The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-02-08
NORFOLK IS IN THE LIST.
NEW FEDERAL JUDICIAL Divl
SION IN STATE.
NORRIS FRAMES UP NEW BILL
Under a Measure Which Seems TO
Have a Good Chance OF Becoming
Enacted Into Law, Norfolk viii Get
REGULAR Sessions Of Court.
tFrom Saturdays Daily.l


Norfolk now has a good chance OF
getting federal court sessions. Con-
gresham, as II was forecasted, has
withdrawn his former judicial bill and
substituted a new one, including Nor.
folk as one of the federal court points
In the state. A deputy clerk would be
stationed In this city under the new
law and cases arising In this territory
would be held here. The bill, 1t is
said, is favored by the judicial commit
tee and will likely pass.
Following Is a special from Wash
ington regarding the matter:
bill providing for an additional
Judge In Nebraska and for the division
of the state into divisions was intro
duced in the house today by Congress
man Norris of the Fifth district, who
considers this new bill will have a good
chance to get through the present con
gress. Judge Norris said that while
he was personally in favor and pre-
ferred that the state be divided into
two districts, he had come to the con-
clusion from talking with different
members of the judiciary committee,
that there was no possibility of secur-
ing favorable report on bill of that
kind The committee has called atten-
ton to the fact that in cases similar
to Nebraska they have declined to
make additional districts, but have
provided for an additional Judge In the
district. The department of justice Is
opposed to the division of the state
into two districts, and has a report on
| file with the committee, together with
the opinion Of circuit and district judg-
es who hold court in Nebraska, that
such a course would not be advisable
and would only make useless expense.
Both the committee and the depart
ment of justice however, are agreed
there is too much work for one judge
pointed in the district.
Committee Favors New Measure.
Members of the judiciary committee
feel favorably inclined toward Repre-
sentative Norris proposition to divide
the state into divisions and to require
the trial of cases within the division
where they arose. Mr.. Norris has in
corporated in his bill practically all OF
the provisions in that respect that were
included in the bill introduced by him
at the request of the delegation. He
said today that in his judgment the bill
he introduced today would be favor
ably reported by the committee will
| t.xl oh l. t,,lys
it gives complete relief and gives prac
tically all the advantages that could
be had if the state were divided into
two districts, with the exception o
the appointment of additional officials
The members of the committee will
whom he consulted regarding the mat
; ter have said they would allow tn,
holding of court in four places in tn,
territory north of the Platte and a
three places in the territory south o
, the Platte. In his bill Mr.. Norris fixe
the places north of the Platte at Oma
ha, Norfolk, Grand Island and Nortl
Platte, and south of the Platte at Lin
coin, Hastings and McCook. The bill
provides for the appointment of der
| uty clerk at each place designated 70
, the holding Of court. 1t provides TO
J the summoning of grand juries at Oma
ha and at Lincoln, the Omaha gran
, jury to have jurisdiction over crime
, committed in the territory north @
the Platte and the grand jury at Liz
coin to have jurisdiction over crime
committed south of the Platte.
, The bill also includes several amend
ments suggested to Mr.. Norris b
Judge Munger among others being
provision that the Judge shall hav
power to call grand jury in any div
T sion if in his judgment the bushes
U of the court demands it.