New-York tribune., 1876-03-14
THE COURT OF ARBITRATION.

Ia view of the hostility manifested by certain
members Of tie Legislature tbs Coar' of Arbitration
and the propoeon 20 withhold lie PAYMENT OF the fSis-
1es eretofoe appropriated for ths Judge AND C"E Of
the Court ruch stteqton has been erected - tbs f"
,gton and tie rosuit ef its operations Following
lrief review Of rs history, end what II has eco""p"e'
TIL. legislature of Ea7YorS, rae sth - Junt iSI9
passed o:':alt tEe Court OF Ar1tfSsioh - IhS
CGbeE Vi ?,4sttsl - s snS c s,ci ft o1 HI: st e.
r,uc 1873 Q so5ihei snd pnt n ssorser see
essri,, Of the Ce!el a. sretoi ana ci.ih se35.a - -
Inv Tie sate II w.s ebsNs Fctcrs the Is$s!are >hl
rc; local .1ouSel lbe set pIsyllol ist ~ . ~,
traon - A xleIcSae tSVutos s7srs T'th,n tDc poss
vsr ,gs CITY ,nd C0ny of KevYcgr, bat lnclUio. iho
coaulies AloDg ths HoSUD River ~ fN sGf.A NJ iroJ
he rrrIt enI1eaee operations In ccsSner siter ths
s,~sxo a. the Il has heard Sre nun"ei e. t'hiea
Ss co-crsi Ssss hero ~. p.--or. Interested
vera -Tia.uir CT L,nt,n sSd soH Fr.ne'sooi phItntI
1a eaHs IN sew eSc: ssS,, Ts,- ,,l,,,r- and
"te -.at;<rs o. eerrn,roel importance. S9'eta! eases
lsyo been sesrd r,lotnS &c liens npoi hchts-onP o.
them csse ortgins.i-s n asrIfom'yJ C'lh!S Ahlt @
wht.. tho sv2tr resided ~ C0nnee'cE' 'u' VIZ ''''
Tn,s frc;, s-o e;ed to sho" that tie ee1. N no
Ion - Scrs e. =, Ch.;rb:r Q, Co-st:,c; 81,
i @ .1r, - ~, so,,t -- .phrait ~. sss+ THO nurs
~ tse nusin.s, saanretad Is generally hr!tstsd ~h,Ee
dlsp1tes ara read Ia cove assaEeeA ih7s7ihS L,T
an ir..nct vhe!s tse ss.isneo pstsy, sHd su-
aersyS p,rsns ths etaA pa,es, bscns sseis e!aiuis
nto o2.t *In H ,5ist|5 "a Wv d,"sses !, rtshs
4 tnd- IA. s.,c, except sis'n ps-E at."s'sned
Gg 52at1ssr ss'orsl s,s r.hoaIa ha,s nsss Esd AMI
X mistake 10 sx OF f.otiS ss1e Il car 10 pshSt o9y
Se,sss he such c.ess fcr 81 ..., 70 d.,s Sc.
doou h. he ss.rd b7 s 81 - ttgs Yi e. 40 CahsGsf
vS OF tlrA, hesyd AMI sthe, sJ, ,~tiE0ry 'Sen
in one which ist. tss snrs 3fSein9U Ht bAf "
ciicd s1ssuR.us % over s4VDHV s!G5s Ot!DSgt
a4i corsiGsrug tfs 2IlSjai involved, tn0 inS5stit'
oi the Court coSpsres ia'sL.0y Sta an! ooGfs ~ 49,
lIgd. isis much pubic Csdr' =. tio S feho oouf'
ssns suggestion made il te sn.c -; II Si saSa!9
lie sszuppqrsip2 CcIrs .ht 'lst tee -4s.ie. '5en,d
bo derived frOIa feeS 1hcrs s ne sues Csarf IA cS
tst a fRs & 50 s Es ,Ss as, tor
c.ty eS>ts -. City Gs'etAti,lt sset ,oO;VUC 49, . & '
81 600 monte
p.tttou was sont 10 tie Legislature !sst eyeGaG IN
egard 10 the saGs> is ss Approximation Dill Thien Feh
Gsrs tse smorG5 egpsei ir9eG fSr tee shlAie~ "I VS
Judge end Cerk Of ths Ccurs cf Arbitration urS'a'le
TIE petition tss signed b. EhO sce"s sud pcn9egs
Of the several exchanges C this oiy ond " merchants
.e4fay e. well .. 81 preniRsu. members Of tAs legal
profession. II is 81 Esllo~s:
70 the Honorable t1e LeP.fa!ge Of s'2 so's Of ys~-
York, iii Senoie ehd 4.s'is1!S or 5''c. sN
pned, merchants, produce te@trs ana Sth'f re.Poc
Fn s ,r.r,.ctias huslua,5 IN tho City Of rew
YgrK and h1Ya commercial relations Wiz Cl"r business
men IN other psle ~ lhe STATE; th<' sdH4 ~ ,A' ~
@iert give T. to disputes Tia: r,qu're Pcedy .r1 Ei
srttrnent The CONT of Ar.itrs.ion q SAS CA-sh !
