New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-20

MgETISG or the BAR-We continue our report
Of the Meeting Of the Bar regulate the Courts OF Jus
tee IN the City OF SewYork The Committee had re-
ported bill Of III sections organizing the Courts Of
Common Pleas Superior Court Surrogstes Court and
the Justices Courts Police Court and Recorders Court
The 3-th section Of the proposed act relative to ices
Of Justices OF the Superior Court and Common Pleas
and also Of the Supreme Court well as fees al Cham
b-rs AMI the clerks thereof Mr. Leverdse ny Joldoh
Mr.. Lockwood. Mr. ketchum, Mr.. Hastings NJ bene
diet. Mr.. Hugh Maxwell Mr. Brewster and M western
substantially offered amendments 10 this section. MY
Nash moved 20 strike out the whole section W resu "
fees He said be would not d-er nateray IRON tne re
port OF the Committee Of thirteen ne dosoteo nov mar
they had honestly endesvored 10 report oi ior tne
consideration Of the Bar that he only regretted TO see
at this day long provision in regard TO ices 70 De aAen
by the Judges and Clerks be was opposed 70 lees a
together He had long the evil tendencies OF me
system and the corruusng effect Il had On the judges
The lawyer who brought the most money 70 Jog
generally obtained the most orders IN MS iasor ana nen
many tunes obtained judgments from the Judge Inat
were unjust and ought not 10 have been SVen- lni'
threw odium upon the administration o .@suee Inc
lawyer and Judge both became OBJECTS VI hatred eno
suspicion. Judges who took fees could not no4d tha
high and moral tSne Of character IN the "nen
was necessary have maintain the confidence OF me
community. DE said be was not Tor euiuDg eo"n sne
sA-ATes Of Judges every man ~ss "ofny u nis -lse
and the judges should have liberal saiaIies guy As 'ns
a. TIE zee system Continued tie pnolic in4nd never
would Dc satisfied with the scmlnstrsron o. sIsNee-
he was ssrshed that the present number OF were
inly eopeteni 70 do The present esa cosness OF ne
City the fee system abolished IA the prseucs
BOW IL one Judge in each Court remains al the TINE al
Chambers grinding the fees and Il was the neresto
Judges 70 srotract litigation and grant orders ior Decay
ander the presen, lee ,ys,e Take away the fees and
ak Judges fully competent % DO the business OF
the CITY tie attorney = walled Epen y nis eli
emf Nlo las good cause Of acton ne lA"tef s com
PEELED ~ lAW 10 90 on with the cause tie lawyer en-
iers The seCon and from the beginning 10 the END Of ne
SUI ne : continually called upon 10 psy lees 70 TIE
Judges and CLERKS OF tee Court be Cannot Is loot
on the steps Of the City Hal buta lu5se Is made al him
ioriees he Gala us client to refund them ne gets
Al sns"er Tat he IS poor is not abe 70 pay tnen
and Tour men cut Of ave In the Cl,y u New ofk are
poor men no. car the clients 80 into the CITY Hal md
see ire machinery which WORK there GRADING OFT
the fees whereby TIE whole standardization u tie Av a
broax hf into odlan ana Disgrace
Delays inncmers5e grow out Of this system OF Fees
lie said tnAI Tor ne honor and Integrity oil the Judges
and emoerso TIE Bss he hoped the Fee system would
Be sooiishe1 BESIDE, the idea Of Judge sitting a.
Chambers and taking IL eents Tor sdavi, eeitisd