New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-03
yEW.YoRK cossrIrurIosAI CONVENTION,
NINTH wEEE-FFTy-FIasT DAY.

Abolition Of the present Courts OF Errors and
Chancery-Reports-From the Judiciary Com
mittee-From Mr.. O;Conor-Mr. Krkland-Ni.
Bsscom-Mr. Loomi-Mr Perkins-Law Fees
Court MoneYs-Code OF Procedure-lmpeach-
rosates-Justices' C0urts-Statc Of
ncers-lnspectors, Weighers. sc. Abolished
Mr.. Flags Report on the Canals. Improve
ments, Tolls, tc.-4 Senate Of "a.
A-aASr Saturday. August J. $50
To tie EGto- Of Tie Tribune:
SIR I deeply regret nj inability to arrange.
condense and place II the strongest point OF view
before your readers the brie: bu: important and re-
ally cheering proceedings Of this forenoon Il
ve1es me when l see the Delegates OF Free
State, accustomed TO Representative Government
traduced and placed on par with men N Europe
whose constituencies have scarcely emerged from
The cinmeriaa darkness OF thousand years OF
bondage uneGucated. unawaked unenlightened-
An energetic active wealthy people ike those OF
This State canno, stand st-their institutions mus;
be fashioned to sui; their progress onwsrd-the
FRS. log hut Of the youthful and hardy settler Is n
due ,,e exchanged the substantial frame manson
every thing else made 10 correspond Now - the
tine for NewYo- 10 take the lead in reforming the
English system o: Ju-sp5udence-ia making the Judi
cia-y conform 70 me OF the Country and su5s
,u,ins Republican plainness expedition and equality OF
justice for the delays costs and o-acua- responses OF
me mysterious tribunal. imported frou. London nun
d-e6 years ago with the fashions OF ina; sHc!e;
metropolis.
Ihi. morning NJ PERKINS IL the capacity OF Minor
irv OF Nj Chataelds Committee No. c. on the Appoint
-nert and Responsibilities OF Public Officers presented
| Report which resd and ordered 70 De printed.
Judge RrGGLEs followed with the long looked-ior Re
oort OF Majority OF the Judiciary Committee and II Il
o-afli have -Eeil q
Reform il was more than expected. There seemed ar
e-iden, and honest willingness on me part not only OF
the learned Chairman o.; the Committee ou: aso oil eve
~ one O. TIE learned gentlemen who succeeded MIN on
the aoor o; the Convention 20 DO their unost-not 10
make the laws and the Courts suitable as possible to
rho lawyers hui 70 make them suitable "a possible 10
the Of three millions OF kindly INDUSTRIOUS per
severng and intelligent cluzens al whose expense ana
for whose benefit the Convention had been convened
Mr. Ruc6LEs explained his Report IN n very clear
satisfactory and able manner. :Orbear from attempt
ing 10 give even synopsis OF the arguments or state
r1ents mad. BY him the gentlemen who followed be
cause the Reports vii, for one evening occupy much OF
your space. You have long and earnestly advocated
and shown the necessity OF law reform Let Us nope
TINT il VIII be now obtained. 10 the nca.cuabc aGyar
,ace of all classes Where the provisions do not meet
the case LEI the people speak-her Delegates ought 10
have every possible aid from the constituencies.
Mr.. OCoNoR- differing as you VIII perceive IN some
things from the majority presented separate Report
As did Mr. kIRKI AND and also Nh BAseoM
Mr. SIMMONS DEFINED his position, leaning strongly TO
the Report OF the Majority. and then
Mr. oosrs submitted three additional sections
Mr. brown in very able and easily understood ad-
dss showed wherein he approved Of CO tain portions
OF the Report the Majority, and in what respects 1t
No other member OF The Judiciary Committee spoke
Mr. WHITE made proposition % exchange the secu-
ritz of Clerk in the Court OF Chancery tor the sccu
rity OF the ate t-ii in regard TO the safe keeping OF
,bc moneys in charge of the Law Courts. Mr. T,LL.
,,nor fben moved i4t all the Reports on the Judici
ary be printed together which was ordered and they
are referred to the Conventioii "hen III committee oil
the Whole
Comptroller FIasg sont in Report; in answer 10 The
questions on Finance and Canal Policy proposed BY tue
Convention last month on motion, belize, oil Mt +.
