New-York tribune., 1875-02-03

names cannot be ascerained and thes only 70 those
persons Tie proposed sistute allowing the paintih N
an attachment suit in the name OF tho shern u
covered by Sections sc Cc Se5 whore tho subject
IA provided Tor very carefully and much better ihint
than az proposed in the bill before yOu. Eson the
recent amendment 10 the attachment statute, designed
70 reach cases Ike those OF Tweed and oner7, fuY
covered with respect 20 the description of fhe eause OF
action by Rule oar section es2 which was prepared
before Tweefs downfall and was published IN jay
lsTa
hold In my hand memorandum' prepared VIVID
great care containing interesting statistics reai-
ing our Part and the supplementary act and t1e
statutes which they will supersede. Our work con
tans In ALL 3s sections printed LSos pages aooai
nehaf Of which Or say so page) consist OF text INC
remainder OF notes. or these. I2a sections containing
with the notes. about III psgeS ar enirey neS Iny
chiefly Intended 20 settle the various disputed qr'
tions arising under the Code Of Procedure. In aming
them proposed % ourselves 20 cGabe te pfoieson
20 lay aside forever Waits and Voorhees, annotated
pages exclusive ~ rules. appendices, g. &c Eich 81
these 424 sections will super-ede from - 20 80 pag-
of reported adjudicaons. mOsty upon matters coiiai
eral to the merits OF an action.
Deducting these new sections, there are 2s0 sections
OF contained in about go pages. Ia several 10
stances section OF the revision viii supcrsede many
sections OF the existing statutes a. the notes show
section s7 will supersede l3 sections section io2 10
sections and section 3O9O II sections OF course these
The total number NJ sections OF the r vsed Statute.
alone which the 2sC0 sections ~ our Part asd the s
Ift J.
sede the entire Code of Procedure which with all the
amendments Incorporated into II, - printed IN thf
editions ordinarily used consists N t3 e'ons the ia
dclsry OF 1s47 consisting Of 81 sections the great
act Of 1897 relating 70 wills suIrogaies. eonrr eve
mprisonnent act o. 1891 consisting OF T soc'on and
numerous other statutes nov ~ force sole 0i Wbca
pal statutes vnch will be superseded have been accu
rately estimated they contain 5it9 'ecol printed "n
il42 pages. Tho repeating act To aeon '' Parts W..
undoubtedly sweep away more than 6IoJ sections OF TIE
existing statutes. ,,-. 49,,
completion OF the entire revision may o reasonably eh-
pected IL has been said 10 some oi tae .apers
that commission has been ENGAGED i've years upon
the work and has Completed Only about 0nfthiru OF
the revision You are tOd that the salaries aud allow
ances OF the Commissioners have ALREADY ano unied 70
500 0o0 and vii consume Is years b4ve said that
Part necessarily required more ilpr. In proportion
there has been another reason for th' -T~at
OF time consumed There nas never vet been
ny tho act OF 1870 Tho official r.pcrts show
commissioner contributed 70 the work tnd rom JuS'
1871. TO March I,72. only two Comm ,soncr AtI01GA
many persons are aware OF the fc 10 b. ncyer.he
less true that Tar practical results are concerned
the latter state Of things has continued m the preseht
time. On the surface, t would appear il't tue ~"
volumes produced are the result ot thr al' OF thre
commissioners. from Avn, 1870. 70 January. I-sot
years and months. In reality, tnoJ gre ihr work oi
Commissioner from April is7o. 20 jay r. ana ~
two Commissioners rom JllF. l-'l ID JtIlty' lS''
The difference about three-egAtn- Of o." |roir tnt
that reckoning lime actuall7 spent he "-r dohe -
that OF full commission tQr 1Doui far7 an Hu-"-
But the completion OF the remainder oufht NOT 70
consume, and In the hands or three cpnrctrnt il'h
devOtlng their entire 20 it, 20 will NJ consume
twice the latter amount of time. fes '. me facr tnat
Part Is the one which the smallest ralo ~
progress could De made much time Ga fact mlny
mouths consumed IN settling the g'n ri 1tufe-
the details Of the plan OF the "ho" "ork Ia t'
| remainder OF the work, such cause of delay VIII
occur except in THAI portion relating to criminal A"
nch very short. Again, considerable portion ~
Part been already prepared. ai,hon BE- has ~
been printed The analysis ~ that Iift iiri ids lh'
statutes relation % corporations M al. about 91
pages I propose put these statufr. mo- a -'paiAtr
part II THIS il done Part can - oontl. .cd 10 Que
wear more-that is by January, t-.7 Part Z,
| (crimnal law and he new part Ling 20 cor
poratons. can both De completed ~ i "a. allowance
Is made for assstance) IA one year MOI p - Jauuaiy
1873 Two OF the Comm ssionrrs can revise ne crlnlha
laws and (with competent assi7 tu lI reFlse ~"
statutes relating corporations, ru-- mat uDe. Ile
latter need but few important charsr Part relating
20 internal administration ought Not to fe much more
than another year In thoroughly c.np' cut Aands 90"
work can think. bc completed Doe January, ls9 J. am
confident that it DE cOmTelet J Jlnua " lsf bns
10 accomplish this Thoroughly able aI0 fhtn'ui mrA
must be put In charge of tne work aud hh"ral a""
ance for assistance must be- made The aftfr ~ ~ prime
importance for a large amoun- - Oh" "'ra up0n 40
subseGuenf parts be dnur by otter th"ye efs' fN
porariy employed, actIgg und'r o." direction ~ no
Commssioncrs who ~ course VII 'e e'po AJe or -
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