Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-07
FOR NEW FEDERAL DISTRICT
Senator Tillman Has introduced
Bill,


Bill.
The Grace -Whaley investigation
having been postponed until December
and there having been no new devel-
opments in the South Carolina patron
age matter, the most interesting event
in washington from a local stand
point, writes the Washington cores
pondent of the Columbia State, was
the bill introduced by Senator Tillman
providing for the appointment Of
district Judge, district attorney and
marshal for the western judicial
circuit Of South Carolina" Because
of the interest in this matter the bill
is here given in full as follows:
THAT the president shall appoint a
district Judge for the western judicial
district Of South Carolina, who shall
possess and exercise all the powers
conferred by law upon the judges Of
the district courts Of the United States
and who shall, as to all business and
proceedings arising In said western
u,
same powers and perform the same
duties within the said western district
as are now possessed and exercised by
the district Judge for the eastern and
western districts of South Carolina.
and who shall receive the same salary
as the other judges Of the district
courts of the United States.
THAT the present district Judge and
marshal, who are now the district
Judge and marshal for both the east
ern and western districts Of South
Carolina, but who are residents OF
the eastern district, are hereby as
signed to the eastern district, and the
present district attorney, who is now
the district attorney for both the east
ern and western districts Of South
Carolina, but who Is resident of the
western district, is hereby assigned
to the western district; and there
shall be district attorney for the
eastern district, to be appointed as dis
trict attorneys are appointed In other
judicial districts Of the United States.
THAT there shall be district at
torney and a marshal in said western
distrtct Of South Carolina, to be ap-
pointed as marshals and district at
torneys are appointed in the other Ju-
dicial districts Of the United States.
That the district attorney for the
eastern district Of South Carolina and
the district attorney for the western
district of South Carolina shall each
receive an annual salary Of $4,000,
and the marshal Of the eastern dis
trict Of South Carolina and the mar
shal of the western district Of South
Carolina shall each receive an annual
salary Of $4,000.
THAT all causes and proceedings Of
civil nature now pending in the
courts of the western district Of South
Carolina shall be proceeded with in the
said western district: Provided, That
all causes of a civil nature and mo-
tions therein submitted, and all causes
and proceedings Of civil nature, in
cluding proceedings In bankruptcy,
now pending in the said district in
which the evidence has beeT taken, In
whole or in part, before the district
Judge of the eastern and western dis
tricts Of South Carolina, or taken, in
whole or in part, and submitted to and
passed upon by the said district
Judge, shall be retained by the SAID
Judge and proceeded with and dis
posed Of by the said Judge, who may
for that purpose continue to exercise
jurisdiction in the said western dis.
trict: Provided, further, That in all
proceedings for criminal offenses here
tofore committed, IL the said criminal
foffense was committed in the eas.ern
district, the said criminal offense shall
be prosecuted in said eastern district,
and II said criminal offense was CON-
mitted In the western district, the said
criminal offense shall be prosecuted In
said western district"
It will be noted that this bill specif-
cally refers to "the western judicial
district" while the one introduced by
Representative Aiken provides for
dividing the state Of South Carolina
into two judicial districts, etc. Wheth-.
er there Is now one district or whether
there are two is more Of legal ques-
ton than the States correspondent
was able to solve. Some persons In
Washington say there Is one district;
some say two. Attorney General Nc
Reynolds will probably decide the
matter.
It will be seen that, as the bill Of
fered by Senator Tillman Is drawn, no
towns are mentioned as places where
court will be held. This point was left
out Of the bill purposely, as 1t is un-
derstood that Senator Tillman Is de-
sirous Of having the bill providing for
the appointment of judge and other
court oficials passed before the ques-
ton Of the towns where court will be
held Is taken up. Several years ago
several towns became entangled In an
unpleasant controversy over the desig-
held. To avoid this again the present
bill has been drawn, so that no places
are so mentioned. That phase Of the
matter will receive attention after the
measure providing for the appoint
ment of the court officials has been
passed by congress. This being the
case, 1t will be entirely unnecessary
for any of the towns in the proposed
western district" to send delegations
to Washington at this time. Such ac-
ton would probably only hamper Sen
ator Tillman and others in their work.
It is believed that better results can
be obtained II no delegations come
| now.
TIlLMAN DID NOT PROTEST