Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-24

Tho Court o! ar1eels-Ths SaoGl you ilii to
provide remedy fur thar evil der the pre-
ron. Toms :i:u.icn expires: Djes OF the Uon.
stltu.ioa presupcoss ctaogs int st the end
@: .-i TtgEa sad ~ doing so, w should We
f.ii L. Teus..i: n svil which tha.lonstitutiop
provided lnr, and which has nc grown 10 \
STANDARD Tia. makes il u:ceSs.r - E2ply an
oirar rcue!Yt If, in Truth, INSTRUMENTATION
81! Els-css ii The Court Of Aps5ls is tca5o.
rasT iac.eir, 8by t!,>: Consiiiuun Of speciil
corr; for & Special time will tepcSo aI it
Bus il NOT, :f i. Should 'ccur ss:n, sir, ought
i we not provide in cur Constitution o nieana oi-
rem dying i: by leaving il d,ar,tlonary Nith
tho Legislature To constitute Ills court esain.
IL tas court reduces the Gocht OF the Court
Of Appeals 70 convenient sieUird, Why .i.4D
there viii DO Nc reason for cantluuanca oi
this special court: and if tnis iticulsr ee:urs
Gt another tiUc, way tae L:giss!ule can agi:n
sp2iy remedy III their discretion, wlthou:
gcius 10 the trouble OF amending Tue organic
law 20 order to enable them tod9it. 1t seeus
tba. in incsc diys, CONSTITUTING stand but for
q brief perioi. But certainly it will be tie
aspiration OF all CT US, that This instrumcr,
which We arc nov forming viii r 0. 90 destined
20 Guch brief period oi !lio Us iha: which has
:HATk1t y .:.-el "a cridecss2or, End that
-. wid 1t. s.ris ,cn cur organic ie ~ my
! provision which may cripple Inc Legislature
| n proT:cing Ttnecy i0r evils hcb Ts nov
ses are upon tho faee cf the very Uonsr:u
ton with va Gre Seeking to amaud.
respectfully submit that Il IS not proper
nor wss 10 adept tho amendment o! the gen
| tleman. | xii remark iha. there il one branch
Of jurisdiction which this court has now.
which it never had otfJre, and which, in my
opinio-, i. ought no: to haze, and that is, l!
/ nus supreme appellate Jurisdiction In criminal
cs5as. TIE Judges Of !ha circuit court oi
appeals have to dsvoto e great deal Of their
; .iice =. a5cidng crimiosl aascs AID s vast
amount uf .ins ;s consumed by lie sour: ii
thia branch O: is jurisdiction which has oeen
| iulcs, upon i. by tee present constitution !;
Gr6 unl.se acme tchtd.e shail be adopted tC
relieve .bcm u ;his duty, tbs eYiIs CT Wh.ch
&c 1c9 :o1ls!aia viii coctnue to exist
/ tb;as t5e: scIae other scheue should 6s
Adopted by which t. rest this appellate jiFis
dclio7 Ia respect to criminal cases, in somo
! other cour:. Bu: it %uuld be improper nor,
in my opinion, 10 adop: al amendment TO pre-
ren: .he oe.;s!a!ur. Il: the future, f:on pro
gldiag 6 fr,:.Gdy iof .aij e7.i.
SIR RANDOLPH he amendmen. prevails,
We shgiI bo in Sotse c,nd:iol shan we were
y:l. II you restrict he special crurs Of ap-
oeels 10 Tie cases nov ~ the docket of ,ha
supreme coIr: OF sP2sals. ~ soon as .nat bu
ain.gs is Flashed, ths supreme court ci appeals
Esl b. Ii. entirely uuaEsistcd, and x!l! te
IL .Lsrly .u:5 ;:..,i - 6e.! With zee bus:nsss-
Uader ito Constitution OF 1850, there Was an
appellate cjcr! 20 as:r. 2?Pssl5 ia cEi@lcal
; ciScs- Th:Te @aa special c1nrs Of appeals
c?o ?taat - 6eai g!.a al CASES in the old
Court, and TINS ster thas oncs. 9:aa obcEhed
;.sTn Tai an ec:u-1G.atlDn CT anslneas ie't
Sd:c:. made il NECESSARY 10 csla5i;sl sIScial
C c,ur: ii ordaT te dispose of l. Urdes lhis
Constitution wc sET. 10 ocInil1l o9urt, ana
f yau iiu.is tas a;nsc:si court Sf appeals to
caacs a3r or 81. docket of the supE=me court
ycu ;s:rs the cour: wholly unsssiEssd, SO scon
rs ::le slec;sl c,yf! shsll terminate It's career.
(, 80; :r.Y- :aa court Of appeals without L
s.2c!.! cju.!, Or d;str;o. c7uri: the business Ct
.ns Commonwealth will uouo ie dead stand,
a.d If you restrict the special court 10 cases
now o. the docket, ycu mas! supply another
| court il ai6 oi the supreme oour!.
