The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-02-15


would be reported out of the judiciary
committee, the report on the bill be-
ing in the hands of the chairman of
the subcommittee, Mr.. Alexander of
New York. Just prior to the meeting
of the subcommittee unexpectedly Sen.
ators Willard and Burkett appeared in
the judiciary room, accompanied by
Representative Kinkaid, and. as
chance would have It. Judge Norris
appeared at the same time in order to
see that the report on his bill was
made.
Judge Kinkaid began proceedings
by insisting the last bill introduced by
Judge Norris did not give the Sixth
district the number of places for hold
ing court to which that district is en-.
titled and he demanded that the Elf.
teenth judicial district be given recog-
milton and that Alliance as well as
Valentine or some place on the North
western road be inserted This change
Judge Norris fought with all his
strength, as 1t would affect both the
Omaha and Norfolk divisions, and he
insisted that it would be a breach of
decency, to say nothing of courtesy,
II the changes suggested by Judge Kin
kaid should be made in the absence of
Messrs. Kennedy and Mccarthy, repre-
senting those divisions. While not
outspoken, 1t may be said that the
senators seemed inclined to support
Judge Kinkaid in his demand for adj
ditional recognition, but the decided
stand taken by Judge Norris, that
there would be no change in the bill,
which was agreed upon in confer
ence held by the delegation and that
the report on the bill be held over
until some other day, it was then de-
cided to call a meeting of the delega-
ton at Senator Millard's committee
room so that some concerted action
might be agreed upon or else abandon
the new judge proposition for Nebras-.
ka altogether.
Norris Worked Up.
In this connection it is fair to say
that the subcommittee of the judiciary
is fully agreed on the prop
ositon that to give additional places to
the Sixth district would be out of pro-
portion to those granted the rest of
the state. Judge Norris, when seen
tonight, was considerably worked up
over the turn affairs have taken and
said:
1.-The bill will never be passed If we
rct icfu a dc >f U,,I
Apropos of this condition, Judge
Norris today received the following
telegram, signed by Messrs. ]. H.
Beeler, Halligan and
Grimes, bar committee of the Lincoln
this county and the western portion of
the state commend your bill making
North Platte a point for holding fed
eral court. We hope you will insist
upon North Platte being named
Judge Kinkaid, in explaining his po-
sition on the judicial division bill, said
that from the very beginning he had
been opposed to North Platte. That
he opposed it to the full committee of
judiciary, and insisted that if North
Platte remained in the bill Alliance
should be put in and some other point
Fifteenth judicial district. He said
the bill as drawn puts most of the
judicial district with Nor
folk, leaving the west part to North
Platte, including Alliance. All the
way through the judge said he had
the state should have relief in the first
Instance and that the portion of his
district included in the Fifteenth judi
,ial district had right to recognition,
and if he could not get the recognition
which he believed the people of that
section were entitled to he would be
n favor of leaving matters as they are
and. continue to go to Omaha.
Cites Some Reasons.
"In order to go to North Platte" he
said, "the people residing in Sheridan
would be compelled to change
cars four times going by way of Craw-
ord and Sidney. The people of Cher
", Brown, Keya Paha and Rock coun-
les would rather go to Omaha after
hey once got started than to stop at
Norfolk. The bill as now framed fixes
Ill places for holding court in less than
half of the area of the state in a COM
pact form. The Fifth congressional
district has Grand Island, Hastings
md McCook, which is out of all pro-
portion to the rest of the state. The
Sixth district is three and half times
Is large as the Fifth. AS framed the
Dill is disproportionate not only as to
area, but to population as well. TAX
ng the court to the people is. under
stand, the theory of the bill, and if |
hat be true the distance must there
ore be considered"
A special to the State Journal says: |
There is no Disgusting the fact that
he entire delegation, including both
senator's Burkett and Millard, are be-
coming wearied of present conditions,