JUSTICES' JURISDICTION.
Mr. NEFF submitted a majority report from the Committee on Judiciary on the bill [H. R 260] to grant exclusive jurisdiction to Justices of the Peace in certain misdemeanors, recommending that the bill lie on the table.
Mr. TETER, of the same Committee, submitted a minority report on the bill [H. R. 260] to grant page: 238[View Page 238] exclusive jurdiction to Justices of the Peace, etc., recommending its passage.
Mr. WILSON, one of the minority of that Committee, thought a Justice of the Peace should have exclusive jurisdiction where the fine does not exceed $25. He appealed to the House for concurrence in the minority repot, as a large majority of charges brought before the Grand Jury are unimportant and expensive, and justice could be obtaied fully as well before a Justice of the Peace.
The minority report was rejected, and the majority report was concurred in.
Then the House adjourned to meet on Monday, at 10 a. m.
