New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-09

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cour: TIA; cost 500 70 get into i.
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ABSENT y; Nothing was ious b1. dehs-e
Constitution u ca Courts
NJ STOW proposed IS follows
- So.lr- r6-.a1ei II this Constitution stI he cor-
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Tbs was referred TO tae jui.cisrr COMMITTEE
Licensing La1ryer;
The importance Of this su0ec;-the fact tia; i Is
be reconsldered and the probability that the OF
Members NAV be misunderstood r4aces ne 70 return
10 This day weeks Mondays debate and 10 copy brief
j from ry notes the renlaIk= OF Delegates. was
read
- They hall rot hold any o,aer dice or public trust
Al Tor either Of them i0r any elective oo- texceqt
OF Justice ofhe Supreme Court Judge ofh- Corf
O; Appeasl by The Legislature 10 ;s- People, shall
pc void Thrr shall exercise suy power OF appoint
ment, EXCEPT ~ LICENSING PRACTITIONERS n HEIR
NJ BEowv moved to amend ~ striking out excep:
/ n licensing practitioners II their Courts.'
The eject would have been tia; instead OF securing
equal right. to a in al the public Courts the preea:
royal monopoly would have been continued under ne
statute !: man had friend IN whose skill he had
confidence nc dur-t not eHtrust 70 that friend Inc
CO OF collecting debt Of Sl1o1 IN Cour; however
faithful and capable he M De because no. one OF the
privileged order. THIS surely inerieres with private
rights.
Mr.. o'coSoa proposed. as in hi Report, that the
Courts ank Judges might be authorized 70 appoint
trustees receivers auditors referees esors experts,
and other agents perform duties any pending stsit
or In placing the licensing Of solicitors at;or-
news and councillors in the power of the respective
Courts the object OF the Committee was TO leav| the
law il is He a;ierward wished the whole clause
struck out
Nj N1coI saw that the exceptions were crcaer than
the rule it=elf lie oul strike out the last sentence
Mr. CRooKER Why not appoin; attorneys by cleo
ton He would recommend thai the clause be struck
altogether
Mr MARyIN-"strike TIE section out Put in moth
Mr TAceARr.-'No negative provision is necessary
Observation-Disclosures oConor. Yicoll Marvin, Tagsar,
and Crooke--ail OF them lawyers-proposed. Ike Mr
Brown TO leave the monopoly is-o make no pro
vision 10 secure equal rights 10 all Mr. oCUuogs plan
authorizing Judges themselves trouble br r.
srrn- cases creditors referees ezors and experts @
was 10 establish Masters and Examiners in Caanccry by
side wind under NJ - name
! itr MURPiT spoke having argued il favor Of free
dom from privilege on HI occasion OF ihc Ncw-lorA
McGsurer &c and also desired 10 provide tha; no License
should DC granted carrying any trade or vocation
He mad offered resolution againt licensing any par
cutr calling. business profession but he objected
10 confer upon individuals the power 90 plead prac
tcc in any lie for opposed 20 licensing
individuals for an- particular calling III life. but the
judges should have the power 20 exclude improper per
from praciicing lie would let anr man appear for
another in any who could prove That he possessed
the requisite qualifications Of character learning and
, ability
Mr. Murphy i also !cwyer-and pleaded hard
against privilege when would acci Tobacco inspect
ors Flour inspectors e. bpt spoke vorrDt 70 give
the LAWYER on the Bench the power 20 tan out those
same and inspectors ifthcy turned attorneys
when -tript OF their Other monopoly. From the no
young lad enters attorneys Office he Is taught
20 consider hrn=cli superior being. During Co!ts
/ trial Tor murder
The Court read 4 paper from tae younger members OF
The bur winch stated Nat hry laI been hcp without te
Judge Kent then stated ,a, his word used IN
our vocabulary. The Corr! ha eaIeGvo.et 10 aeeono'
! dale all
Mr Murphy is too much influenced b. early preju-
does against the raboe and appears that he Is
alone lawyer may know that hs client is dishonest
and We, be privileged totake 500 Fee strip honest
man Of his Just right while he honest dare not
poy nm able and faithful friend defend mis- right be-
cause tina: friend has obtained certificate from
Their lawyer on the bench tina; he knows tho tricks
OF the trade Loo; u the o. four i:ths Of the
profession here 70 uphold this unor and rici5us sys
tenn
Mr. STRONG OF Monroe tien proposed IN addition 10
the part OF the section IN perfect ncccrJgncr with
his principles a. ioilows-
or shall hev proaibt ag citizen from prac-n NJ as
aor ey aud counselor IN any court, except tor want OF
good moral character.
I,y removing the monopoly justice would be done 70
oil and the profession would rid OF who have
nothing recommend them 10 the preference o the
community bat parchment ted 10 piece OF blue NIB
bon lie opposed - The courts having the power
10 gan, 10 any order Of men special privilege "a
plead which withheld from al others. Il We - on
and refuse 10 protect all their just right freely 20
choose their agents IN their personal anu pr
vate affairs VII come Jar short of the reforms which
are expected Of hy the country. He wanted all men
stand their bOtiom and 10 allow ever! man
to choose his lawyer freely as he now may his phys
!
Mr. Baowx cared nothing about the licensing of ator
neys-it were better, perhaps ulai nothing was said
about hat-thai il we're let alone.
Nj CRooXER hi,aly approved Of Mr.. Suonss propo
s!tonii placed fellow citizens equal footing
IN the Court>;h!s their highland lie hoped that
the profession would exercise becoming hberalty
! and Tor i.
Mr Write moved to amend Mr. S,rong's motion by
adding 10 il, and the ability 10 read and write"
/ MI Campbell P White merchant formerly di
rector of the United states and Manhattan Banks and
now Delegate from y y proposed the lo;h of June
last (see p 81 OF Journa3 provide in the Consiitu
ION that no law shall be enacted" restrictive OF The
principles OF trade commerce the right OF the Peo
pie to follow any business, calling or employment, what
soever whereby branch OF industry shall be subject
ed TO lax from which others exempted. In hi,
vote he took Other .ide Of "a, question The engineer
of the Bridgewaer Canal in England, brought MS pan
TO the Duke cut Out in large cheese He was The
grea. lulpTovcr OF canals oGt could mol READ Such
men as him Mr. w would exclude. Mr.. ". IS from
Ireland
Mr. LOOMS could not assent TO having provision in
the Constitution which would prohibit the Courts, com
posed OF high public officers from preventing who
were totally unit and unworthy 10 advise Them upon
question. law De OF any service 10 them the
clients from precrcing them He could yield to
any paliry prcudces Ike This nor s,uuy himself by
the adoption of such provision this Row proposed
no Judge worthy NJ place would deny mat he IS
,entiAly aided by The learning OF the bar lie would
strike on; the last part OF the Section entirely.
NJ WArrRBUKY hoped that this amendment would
take Let every man who had lawsuit look up the
man tins; he chose TO take OF his rights. He had
no idea OF conierrins the profession the exclusive
privilege prscclns II ;he Courts any more than he
would cr,r; exclusive privileges TO any oter calling
Il looks Ike trainmein This = VOICE tst has
come ulany measure on wn.en TIE people are
/ unt-d
Mr. CROKER wished to put all on level he went:
with Waterbury and looked upon these speca! licenses
10 practice law par VIE licenses TO sell ardent
spirits They designed 10: the protection Of the
pubEc-but the public desired TO play with edged Tools
let them do i and their nugcr- II tney chose
NJ RAscox would Dc compelled 70 vo;e-agsinst the
n he