, 1873-10-21
An Extraordinary: Amount Of
Litigation Yesterday.
Tho Right Of Outside Judges to As.
sist Their Chicago
Brethren.
Judge Murphy on the Consti-
tutionality of the Acts
Of the "Assist.
ants"
Answer Of Defendant I'M the
Austin divorce
Gnsc.
NJ. A. Howell, Jr,, VI The Hart
ford Fire Insurance
Company.
Tax-Fiqhters' Tactics---A Kick from the
Lincoln Park Commits y
sioners.
Nto Tito Etc.
Etc.,
ETC.,
Etc.

About week ago, in tho caao Of John Fl.
Duulam against J. ". Doano aud others whom
tho caso catno on for t1ial, Mr. Burgess, counsel
for defendants, objected to tho trial thereof boz
foro Judge Murphy, on tho ground that hc WIS
not Que Of tito regular Judges Of tho Superior
Court, aud that the act allowing othcr Judges to
nil iu this county was unconstitutional. Tho
argument was to have been brought up before
Judge Carter, liut it WAS finally agreed that
Judge Murphy should pass upon tho question.
The point was not considered by many OF tho
bur as having any streugth, but Is boing oxcooa-
ingly technical.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Murphy, in n clear
md exhaustive opinion, oyorruled the objection,
deciding tho not to be entirely in accordance
with tho Constitution. We Ind not thought the
point of sufficient importance to claim attention
before, but tho opinion alono is we'll worth Pc
rusnl, aud wo give 1t III full, as follows:
Objection is made by tho defendant 10 tho further
proceeding with the hearing of this chliso IN this
branch oi ths Court tho ground that tho Judge pro
siding Is not Of the reguar Judges OF sad
for 5t' tie IN parsnanee of IN act of te dcnerul A.
scmby cuttel "Al Ace authorizing Circuit Judges 70
h Ipnsn 9F o. sny " ea
that sa Of the General Assembly ia in violation Of
the Constitution Of e % sae and sreiofG o c no T1a
tM!aes VIZ III ~ n,,l lin Couri Il askcd Nv III ,e-
tsnant to decide tat III md 80 auas ~ y nss nef
rrtnsesca 1sa IT, ccarv farhi'sn y tha Constitution.
10 support s obsson tho conr. L. = rofe5rsa a,s 70
ssos p,'Fnaosav % nso gone aducated cscs III
other salcs, the latter Of which hayo been carefully
exss e @ ~ no o,niph ~ " Counsel, Arclo Of
sss. asti u II liz ssss Of ss eearss d.
e Of tue State shoqa 10 yessea a IN III GS S
sMLssno ona',,y Cona, Sa anId from tins to tlno
9rdasn nna a, ostabIlsbol lilo court now
sttg.aentG ~ s 9or3 raurt nf Cook County And,
~ tie Yf as4s &c. Fl Of aotisa s ssta % H..
Is pFos,asa .l't ,roy,dc1 Sa G9'as h. NV
fSyslsns @ Esgslatys ta
rgea ny ~ s,,e !"s asrr IND eeause as Ga
.!lnp TiSsfSu ts s prossio o. provisions e "
] ~ Srtpmir ia without authority to puss tho Act
tTsao.At .,,ail Mlse"'0' ~ "''A'A' S0
: aa9 nt .d1 tba anera Assabiy sa at
o. la.o t,nn 3yn tho stao. outss of Cook cour,
N into Jaaea a oreos c5nt anu wo a resiIa With
S si r. se il soI;;y &
yss a act authorizing s,,ch Judges to exercise tho
ss: ills Ote oasids ,As Territorial iips ot
to s'' Iot S5A tle 'branehss 81 tits Court These
arc, in brief, lilo Positions II, assumed a.! BY
Gre t3eter,uiuug Of question involving tho inquiry
vaeLer thc exercise Of power by tho Legislative De-
the sas ~ ~ e.ey TT areye res
imror mud teralitly aoBt deliberate and 1ntro
culailorton It should not moreover 10 aeciaaa:
ths 4 .ea ~. 7 Il % has uesn ny sad 10
aary %fns tho % M Of i tic IN 9t Win Is ths sn
viii Of tue people, US ostsessed ta IT, b.
Constitution II tha easo prevented ;o;a sap HrGa ~ ~
aisough Il ia fho Lnnest aud most soloau function
n1
!.,n,a bo moi with r.nness when, IL ho cousae Of
juuleiel esun'inatou decision becomes n,atosial y
w asS t ''t i sear III III o a's
conflict With ths h. Constitution, Il tn1 II %pefaS'y Ky IT, e.
4 .solemn]y pledged to e,iprort,, aud to de-
Derraan ot al, Scam. 1cp, 2io Bruce Y. Schuyler
.: al., Gilman, 2dv People '. alaraAal ct al, dl'
man insren IT, rule obtalns in interpreting tho
in tbs Constitution Of tho united states mud tue Con.
Ct ss sss sera II M S'S
,ars expressly delegated ly .ho PEOPLE, or reaBona'
bly implied IN to Latter tho hogitsat,ro@ ~, @ Gun o. an,
,t.;tiou Tnvy are IA absolutely orun!poteat aud n
.coutroilabo al tho parlta1ncnt pf Great Dlit
i careful compariaoH Of the nct In question with lht
CONSTITUTION will determine wlathcr ahe conflict con-.
,1n,neI Of a11ats uud would seenl to be u thae j
uesoasary to determine tho qnesuon Iasea; 9 ill., o,u,
ros Ino nst n M uo u po Teest o s ges of t
Superior Court holding brunch cotrts wtil the same
1Hrss ~ a,,a ers as sohg III for ts en-
NJ ,a 1aJass md lroyidcs Tie mode Of ii.
nsysne,.t: tho pvat aud lust section proylapS
Ehc1l tho act shall taAe effect: fle question o
compensation is not involved u thls ti''rtop and tu
respect to which IN opinion u e1R.essce; a.,
he aaes.o III IT, Tns u ~ sec ~ K T.
r@a w s, =, ,wtcI bv INV iniruty Of Soo. IL II uns
,1'. n' TX .'ysts nhs'Ss" - A"' ''' 4'' y '
KeeninS in view tho principles ployo laid down
tlat tho sci sAu1d not Do DECLARED void except III
cases Of clear scee6ty and when thu character q The
te aispt TO- pefes 'nS eSnst w