Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-15
NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT BILL
Congressman Norris Introduces Amended
Measure in the House
DETAILS ARE STILL FAR FROM SETTLED
six Ute Chiefs Have Pow Wow with
Great white Father. who Prom
ises TO Investigate All
Their Grievances.
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From a Stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan 14-(special Tele-
gram 1.-THE amended judicial district bill,
which Congressman Norris introduced today
after the long conference held yesterday
by the members of the Nebraska delegation.
promises to have as hard shedding to get
through the house as had the Burkett bill,
which has now been abandoned.
All phases of the proposal TO create two
judicial districts in Nebraska, with the
Platte river as dividing line, were gone
over and there a frank interchange
of opinion with Senator Millard and Rep
resentatives Norris and Kennedy generally
against the dead cold division OF the state
along the lines of Senator Burketts bill.
Congressman Kennedy was exceedingly
frank in his statement that he was against
the creation of another judicial district in
the state, and did not hesitate to say he
would go before the judiciary committee of
the house and oppose any division bill, but
would support a bill looking to the Great
ing Of an additional Judge in the federal
district of Nebraska, with additional places
for holding court in the South Platte. and
with records kept at Lincoln in charge of
the deputy clerk And that is all the MEM
bers of the delegation hope for down deep
In their hearts.
On Same Footing Rs Ohio.
A member of the judiciary committee,
speaking of the policy adopted by that
committee, said today that the committee
was against the creation Of new judicial
districts. that it looked with favor upon
new Judges wherever 1t was demonstrated
that the business warranted such addi-
tional help, and that Nebraska could not
expect any more favorable treatment than
was accorded Ohio today. when the house
passed bill providing for an additional
Judge in Ohio, but crcl clting no new judicial
district with all the machinery of new
court. such as United States attorney,
marshal. deputy marshals. clerk of court
and other subordinate places.
At Saturdays conference Congressman
Kinkaid, desiring to satisfy the largest
possible number of his constituents, put in
a claim that court should be held at
number of places in the Sixth district not
now included in the law creating Nebraska
as one judicial district. Judge Kinkaid
asked, in addition to the places conceded
to him, that court be held at both O'Nein
and Ainsworth. This the delegation could
not consistently agree to, and further
conference was decided upon, which was
held yesterday, when Judge Kinkaid
yielded Ainsworth for O'Neill. With this
matter settled. the delegation got together
on the bill introduced by Congressman
Norris today.
Norris Explains the Bill
AS TO the bill itself Congressman Norris
authorized the following statement: The
bill l have introduced today to divide Ne
braska into two judicial districts and the
districts into divisions was introduced at
the request of the Nebraska delegation
While in it's details l think am safe In
saying it does not meet the approval OF
a single member of the delegation yet
It is possibly as near an agreement as we
can reach. There are two propositions
upon which the delegation is unanimous;
81. That there must be an additional
Judge to properly attend to the legal busi-
ness of the United States courts in the
state.
"2. That there should be additional
places in the state for holding United
States court outside of Omaha and Lin
coin, with provisions requiring the trial
of cases in the section of the state where
they arise.
"As to the method by which these re-
forms can be brought about there is a
wide divergence OF opinion. Some are OF
the opinion that the first point can best
be brought about by the appointment of
of the state into two judicial districts.
While as between the two methods l per-
sonally prefer a division of the state into
two judicial districts. can see but little
difference between the two methods and
would be willing at any time to compro-
mise and agree on either one.
Upon the next proposition the delega-
ton is unanimous but they do not agree
as TO the number of places where court
should be held nor as to the division Of
territory among the several places. / think
II is the opinion OF each member OF the
delegation that the bill which l have in
troduced and which the delegation has
agreed upon stands no show whatever Of
passage by the house or even by the Judi
ciary committee. In its present form there
are, without doubt, too many places fixed
for holding OF court But II will be used
as the basis for more definite action.
In my judgment, II the delegation would
agree upon three or possibly four places
for the holding of court In the state, out
side of Omaha and Lincoln, and would also
agree TO compromise on the proposition OF
dividing the state into two districts. or
simply the appointment OF an additional
Judge, we would be able TO secure the RELIEF
which Il Is admitted by all is pressing.
'',rhe matter will be taken up before the
judiciary committee and trust some agree
ment may be reached before the committee
along the lines suggested"
Ute Chiefs At the white House.
Commissioner Leupp OF the Indian bureau
Colonel Rodgers, in command at Fort
Meade, and Captain johnson this afternoon
accompanied the six White River Ute chief
tains TO the White House. where they were
received by President Roosevelt. the pow
wow taking place in the cabinet room.
Chief Appa, through an interpreter. acted
as spokesman for the dissatisfied Indians.
but he did not make plain to the president
the precise nature OF their grievances.
The Indians attracted considerable atten-
tion as they walked single file through the
streets. They wore civilian clothes with