Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-16
FOR EXTRA COURT
County Bar Association Takes Up
Need Of Another Judge
Here.
TO ASK SPECIAL Enactment
u Law Does Not Afford Relief To
Have New Rules Of Prac-
tice.


branch circuit court. II the law does
not make provision for one the legisla-
ture is TO be asked to pass a special
relief enactment. The question re-
ceived attention at the meeting of the
Rock Island County Bar association
this morning at the court house.
Rock Island county has BY far the
largest amount OF business Of any of
the four counties in the district. The
docket throughout the year Is crowd
ed There are three judges to care
for the business of the four counties.
This means necessarily that there
must be intervals when there IS no
Judge in one OF the counties. One
judge could be kept busy here the year
round. and then he would have 10 have
assistance in order 10 be even with
the docket.
The volume OF cases increases with
each year. and the problem has be
come serious. c. l. Walker. G.. u.
Marshall and 5. r. Kenworthy were.
constituted a committee TO study the
legal phase OF the situation. and If nee
essary to proceed with a view To have
special legislation enacted, TO SECURE
a DIduCH tiECu4l court
Rules of Court Practice.
While the meeting OF the bar was
held primarily TO consider the sugges-
ton Of Judge w. II. Gest for the for
mulating OF some permanent rules Of
practice that would dispense with in
terrupt!ons Of trials that have proven
so annoying in the past. the attorneys
found IL an occasion for the airing
OF variety of questions affecting the
welfare Of the fraternity. The bar
members fully conceded with the
views Of the court concerning rules
of practice. and G. l.. Walker. J. r.
Oakiesf. &. J. Searle. g. W. Wood and
w. J. Entrikin were appointed com
mittee TO confer with the judge on a
set OF rules To be followed in future.
This committee. after its conference.
with the court. reported having appoint
Cd subcommittee with instructions 10
prepare rules to be submitted for the
approval of the general committee and
aftcrwaTd of the bar association. In
the interim. on recommendation OF the
committee. the court will continue to
hear motions and dcmurrers on mat
tiers of course each morning for the
ensuing two weeks. but arguments Will
not be permitted.
Fee BiII IL Proposed
Lack of uniformity in fees was dis
cussed by several of the members.
II was stated that nearly every county
in the state had a fee bill for the guild
ance of attorneys in their charges TO
clients for their services. Rock Island
county has never had a fee bill The
idea is to fix minimum and maximum
charge. classifying the work. VI. 4.
Sweeney. W. l. Ludolph. G.. W. Wood.
u. +. Peek. and G. l.. Walker were ap-
pointed a committee 10 investigate and
report on the proposed bill. There
was also complaint against ofhcials AT
the court house acting. as mere mat
ter OF accommodation. as attorneys for
persons having suits in the county AMI
circuit courts. This was termed cheat
ing the lawyer out Of business that
should come to him
Portraits of Three Judges.
II was vot ed to have the portraits Of
the three circuit judges in the district
hung in the circuit court room II was
brought out that the bar had been lax
IN fneHloridiiZihS tH'S' VI 'ie J"NsS7
in the circuit who had passed away in
former years. 4 committee was chos-
en- consisting of G. J. Searle. W. j. En-
trikin and &. l. Walker tn go through
the records OF the bar association and
ascertain IL official cOgnizance had
been taken of death among the judges
during the past 20 years. and report at
n meeting OF the association TO be held
two weeks from today.