Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-06
PLEAS Of PARKER
AND HUGHES HELP
COURT BILL WIN
Jersey Congressman Fight for
a Judiciary Measure That Is
Passed by House.
Especial to the Newark star.l

Especial to the Newark Star
WASHINGTON, April 6.-In discuss
ing the bill regulating the removal of
causes from State courts, Representa-
tive r. Wayne Parker. of Newark,
chairman OF the committee on judici-
sary. had this to say:
This bill is intended for a purpose
which explains itself. 1t has now be-
edoIne a custom for defendants to bring
about delay by proceedings for a re-
moval. They take that step just before
the case goes TO trial in tne state
courts; they never file any papers un-
!. til the next term; they have no plead
lngs ready until the next term, and
50 that case goes over until the term
after that. and thus a years delay is
often caused to an honest plaintiff n
an honest claimant, 1t is the OBJECT
of this bill TO cure that evil. No man
in this body and no man in any other
body who Will consider the object Of
this bill should fail TO agree that 1t is
a good thing to say that the papers
must be filed within twenty days: that
ethe pleading must be fled within
81 twenty days after that; that it shall
be noticed for the next term and tried,
and that this outrageous delay shall be
stopped.
Nov, / appeal to the gentlemen,
when they have a good thing before
them. not to attempt to add to that
good bill. which has nothing to do
HtHitff jurisdiction. an amendment on the
subject of jurisdiction, which has not
been pressed before the committee on
judiciary. Although we have bills to
that effect before orr committee. no
one has appeared before the committee.
no amendment OF that sort has been
perfected there. No amendment of that
sort has been brought out. If this bill
he talked to death IL will probably lose
a congress. We know there will be de-
bate on such a question as jurisdiction.
and meanwhile this provision, which
has nothing to do with jurisdiction.
nothing to do with section two, which
deals with jurisdiction, this bill would
be stopped.
Nov, if the gentlemen will go before
the committee on judiciary they will
be heard with all the attention posi-
BILE. l believe myself there should be
some changes in the jurisdiction of
the United States courts. | am not
sure that those changes ought to be
M reason of the amount in contro-
Eersy. I believe that some of the most
important cases that were determined
in the early decisions of the Supreme
Court had reference to very small
amounts in controversy. but settled
great constitutional principles.
II think that the amount in con-
~troversy has not much to do with the
question, whether it is 1000 or $4,000.
s1f the gentleman asks me, laying aside
III 1.,a-fiNnz nj nrnnr ti.NnS urhafhCrH
" have the right to go into the state
OF Kentucky or any other State. as a
Jerseyman, and own land and do bust
ness there and then plead non-resi-
1 will say to him that there Is
"a great deal TO be said in favor of
the proposition that If L choose to sub
init myself to the laws of Kentucky l
fought to submit myself entirely.
III But that question is not up here.
When l raised that question myself
fsorne years ago I found that lawyers
and citizens of many States came to
sus and said they could not trust their
own State courts, and that they relied
on the honesty and integrity and learn
fng of the United States courts"
4 Mr.. Hughes, of New Jersey. who
. spoke after Mr.. Parker, said in part.
"Mr. Speaker. l am placed in a some
what awkward position by the offering
iof these two amendments. I have not
the slightest hesitation in saying to
the House that il was no part OF my
purpose in introducing this bill or urS-
ing its favorable report from the judici-
airy committee, and having it placed
unon the unanimous consent calendar,
to legislate in any way affecting the
jurisdiction of the Federal courts. My
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