The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-17
EXTENDED JURISDICTION
Federal Courts Of Paris and Fort Smith
Want to Hold Onto Indian Territory
Business.

WASHINGTON, March l6.-The ef-
forts on tl-e q II the federal courts
at Paris, Tex. and rort l,it'i, Ark,
I retain Z criminal j. ri~ 'ictiOn
they now hold Over indian territory
a airs will pr b1bly devel ~ into a
pretty contest efurc this session I'll
congress c.. es to a cl Sc 4 will be
a c test oI stree 9Th between what
will G &C 81 erred the just Course OF
events aud the P'wer of personal
prestige IN cur~rcSs.
II will bn reme rcred that when
the j.. i, la system was Pr.vided for
InSian Territory during the lasl con-
greSs a',d IN new '.d-esl ips created,
to whic eX-it preSenI1tiveS Springer
and I-ilgore were i, irted, tie chief
opposition to the measure came from
those senators and re- reSettatiyes OF
the Palis and Fort Smith courts, aId
their ID, Eta 10 iOcati : in those re-
spccJiva WINS. cOmpr mise was
e lccted 0y W icl. Indian Territary
was allowed have additional and
adequate cOur, facilities by retaining
10 the Fort ~ It'll, arc 'aris courts
their Indian Territory Jurisdiction
for a period If one and half years
after the passage of tic act. The
rXchsc for this was that there was so
.ucl civil business pending i'm the
Indian Territory that it would take
. - snf A -
to get into W ikirg 'er and dispose
o! the court business ren@ing bef re
them. Ii wa tended by no one
that once tho tdlce court, were in
?Orki'tg "rder, Will a clean docket,
they could not easly is >e Cf all the
court b. SincsS = 4 b. terr.tOr~ both
criminal and civil. ". IA this one
and ,ialf yeas. G. nccsSiou 80 Paris
and Fort Smith. the bill was passed
~ congress, and the present judicial
triumvirate set up in the Indian
country.
The great strength which the out
side courts lad WA, in Senator Berry
in tie senate and representative Ctl-
LersJn in the house. Scnat Berry
is n'se uf the ~ II active Ilen in the
senate and representative CulberS -,
wht is also at lhe head Of the house
ctDt"ittee on the judiciary when the
house is dem cratic, has practically
veto power with all legislation. which
must receive the approval Of the
judiciary c .m'ittee. L is this force
which has w taken up anew tie
cause uf tlc Fu,t Smith and Paris
courts. and which j. Iehihd the leg
islatinn Perding to give hack to Fort
Sn.I,n AM. Paris f's'IlJely tuc..
criminal Jurisdiction in l GiaE Terri
tory aEa' r.
The f@ct rat tho com i,tee n the
.udicia,y 4 the house gave a favor
@h.c rel ri a. he hN.~e hi. .. The
.;h,ect -, week r ves he :, wer
tAere o. Representative Cube. son, in
wlo>c district t'e 'aris co.rt is.
onator ier..-. witt sire 9Th
WhiL goes wit S,I rtnrial court esy.
will ID AZ. /" n Gss even -reatel
strength "a IL" sc ate Wien he asks
the Senate c t..u" the Fort Smil
court 1e.. itely vi. all tie ,cr-
niaIy a.:va..tG ses ii sizes To Western
ArA.i.~::>. TIE lei a'tment Of j Stict,
as well d, & 1 20. .tIOl o. GO s,esS,
will cont "a at 20 c ntnuat.or f
this jurisdiction ia 49,, outside urts
will be SelesS expense To tn CIV
courts in tue indian Te-.it ~ vii.
De amply :. le 10 al ne work for
which i cy ,;ere created.
The result " Il be a interesting
cnntest etweyn cOngres liOnal pres
tige and congressional opinion.