Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-03
TOlnCreaSe
the Number
Of Judges

A meeting of the Marion County Bar
association was held in the court
house yesterday afternoon, at which
the legal men of the county decided to
take action in assisting in the passage
of several bills through the legislature
relative to various sections of the
code.
Attorney John A. Carson suggested
that the association take steps to
frame a bill for the purpose Of reduc-
ing the time now granted in which to
perfect an appeal. In civil cases, the
present law provides that parties may
have six months in which to carry
case to higher tribunal. Attorney
Carson contended that this time was
much too long, and recommended that
1t be reduced to GO days instead, He
was sustained In the opinion by Attor-
ney Bingham, who declared that GO
days was ample time, and that six
months was much too long. A motion
was made by Attorney Bingham to
amend Attorney Calson's motion by
reducing the time on appeals to 60
days, when the case is being tried on
its merits, and to 30 days otherwise.
This motion carried, and a bill will be
dlafted along the lines suggested.
The matter of q too extensive Judi
cial district and an insufficient num-
ber of circuit judges was then brought
up for discussion. Attorney Carson
argued that the district should be di-
vided into three sections, two sections
on the west side of the Willamette
river, and Linn and Marion county
comprising the third. In dividing the
district in this matter, he contended
that another Judge could be appointed
on the west side, and thus reduce the
pressure now delaying the legal busi-
ness Of the district,
Judge Galloway, who was acting
chairman, declared that in the year
just passed, 1900 cases were passed
upon in the district,
Attorney Bingham contended that
there was too much work for two
s,Jo.oc T., tbo fi,,n onupfipu and thot In
the event bill to relieve the conges-
tion would be presented to the legis-
lature, It would pass without doubt,
District Attorney McNary addressed
the meeting. He stated that the work
in the district has doubled in the past
eight years; that he did not have time
to try cases, and that since the first
Monday in October he could not see
how Circuit Judge Percy Kelly had
time to dispose Of the great bulk OF
business. II there are not more
judges covering the district many
cases will go untrled, declared District
Attorney McNary. He said this mat
ter should be placed in the hands oi
the legislature by all means, and rec
commended Judge Ramsden, of Yam
, hill county, and Oscar Hayter, Of Dal
q las, as being good men for the position
OF an extra Judge for the west side.
! Judge Webster, former county judge
4 Of Multnomah county, was invited Il
g take part in the discussion, which HI
s did Judge Webster stated that thi
r district should surely be represented
by another Judge, in view Of the fac
that, while the regular work wa
great, both Judge Galloway and Judg
Kelly we're required to sit in case
5 which affect the entire state. He de
clared that many constitutional ques
tions were passed on by these tw
Q judges, and, in fact, they we're Judge
/, for every county in the state, whe
n constitutional matters were brough
z up.
o Attorney McNary recommended tha
II the salaries Of the circuit Judges b
o raised to $4,000 a year. This recon
a mendatlon was considered favorabl
ID by the attorneys and the legislator
Is will be asked to pass on bill to tn
effect.
Y A motion was passed to appoint
" committee to draw up resolutions
at commemoration OF the late Count
Clerk Allen, and O collection was tai