, 1874-10-26

which, OF couroe ovcntna,ls full upon tho c!,epts,
-.thoy already exist, and cannot. now bo
d!,ninl,hed, aud would only DO INCREASED
by Tho difference bctwocn Tho faro from hero
to Ottawa and from horo to Springfield, This
would 10 80 trinng that anY ono possessing Tho
luxury Of having q case In the supreme oeourt
noss were .thofoby mora quickly accomplished.
When Nlallomot discovered tho mountain
would not como to lin ho very ecnsibly deter
mined to procoea himself to tho mountain,
nosor dreaming Of tho exsra expenso or trouble
o1olHly prosecuting Lis setf-imposod task.
ORAL AnauMEsTs IN COURT
aro now virtually shut of by tho r1,to which
CAUSES tho calllug of twonty cases por day. tho
couseqnonco being that not more than per cent
may go there with tho intention Of delivering an
oral argument, but ls oppouent knowing The
short tilno at tho disposal Of tho Court and tho
existence of the abovB milo, 10 absent, 30 ho ,ns
10 content himself viii! morely hling lis printed
badness. Titus Injustice IL dono to his oaae, nB
many minutln, rftcll could hhvo been amply
elucidated IN aAortt epeael,, loso their forco.
and aro only partially Mnderstood: ovon BY our
pare an extended writton argnmont, to print 4,
nnd then to peraiso il BY the Court, might noar!y
all DO spared, and tho whole task infinitely
botter performed by presenting. 1t orally.
But the prcAcsit HyAtem precltdes this. The rlE-
orona sule concerning thc calling of twauts caaas
por diem wae obliged to bo adopted, lecanso the
System ~ ffitsora awny tho time Of tho Court
III ja'ln!iug slorc and toro to the ilhccs Of aos-
sion, leaving only baro moments, whllo i'll sos-
slon, to cali over docksts. ......-.
At tho end Of cnoh tcrn OF court thu 1nodo o.
distributing among tic JudEes thu multitude of
caaes upun which opinions haye to DO written
is, to Say tho least, unique. Tho cases arc taken
4t5j liz
number, ouch taking caso in rotation, without
regard to tho allotment being Oh 4 ques-
tion at1ch "a he ia Or is not o'nincntly
qualified to handle. It ID much tlle sao as II
tho casea wcro dcnlt Out like pack Of carda.
Tho canes assigned to eacis Judge arc then sone
to bis private reBidonco. thero to 10 ex-
amined, studotl, decided, anu opinions written.
alarls tho conditions under which tb'u WORK IL
carried through. The Judge III widely Keparatod
from lis colabratorB, with "hoin III to proSsss
regourcea Ut Instruction and guidance Afforded
by tito libraries OF tho Suproaio Court which
cot.tain many faro and valuable books Aaggreyat-
ing yalue Of s75,0o0, arc aB oltectually acsied
inoyod from him, aB if thoy Ind 10 exletencs
whatoycr That this III seriously fcls oy tic
Judges themselves ID evidenced by the fact that
several of them Annually spend large amounts Of
their comparatively Email salaries III buying
books pvrlicabe tu tho cases coming under thor
eoauzallco--~a manifest hardship. Aided, then,
only by tho limited rcsouroos Of Ais private
library and deprived Of sho couneoi Of his nsso-
ciotcs, tho Judge elaboratea his dec:sion. When
tho Judges nost neot-n further IT, doiay-tnoy
each las prcpnrod, ano, If approved. they nro
Hont to tho (iranu Division whence tlby email
atet to bo llo It il not possible, however TINT.
under s,lch pau, tho cAscs will receive TINT col
jeotiyo attonsion they demand. Ihon everywhere
arc loo ai,t to rely Upon tho accuracy with which
III asHpcluto dooB his WORK. TN the other nata,
wcre all the 1!orarieh concentrated At ono nlaeu,
aud tbs judges residing thero, tho boo'sH pre-.
yiiod BY tho atnte at sneil u vast o3EeuAo would
always 10 at ha,l for referonce, aud that wis
Jun, Which is tic result Of multitude OF counsel
1T ui times available IN mutual consslitaslon az
lilo OPINIONS nle evolved. ALL OF which IL ill.,
possible under existing atfanseincnss.