&.. HTo2os.--!s h&i hcea stated the. the
cGuy: N sppaa!s IS os=rcun with business. Ii
! ,ho gsut!.,;n-:; fr:r, R:chuoEd has the !alor-
; lal.;gn, would be glad 10 !earu how many
criminal aud civil cast. ere RoT upon the
docket
afT. RASpoLrE II do Est kocw .aaI. 1t
! ,squid taks four yearl from this ,iWe n gat
case rcw hro:i5 Il. ;o thst rourI basrd.
| have he'd r15c heard = few 1sJS ago upon
| ~h;cc ~ tppsai %as ,Gse1 over three rcirs
ago. I believe .nere are aboa. tETss hundred
Gases no= upon sns d1ckot Of TIE Court OF Ap.
| peais aud sna sTaisse number .: casts heard
| 10 ya.r do Eos .%csed sixty.
Mr. pEI9e-I call 15e pravioas Question
Tt. cell WA sustained, Eld thu main qles-
tin ur..7ed, whic.: Tas uFol tho auen6 nent
cG.-si - ~. Wo"D, 20 iassrt tue wcrd "uow"
| sE.s7 Lie yrsr3 "c.1cs" ia ice 18th line.
Tta question E1vins hcsa t-keI, il Ess de-
cii:l in lAo negative.
A:. pGsDLS7os, d oniG-I move 10 str!Es
Gu: the w9ri ".h=" il tho ss:pnd i:1e htfo'o
tie =3Gd Circuit"
/. seer7s 20 ue .he.s IS manifest
aconsis s1cy 10 tse2ilS .h2t dshai;a er!icls
;!iere. ss:l, rhc suhs:lcce o! the sc2oId sec-
! ticr.
The motion :, sriks cut v.s rejected
The ,es;:cn thrc rccurrsd ufon the a5cp-
r!on .; .Es section a. apec6.d, and 1t WIS de-
ciird in TIC 2,ueiive-
'Gi.o second section YES ,hsn Tssd SIS fJliows:
The jarisdics.oa ef these tTiGuaais, oi the
ili=ee ard iusl;c:s thereof And ,he msgisua;ce
vi tnn ce.pGTs;e bodies, shall be resulAted oy
law ezerY Yi That tee Supreme Court Of Ag-
pesI: stall hare aPPnila!e jurisdiction oriy,
unless il ca:ss Of Icasas corpus, mdnsa'7a;
srd prohibitions, and cases involving resdotD,
CT .t.. coss,:,u:!opsl.ty or INV. l: sbali not
issre i::r-tl.c:soa in civil csscs 1kcTe tbs ln:t-
] of ItgS
;iau - iiiaN, excsp: IN controTtrs!ts
corce-: jrg iac ::iiv c- bcunGariss O! inLd, tIe
;,roha. {. will. :he aP2mu:HeHt or qua. hca'
:itn cf E pt-.3ar! re: guardian, CON
n,.:,s. rc curs!c1; cGLcsrn'Ds Mill, rCe5,
sAy fcr:y OF iandrg, or The right oi corPo'
ras:a Z. q; c: >. ccuntY ID lev? tolls aid ttx.s.
.ihe Supreme f9rrt Of Appeals shall consist
II I've .Gs-:, any tareo OF more o' whom
in2:' FAKE quorum.
1:. F.,cE.-Th.ra IS bank 10 that section.
7 pro. tsc |; iir9 It with SE FeTme1ly it
a4s der 600. At :te rry.s~, 1t Tes raised
to ezC0, aid oow pi"pose i.,=t nDouGf.
Mr. plSrI.EToN Of Oaio.-i nors 10 cmsEd
By issizuEg $500.
AR. HAYM5ND.-I trust it sill no! ta the
p'es-u,e 81 tho Uon7er-i2G to adopt i6e
ANS. .due15 20 tae sneDGlncn:, oecule ""
h."c Ye; d. c,GIi IS 70 whether We Will hd?3
G:s -;ct courts nr not. understsDd tie re-
po:t of lis ccuml:tse leaves them 2u:, sn1
ii.at we :,a ic G."S 10 ua;E;c; couTtE Of aopesi
q. all hope i; -s arc - 1--we no dIstIic.
cou..s Of appeal, TIA: Nc will adopt tbs pro
vision ii Tia CID Cacsti'u:ion, fxirg SlGo, Is
place Of e:Ibsr :wo OF five.
move 10 substitute S!cf'. exciu-i1e II ~
tcrest srd coats. That Is ,ue language q th7
Cd Co7atit:iicD.
i!r SruAsr p! v6yld suggest hn in:e:.ne-
d:s,e sun. ,tiak 500 is tno much, End |
think 5000 i: prubstiy too iil;is. thlEk it l.
| better ;uat i,tisiau5i:; sbould ba sui CT even
To h..Gship thar test he g'eat in.,rests ef tbs
s,5;ia shuuid DO il ji7iou>iy affected.
wvul5 ,ugsest $500 IS reasonable sun-
Mr rlNpLEToS 5ceept nat anendncnt.