GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
The Revision Committee reported on the bill [H. R. 486] concerning grand and petit jurors, recommending its passage with amendments.
The report was concurred in, and the bill was read the second time.
Mr. BENHAM moved to amend by adding "Provided that the several drawing jurors provided for in this act shall be in the presence of the Sheriff and Auditor of the County.'
Mr. BENHAM said in support of his amendment that the bill was designed to provide for non-partisan Juries, and under the bill without the amendment the Clerk who desired could draw from the box his party friends, and thereby defeat the object of the bill, but should the amendment prevail such a course could not be accomplished; and he hoped the amendment would prevail.
Mr. LINSDAY said: I believe the amendment to be a good one, and ought to go in. When the Sheriff does the drawing there ought to be somebody present. There certainly can be no harm in having the Sheriff and Auditor by.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. KENNER moved to suspend the constitutional rule that the bill be considered engrossed, read the third time and put upon its passage.
The motion was agreed to--yeas, 67; nays, 14.
The bill was read the third time and passed--yeas, 59; nays, 19.
