New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-17
sEw-YoRz oossrITUTI0sAI CONVENTION.
ELEVENTH wEEK-LarnD DAY,

Plans for Judiciary-A Farmers Plan, the
frst of lis kind-Eoual Rights 10 LAWYERS, but
nothing more-Mr. Maryin-The Convention
for EIecting all the Judges-The BascOm, or
the SINGLE District System-Wright on Elections
-Judicia SaIaries-Tallmatge, Cole, and X.
of The Tribune-The Rape-0Id Scores Com
missioncrs-.ChaucelO Observation-Disclosures
Half Million Dir Greene and the Female Pol
t!cians
ALsASY Saturday, august 18th, 1876
To TIE Editor Of The Tribune:
SIR: Men are but children OF larger growth.
and really the worthy Delegates looked as HAPPY
Mt 20 minutes 10 TWO, when the time FOR adjourn
ment over to Monday came as ever you or l did
when allowed TO exchange scholastic labors during
Saturday afternoon. for ball or marble playing
large. shooting spinning tops cricket running jumping
skipping leapiag OF any all the other sports and
amuseInentz Of liie's gayer morning God made the
country nan made bur TIE town
judi making and Cour:-a-ranging vas as usual the
order OF the day Nh MoRRIs spoke INST and the tone
Of !beralty winch he and many others have assumed
on This subjec, Is really pleasing do hope that il will
not prove too good 70 last but this would be great
and goriou. and lovely world il would but rightly
perform his part and instead OF torentng. hernss;ng
injurng and degrading MS neigh5or would II the et
.ect OF love and kindness, friendship honor and hon
es;yl Never in nv life and hare lived long and seen
and heard some Things, did hear the lawyers talk 80
much common sense a5ou: their own craft III any one
week this in the eleventh o. this Reforming Convention
M w B. Wright followed NJ. Norris. and then Nessrs
Worden O'Conor LOOMS. Patterson tichmond S"ack
hauer Bascou Cha:ield Jordan TsllInadEe, Heou. W.
TAYLOR Rhoade= and stephens. Mr. Worden has the
aoor for Monday morning Mr. Tlden charged
up the uzzle and trust he WI! not mss are Inc
weather is too hot for the merdian= OF Hong hong or
Calcutta.
In the course OF Nj Norris remarks, he look occa-
sion - speak Of the plan already mentioned Dy eSsFs
Flanders and Strong and. think. By M 81 John. OF
having Town Halls or Court Rooms IN every r1ra town
snip with Township Judge 70 do duty successfully IN
each township in the Countv. with Jury, the Town
CLERK TO serve o. his clerk and the Justices 10 be asso-
ciated with him. ry Ceruorar!s He preferred Ger
t:oraris Appeal believing that the appeal! Is now al
lowed greater punishment; 20 witnesses and Ju-
Tors than good 70 the parties
Between Law and Equity he was for a most perfect
union The fiction ana other dishonest evasons OF the
existing system he denounced and asked II justice had
ever required them IL considered that the word Law
means right and justice just much as the word EeuE'
does, and desired 10 al! causes commenced IN
the same Judicial tribunal! There were many causes III
which Judgment rendered n the Lac Courts 0E me
plaintiff the Judge the same time granting perpetual.
Injunction in effect prevent plainri from oenehng
BY said Judgment because said JUDGE is convinced that
he ought not to have brought the suit
n thought the law WAS bad enough before, but the
LAWYERS have surely lie; the OF the bag this time
in Il : really awful!
Dr. TAyt OR for uniting the tribunals.
Mr. RICHMOND wanted 10 be sure that the plan OF the
Committee would rid OF these odous practices hy
Masters and Examiners in Chancery The 81 section
left room for their reappoinnnent He related case,
in Illustration OF CHANcERY PRACTICE among the Farm
ers OF Old Gercsce which happened only tour miles
from Bergen where he resides. \ man SOLD id!In 10
another in Winter. when the snow on the ground,
representing that the soil was excellent tor Winter
Wheat He 10 receive Sl,suO, and about SLIGO
oh .s.f+ h.a
buyer could the soil. he found that he had been
grossly cheated lie wen, TO the man selling HIM the
iarIn and told MIN he either give him $500 or else
ne would give him (the seller 500 10 let him OF from
his bargain The man who sold him the fariu would
listen terms ind the buyer WAS Obliged 10 so INTO
Chancery redress. The suit not Yet decided.
