The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-09
NO OBJECTION
TO JURY PANEL.
Lawyers Waive Right to
Attack It's Drawing.
MUCH DISCUSSION AT COURT HOUSE
Numerous Conflicting Views Regard
ing Legality Of Procedure Under
New LeSisl"tioH-The Measure in
Question aud Law Governing
Adoption Of Acts and Resolutions.

When the hearing in the case of Wolff
against the District was resumed this
morning Chief Justice Bingham. presid-
ing, called the attention Of counsel for
{ both sides to the fact that the manner Of
: the drawing of the jury has been ques-
toned Under the circumstances he said
that in civil cases the hearing might be
| continued under agreement between the
counsel
The attorneys for the opposing Iitigants
announced that they would waive all
questions Of the drawing Of the jury and
the hearing was resumed.
General Topic of Discussion.
The question of the proper drawing Of
The juries serving in the different
branches OF the Supreme Court of the
district was the general subject Of dis
I eussion This morning among ATTORNEYS at
'he City Hail Whether or not the Joint
resolution under the authority of which
the juries were drawn was or was not
signed by the President. it is contepdoa
10y some that the panels arc not legally
constituted. 7'''''
The joint resolution under which tho
Jurles for the present term OF court were
drawn is as follows
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United state Of
american in Congress assembled Thar
the lolowiHS amendment is hereby made
q" an ACT OF congress entitled An act 10
esIablsh a code Of law for the District
OF Columbia approved March 1901
Amend section 2u4 by striking out in the
T. second line thereof the word one and
inserting lieu thereof the word two
ing:
" Provided. that all grand and petir
Jurles IN the supreme court OF the Dis
lrlcl OF columbia and all petit juries in
me Police Court OF said District which
shall have been organized or drawn under
eAlSbng laws al the time this code goes
INTO eject shall serve out their respective
terms. and vacancies therein shall be
h!led under existing laws "
According TO the Constitution OF the
United States the procedure regarding
the adoption Of acts and resolutions is.
Provisions for signing.
Every bin which shall have passed
the House Of Representatives and the
Senate. shall. before it becomes a law.
ha presented 10 tie President.
II ne approve, he shall sign it, but il not.
be shall return Il. with his objections
TO shat house in which IL shall have orig
mated, who shall enter the objections az
large on their journal and proceed 20 re-
consider IT, IT, after such recOusidera-
ton. twO-thirds Of that house shall agree
10 pass the bill. It shall be sent. together
with the objections. to the other house
by which il shall likewise be recOnsid-
cred. and II approved by tWO-thirds OF
that House. 10 shall become a law.
II any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days Sunday ex-
ccptedl. after IL shall have been present.
ed 10 him. the same shall be a law. in
like manner as II he had signed il. unless
the Congress by their adjournment pre-
vent its return, in which case il shall
not be a law
And by the succeeding clause. all or
ders, resolutions and votes. 20 which the
assent Of both houses NAV be necessary.
except on a question Of adjournment must
take the course Of bills"
Il was stated at the City Hall this
morning that President Roosevelt signed
the resolution IN question yesterday. This
act by the President. IL is contended. how
ever, viii not relieve the situation.