New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-11
zEw.YogS oossrTUTIoyAL CONVENTIONS
FIFTEENTH wEEk-LxxxlvrH DAY.

FIFTEENTH WEEk-LXXxlvrH DAY.
The Two MISUNDERSTANDING Lawsuits
Fees-One Hundred New Judges-R0tten Dor.
0ugh Elections in Sober Earnest.
ALsAST, "Wednesday, sept 9. 1916.
To tie Editor o. The Tri5une:
SIR: Here are 81 LAWYERS BY occupation, and Il
they aired breed STRIFE and contention n the
State engeader and perpeuste Litigation if they had
been sent mere to make Constitution for the special
advantage Of iaei- peculiar profession they could IA.
q body have been jealous IN ;heir vocation than
nave found them here venture 70 asse-; that over
hundred Resolutions have been entered the ournas
with The Ayes and Noes Of l25 Delegates a5sentees
cepted taken thereon. within these las; few weeks
cre- one Of which mad Tor is main object load the
People win needless taxation 70 opprcss the farmer:
landowner merchant manufacturer and mechanic 70
enrich lawyers By protecting their craft and mystery
70 leave il N their power 70 block up present and
hinder or defeat the administration OF Public justice.
20 in England. Inigh: have Tor the last 30
YEAR IN the House OF Peers Lords Esr!-, harquises
and Dukes talking loudly and lcsrnedly Of butter, lard
cheese eggs grain ducks and hogs flesh gad hull
locks flesh and cndeavOri- persu de the starving
millions Of England, Ireland Wales and Scotland that
they would be injured fatally injured II they the said
nobility. gentry dc had not monopoly OF the supply
OF all these articles for nation OF 20 millions otpeop!e'
Tile Old Courts and tie .Ner-Boh et item at
once.
Last night the Committee on the Judiciary through
their last appointed Chairman Mr.. OConor reported
sections for the Constitution
The first was adopted this afternoon, asiolows;
e. The Legislature al is first session after the adop
lion OF this Constitution shn! provide for the organization
The Court OF Appeals and for transferring 10 Il the bus
nes pending in the Court for the Correction Of Errors
aud Tor Tie rs Of error and appeals. the
Court OF App.ns from The ud 9menls and DEGREES OF The
present Court Of Chancery and Supreme Court and OF the
Courts that mas be organized under this Constitution
Mr WoRDKS proposed. in lieu Of sections >, and Of
the Judiciary Committee, the iolowing3 sections. drawn
by Mr.. O'Conor
- The Court of Appeal. and the County Courts here
by established shs be organized and the Judge. thereof
shall respectively enter upon the duties OF Their o;se- oG
the r.i Monday ofJuy lS47 The Judges OF the Cour, OF
Appeals Justices Of The supreme Cour, ana County Judges
shall ceG such times ma be prescribed by
The fret election OF such Judges and Justices shall be- held
before the first day Of Juiy, 1919 but their terms OF Office
limited by this Constitution. shall be- deemed TO COM
the FIRST day Of January, 1913
= The present supreme Court and Courio Chancery
and the present Offices of Chancellor and Justices OF The
Supreme Court shall continue under their existing organ
zaon until The FIRST Monday July, l5is The supreme
Court hereby established small not he organized unu the
Judicial duties Is may be prescribed pS aN IN NE present
Supreme Court Court OF Chancefy PRIOR to that day
l. Provisions shall be made By law for the transfer of
suits and proceedings from Courts now eNisiing 10 ihe
Courts be organized under this Constitution, al such
times and IN such manner may be proper and for
assigning the same 10 Ia. proper Districts
stated in haste last night that ! looked upon the
whole scheme most reprehensble JOB and 1t Is So
In their IL meetings the dozen OF lawyers the Com
mittee never dreamed of such dsgraceful PROPOSE
ton In not of the legal Judiciary plans proposed
from Judge Rugsl IS down 10 Mr.. IS did any
man venture propose that OF Courts should
60 into iul effect July and another supreme
Court eight Circuits, Court OF Chancery two Vice
Chancellors and all the present paraphernulia OF !azl
ness deception delay and oppression continue Tor two
years from January July It Is an insult to the
common sense OF this community Even Mr.. Brown
admitted that the prompt transfer OF the business from
the old court 20 The new was all that was required
Look at the speechcs-compare the old language with
fhs and WuDIe-Hlp numbering DrODOsiton o! Mr.
