The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-23
TOO MUCH ON HAND.
Judge Powers, of the Twelfth Dis
tr1ct, Needs Aid.

trfct, Needs Aid.
The senators, representatives and
members Of the bar from the Twelfth
judicial district met last night at the
Merchants to devise means by which
the district may be so rearranged as
to permit District Judge Powers to
keep up with his calendar Of cases.
Senator Hanson, of Meeker county,
presided, and G. H. Sherwood the Off
clal court stenographer from the dis
trlct, acted as secretary. 1t is explained
that the court business has so in
creased in the Twelfth. which en-
braces Kandiyohi, Meeker, Swift, Chip
pewa, Yellow Medicine and Lac uui
Parle counties, that Judge Powers is
obliged TO hold court six months in
the year, leaving himself insufficient
time to pass ON cases which he has
heard. Judge Powers was present and
explained that the time taken up with
cases In court precluded the possibility
Of necessary Office work, and asked
that he either be given assistance OF
be relieved Of q portion of his terri
tory
After considerable discussion, during
which the attorneys and members Of
the legislature took a hand, three prop
Os1t1onS were agreed upon and will be
submitted for the action of the So
Ions. The first is that one county be
added to the Twelfth district and an
additional judge be named to aid Judge
Powers; the second contemplateS the
addition Of two counties with an addi-
tional judge, and the third plan is to
formulate a new district out Of the
old Twelfth, and add two counties from
adjoining territory to the balance, and
make new district out of it..
AS a dernier resort in case the other
plans fail, the legislature is to be asked
to take out Swift county from the
Twelfth district and give it to the Six
teenth district, in which Judge Brown
holds court.
Representative Jacobson. who tooh
an active part in the plans for
change, explained that the rapidly In
creaSing court business in the Twelfth
district had rendered some such move
as that mentioned above absolutely i'm
perative, as Judge Powers is now be-
tween six and eight months behind in
his calendar of court cases.
What the Third House Says.
That as there is no census before the
next session, the senate judiciary committee
may be able to keep it's book case with
out locking it in a safety deposit vault.
That the efforts of the Pioneer Press and
Bob Evans to read each other out Of the
party would be real sad if there were not
plenty of Republicans left.
Bob Evans thinks the fact that H H. Dunn
received all the votes there were does not
signify anything except the general dispo-
sition Of the American voter last November
to put a large black x in immediate prox-
unity to the magic letters Rep.).
Mr.. Munn's estimate of Mr. Evans: Legal
sophistries fall from his lips IKE glittering
pearls, but they are only valuable, like pearls,
for their glitter
Mr.. Evans estimate of Mr.. Mum: "The
learned counsel's argument would be edify-
ing-fn some case to which it applied"
Here Is a little joke on Henry Feig. the
genial and rotund representative from Randi
yohi county. There very few people con-
nected with the legislature and especially his
own branch that the man from Atwater does
not know personally. A day or two ago he
approached the speakers desk and address,
ing Assistant Chief Clerk Slime, who halls
from Slayton in Murray county, said to him:
Say, old man, 1 wish you'd have copy
Of your paper sent to me-
"A copy. Of what paper?' asked the be-
wildered clerk.
why, aren't you running a weekly paper
down in your town.?
mo"
You're not, Ell! Well, that's funny.
thought you were,' and the Kandiyohi man
let the matter go at that.
Slime, who has never been in newspaper
office in his life. is in the real estate bust
ness. and defeated this fall in Murray
county for clerk of the district court.
That a stenographer who has to take five
hours of debate a day ought to get more
pay than ten-year-old page.