New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-14

Hsra5rs FEARED Ouf-Airot MaTag Of fis P-,fes
sion Ealsi ege-s % Rssign-CysT' houqs-P0rcrs
Of County Colrfs-La=ye M01cP5iy-S1lrries &C.
ALBANY, Tuesday evening Msyl H.
Members who have families, private affairs to
attend to. happy homes and cherished friends. in
distant parts Of the State, viii grow weary Of tav-
ern and boarding house lodgings, long legal sessions
in a close, hot room dull, tedious hsrangues, and
the perpetual intrigues Of faction, party, and the
privileged orders Of society-tbey Will long to ex
change legislative halls for green fields and fovery
mesds The fret session Of -47 vii close tomorrow.
The Pracuciug Lawyers who compose majority in
senste and influence powerfully the seton Of This
Assembly with their adroit experienced brethren Of
doors have turned this natural in patience on tie part of
the farmers artisans and merchants 10 the atvantsge Of
the trade. The JCDfCIAKT BILL was Kept back til
within few DAYS OF the close o. the Session-then
hurried through the Sensie like batch Of political
rovsls and appointments, previously ssreed on In
party caacus-sent down 70 THE HousE-referred %
seven LAWYERS who al loved il deary-snd the mem
bers generally being tired out with talking
OF not onetenth t importance have since nuiei much
thst valuable In the rev Constitution By reestab-
Hhng the vicious system Il sought In part 10 eradicate
and giving direct sanction % enormous abuses
which no Legislature or Convention had ever before
PLACED on the Statute book or In the Constitution.
Mr De Tocoueyle afirms that patriotism viii often
be found In the American peopie-in their Politicians
NEVER He might have classified our Attorneys with
our traders In politics and been Sc nesry correct NJ
WALSH of this City rendered resignation Of his seat
a. member nor do wonder that our best men, whore
comfortable and coutenisd at home leave 10 small At
torneys and often 20 the nominees OF contemplate
clique at Tsmmsny. the important task Of nominating
the City representation, or great part OF L. single
Districts NAY mend this somewhat-out time alone can
tell
An amendment was adopted to-day providing for tie
fsafe keeping of moneys Of parties where ordered by
any Judge 70 be paid into the Courts OF Chancery IN
the several Counes-but In what way and under what
checks, If any az all, know NOT
The bill a. it passed through the House Committee
40 20 81 coners upon the County Courts jurisdiction
In civil actions almost concurrent Win taat Of me su
preme Courts In most Of the actions that are presented
In Courts OF Lav-and equity jurisdiction concur
rent with that Of the Chancellor IN great many
cases which have heretofore been confined 10 the
Chancery Courts. They also have criminal Ju-
risdicton. somewhat more extensive than that
heretofore exercised By the Court OF General Sessions
In addition, in most Of the Counties the Judge dis
charges the duties Of urrogats and important Chamber
duties are cast upon him the Object Of this being 10
constitute in each community local tribunal In which
Justice will be administered with convenience 20 suitors
AZ less expense than uader the present system and by
the nducement suOrs 10 resort % these Courts TO
relieve the Suprerse Court from the immense press Of
business which would otherwise overload To- Should
not then the County Court Judge get higher income
than has been contemplated and the y Supreme Court
lncumbenis more moderate salary than S30OOf
Ifexperience had shown that 10 give strict monopoly
of the legal practice the thousands of lawyers have
and the new ones be licensed would public
would be SILENT Out no one eApecls tnA iue ooJect
Is monopoly for the sake OF monopoly-a privileged
elias. to render the law too much hitherto labyrinth
trap, dangerous CRAFT, By m ans OF which the IN.
principed may faiten the yitas OF community aud
aid the dishonest trader and thieyish official 10 delay and
at length defeat justice. regret to say this-but
HOW OFTEN have eminent and distinguished lawyers
more than proved IT, In argument in the Assembly
chamber since the lst OF June last
Mr. BAscoM OF Seneca. moved To STRIKE OUT OF the
bill its 18th Section empowering the Judges to LICENSE,
privilege, suspend or dismiss from the profession
such lawyers or candidates for legal practice as they
should choose so 20 privilege, dismiss, &c. but the
House refuse1-6j 70 -. From what saw Of the
profession last Winter guess that NONE Of s mem
bers made any Long SPEECHES N FAVOR OF the above
motion.
Mr. WRIGHT who does not love County Courts over
much moved strike out Of Section 30 so much as in
cresses their jurisdiction but failed by A Ayes against
= Noes.
The bill was sent back to Mr. BURNELI's Committee
TO report complete