The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-12
1, S. COURT
NAY SIT IN
&
ROCK ISLAND
rsderal Building Gould Be
Used Redistricting
Bill in Senate.

Sessions OF the Unlleu otdIeS us
,,,ct court will be held in Rock
Island the first Mondays in June
.nd December, if Senator Medill
vcCormick's redistricting bill.
establishing four instead Of three
districts in this state, is passed.
The federal building will be avail
able for the court sessions.
The district, now termed the
southern, will become the western
district, the northern remains un-
changed, and the present eastern
district will be divided to make a
southern and an eastern district.
Enactment of the Mccormick
measure would make necessary ap-
pointment of another Judge, who
should reside in this territory. The
district proposed by Senator Nc
Cormick will include Rock Island,
Henry, Warren, Henderson, Mer-
Ger, Knox, Hancock, Adams, Brown
Bureau, Cass, Christian, Fulton
livingston, Logan, Macoupin, Mar
shall, Mason, McDonough, Mclean
Nenard. Montgomery, Morgan, Pc.
oris, Pike, Putnam, Sangamon
Schuyler, Scott Stark, Tazewel
and Woodford.
Three Other Chies.
Other cities in this circuit a
which court would be held are Pc
oria, third Mondays in April ant
October; Quincy, first Mondays il
March and September; Springfield
third Mondays in January ant
June.
Illinois formerly had four Unite'
States court districts but som
years ago these were consolidatet
into three with the result tina
n people in the southern part Of tn
state who have had business in TIN
United States courts have fount
Il most inconvenient to transac
tho same.
In the preparation of the McCor
mick bill, representatives Of the de
partment of justice were called int
consultation and attention was pai
10 railroad routes in the COuntie
as they were grouped in each O
their districts. The idea was t
put q county in the district wher
properly it belonged.
Demand for New District.
@0i course" said Senator Nc
Cormick. in discussing this bill
,"there has been a great deal of de
mand for a new judiciary distric
IN Illinois and since Speaker Can
non introduced his bill ] have re
ceived many letters from attorney
and others interested in the matter
Everyone is agreed upon the nee
for new district but there ha
been a great deal of disagreement
over the makeup Of the various dis
tficts. ] intend to introduce my bi
10 the senate in order to cOoperat
IN bringing about the creation {
new district and to assist in tn
ironing out Of such geographics
omculties as are now confronte
by the bar and persons havin
business in the courts"
The enactment of the McCormic
Dill would necessitate the appoin
ment Of a new Judge for the ives
efn district who should reside !
That district. 1t also calls for tn
sppcMtment of an additional di:
tnct Judge for the northern distri,
aao beyond this there is provisio
mat Judge Of any district With
me state may perform the dutit
any other judge in the state upo
@e request Of any resident judg
would Provide Accommodation.
BY some Encouragement
,ooms. the Rock Island feder;
Oulhing could very handily tai
Ne Of a United States court, ten
Hfarlly at least" said Custodia
marry P. Simpson this afternoo
" until such time as congress ms
p'ovide for the essential enlarg
lent OF the upper stories of Il
Mio'ng. There is generally I
nesi'ancy about this where accor
moaanons for court purposes a
~aen into consideration.
omces in this building are no
.ssisned to the United States ma
saAi and United States commissio
n, and have been since the wa
t,o'ision could readily be ma
wi the temporary needs OF q
@ur. @ and even for the holding
"urt sessions. SO that the sittil
Ne Judge in Rock Island, viii,
~ oeen a convenience long nee
oouio be made without the e
ense Of quarters, so far as Ro
estouV lS ronrar~oJ