The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-02-02

! Special tp The ArdmOreitc.
Washington. Feb. Sub commit
zoe No. : Of the house judiciary com.
.Lttcc, which is composed Of Repre-.
/ sCiatiyc lot Thomas Of Iowa Rep
! .esentative Pierre Of MarylanI and
representative Little of Arkau sps, is
dow engaged in tho formation ct a
"ui which will afford adequate court
rn'of TO the people Of Indian Terri-
{ ~ 1t is proposed to give g." peo-
! ! 'e of the Territory a suprem, court.
~" members OF which will DC scpa-
,a,' and distinct from the d. trict
i,pges The court will he composed
"I three members who will devote
tteIr entire time 10 she coesi ration
ni appealed cases TWO adl4,innal
dgtrict Judges will bc provi led for
the nisi prius wirk In addition 10
D.. IT. is proposed TO provide .1r the
appointment or election of .uminis-
uators OF estates for each - dicial
oI,urcr This would provide suita-
bls administrators of all estate. and
liable the wards to Lave their es.
,N.es administered pro. rtly ny the
q, urts.
The attention of the judiciary com.
mI;tcc vas forcibly q led To the eN-
isting. conditions in Indian Territory
by Judge Raymond of the Western
| judicial district who appeared be-
/ fore the committee last Friday morn
| ing Judge Raymond took the court
/ record at Muskogoc as an illustration
o! the condition of the court doclicts
q. the Territory. He pointed ont that
ON the court docket of Muskoeoc there
We're pending >. iuu cases. Nearly SOC
! %. these were criminal cases \ hou
sand more were civil suits aud the r"
uaindcr were probate cases He i'm.
! formed the members q the committee
that 10 was "A physical impossibility
for him to keep up with the wor.
of the court in his district. that judge
Townsend OF the Southern district
was hopelessly swamped and that
Judge Clayton and Judge Gill would
soon be in the same condition unless
some relief was afforded by con.
gress Judge Raymond was ia ia.
vOr OF the appointment OF three ad.
ditional district judges in the Terrific.
ry. who would all be "noaters" sub.
jcct to the orders OF the appellate
court He was not aware oi thu
fact that any members of the com.
mittcc still remember how a little
over year ago he bucked aud kicked
like a Texas broncho against accept.
ing orders from Judge Gill ana other
members OF the appellate court OF
the Territory, for Judge Raymond az
that time was the "noater' Judge.
In response To this plaintiyc appeal
Congressman Cannon created the new
Western district and thus provided 8
place Of permanent abode for his o.
linois friend The proposition did not
strike the members OF the committee
fayorably and Immediately Judge Clay
ton suggested that the proper course
to pursue was to create a supreme
court Tor the Tcrrit.ry aud then at
ford other adequate relief to the di-.
trict judges. To this proposition
. Judge Gin assonted though it was cy.
idcnt that he would reluctantly sur
render his position as a member OF
the supreme court OF the Territory.
During the course or the hearing one
O. the members OF the committee ask.
cd Judge Raymond how many law.
yus ,hrr" wrr" in the Territory.
"Thor" are a great many person
in the Territory who have hung ON
their shingles but there are but rev
lawyers" replied Judge GIN. a high
compliment to the talents and ability
of the bar of the Territory.
Judge GIN was then asked by a
member OF the committee whether me
received mileage in travelling around
from court ru courta
"No sir" he replied 81 ride on
passes
Then" interrupted Congressman
Lutledcld of Maine you will pas.
that question. az which members o
the committee heartily laughed,
Ii is not ALWAYS the ornate in tn,