The costs had already 10 $1,000 The fees OF one
Examiner for taking testimony over $500 and Mr..
r. ventured say any Justice OF the Peace IN that
town could snve taken the testimony IN better
form for IL or lis. Wcluymcn know very well how
This done Testimony is taken Ia the Chancellor by
the basketfu and he never reads it nor can he He
woald cyc that could by possibility Perpe:uo,e
the present oious system, that would allow The
Legislature create as bad "A one IN its stead
Trio Plans fora Jndicia1y: one Of item Jya Farm
cr from OfSegO
ON Thursday last NJ. MARvfN Il distinguished law
yer presented plan Tor the arrangement, peading and
practice OF tine Courts OF Law. embracing twentysiX
sccuons--and next morning. VI. 81 John, who with
Mcssrs Chaed md Nelson represents Otsego Co PIE
scented another plan with ~ sections.
Mr.. ST JONI proposes that all Jud!ca. power shall be
vested IN Supreme Court Court 20 Correct Errors,
IAN Appeal Cour;) County Court and Justices
Court that MI testimony shall be taken rfrd roce as IN
the law Court now, whether il De "n law or IN equity
cnG thar officer Other person shall b, longer permitted
20 perform GPy portion " The duifs o. Judges u me ~
prerac aud County Courts.
H.. would place in the supreme Court r Chief Jus.
ticc TO be elected fors yeur by all the people and 90
Justices two be elected for Of years in each OF
eight Districts into which he would divide the StG'c
The Chic. Justice besides presiding over;he Judiciary
department j. directed Just as the Chancellor ana gu
preme Court Judges 10y the Revised Statutes 10
prescribe forms and rules OF practice IN his own Court
also the County Courts, and the Justices Court
such forms and rules be plain and simple with apt
words"
The Appeal Court TO correct errors he would com
pose OF the Chief Justice and Judges OF the Supreme
Court SAID six The trhest removed from the period OF
their election and the period when they would have 10
appear before the people reelection and term OF
this Court he would locate IN each OF tie csh; Judicial
Districts each year
The supreme Court Judges he elects such times
make their OF Office Close IN rotation through
out the state.
He prescribes County Courts to conss: Of Judge,
an Assistant and OF Ike supreme Cour; Justices,
either OF whom may hold the Court In civil cases over
$3.50 these Courts 10 have original and exclusive uE
dIcon also all cases civil and criminal! II a'v ana
in equity. including Surrogatcs' powers
he leaves the number OF Justices 20 be elected IN eacii
town 70 be determined periodically by the people and
DIS the justices original jurisdiction N cases under
$3.50 with proviso thar in am suit commenced IN
County Court before Supreme Court Judge, where
the plaintiff shall sil 10 $50 value, exclusive oil
costs The CoGrt shall The defendant snm sufficient
TO cover all extra trouble and expenses beyond wha'
would have accrued had Justice OF the Peace tired the
Judgments by Justice 10 be removable by cernorar
10 the County Court which may affirm, reverse or grant
new tral IN same or II the latter, one OF
its number TO preside justice 20 De named. and
the second trial Is 10 be conclusive So also judgments
rendered IN County Court, or IN Court held by
County Judge or by Justice oil the supreme Court
may De removed the Court OF Errors and similarly
and conclusiyeiy disposed OF.
lis OF great importance. Il breaks down the Judges
and lawyers privileged class separate from the
people az order Ike the lrDe OF Lew an Arstocracy IN
the midst OF Democracy. living libel equal rights
and an evil which, uni. lis removed w shall never
have good laws nor republican justice IN This state
This section Is 81 follows
Cor, pro:dsd for b. ii Constitution. nor el;.sr Of
tte members thereof any ota :rbuna JtS.t haze poer
70 license aFPO: 10 practice 6 attorney or
Counselor LGr any Of te Courts o. :A SG:s erd
Gil such license, heretofore granted hereby asr0ga;ed
lS provides thai in all judgments rendered 5y
Justice of the Peace, docketed By the Clerk OF any
other Court every item ofthe costs shall be part OF the
record-but retaining or counsel fee shall be a.