WITNESS FEES.
Mr. Carr's (of White) bill [H. R. 482] concerning witness fees, providing for the duties of officers receiving the same, was read the third time.
Mr. CARR said: "This bill provides that whenever any witness fee is paid it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court, or the Justice of the Peace, who receives the same, to forthwith notify witness entitled to such fee by postal card, addressed to the witness at the Postoffice nearest to said witness' residence of the receipt of said money, which card the aforesaid officer shall deposit in the nearest Postoffice, and for which service, including the expense of the card, said officer shall be entitled to the sum of two cents for each witness, to be deducted out of said witness fee. The way the law is now a great many poor people that are forced to attend Courts and are not able when they get there to pay their hotel bills or lay about depots. Under this bill they are duly notitied either by the Clerk of the Court or Justice of the Peace to notify the witness when such fees have been paid in which justly belongs to them. I hope the bill will pass.
The bill passed--yeas, 77; nays, 3.
Mr. Carter's bill [H. R. 464] concerning witness fees [allowing for attendance on the Superior of Circuit Courts $1 per day, outside of the County $1.25 and five cents mileage,] was read the third time and passed--yeas, 71; nays, 1.
