Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-29

Each judge of the supreme court
hereafter elected shall receive salary
of $4,000 per year, and until such pro-
vision shall become applicable to the
entire membership of said court there
shall be paid to each for the remainder
of the term for which he has heretofore
been elected the sum of $4,000 per year
in full compensation for the increased
expense, including clerk hire, which
compliance with this act imposes upon
him.
These bills relating to the judiciary
are in line with the crystaliiZed senti-
ment of members of the bar of the
state. and are following out substan-
TALLY the recommendations made at
the last meeting of the State Bar AS
sociation. The bill to revise the meth
cd of holding the terms of the supreme
court meets with the APPROVAL of near
ly all the lawyers of the state. They
all desire that the court shall actually
give attention to every case heard and
shall decide the cases while the argu-
mentS of counsel are fresh in the minds
of the judges At present case is
submitted on oral argument and 1t may
be many months before it is decided.
The new plan contemplates decision of
the cases in hand before others are ta-
ken up. 1t is high honor to Mr.. Cum
mings, a new member. that he should
have been selected to lead in this
earnest movement for the reform of the
Judiciary of the state.
The first meeting of the house COM
mittee on appropriations will be held
some time today. Inasmuch as there
are practically no printed bills on the
desks of the members the committee
will not be able to take up the work
thoroughly. 1t is the intention. how
ever, to make a beginning by finding
out exactly how much money is avail
able in the next two years. Either sub
committees will be named to make an
investigation or competent assistance
will be secured to ascertain the states
revenues and resources. The books OF
the state treasurer will be gone over
carefully to find out whether or not the
state is rolling in wealth, as has been
represented by enthusiastic speakers,
or is barely able to pay it's just debts
at this time The books of the state
auditor will be inquired into carefully,
also. When these facts are aScertained
the committe will be prepared to con-
slider the appropriation bills. The COM
mittees in both houses will pursue this
method of reaching conclusions In
asmuch as nearly 75 per cent of the
states revenues are already appropri-
ated under the general law. the sums
available for extraordinary appropria-
tions may be small.
The bill to establish the Torrens land
registry system is attracting consider
able attention and it is being urged by
Mr. Hawk. of Jasper, who believes 1t to
be good thing. In regard to reasons
for it's adoption he quotes the follow
ing: The real estate board of Chicago
in report as to the operation of the
Torren's law In Illinois, uses the fol-
lowing language:
The following summary of benefits
of the system of registration of titles.
made by Sir Robert Torrens. has been
fully justified in it's use: 1t has substi-
tuted security for insecurity 1t has
reduced the cost of conveyances from
pounds to shillings, and the time occu-
pied from months to days. 1t has ex-
changed brevity and clearness for OBJ
security and verbiage 1t has so sim
plified ordinary dealings that he who
has mastered the three Rs can tram
sact his own conveyancing. 1t affords
protection against fraud. 1t has re-
stored to their Just value many es-
tates, held under good holding titles, |
but deprecated in consequence of some
blur or technical defect, and has barred
the reoccurrance of any similar faults.
1t has largely diminished the number
of chancery suits, by removing those
conditions that afford ground for
them. We may add also that as to
lands. 1t saves the rights of
infants and others under disability, as
no one can deal with the land except |
thru the registrars Office, where all
rights clearly appear and must be re-
spected.
The Tenth district caucus last eve
ming came out as the friends OF Joe
stood eight to six Those who voted for
Head, Christianson, Robinson, Secor /
ana lI1lCuTlSt. lHoSe WHO Noteu
Ingham were Healey. Bachman, Town
send, Meservey, Cowles and Langan
There was but one vote. N. NJ. Ketch-
un, of Marshalltown, who was in the
hall of the house during the afternoon,
declared that the victory of Allen was
as good as for q Marshall county boy.
I'VE have known Joe long while" he
said '.He is a Marshall county prod
uct. His father came out to the coun-
ty years ago and developed the big
Packard stock farm. Since Joe and the
rest of the family have gone farther
northwest we have followed them
They have big business inter-
ests in Laurens, Pocahontas and else
where, but we still regard Joe as a
Marshall county boy, and UP our way
can all rejoice in the success which has
come to him" The joint caucus was
without incident.
The electrocution bill was quickly
by the judiciary commit
tee of the house. Hanging is none too
bad for any of the Iowa criminals who
receive the death sentence.
Warren of Marion county. is feeling
especially good over the fact that his
normal school bill has been indorsed by
the normal school committee of the
house 1t carries with it an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for putting the old