Backus fastened TO borrow II. for br!ei space ana
have strven give your readers some idea oil me ma
ture OF its contents.
There is one thing yet have hopes oI-true
thew ara faint and Thankful tina; this State has had
the choose Delegates who go so !a- a.
ours have done the way OF reform IN the constitution
OF the egslature-bul have CLEAN OF hope that they
will 20 farher-leave the - Senate Districts rs ey are
no nlteraton-but increase the Senate TO oi. eecnS
half its Members or from each District every year
and thus making the Senate what It awhys has been and
on ht be, continuing. permanent body IN whch al
all times the whole OF the state would be equally repre-
scntcd What mockery Is 20 speak about the Hddi'
tional expense of ~ 81 day beyond the number
required in 1900 - Look n: the mass OF business
which this Convention Is carving out Tor the Le2isla-
ture-look at 81 men ONLY do twice the business which
50 have do in the L. :. Senaclook AT the advantage
of Senate elected for TWO years and permanent just
double the OF me Assembly. HOl HI
same day with the Assembly and returned by ccnsti,u
cncies of nearly 10000 each while each Asseublynan
would represent but 10000 Is il possible that such ad
vantages will be disregardedi
Constitution Of the Courts of LGr-A3mmi>tra-
ton o, ,Justics.
Judge RuGeLEs from the Committee No. TO- on the
Judiciary submitted the following the Repor, OF a
majority OF the standing Committee OF 10:
Inptachmeats-Co1tc Of Appeals-!Supreme Court
.Snrvogates-InteT1or CourtS-Judiclal Dis
tricts-JusticeS of tie Peace-A6olitioH Of lie
Court Of Chancery, Court Of Errors County
Courts, .Tc-FteS.
ARTICLE
Il The Assembly shall have the power OF irnpeach-
by the OF majority Of all The Members elected
The Court for the al OF Impeachment shall be composed
of on of % % ea OF w And me ay h6
the Court On the ,ris OF an peachmen; against tho
Governor the Lieut. shall not act as member
after he shall have been mpeGched uni! his acqultia
Before tho tral Of an impeachment the members oil ne
Court shall take an oath or affirmation iry and
10 try impeachment, according 10 evidence and no per
son sha be convicted without the concurrence OF two
peachren, shall extend farther than 10 removal from
Office he party convicted shall be liable 10 indictment
and punishment according 10 Law"
There shal! be Cour; Appeals composed ofeigtt
Judges OF whom -FOUR shall he elected by the electors OF
State eight years and four selected rom Tue class OF
Justice. OF the Supreme Court having Tue shortest ;iIe 10
serve Provision shall be rate by law Tor designating one
OF the number elected Chief Judge and for selecting
lc Justices OF the Supreme Court from time 10 time and
for 20 Classifying those elected that shall be elected
every second year.
Jurisdiction in and equity which the Supreme Ccrt and
Court OF Chaucery have, subject 10 regulation oy Jaw
The State shall be divided INTO eight JUDICIAL Ulscts
of which the city OF Nev-York shall be one The others
10 he bounded by county lines and De compact and equal
in population as nearly may be. There shs.! I've four
Justices OF the Supreme Court for each District and as
.anv more In The composed OF the city OF New
York a may from TINE 10 time be authorized oy Jaw oui
not 10 exceed the NUMBER OF ust!ceo III he other districts
in proportion their population They shall be CLASSIFIED
tina; one the justices %! each district shall go oui o!
otc- n The every years. After the expiration
these terms under classification, the Term OF .ner
/ Office shall be eight years.
IS Any three OF them may hold general terms OF said
Court any district and any % ea MAJ hold >p-
cal Terms and Circuit Courts and preside al lie Courts OF
/ Over and Teruner in any county.
G. They shall >everay stated rleS. receiveiof ihe!r
services compensation be established By law, wh.c!
shall diminished during teir continuance n Office
/ They shgI. not hold any other ONCE public trust
All ei.er OF them Tor elective ofce, except
tai OF Justice OF the Sgprene Court Judge OF the Court
Of Appeals given by lie Legislature or Inc People, -a.l
be void They sL. exercise any power OF appoint
inep eNccp. licensing practitioners n tlrf Courts
g. The Classification OF the JU-tices OF the Scpreme
Court; the EHt places OF holding The OF !e
CoUr Appeals and o The General and Special Terms OF
the supreile Court whIn IT, several dis.rc ana the
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