New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-27

terious rules and then Court Of Errors elected
Ike ire last probably Of ren TO; I'll bred 70 these tech
r.ce,ies and VINO would decide according 70 common
sense exce; II party Fluent and Technical prac-
taone-=, Ike M OConor would make fortunes a. lie
mas done By addressing Of arguments Tribunal
No and another set 70 No. II III Supreme Court de-
c!des rizht WIZ appeal II il : incapable what tie
use OF II
Mr. BAscon-To propo=- that The Judges shall be
elected ~ General Ticket Is 20 pEOpose taa ha. parry
which !. dominant in he STATE shall nave exclusive pos
session the Judicial powe:. The party 1p.-rlost
would nominate and eec; al the Ju ise>-;lsy would
do 20 AZ the first Election after this Constitution i
adopted, and would long retain this party prcpon-
de.aace-Jo commence with contest ior $1,000 OF
yearly salaries with the whole Judicial power. would
be great element OF party strife He wished 20 see
TIE Judges elected IN District s5d tina; hey should
erye their last year tae Appeal Court Your Judges
have been appointed ~ Governors and SeEates'lere
Observation-Disclosures 100 much the naneCvsr= OF The Pro-
esson. Il YOU pax LAWYERS on tie supreme Coer;
Bench and ayreI. The Court OF appeals and ae suor
vii think the Lawyers no; 20 rcd as the lay
men and tina; common sense and !avrneu better
o: getting justice Khan the techDice.ces OF mere
LAWYERS Gentlemen speak OF d!vestIng our lsga! pro-
ceedn-s OF their mysterious cchaicatles, that al
could understand Ooer. administer or enact the Laws
which concern al Why, then this distinction n the
Courts he thought election By General Ticket was
exceedingly Objectionable. because Il would make cur
judiciary political judiciary tie 'N-Hec 70 transfer 70
the Court OF Appeals four judges OF The supreme Court
men able to explain tho rue- and proceedings
used in Law.
NJ HorrmAx discarded the notion that the Judge
should represent any Locality The Judicial system OF
Great Britain preserves regularity and uniformity By its
appeal system but every one OF the 400 lords in the
House Of Peers should resolve 70 SIT and near appcas
from the courts below. every sutton IN Great Britain
might expect 70 have past decisions reversed He then
praised the L. : Court The Court OF Appeals propos
ed by the Majority he preferred 10 any ohe. plan lie
liked the General Ticket system and had no fellowship
for the District system IN the appointment OF Judges
The Report OF the Majority proposed 20 elect four OK the
Appeal judges by the State ali voting tor each lie
would support them because elected Tor long term
and not by districts with local feelings. and lest they
should get more popular element thrown upon them
the part the Report which placed Supreme Court
Judges that had the shortest term % IN the appeal
Court because they might be more easily influenced BY
popular sentiment, seeking reelection. Disiked the
district system ostthought mat coordinate courts as
N Britain, better.
Mr. TripES said that II in the Court OF Last Resort
the eight judges 10 be elected each by District
he had no objection but ne did object have Judges
exercise power those who had no voice IN their
election.
Mr. NICHOLAS would retain the Court of Appeals It's
present practical popular character but would not d
il OF judicial experience. IA 10 me objection that
four Judges, il taken from the supreme Court would
be irving over again the they had already ed It
might be obyia,ed, now. by allowing Judge whose
decision i appealed from voice II the final award OF
the case appealed. He would desire 10 elect one Judge
from each Judicial District that eight and TO add four
from the Supreme Court.