OConor or his legal colleagues. When did they trst
think OF il, Compare il with their previous language
and opinions They almost remind OF retnue OF
counsel in;rusted with the confused affairs of very
wealthy clienr-mdkin9 bad i10rse.
The other day Mr. simmons assured the Convention
that he had il from the Chance!ors own lips that no
comma sion was necessary he could finish all his
work in 90 days Now when the ingenious but not IN.
genuOus idea OF keeping the Chancellor a couple OF
years pay paying his aids clerks vices registers &c
started Mr. simmons comes forward ana says tina:
he must have misunderstood Mr. Waworth-and that
probably Mr.. w. only part Of MS enthusiastically
the arguedand that he now takes II toy granted
i; would take the Chancellor year or more 10 get
through and the supreme Court Judges just as long -
suppose the old Court and the new gave opposite decs
ions, what then
Mi Cha,eld said i, was not 10 be supposed that the
new judges would have much business TO do IN bBnc
during the frs; six mOnthsye It was here proposed 10
pay two sets OF Judges for years He did believe il
the duty of the Convention TO multiply Offices IN
the Constitution in the form OF commits nor oy con
;nuine the old courts year or two after the new courts
came into existence.
lIr OConor and his Committees plan, No. l. (tOr No.
= issued by him the day and never shown
10 them elects the SO new Judges between May and
June lsi7se,s up the new Courts in July thereafter
transfers in Court-disubutes them IN Districts
and preserves in power as CONDUCTORS and as helps the
very Judges. Chancelors and Courts, 10 deliver the
country from which the People called this Convention.
Here are Mr. O'Conor and his legal Committees last
three sections;
a. Uni! the several matters which, at the
of such transfer, shall be pending and ready 10 be no.
thereof ard in the Court OF Chnncery before the Chan
ceor shat hav been The Chancellor and iheJus-
present supreme Court shall pecllveiy conin
under lcir existing organization with ihe!r present COR
penssou and with all the powers and authority now vest
ed IN them, for the purpose OF hearing and determining u!
such causes and matters. But such compensation, power
and authority shall cease al the iarihes on the hsi day OF
July s4s On the OF the parties and in such man.
shall be prescribed by a" any o: SAID causes ana
be heard and determined before the last
named day by the Justices of the Supreme Court esth-
sheG IN this article al any term OF such Court hed IN NE
proper District
Chancellor OF Justice ofhe supreme Court previously TO
the named the Governor may nominate, by
point proper person 10 supply the SANE ANY Judge OF
the Court Of Appeals justice OF the Supreme Court
elected under this article may receive and nod such ap
poin,ment
- The Offices OF Chancellor and Justice OF the Su.
prcme Court Except herein otherwise provldedl snd
and Assistant Vice Chancellor and Masters and Eranin
ers in Chsncer existing shall expire on The first
Monday OF July, lSiI.
Mr. Harris wished the new Court 20 go into operation
in Jan lSlSand thought that all arrears would be done
up by that time with the help OF the Court for the
last six months lSi7 have heard dozen OF legal
speeches 10 the effect tina: the Courts OF thtyss
would do all Next heard tia; County Courts must
be GOT. Both were voted Lastly. Messrs Rucces ana
Brown being absent, NJ OConor takes the Lead,
and makes wears job OF the old Courts IN addition
10 The new with County Courts and al! wish the
farmers here had bolder. intrepid leaders
Tn. lawyers, boGy. hopeless They have
a new story TO teIl-a plaza new oErthen-a ne"
taN--a new Court. or 4 dozen OF them every week.
Il Will be seen that Democratic majority are only
Democratic III name The matter : not YET disposed Of
however
ApgtolS.
Nh oCoNok moved the following new section
-" The Legislature HAY authorize The Jud gIn=at de-
cres and decisions local interior Court o inferior
ursdicoal established IL c''y 70 be removed of re-
view directly into Inc Court OF Appeals"
NJ VAN ScHooSHovEN was OF opinion that L there
was u-opriey II sending Appeals from the Judgment
and decision OF Civ Courts 10 the Appeal Court OF mai
resort az once il would also 5e proper 70 send there
d.ec. appeals from the decision OF County CouIts re
moved 10 include County Courts.
Nj JoxpAx opposed the amendment but proposed 10