, 1873-04-30

doing soi hb aecurea rohearing by q, bort Of
Supreme Grand Jury, and that tho whole trlnl is
gono oyer again. He plcturos tho term Of tho
hni's, to. tho 2 aeslzca II in an .Iriah or
English oonnty.town, wlioro nil is bust1e aud
excitomonti whoro witnoBsoa roam, about
despondently, whiting with calm despair Tho far
On, uncertain day when they nlny bo called upon
with cop!ous md frequent draughts Of Mo and
whisky; whorc tho oours-houso ia = perpetual
scone of struggling, squeezing, shouting, swear-
now DETERRENT FROM the nnA11rYt
The calm reposo Of the Suprome Court Is aovor
distnrbed BY noisy brawlors tho lIlgGnts aro #,
oonspiououBly absont, being represented by their
attorneys everything ia quiet, orderly, regular,
ss. saa asn' h acr ' y sasssn shs se's
counter Of walnut on platform, furnished
With desks. Tho Clerk, on tho opening Of
court, cal's out tho docket, twonty easoa per
day. Tho lawyers in tho caaes, who are heated,
advance up tho hnll III trout Of tho boncl, md
Bignify that they nro prepared to proceed. II
they doslro to speak, thcy are permitted to do
40 II they do not, thoy formally moyo tlie nling
fore tllo Court; II thero arc no lAwyora prcsent
to reply to tho CALI tho oauBo is passed, or atrnok
Oh tho docket, AZ tho case may be. When tho
cali Of twcnty hus thus. boen dlaposod Of, tho
Judges paas By tho rear into tho consultation
room, which Ii furnished With dosk for zach
Judge, and thon bsgns tho
REAL LABOR OF TIE DAT.
Cases arc compared, tho points noted, aud tho
writing the decisions Of tho Court agrecd upon
for tho next recesa. Ths labor Ia frequently
prolonged until far into tho night. conference
being raraly brokon up until must Of tho Judgos
sre physieally incapable any longer to boar tho
consultation on tho cali Of tho day is completed
before physical endurance gives ont. Whom It
is, thoro arc always caeos in arroar to be ut
tended to-; or easss that, for st so,no reason or
Whom tho term is at M end, tho Judges aop-
arate for thoir difrorent homea and, at their
leisure, set forth, in language. as clear,
brief, and correct Us they arc capable. Of, tho
havo particular Charge. On reaseen,hllnR, at
next torn, theao opinions arc filed with tho Clerk
III rapidly ~ 1t Ia possible for them to DO read,
compared, aud affirmed.
Ottawa ia tho place for holding tho meotings
NORTHERN GRAND DIVISION
Of the State; and, aR tho division includes tho
City OF Chicago and County OF Cook, n goparnto
term ia held, when necessary, at eono place to bo
provided, In Chicago, for such business as cannot
Conveniently be transacted at Ottawa. ,Tlio Court
moets at Ottawa only once year, in September,
and tho sessions vary In duration from two to
four montls. Tho number OF caHog yarica from
200 to 400. Tho Judges have sleeping apart
tnonta IN tito pasemeuk OF the nuflulng, With
common bathroom, Of exceedingly primitive
eso,9nstsuqtion and they generally board at tho
alton Of o,o6o, Of last yoar, hns long ago baen
exhausted, tho builders estimate for additions
to tho Court House having, Of course, been o1-
coded andothor intorests, particularly tho 1aw-
library, aro lacking in consequence. Tho chocso-
pairing economy that leaves d 8upremo Court
library abort OF necesBary works Of reference il
tho e1tromest nbnurdity and mbecility yet
achieved. Tho othor torms Of the Court are
hold at Mt. Vernon and Springfield. L. II.