Fort Scott
and Wichita.
Kansas Congressman Do Not
Favor It For Political Reasons.

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The bill to
make two judicial districts in Kansas
which was introduced in the house by
Representative Miller, is a scheme of
Fort Scott people and was urged here
by W. M. Rice of that place, who came
on fer the purpose. Should any such
division be made; it is said that j. D.
McCleverty of Fort Scott, would most
likely be the appointee for the southern
district, SO of course his friends are anx-
iOus to get the bill through congress SO
Cleveland could appoint him.
The Kansas delegation at a conference
about two months ago decided not to
support the scheme to make two judicial
districts in Kansas.
They do not now intend to support
e, at least most of them will not, but it
was thought it would do no harm to in
troduce the bill and find out what the
sentiment of the state was ON the ques-
ton before urging it with any zeal.
The bill divides the state into two dis
tricts. north and south. The southern
district comprises the counties of Linn,
Miami, Bour bon, Crawford, Cherokee,
Labette, Neoshe. Allen, Anderson, ,Coffey,
WoodseH, Wilson, Montgomery Chantau-
qua, Elk, Greenwood, Cowley, But
Barton, Rush, Lane, Ness, Scott, Wichita.
Greeley, Hamilton. Kearney, Finney,
Garfield, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Stafford,
Reno, kingman, Pratt, Kiowa, Edwards,
Ford, Gray, Haskell, Grant, Stanton,
Morton. Sedgwick, Stevens, Seward,
Meade, Clark; Harper, Barber and Sum
ner.
All the remaining COMMITTEES in the
state are to constitute the northern dis
trict.
The southern district is divided into
two divisions, the first comprising the
counties of Miami. Linn, Bourbon, Craw-
ford, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Allen,
Anderson, Coffey, Woodson, Wilson,
Montgomery. Chautauqua, Elk and
Greenwood.
The second division comprises all the
other counties in the southern district.
The terms of the circuit and district
courts of the southern district are to be
held at FIT. Scott, the first Monday in May
and the second Monday in Novembe
and at Wichita the first Monday in
March and the second Monday in Sep
tember.
In the northern district the terms of
the circuit court are to be held at Leav-
enworth the first Monday in June and at
Topeka the fourth Monday in November;
district court at Topeka the second Mon
day in April and at LeavsRWorth the
second Tuesday in October.
The only now officers provided for by
the bill for the present is the judge for
the southern district Judge Foster the
present district judge of Kansas is to be
the judge of the northern district.
The present district attorney and mar
shal for the district of Kansas are to be
allowed to hold office until their terms
expire or vacancy occurs and are to act
for both districts. The marshal, how
ever, is to appoint deputy for each di-
vision of the southern district. They
are to have their offices at FIT Scott and
Wichita and to have the full powers of
the marshal They are appointed sub
ject to the approval of the district judge
and may be removed by him. The clerks
of the circuit and district courts are to
continue in that capacity during their
term of office for both districts and the
deputy clerks at Wichita and Ft. Scott
are to be retained.
1t is provided that all cases pending in
the courts of the district shall be heard
in the courts in which they are pending.
The jurisdiction in the Indian Territory
which is now vested in the Kansas dis
trict, is to be vested in the southern dis
trict
The Kansas members who will not
work for the passage OF the bill, do not
do so, because they dislike to create a
new office to be filed by Democrat and
because they are not sure a rew district
is needed