The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-04
10 DIVIDE STATE
ofwss, Virginia Into Two FEEDER.
al Judicial Districts. q
The JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
ua, Decided by Unanimous Vote
to Report the Bill
TOULOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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80. y. 49,
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Very S''"s - ..e..''' "
T's"'"'e" '." .'I' .'H' 'ees .''f'e's
Yrom the nse'fa'' '''Nn ash Illustrate r'l''.
Clearly the Argument haao BY ths pro- ''.
aot'n-ilA' inhHsntiai Hacking. In
sIuiIns the con'menda,lon OF Former
Attorney Genrrai Meksnna.
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-sIeeAi D1'pateh 70 Tue lihsellisehces. ~
WASHINGTON, Feb. The bill
,.,,Iry in both houses OF Congress pro-
T'o'hS to' IL. 80 =. ., -...
iato 'T: federal lualcia! districts VIII,
4 h understood, be reported favorably
:, N. h,n,. OF Representatives to.m. r
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row oy d 0''AA.'t1oea So's =. 'i'' en 'uutr
c.ary c1Eimltiee. The report Is already
,r,,rsl. and only awaits the official
.,..,,,, a, rhs cenmtr,ss and .-,,s.
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''s''ion u 'ne mouse. i'''te.
The presentation OF the case Is unds--
..ood 10 ne strong one. II Is acccrn-
-, he ,a,,t.,a1 ,,,,.., o,,.,,,..,
p14'et " ,-sste,' s-'s' -
directly tf"m tue recorus, awhicn sliius-
,ratA clearly the arSumcn: made by the
r,ono,ors OF the measure and with n
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'"Ao'e 49,. 'A ~
backed by the strong support OF the con-
grss,oual delegation and the state bar
association. there seems to be no doubt
OF the plssase OF the bill through both
houses. The report OF the committee
without the ,abulated statement will be
n substance as follows: 2 n
tn. committee on rbs ,n5I,,,ry :,
whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5ss3I
To divide the state OF West Virginia
lEo two judicial districts" having car re-
iully considered the same. hog TO snb-
mi. the following report Recommending
The passage OF said bin for the reasons
nnw herein set forth. ~
The state ot Wss..y,ry,nfo 10 ,o, ;,.e.
than 400 miles from the northern to tt,e
southern extremity and IA at least an
tqual distance east and west. IT'S arm
{, 4fso SQUARE miles while its non,I..
t,oa By the census of 1880 was fs3 fsi
This population has been Increasing
very rapidly. and, based upon7 She yote
cas-, by her In the last election, 4 Is esti-l
mated to be now over j, goo OOo. The
s:ata Is a mountainous one with COM
taratiyely few railroads hard m travel
over and with 4 large minInx. nonuia-
ton rapidly Increasing. There are 4 nv.
Ave counties all embraced IN one federal
judicial district. Tha state Ia amir, csd
IN the fourth cIrcuit. whieh has hnt +wo
circuit Judges. District and circnlt
oourts are held at Narttnshurr clarke.
burg, Pl.kersbury. Wheeling and Char.
!es;on. - - = I -
Nar,iu,bprr nv raj, d d;st,,. 49,,
Pa.kersburg. the home OF the present
miles and Charleston I,o miles frnn tSs M
sane point. There are TWO regrIar
terms each yea, al each and al, or fhass
points. - = =, 4 y
The present district Judge or yva<t
Virginia Is over savan-v rears =, 80
and Is the oidss, roro-,is s;oras -sdae.i
judge In the United st,.es 80 - =
Several statements tahrta tad y-,,,
The attorney generars reno-te q "a nave. .
70 attached as mar. NJ th,s -.n.r. = sTsa
fist. marked ErbfhIs "ao,sS' e,i,ss 80
states, cnundss, no1uI,t 49, 9.ssa,
judicial districts = eirrmi, insr.s st In s.s =.
trir, t,5ra. =. ~ SisuI. Judges aaoN as
ID Exhibit "B." shows tta Snumherfof
cases pending In the 5istrIc.S conr,s% a,
West Virginia for a neytn.5 ~ ,hir,ss,
years. from lsss 10 1897 i1,,,,,sjye = ras
:hIrd. marked Exhibit ..c, - shns.s ths
courts during N. s,ma nsriod Ths ~
fourth and ias; sboy, ~ ! rnaha.1
criminal prsecr,in1s ,.,5t,n ~ ,ss..o, ~
eo1rts OF tie dIgsrs,t- - s..,as ,,de, a.
tories for a reri5d ., ssj-;,t a ~ =. 80,
1880 to 1857 taclrJvs : :. ts'1t ~"
Il -
From these tab,ss !, i. 81. -, 49,. |.
Firs;-That w.. V,-.,LSs. y snoNh.
has been .nrrsa sjr. ~ tuia o1o iHess
courts are concs-r.s 81 Lar - isaeEat
possible To- !, sy,.,. until unLil now !. IS I'M.
sSHu 10 u. Tha rur,har os c,,,. tr.,,
1855 10 1857 nav. irrrs,sad ~ t.as, -te - oa
1853, no,withs,s ,tisr Sn tr% on 100 aso GO
CASES year have h.a1 d,sra.,da. :. - -. Sos
example In 1856 ESQ @ s.spussa 1s OF
alta, an ayersrs -, VIZ ... .e. I'M. ~.
Tor each wnr.Inr 't.o tis -. :.
after this eno-,s,,,s , ~ .s ~
disposed o, a. 80. rass .1.at nau pesn
Undetermined 80 pei'utas ei'.li' !s' ato
In 1886. SCI c,s.. \. -.
i,i1s rtnaI,eS 80 ;s,. u'sp2sso OF anu
ed While 5se rnu -s,.a ~ iss!' oss were end
condition Ia nes a.asu 60 oe .!ieo. ms
Uniform and continnsrs nip1sIaaas' n mas Deen
Ieer years '!HooGs LOT az ieast this- :;
Second-Tr,, ,,,, s,5.sti
ware. Ken.',c,s nns ohis me states OF Della
,ias.,.hn,ucky: Maine, Maryland,
Jersey. Rhods 1s,sS, Mew aampshi.e' IAN s. New
Ina. nina IN ~ s1aaa anu sousn caro-.
i!s,rIc,s and az; nave as rev federal
Judges ,s w W,a, as ysw circuit and district
OF these eon,i =, .' sans' .ahd oniy Iye
:Ion, whi,s - u IS: Exceed her in popula-