Vance

This proceeding is in the form of an original petition to this court, in which it is stated, substantially, that the petitioner, Vance, was a defendant in a certain action in the court of respondent; that judgment having been rendered against him in said action, he presented to the respondent, judge of said court, a draught of a bill of exceptions which, it is averred, contained a true statement of the proceedings and evidence in said action; that the said judge changed said draught by striking out certain' things from its statement of said proceedings and evidence, and inserting certain other things therein, and settled said bill as so amended by him; and that the amendments made by said judge were incorrect and untrue. The prayer of the petition *391 is, that this court “will allow and settle said bill of exceptions as set forth in the printed pages of this petition.” The printed pages of the petition contain the entire draught of the bill of exceptions, which purports to state all the proceedings and evidence in the action referred to, and the written part shows the amendments made by the judge before the settlement. The amendments do not appear to us to be material, and )ret…