The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-13

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GENTLEMEN; Joseph II. Bradley, IT., ESQ.,,
having BY letter, OF the sth instant, declared
tion Attorney, and requested me 10 Designate
q proper person to answer 70 such cases a.
may be pending In the court at this tims,i
that duty, and respectfully request that he
may Be recognized by the court As authorized
to act in that capacity: ,.r
3. ]. Bo4ks, Mayor,
After some remarks from the Court Mr..
Bradley said that It was evident his letter
showed that he considered he was Junefus
c6leio and held no ONCE to resign as his term
had expired. He did not wish to occupy the
court or to give undue Importance to this mat
ter. 49,
Mr.. Cook insisted that Mr.. Bradley's letter
w VA open 70 two con,traetlons, ist, that he
holding the political We've Of the present In.
cumbentj I'd, that his ONCE had expired accord
Ing TO law, In either q these eases his con.
was At an end, and II was clearly the duty OF
the Mayor to appoint some one to nll tho
| vacant position. The Corporation Attorney
the law, he ought to know the law siiunds.
The Court. when ! received this letter
yesterday supposed II was merely = formal
did not know that there was any disagreement
between the counsel.
MT. Bradley. There 10 noae at all.
al vl hat
| msnt with Mr.. Cook relative to the manage
msnt Of the eases now In court had been based
posed his term Of ONCE as attorney had es.
pired. But upon a further examination Of the
law he found that his ONCE had not expired,
but that he was still bound to attend to the
could relieve him from his responsibility.
rhe Court t;. What i !, that =. is ~ :.
webb's Digest, quoted in his letter 70 the
Mayor, showing that the attorney was to be
appointed By the Mayor with the confrma-
tion o. the board q Aldermen, and was TO re-
He wa. the only attorney who had been con-
hrmed BY the Board OF Aldermen.
Mr.. COOK after some further remarks said
porstion Attorney, and am he1 to all that
once with the permission Of the court.
Mr.. Bradley said that, however desirable
for an attorney OF his age and standing at the
bar, no man who knew him would suppose he
would turn aside from his path to keep IL.
But he thought that his motives In writing
his arst letter had been misconstrued. His
letter simply Informed the Mayor that his
tBradley'O term Of oirce had expired, and the
rs.isSson NJ Bowen IN Ii. ' letter to 'a the
court stated tina. "Mr. Bradley having dc.
ciared his intention to vaeate the once Of
Corporation Attorney" whereas my letter
said "my term OF ONCE having expired.u As
to his reference to webb's Digest, a little bet
ter acquaintance with the laws OF tho corpora-
tion would have informed him that Webb's
Digest was a work prepared by an eminent
gentlemen under the superintendence Of the
corporation.
He continued: alone, under my oath Of
office, have the right to attend to the affairs Of
the corporation In this court, and shall con-
tinue to attend to such affairs until the expi.
ration OF my legal term.
Mr.. Cook read a law authorizing the Mayor
to remove the corporation attorney " at his
will and pleasure"
l. Mr.. Bradley. I do not doubt that.
Mr.. Cook Then the Mayor having named
me, II 10 an exercise of his will and pleasure
removing Mr.. Bradley.
Mr.. O. read Mr.. Brsdley's hrst letter, which