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Show T11K 1IENCII AND B A It OK SALT LAKE CITY. A lew days a so wc called the attention atten-tion o'" the public to the rapid increase of business, civil and criminal, in the disirict court; and gave some reasons for the present state of the district. Wc now find that the court has, during the September term, so far, decided upon as far as the district court could pa.-s upon ihcm thirty-three cases, and there are yet undisposed of on the docket, both civil and criminal, at this time, a hundred and live cases. The session ses-sion of the court, this term, has now coutiimed over seventy days, aud with ull this labor only the amount we have stated has been accomplished. There must be a cause for it, and a change is imperatively required, otherwise litigation litiga-tion may cease, no matter how important im-portant or serious tho action may bo to cither the public at large ; or the individual citizens. The j exKiisO of delays i ruinous to i parties litigant, io paying wit- ! nesses, aud cost of the parties them-j selves in board and loss of time. Indeed In-deed this evil has grown to such an ! " " oxtout that we have heard men of j character aud wealth declare that they preferred to lose their demand.iather ! than, week alter week, be compelled to "lienor upou the skirts of justice," , Bcsidci, if the expenses had to bo borno (which happily they arc not, ( under "the mauagement' by the county of Salt Lake, it would in ono year bankrupt the county. Wo have before pointed uut some of' tho causes ihat havo led to tho evil i :oui phoned of, and now wilt ask the i b.r if some of tho blame dws not rest at their door. Tho court calls hU cal-. cudur, aiid as each easd h reached the attorney, on one side or tho other, remarks to his honor, "Let that cao I' is.-;" and cho cue U passed. No wii is to b'aiue, the court or tho nt'oniey'.' Vu s-y Kc'V Thecou t should have mie.-, sua iltc-o should I j I ciiibreed; and the rule should be, il'iho ctaC is set and tuu plaintiff is. not ' rvady, that lb-" eau-e should be can-1 : tinned at h "us co-is, and he should then and there be required to pay the -.nue : into court, or I. in t-uu- should be dismissed. If the defendant is not ready, let him ai mice make application applica-tion lor a continuance and bring him-' ' sell' witiiin ihe staiuie and the rule of ; court, or make him let the plaintiff , havo judgment firso luueh a- he may i i . -i i. i..,. u: t,. fx anil- IO -ium iiim-cu i:inni'.'i Amuhr i- mil that would faeiliUir business would l-e to refer very many cas.es to some huitable person tu report re-port at least his findings of fact, sub- ; ject to such exceptions as parlies may choose to take. And yet another rule of tho court, and one that it would be : ; well to havo embraced, would be that ' of limiting d.'balo upon motion, , demurrers and plea at b ant, if not the arguments of counsel before tho i court or jury. i These three simple rules would, if adopted and enforced, enable suitors to know whoo they are to have a redrew re-drew of grievance; would relieve the court of much labor, and would add to the reputation and increase "tho one thing needful" money in the pockets of the attorney-. Try it on-llemcn. |