JUSTICE IL DELAYED
what has alre0dy heen addacsd, but it viii bs
ptlll further eyidont from what follows.
An appeal can only bo heard in e4ch
Grand Division oneo u Sear. Dy
q rule adopted Inst JANUARY at Springfield, 1t was
taken from QUO Glaud Division to another, unless
by motion ,nadc, anil consenton tu by
the yourt IN tho Grand Division III
which tic caso originated. 1n this way,
all appeal from an iuiesiur court is virtual1y
throw. out for, at loast, one year whereas. lt
tic Court we,e situated Ut ono point. appeus
could be entered oil tmos, and tho b,isiucss Of
uispos,,E Of ti,en thereby ialn.cnsuls e1peuitoa.
tno yrca: cry against tho measure IL, that
THE couET-lousEs
now existing would ., bocomo 10 mnch much
to ccase. An examination will mod-
1iy tuis op,tlon yory considerably. The
Courl-noune ut Ottawa waH built by LaSnl!o
County, un land donated by the county, snojeeE
iaes cenuing to ps used by tie Supreme Court,
thcy nhouiu revert to tho county. LaSaao
County has becu Tor some yoars ngltnteh upon
tho question OF building u new Cours-liouao for
tho accommodation ot tile Circuit and County
Courts meeting at OTTAWA. II thu Supreme
Court yacato that city, tho county will then be
provided Nth elegant court-loumH, III every
nay adapted to tliur wants For years to come
without tho necessity OF drawing q dollar IRON
tile County Treasury, titus ehcctuhtlY bqaalchlug
tho cry OF ocon0my, which has sO long cauEed
tllo oecoud comfy ii tic state to enduro accom-
notlatiuns. ao called. tor local court purposes,
which Aro standing tlaEraca.
Tho liIl,er history Of
THE TrTl.E 70 THE COURTHOUSE
for tho Southern Grand Division reveals tue facl
TINT lilo state's tenure Of il s, to say tho least
very questionable. Tl,is bnilamG lstrertca upol
Iaud belonging to tho Gasoy Gstalo Ii l5AB, tht
thon representative Of that family gave the lai,t
for twenty yeara for Tho purposes fCr which 1t II
tho end oi tl.at tlne. lilo term tor Which 1t
was tlol,ntcd hps Jung ago expired, aild tht
question il, uso mol thu Cnssy heirs nov
entitled to rental for tho lautl? Further
at the tino tho Elft WAS Inadc, "Elle
B Scutcs, ex-Chicf Juslca o. tho Supreme
Court, waa resitiing nj Mount Vernon, and
ut tic request Of llr. Canuy, drow up the deed
Which mt.s handed to ilr. johnson, tho thet
| Clerk OF tho southern Grand DIVISION. On
would mutually supposo nuch an important deos
would hlyo baen INSTANTLY aud duly recorded
| The tuct il,
THE DEED WAL NEVER NEcoRDEp,
| for neither n1unng lAu recoruu u Jofterso1
County, tho papers in the Governors office, no
| i'll tho ofiico Of tho Secretary Ut Stute, doc
| thero cxiHt any documentary o7ilence of tA
! titlo upon which The state holds tho premises
Tho original donating Casey is dead, his repro
soutstlycs now living hcing Senator Caaoy. bt
| t,uaey, aud u number Of 1ul>lor ho!rs. IhouS
tlo Senator and tho Doctor hare exprohhe
themselves willing to furnish deed which, nlsa
secyo tho rights Ut the state in the nlntter tho
caunot. Of con.he, act for tho minor l1eirs, h
| 1Lot tic rights uf tue State herein may DO cor
ttseated at my lima.
Marvellous tn reIate, nolthor Of tho Court
| 1Iouaeu Ut Ottawa md Mount Vernon. nor til
| roo,aa leasel at Springfield for the s"rren'
Court, havo
| f1RE-pnour VAULTS OR KAtEB
for tho preservation Of fllo priceless document