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l4ald on the table to be considered
with the bill
POWER TO MAGISTRATES
The Judiciary Committee reported as
follows:
Your Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred Senate Bill No s, re-
specially report as follows:
The object of the bill is to give to
the District Magistrates the power to
extend the time of executions AS the
law now stands, the District Magis-
trates have the right to issue execution
for only so days, while the other courts
have the right to extend the time of
execution beyond that time Sometimes
for the best interests of all concerned,
the execution ought to be extended,
but the District Courts do not have that
power; this law should cure the de-
feet.
We therefore recommend that The
act may De passed"
Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill
The Judiciary Committee reported as
follows:
Your Judiciary Committee. TO whom
Senate Bill No. 81 was referred, re-
SpCNILbliS ISBcIL DIS lOliONS.
The object of the bill is to protect
public documents in government offices
from being taken or stolen; we believe
the law ought to be passed.
We therefore recommend that the
law may be passed with the following
amendments:
Il. Insert in the place of $1,000 in
line g. the number $4,000.
eao+;or h.
ed Section to be read as follows, to-
wit:
Section ?. Jurisdiction is hereby
conferred upon District Magistrates to
try cases arising out of the provisions
of this act, subject to the right of APP
peal
80 Change Section 2 to Section 8.
n Insert the word Map between the
words paper and or line 1, Sec
ton l.
Laid on the table to be considered
with the bill.
MORE NEW BILLS.
Dickey introduced by request a bill
to regulate the admission of attorneys
at law. Pa ssed first reading, and sert
to the Printing Committee.
Achi introduced a bill relating to tax
alton. Passed first rea1 ding and sent to
the Printing Committee.
Through Senator Dowsett, the Ways
and Means Committee reported that
the revenues of the Territory would
not permit the establishment of a sink
ing fund at this time, and the bill was
later Withdrawn at the request OF its
introducer, Achi.
The resolution providing for burning
old and paid treasury warrants was
adopted.
The Committee on Public Expeudi-
lures reported favorably on Senate Bill
No. AZ, to put government employers
in the same category with all other
citizens in the matter of their indebt-
edness to the government for taxes and
otherwise.
When the bill came to be considered
on second reading however, It went
over until tomorrow to have soma cor
rections made in it,
Senate Bill No. %. relating to the
qualification of jurors. passed second
reading, and will come up for final
action tomorrow, the judiciary Com
mittee submitting the following report
with the bill:
JURYMEN INSULTED.
Your Committee on judiciary, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. %,
begs leave to report:
we have examined the bill carefully
1t is to the effect that the questions
asked jurors as to their qualifications
as jurors are to be propounded by the
judge instead of the attorneys
in the case. At times proposed jurors
are exposed to a catechism by Strenu-
Gus attorneys that is anything but
pleasant and some times even insult
ing unless restrained by the court.
The plan in Massachusetts is for the
presiding judge to ask the questions
and not to leave the jurors to the
mercy of the attorneys. We think that
he intent of the bill is good one, but
that it is too sweeping as it stands and
hat the matter should be left more to
he discretion of the presiding Judge.
I'VE therefore recommend that Sec
ion 1 be amended to read: Section 1.
IN motion of either party the court
shall. or the parties their attorneys
nay under direction of the court ex-
mime on oath any proposed juror to
earn whether he is related to either
,arty, or has any interest in the cause.
II has formed or expressed an opinion
IT is sensible of any bias or prejudice
herein. and the Directing party may
introduce, other competent evidence in
Import of the objection. If the court
inds that the juror does not stand IN
different in the case another shall be
allied in his stead
This is almost the exact wording Of
he Massachusett statute which has
zen found to work we'll We recon-
mend that with this amendment the
ill pass
ROUTINE MATTERS.
Paris introduced a resolution asking
he Superintendent of Public Works
vhat amounts appropriated under the
Dan fund remained unexpended. Also
What amounts remained unexpended