The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-27
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Members Of North Town
ship Bar Meet to Discuss
Ways and Means.
FOR CONTINUOUS COURT
Committee Appointed to Draft Am
mendments to Circuit Court Bill
and Change of Venue.

Members of the North Township |
Bar association met in the superior |
court room last night in answer to
call sent out by the president OF the |
association A F. Knots. The meet
ing was for the purpose of discussing
ways and means in order TO secure a
continuous session of court in Lake
county.
From the beginning 1t was made
clear that when the members of the
bar undertook to agitate for continu-
Gus session they were doing so, not
for the purpose of unnecessarily dis
turbing the circuits, but for the rea-
son that 1t is undeniably imperative
for Lake county to have at least one
court in continuous session. While a
few of those present expected a little
opposition from members of the bar in
Porter and La Porte counties. still
their fears were overshadowed by the
good faith that the Lake County Bar
association has in it's neighbors, who
will surely realize this county's neces-
sity.
The subject of the opposition was
soon dropped and instead ways and
means were discussed to secure the
proper legislation.
Although it was only a meeting of
the lawyers of North township last
night, it was thought advisable TO ap-
point a committee of seven members
of the entire county bar, whose duty
1t shall be to draft amendments to
the present circuit court bill and the
change of venue statute. The law
yers named on this committee are Ed.
Wickey, East Chicago; T. NJ. C. Hem
broffs Indiana Harbor; John Westfall,
Whiting; V. S. Reiter. Hammond; Mo-
ses Bullock, Hobart Frank MeelSer.
Crown Point; j. w. Belshaw, Lowell.
This committee is to meet in Mr.. Reit-
er's office on Dec. s. On the following
Monday the entire county association
will be called into session again.
1t was the general understanding
last night that the circuit court bill
should be amended in such a manner
as to give Lake county a continuous
session Of the superior court and IL
change OF venue must be taken that
it be made with Crown Point, unless
different change is specifically asked
for.
Memebers present last night said
that they had good assurances from
the Crown Point attorneys and that
they mad expressed themselves as De-
ing in favor of the continuous session
of the superior court.
Attorney w. ]. McAleer has been in
structed to prepare statistics based on
| the last years work done in both the
superior and circuit courts, showing at
the same time the congested condition
of the docket.
| While there was nobody present who
| could make an authoritative statement
| as to the stand that Senator Bowser
or Representatives Simon or Dywer will
| take still there seemed to be general
| satisfaction that these men would act
in favor of the bill when 1t will be
brought up in the next legislature
Senator Bowser said this morning to
the THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES repre-
sentative: The people of Lake county
should understand that their interests
are my interests and that any thing
that the better element IN the county
is in favor of will be supported by me
1 realize Lake county's fast growth
and understand that provision must bS
made for this in lines of litigation al
well as in other things" Mr.. Knots ir
the course of the conversation SAID
that he learned that while at Indian
apolis recently Governor Hanly seem.
ed to be informed on Lake county.
need of a continuous session of the
| court"