CRIMINAL CIRCUITS.
Mr. Walker introduced a bill [H. R. 589] to amend the first section of the act creating the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first Judicial Circuits, etc., approved March 11, 1867, and providing for the transfer of action from the said Twenty-first Circuit to the Wayne Civil Circuit Court, etc. He said: This is simply to abolish the Civil Circuit Court in the county of Wayne. It is an expensive court and we don't want it: and on his further motion (the constitutional restriction being suspended for the purpose) the bill was advanced and finally passed the House of Representatives; yeas, 80; nays, 2.
On motion of Mr. Williard, his bill [H. R. 91] to repeal the act to create the Twenty-seventh Criminal Circuit Court, providing, etc., was taken up with the Committee amendments thereon: Title 6 read further, "And providing for the transfer of actions and return of process to the Circuit Court, and declaring the jurisdiction of the Circuit and Common Pleas Courts for the counties of Floyd and Clark in criminal cases."
Mr. Baker resisted the bill and amendments, but he was unprepared with his remonstrance, because the bill had been indefinitely postponed on his motion. [Mr. Speaker. It is not so indorsed.] They have come here now for the page: 234[View Page 234] pose of cutting off Floyd from the Criminal Circuit of Clark, Scott and Floyd.
The Committee amendments were adopted.
Mr. Baker moved ineffectually to refer the bill to the Committee on the Organization of Courts.
The bill, as amended, was then considered as engrossed, and finally passed the House or Representatives - yeas 68, nays 10.
