Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-19

which he will submit In a day or two to
Colonel Hepburn's committee. having the
bill In charge. Mr.. Webster fatty denies
many Of che contentious Of the opponents
OF the bill. and says the records Of the
bridge company show that In the eight years
during which the bridge has been In opera
tion there has not been 4 single year
in which the receipts at the East Omaha
bridge we're enough to pay the wages Of the
toll collectors. In support Of the bill to
make the present bridge exclusively a rail-
road structure, Mr.. Webster recites the
original contract, which was to make con-
nection on the east side of the Missouri
river with the Rock Island and Milwaukee
railroads, also on the west side OF the
river to connect the tracks now on the
East Omaha Land company's ground with
the Omaha & Minneapolis railroad tracks,
the Union Pacific railroad tracks, Fremont
q Elkhorn Valley tracks and the Missouri
Pacific tracks, also to connect at or in the
vicinity OF Nicholas street with certain in
dustries having considerable trafic, all for
a cost not exceeding 500. 900. In view OF
this exhibit. Mr.. Webster asserts, the whole
scheme presented was a railroad enter
prise and has not been changed.
Dietrich FavOrs Partition Bill.
Senator Dietrich, in discussing the bill to
divide Nebraska into two judicial districts
with the Platte river as the divisional line,
which is now pending in the house, having
passed the senate, said:
1.-THE most potent argument f~avoring such
a division is found In the figures taken from
the annual report Of the United States at
torney general, wherein is set forth the
comparative amount Of business in the
United States court of Nebraska in contrast
with all other districts in the United States.
This report shows that the district Of
Nebraska has almost twice as many cases
on it's docket as both districts of Iowa; that
1t has more than all three districts Of Ala
bama; that 1t has as much as the two dis
tricts Of Arkansas; twice as much as both
districts Of Florida; twice as much as the
two districts in Kentucky, In Louisiana, in
Missouri and in Virginia, respectively, and
more than all three districts Of Tennessee.
Compared with other Districts.
Further, II the number Of cases on the
docket in Nebraska, up to a recent date,
were divided in two, each districts would
have more cases than the following dis
tricts: Alabama, middle; Alabama, south
ern; Alaska, Arizona, western Arkansas,
southern California. Georgia, Southern
Idaho, northern Iowa, southern Iowa, Kan
sas, eastern Kentucky, western Kentucky
western Louisiana, Maine. Maryland. east
ern Missouri, western Missouri, Montana
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico
North Carolina. South Dakota, eastern Ten
nessee. middle Tennessee. western Tennes.
see. Utah, Vermont, eastern Virginia AND
Wyoming.
also the following districts exceed very
slightly the amount Of one-half Of the Ne.
braska business: Southern Illinois, Indi.
ana, Minnesota, southern Ohio, Oregon
western Pennsylvania, northern Texas, east.
ern Texas, western Texas, Washington and
eastern Wisconsin. In the face OF thes,
figures, impartially computed, 1t would seen
no more than Just to divide Nebraska a.
desired.
The division as proposed in this bill sub
stantially makes the Platte river the d.
viding line. The railroads in Nebraska ar,
built across the state from east to ives
practically on parallel lines with said river
None OF the railroads runs north or soutl
except those along the eastern border O
the state, where they run north and soutl
along the Missouri river from Omaha, AM
north and south from the city OF Lincoln
There are no north and south lines in an!
other cities inythe state
Considers Division EquabIe.
with the Platte river as the dividing
line, there will be In the South PIatt
division in the neighborhood of 900, 900 PEG
pie and practically the same, or a few NOR
people In the North Platte division. s.
there can be mo claim successfully estab
lished to the effect that the division a
proposed favors one district as against an
other.
Figures furnished by attorneys In boil
districts unanimously agree thai the amour
Of business required done by the presen
} court is daily on the inrease. To quot
Mr.. G. G. Flansburg, a leading a~ttorne,
of Lincoln: rs not my client practlcall
denied the right to be heard in this court
Judge Munger (the present United State
district judge is greatly overworked, an,
the strenuous duties devolving on him ar
too much for any one man. Pushed as h
is his work cannot be Of as high an orde
/ as IT would II he had more time to devot
to IT.
Some short time ago the circuit cour
Of appeals noting the glutted condition Q
the Nebraska United States docket, assigne
l two Judges, Judge Mcpherson of Iowa, an
Judge Garland OF South Dakota, to assis
|, Judge Munger as much as possible. An
: then with all three judges holding cour
at one time. the docket was nowhere nea
cleared. The law docket, Of course,
{ given more attention than the equit
docket, so that the latter is always sadl
. in arrears.
Matter of transportation.
Another strong point f~avoring this d
: vision is found in the matter Of transports
{ ton with regard to litigsnts. The stat
OF Nebraska is about 200 miles wide an
400 miles long. At the present time pei
r sons with business in the United State
g district court are obliged. II they live 1
Q the extreme western part, to travel hur
dreds Of miles In order to reach the tribuni
: wherein they are to appear. Such trav,
Involves heavy, and not to say, needles
: expenses. With the state divided and wit
5 places for holding sessions Of the tw
y courts properly distributed over the sam,
this question Of expensive travel woul,
in a way be solved.
Wants Justice Done LitiEants.
= Finally. It Is the object OF all couri
to determine controversies as speedily Z
! possible and when they fail in this featuI
a great injustice is done the litlgants. Lon
delays are a denial OF justice, and Il
court that is obliged through lack of fact
tiles to be guilty Of such delays. is equal
! guilty Of Q wrong that sooner or later mui
bring IT into contempt.
"NecessitV demands that Nabraska ~ a