Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-26 | Page 5 | More Pay for Witnesses

MORE PAY FOR WITNESSES Committee Makes arable Fn Report on out Bill Hill to Fees rS Republican S Special laJ Washington March 25 The 5 The committee com corn on out the Judiciary of oC the senate has favorably reported a bill Introduced introduced Intro intro- by Senator Clark of Wyoming allo allowing alloIn In ing witnesses attending United States courts und and commissioners commissioners' courts the tho same fees rees for fOl nth attendance and mileage as ns arc are received eel b by Jurors The present plesent law allows witnesses e but Sl SIGO O per iCu diem dicta and that for tor the time that lint the they are ure In actual attendance on only I although this Is often orlen not suf- suf to tinY pay their theil actual expenses during the time they are obliged to tobe tobe o ob b be awa away from home hom Jurors C receive recel it IG cents a n mile for stage coach travel el and G 5 cents for tor or railroad while witnesses wit wit- nesses receive recel but 5 cents per pel mile of oC actually travelled und and In man many nany In Instances Instances instances In- In stances the greater grenter purl part of their travel tra Is by stage coach conch The result of or this has been that witnesses attend court at a loss and having once undergone this 4 experience they are very ery reluctant to disclose knowledge of facts acts thereafter which may ina require their presence at al a u court The bill applies to 10 Utah Idaho Colorado Wyoming Nevada t Montana Wash Wash- ashIngton ash ington Oregon California New pw Mexico and Arizona