The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
new JUDICIAL :
DISTRICT PLAN
HAS Been LOST
Dangherty Kills Measure CreaAne
Federal Cous-Rsck Island
80 May Be Vet Bureau.
The Argus Bureau.
Kahhington. D. G

washington. D. G.
~s washington, d. c., Aug z7-AH
the bills now pending in congress
= which provided for the creation OF
a new judicial district In Illinois
: and the redistricting OF the state
have apparently been killed by the
report of Attorney, General Daugh-
- erty,s commission on the judiciary,
-sss rendered a few days ago
Representative Joseph l. Walsh
Massachusetts, chairman OF the
4ssgrsub-committee which was consider
ing the bills, yesterday gave out
statement declaring that the meas
: ures were doomed by the commits
sion's report.
al have had no opportunity to
study the report" Representative
Walsh said, "but from the news
paper accounts of the recommends
tions made. | am inclined to think
that there will be no bill reported
by the committee providing for the
creation of new federal Judicial
-. district in Illinois"
& The attorney generals commits
9 sion fatty rejected all proposals for
81 the creation of new. districts, as a
s means of relieving the present con-
II gestion of business in the federal
u courts. The report advised the ap-
pointment of IS new federal judges
at-large, with no permanent head
s. quarters, to serve temporarily in
4 New York, Chicago, Cleveland and
II other large cities whenever the
dockets become crowded with
y cases.
8 Daugherty Opposed.
It was announced here this week
Il that when congress reconVenes next
4 month, Attorney General Daugher-
n ty will appear before the senate
j and house judiciary committees and
4 make recommendations in line with
i the report of the commission. He
I has already stated his opposition
to the creation of a new Illinois
district, stating that the appoint
ment of extra marshals, clerks aud
deputies would call for an annual
expenditure in excess Of $4,000.
Z The first redistricting bill was in
q troduced in the house by Repre-
4 sentative Joseph G. Cannon, pro-
y viding that the new district should
4 be created with the seat of the
s. court at Danville. Other bills were
q subsequently introduced by Rep
s resentatives Edward z. Denison,
81 go, Adolph ]. SABBATH, Chicago, and
+ Senator Mccormick
Among the cities which were vi
tally affected by the changes con-
.emplated in the bills were Rock
Island, Peoria, Decatur, East St.
Louis, Danville. Springfield, Free
port, Mt Vernon, Quincy. The
cities named were to have either
branch offices or main offices OF
the federal courts under the bills
introduced in congress.
Charles F. Clyne, district attorney
at Chicago, was the Illinois mem.
g Der of Attorney General Daugher-
& tvs commission which investigat-
81 ed the present congestion in the
s. federal courts, and reported against
& the creation Of new districts.
May Get Vets Bureau.
= Half dozen cities of down-state
q Illinois, including Rock Island, Pc
oria. Decatur, Springfield and East
st. Louis. are under consideration
as possible sites for sub-offices
y socn to be established under the
terms Of the bill recently passed
By congress creating a Veterans
z bureau.
c. R. Forbes. director of the bu-
SSn6Tal
81 counsel, c. F. Kramer, will leave
here in few days to make a per-
= sonal inspection of the IA head
quarters where ex-service men are
being cared for. Senator Medill
Mccormick will meet the director
IN Chicago Sept. 2, to join in the
inspection of hospitals where Illi-
nois service men are being cared
Tor. While in Chicago. Director
FORBES will discuss with Senator
Mccormick and officials of the Chi
{ cago office the selection of several
down-state cities for sub-offices.
The plan of the bureau under the
new law will operate in Illinois
TO have the down-state offices and
the main office at Chicago take d.
rect charge of all claims by Illi-
nois service men for compensation,
insurance, disability, hospitaliza-
ton and vocational training. In
the past, all claims have been filed
ana adjusted at Washington. Here
aiter only appeal cases will be re-
1orred to the Washington office
Prior to his Departure for chi.
cago, Senator Mccormick couferred
with Director Forbes concerning
the plans of the bureau and gave
out statement predicting that the
new policy Will greatly expedite ms
adjustment OF claims filed by the
ex-serVice men.
Confer Upon Patronage.
Chester Willoughby. of Decatur
secretary to Senator Mckinley. re.
lurned to Washington this week
after conference over Illinois nat.
ronage with State Senator Buck
Monmo1th, and other Mccormick
mckinley leaders at Chicago.
Senator Buck was recently in
Washington for the purpose OF
drawing up slate of deputy rev
enue collectors and agents, and fed
eral prohibition agents and in
spectors for Illinois Letters have
been written from Washington off
ering these posts to about one hun
dred of those selected Many of the
appointees have declined, SO that
further appointments remain to be
made- The two Illinois senators
have refused to announce their lists
Oh appOinteeS at WaShinpfon pra