The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-29

posed or taxed by the Police Court shall
be paid to the clerk of the Police Court,
either with or without process, 3i on pro-
cess ordered by the court, and by said
clerk paid over to the District az often
as once in each week"
Section 119, sub-chapter III-StIike out:
The office Of Register of Wills is hereby
abolished, and the powers and duties Of said
register of wills are hereby transferred
TO the clerk of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia" and insert: The
register of wills of the District of Column
bia shall be, and hereby is, authorized.
empowered, and directed to act as clerk
of the said probate term, to keep and GER
tify its records and generally, with re-
spect to said term, to exercise all the
powers and perform all the duties which
might otherwise be properly exercised or
performed by the clerk of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia
Section 120-"The register of wills shall
be, and hereby is, authorized to appoint
deputy, who may. in his absence, do
and perform any and all the acts necessary
in the administration of his Office and the
certification of the records of said court
which he himself is authorized to do: also
to appoint and fix the number and the
compensation of the employees Of said pro-
bate court and office of Register of Wills;
Provided, that any expenditures incurred
by him in so doing shall not De charge
upon the public treasury, but shall, to-
gether with his own compensation, be paid
out of the revenues of the office of regis
ter of Wills"
Section 16C4-"No subdivision of land in
the District of Columbia without the
limits of the city of Washington shall be
recorded in the office OF the surveyor or
in the Office OF the Recorder of Deeds IN
less the same shall have been first an
proved by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia and be in conformity
with the recorded plans for permanent
system of highways"
Mr.. jenkins moved the following
amendment which was agreed to, strik-
ing out the section on appeals in GRIN;
nal cases:
THE said Court of Appeals shall rot re-
verse the judgment in any criminal case
because of any technical defect or error
of form in the proceedings. Or for any
error of law committed by the trial JUS
tice unless they shall be of opinion that
the offence charged was not punishable by
law, or was not punishable in the manner
adjudged, or that the Supreme Court O E
the District had not jurisdiction to try
the same, or that evidence offered by the
defendant and enormously excluded by the
trial justice would, II believed by The ;dry,
have established defence to the indict-
ment, or shall be of opinion on the whole
evidence, that the conviction was untCst ,
or that there is reasonable ground 10
doubt whether the defendant was guilty.
Of the offence charged; and, further, that
the error complained of operated {, the
prejudice of the defendant in the trial."
/,
Mr.. Mudd offered two amendments, one
increasing the jurisdiction of the justices |
Of the peace in attachment cases and an
other amending section so that it will |
read as follows:
The said justices of the peace shall |
have jurisdiction in all civil cases In |
which the amount claimed to be dus for |
debt or damages arising out Of contracts.
or implied, or damages for
wrongs or injuries to persons or proi arty, |
Or the value of personal property claimed
n an action of replevin, does not exceed
300, except in cases involving the title to
real estate actions to recover damages
'or assault or assault and battery, or for
malicious prosecution, or actions against
Justices Ut the peace or other officers for
,ficial misconduct, or actions for SANDER
" libel, or actions on promises to marry
and said jurisdiction shall be exclusive
when the amount claimed for debt or dam
ages or the value of personal property
,laimed does not exceed $50, and con-
urrent with the said Supreme Court when
t exceeds $50"
The amendment Of Mr.. Mudd was
greed to.
A large number of amendments of little
general interest were then offered and
greed to. During the consideration OF the
oregoing amendments the following mem
'ers, in addition to those already named,
inferred the chamber: J. R. Williams. Clay
on of Alabama, Finley, Shepperd, s.mms,
EFT, and Marsh.
The following members asked unanimous
onsent to extend their remarks in the
record: Messrs. Babcock, Jenkins, Mudd,
layton, ]. R. Williams, and Finley.
The third reading and engrossment of
ne bill were ordered and the question on
S passage was put. The bill was passed
y vive yoce vote. Mr.. Jenkins moved
D reconsider the vote, and to lay that
lotion on the table. This prevailed, and
as the parliamentary clinch.
The House. at SAP o'clock, adjourned.