The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-20
ADDITIONAL J. 5.
 JUDGE IS NEEDED
Members of Bar So Decide
 and Take Action
DOCKETS MUCH CONGESTEO
Resolutions Urging Appointment of Judge for Northern Judicial Dis trict of Alabama-Bil to Be
 Introduced in Congress.

Members of the bar association of Bir- mingham yesterday afternoon adopted resolutions which call upon congress to pass bill providing for an additional United States district judge in Alabama. The meeting was held in the second division of the city court of Birming- ham. John T. Glover was elected chair man and L. J. Haley. secretary.
 A number of attorneys were present among them being P. G. Bowman, N. L. Miller c. P. Beddow, G. R. Harsh. L. J. Haley. R. H. Fries, ". T. Hill, John London George A. Evans, James A. Mitchell and R. H. Kerr.
 The following resolution offered by MT. Mitchell was adopted after a short dis. cussion:
 Whereas, by reason of the large in- crease in the business of the United States courts in the northern district of Alabama, and particularly in the courts held in Birmingham in the southern division thereof. the dockets are so con- gested as to result in practical denial of justice, and provision for an additional district judge Is imperatively necessary. therefore,
 Urged to Appoint. Be 1t resolved, That congress be urged to provide for district judge in and for the northern judicial district of Ala bama by an act to be passed at the earliest practicable time, which act may be substantially as the one hereto att tached; and,
 Be 1t further resolved that a commit tee of seven members of the Birmingham lar be appointed by the chairman of this meeting, of which committee the chair man himself shall be member who shall take charge of the said matter and bring it before congress, and do everything else necessary in furtherance of the forego- ing resolution.
 The following amendment offered by Attorney Fries was adopted:
 Be 1t resolved further, that copy of these resolutions be furnished to the sen ators and representatives of Alabama, with a request that they use their in- fuence to enact the act herein referred to.
 The proposed bill follows:
 Proposed Bill.
 An act to provide for the appointment of district judge in and for the North ern judicial district of the state of Ala ba.
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled. That there shall be in and for the Northern judicial district of the state of Alabama a district judge, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. and who shall
  ferred by law upon the district judges of the United States, and shall, as to all business and proceedings arising in said Northern judicial district succeed to and possess the same powers and perform the same duties within said Northern judicial district as are now possessed and per- formed by the district judges of the ju- dicial districts in said state of Alabama Sec. 2. That the present district judge for the Middle and the Northern judicial districts of Alabama shall be and be- come, upon the passage of this act, the district judge In and for the Middle judi cial district of Alabama.
 Sec. 3. That as soon as vacancy shall occur In the office of district judge for the Southern or the Middle Judicial dis trict of the said state of Alabama, the district judge being then in office in and for the other one of the said two districts shall thereupon be and become the dis- trict judge for the Southern and the Middle judicial districts of Alabama, and the said vacancy shall not be filled by appointment. and there shall be there after one district judge only for said two districts.
 The committee of seven will circulate a petition among the members of the Bir- mingham bar asking congress to pass the bill.