The Farmington times., 1922-09-22

contended that the matters before the
convention were 90 important to be
limited in any way, and so they voted
to give every member all the time
that he desired to speak on any sub
ject up for discussion.
The report of the Committee on Ju-
dietary, which was temporarily with
drawn from general debate, will be
the subject for consideration during
the coming week. An effort has been
made to meet some of the objections
raised to the report in its original
form and the committee believes that
it has found a common ground on
which majority of the convention
can stand. In the provision for the
judicial council, which was strenu-
ously opposed, the committee now
provides that the rules made by the
council may be annulled by the gen.
eral assembly, so that any rules that
are found Objectionable would not
stand over two years. Justices OF
the peace courts in such number as
may be found necessary in each coun-
ty are provided for. County COM
missioners to take the place of the
present county court are provided for
beginning Jan. /, 1927, and the coun-
ty court made a court of record with
probate powers; jurisdiction over ju
venile cases, except in cities of 300,-
900, in which cities the circuit court
will have jurisdiction; power Of pre-
liminary examination in felony cases;
jurisdiction in misdemeanor cases; in
civil cases where the amount involved
exclusive of interest, andcosts, does
not exceed 1000; in cases involving
the title to real estate regardless of
the pecuniary amount involved, pro-
vided, that such cases may be re-
tion of any defendant; to hear and
determine divorce cases and matters
incident thereto; to issue, hear and
determine remedial writs without re-
gard to the pecuniary amount in
volved and such other jurisdiction as
may be conferred upon it by law.
The court is to be held at such times
and places in each county as may be
provided by law, but at least one
term shall be held each month. APP
peals from the county court are to be
taken direct to the supreme court and
courts of appeal.
With two committee reports COM
pleted by the committee of the whole
and six others awaiting consideration
the Constitutional Convention is
progress toward completion
of its duties. Meeting in two sessions
daily the work is forging steadily
ahead and though much time is being
taken on some sections of the re-
ports submitted it is necessary that
they be considered most carefully
when it is understood that the docu-
ment now written may be the basic
law of the commonwealth for CEN
tury to come. The legislative and
suffrage and election reports go to
the. Committee on Phrateology and
Arrangement and then come back for
a second reading. They may then be
before engrossment, third
reading and passage. But there is
little. likelihood that any important
change will be made from those al
ready passed on by the committee of
the, whole. Is
The eight reports made by COM
mittees to the convention are Legis-
lative, Suffrage and Elections, Judi
ciary, State Officers and Salaries,
Public = Health and Welfare, Execu-
tive and Ministerial Departments,
Bill of Rights and Corporations.
These represent a consideration by
the committees of 1893 Of the 329 pro-
posals submitted to the Convention.
Every proposal has been considered
and disposed of In A6fne manner, but
very few Of them have found their
way into the reports, in the form at