Mr. Srow thought il would be unwlsc to form into
Court of Appeals eight men elected perhaps w!thout
knowledge OF the law. He would prefer 10 divide the
State into four Districts TO elect two Judges each (a
ternating in their elections and adding tour from the
supreme Court In the General Ticket system the PEG
pie would for candidates dictated TO them. and OF
whom they would know little nothing Such Court
would represent not the law but party-nothing but
perty-t would bring undivided political party into
the Court of Last Resort
Nh. CnArrrrLp said am indebted to the votes of
men OF particular party for my seat here believe
that their principles better than those o! Their poa
cal nCversarie or would at leave my party and
20 OF or and join them But give my party the prefer
encc for believe TIA: they deserve IL ben have
spoken nerc OF eecnc the whole OF the Judges oil the
Court OF final appeal for this state by GENERAL TICKET
acknowledge that HAVE HAD SOME EYE TO THE KIND
Any, CLASS or MEN FROM WHOM THOSE JUDICIAL Off
cEfs ARy TO COME. Ii eight Judges shall De elected by
the ticket by the Democratic party think
thew will be perform the duties OF their office
an Others that could be selected from any other party
They would surely be good they were 70 be taken
from the opposite party. am influenced as party
maa more or less BIZ party considerations gyow II
and hope never the dag when shall nave sur
rendered my party feelings and party productions
rr. W. TAYLOR did not think the jubilee mad arrived
whn the country would DC al one party divisions and
d!ssensions wiped and party feelings su1oaered N
this country-we could not avoid party feeling CAS-
understood the Doctor ne would Tor the Report OF the
Majority and the I'd -
Mr. CHArFIELp (after some remarks by Mr. HarTs,
about sprnging the party ra;tc) said ne would not act
the hypocrncal part OF aiming al no party purposes
while he looking after party objects Nhle ne
had seat on this floor ne would declare that as good
men could be selected from MS party as from any other
He had said previously that i was asserted that oil the
100000 men OF this State there were only eisnt men
who were II 10 be a Court OF last resort Were not
Daniel Cadv either OF the Mes>r- spencer OF MI MIX
land as well fitted 10 investigate law case Judges
Gr!dey Willard Barker. Dayton He had not heard
the first man utter FIRST word against the present
Chancery and Supreme Cour; Judges Cook at his own
language and yet they the nominees OF party.
There more law business here than N Britain
NOR. litigation and more property holder- IN this
state than among the fifteen millions OF people III Eng
land
The Convention took vote on Mr. Harris proposition
that the eight Judges OF the Court OF Final Appeals
should be elected by General Ticket throughout the
State. The AYES We're "a VIZ: MessEs Allen. bowdlsh
Chamberlain Cha;iieid Clark Cornell DaGorth, For
syth, Hart Hoichkiss. Mann. McNt, OConor. Perkins
President Tracy, Sanford shaw, Ia-.madse. Eache
Van Schoonhoven Ward, White Witbeck' and one
other whose name | missed. Mr.. Illdea was absent
The Noes were Il. Present, % Delegates; absent 81
Lost.
Mr. Harris moved all amendment, in conformity with
his remarks which was lost 10 10 2i-present 100.
The great power OF the simple machine, Tor the re-
form Of ihe abuses Of the last hity years called state
Convention, Is being played w!h as an !nG!ah "oG!a
play with watch am sorry 10 see II II Iiuch IS
done O.. thai which the country expects as understand
II il wi surely be by miracle ou; Jet Us nope on and
hope ever.
P.s. Cash IN The custody Of Chancellor Ialrorth
Who knows, or can know, any taing of what these
vast collections OF wealth unsecured consists SJUuOO
in the mater OF smith 1t may be real orit may De
Intercollegiate As it il, however, give II Whether
there are millions vet behind the say IN
III. Convention the Chancery lawyers perhaps, could
tell That intelligent and rusty Delegate DR.. VIM lay
lor gave yesterday where lawyer not over
wepeased al ONLY receiving SO for the trouble OF col
lect;ps SOS year from the Chancellor Some
time since Abijah Hunt complained 10 the Legislature
that, in 1919 ne had place $i57 in ChanceEy. when he
commenced certain suit that after y years OF law
and plenty OF Jaw costs compromised u n FEB. ic4O
he applied TO his honor for his money and the inter
est; 5u not cent OF interest would the Chancellor al
low although the money us have been N bank for ~
years The Judiciary Committee Q; the Senate could
do nothing in il presume fro. this tha' many thou
sands are allowed TO lie IN the Manhattan and Other
baak. according the Chancery folks and the banks
can a-re-thai the BANKS do cet TIE u-e OF this spe
Gle ior nothing but that tee get 10 interest I'm
less their cash invested and not enough Il i WEo
gets IL The o: peoples money In this way ~ the
banks and the lawyers, VIII not quicken srcA lazy JUS
nee As our Chanceors snd tice-ChaaceLoEs dispense
II Is the ererprlsac the wealthy the industrious the
paiastak.r. ;hst suffer. WI Ne-7-s ausges, Brown,
Allen Murphy, sc mend matters We vii see
Cash IN R26crt EmHaets hands, as Clerkgf tie Isl
Circ7tit .yislduy 5 PER cent. ~ I'7fst Co lst
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