The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-30
NEED ANOTHER JlIncs
;ishth Circuit Has a Population
" in Excess of Any othsr "'ee'

y ] Excess Of Any Other a'se'
washington, Jan. 27.-Represent..,
Thomas of Iowa is making an
plea for an additional circuit t,s y" nest
the Eighth judicial circuit. In IN
ing the bill making this proyisi,n port
1hon,as presents some interesting es
ures in regard to III amount OF h,s
ness done by judges in the Isiebts 'us'-
cult. There are twenty districts - ur-
circuit, which comprises the st.t sN's
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. 49,
Kansas, Nebraska, C~oloTado, wvom;@
Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota
the observation-disclosures Mexico oI.,4
homa and the Indian territory-b.ntS
a total population of 49, $50. sss Wis
Is largely in excess of tile popu,ation v.
any other circuit. The number ne
disposed of by the three Judges of t%ss
circuit during last year was greate,
than In any other circuit excan. ~
Second. which includes Vernon me
necticut and New York. GoA-
There are four judges at work on ,bo
second circuit, and it is clairnad tsHe
an equal number is necessary nro.naaI
to perform the work falling to ~
eighth circuit. The number Of on;pienee
eiueisu ~ tue ftighth circuit last vear
was 1,S17, containing 1881 nagas YET
compared with 1871 opinions, coya as
1903 pages, rendered in the Second n ~
auit. The statistics demonstrate -.
tact that If there is any Circuit in the
country that is entitled to the assi ne
ance or an additional circuit i,1apa q
IS the Eighth circuit today. whiIa ~
tacts cannot be denied that it has tho
largest area and that Ii business ~
me 1eGGr1iE courts iEF. jr,nra, - -
VIII In the future Increase more ranidi,,
n this circuit than in any other in tha
inion. Judge Sanborn Of the F,irb4tb
circuit and his two associates ba1a
aeartiiy indorsed he pending bin ana
Judge Thomas proposes to work hard
or It's passage this session.
Change in judicial System.
The senate committee on iudic,a,
has favorably reported a bill which Vii,
change the judicial system OF so mti
akota to some extent. The bill pives
o the district courts of the TTnitoS
States for the district of South Daiiota
jurisdiction to try and determine ali
actions and proceedings in which any
person shall be charged with the crime
ot murder, manslaughter, rape, assault
with intent to kill, arson, burglary. lar
ceny or assault with a dangerous
weapon committed within the limits of
any Indian reservation in said state
The bill further provides any person
convicted shall be subject to the same
penalties as are all other persons con-
of their commission within the
sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States, provided that any Indian
who shall commit the crime of rape
within the limits OF any Indian reser-
vation shall be punished at tie discre-
lion Of said court. The measure passed
house early in December and will
probably pass h senate within the
aext two weeks.
Senator Gamble of South Dakota has
introduced a bill to extend the time for
completion of a bridge across the
Missouri river at the city of Yankton.
time for commencing the construc-
lion of this bridge. the bill provides.
shall be extended to March 3, 1904. and
the completion OF the bridge to
3, 1906, giving h Dakota South
arn Railroad company until the latter
to finish the structure.
South Dakota Land Gases.
A number of South Dakota land
Eases have been taken up by the secra-
AIRY OF h interior upon appeal from
he decision of the general land office.
n all cases the decision of the LAND Of
ice was affirmed. In the case of Eman-
lei Golden contesting the timber cu1-
:ure entry OF +. r.. Sanford for certain
- VI IN Il ulSlttCl lii. contest
vas dismissed and final certificates
we're directed to be issued to the heirs
If Sanford.
The secretary affirmed the decision
If the land office in the case of Lars N.
VS.. James w. Lusle and Ear-
let N. Bucklin, in which Harriet Buck
in appealed from said decision hold
ng her homestead entry for certain
and in the Aberdeen district subject to
he preference right of Laknes.
In the case of WenZel Wopal VS.. Kate
and E~nglebret B. Lunde VS.. Bes-
lie o. Rebne, involving land in the
Natertown district, motions for a re-
of the former decision were de-
lied in both cases.
Indian Reservation Land.
The chances for opening of the Rose
'ud reservation to settlement have
'een greatly lessened in the past few
lays. While the South Dakota dele
cation is making every effort to ac-
:omplish, passage Of the bill, Mr.. Cam
ION, chairman of the appropriations
has declared himself unal-
erably opposed to the present system
# opening Indian reservations. In view
# this fact, and the further fact that
Cannon will be the speaker of the
lext house, unless his opposition should
re Withdrawn the Gregory county lands
will not be opened for settlement for
ONE TING.
Hawiey Refuses to Retire.
Senator Hawley has not yet az
'eared on the door OF the senate, all
hough he has been in Washington for
everal weeks. He came here from his
lome in Connecticut for the purpose Of
to persons who Were charging
i'm with senility and second childhood
he was able to perform his duties
S senator. He said that he would at
nee take command of the COMMITTEES
N ava affairs, but he has not done
o. 1t is doubtful if the senator will
Yer again appear in the senate cham
He is very old and feeble and
learly blind. He is still in possession
# an iron will, however, and refuses to.
ecognize his own weaknesses. He will
'ot consider a proposition to resign.
Unique Piano for White House.
A new $4,000 piano has just been
ent to the white house as Il gift by q
ocal music dealer, and is said toabe the
most elaborate inStrumentir