~ C5Tligrrce OF tlc e,at< Ot Eoy-IOlE * = tit,.Aa
where sucl matters Ls s~.y !aanred iats an 80
tltd W. believe that He Court ~ ole o. great palic
ItJ, tsst ths safe at iafSe Is i4'' ,i,to ~
it, Continuance. Va pfs5 thai rhGy 20 coz .'od "sh
the fRiac faOtuc Gs herHiOtore
Included IL the very loug let ot signatures to TINS pot-
ton no tAe following names ct grcnin1i hEmS ah''
IN iiydua GlsGc.s: Ds5ccok Brot1e,s & Co.; FhelIH'
Dodge & Co: Dr,Ioi, dorsaa {. Co; \. \. Lon y
BrJhers; George " Lans & Co, d. T. Iom"nG & Gov
uam. & Cg!en, John Monroe = Co., VI. l. Ye'miiyc,
=, D. nc.san & Co.. william T. Fog ( CO., Rowland &
>s,lprsl. David DoVs & CO.. i. C. Arnold Z CO.,
Oelrchrg l. Co. H. ". I T. 3. Thurbor. Honey iisn,a y
Co. Brown Brothers Co.. Joan :. C,ce son sehtlts,
southwick & Co. r. g. Claim Co, John t. hcneN :
NJ K. Je.up. Patton 4 Co.; benjamin B. Sherman {;
Maitland Phelps Co.; J. & ". so,iSuan < Co.. F"0ori
& Cbauncoy, Franklin Edsoa, Richard irwin L Co.,
Eu.ono Kelly L Co.. Murray, Ferris & co. {;
Parker Handy, Jesse Hoyt Co., Ffares = rsiEer "
Co.. Boebe & Brother. ?. Van lIofnag & Co.. j. = lNea-
neiy Co.. Beni. ". Floyd, Wilson c. Haa:; low, Har-
r3nan L Co.. Kouutzo BiotAcrs Thsesnd Brothers,
Olyphaut Il Co.. George n. S.siate; Sawyer,
wallace g. Co; IeycIich & Co, Luther T. Mnlsh,
.am Fullerton, AsAoei Green, Is2h Abos'ti roy, row
ard sanger ~ Co; wright Biss, q FaiS'.E; h4Dft,
smith Co.; Kent & Co., John r. Por'oi' ana d@lo'
Emost
s proposed TO submit the following bill to the Legs
lstuTe
An act to facilitate the determination OF claims against
ne peo1e Of IL, StIi. Of Se York represented in Senate
and Assembly ito .',acI os jSsops: -
have tDy claifn tgsnss he city OF Ees-Yora the
County OF Seu-Iork may sbIdt tho 'Elo FOR trsi and
determination tLs Cpurt II Arbitration 0f tls ChAnbtr
OF Conmcrce OF thS state Of SeHYor, by Ilng with the
Clerk OF SAID written submission OF such claim
SIC Q Upon tls fling OF euch submission 1t shall be
TIE datY OF the claimant " cause cory OF ssd slns
sOn served upon the Controller OF the City OF Now
York and Ito d Controller Of said civ IL hereby a-
thorized 10 the submission Of said eiau u
the ssid Court Of Arbitration on behalf ot the Mayor
~ tSa Tunty 81 York as tho caSs may he. copy
Of the Controllers c1nsent authorizing sGeh subniss on
sa bC ied By eaid Arbr alien Cerk wish the original
submission OF the claimants and thereupOn the stid
Court OF Arbitration shall have and ako jurisdiction OF
the case aud proceed 70 near ana useinH. '' S'he'
SIC g. When any has eeeu submitted ~ ai0re-
said It shall be the duty OF the sad C9ntfoer 10 h1t
the Counsel 10 the Corporation Of the Cy OF Sewhork
OF such suDniss ana thcreupCn Ine Counsel shall ue-
fcnd the case for The sald city or county
SIC 4. II any Judgment or award De- rendered by the
said Court OF Arbitration against the said city or county
execution enforce the snail DC issued uItl
plaintiff his attorney tie Controller OF the City OF
kewYOIk at least twenty days prlOr 10 inc Issuing OF
the execution
SIC 5. In any appeal from the Judgment nav
be made by either party the Court OF Appeals in like
manner and time and with Ike erect al appeals from
final determinations OF the General Tenn Of the Supreme
glye EecuTiLy Oh the appeal.
ard County OF NewYork shall not &c subject To the pay
ment OF any specified ia Section 29 Of said Chapter
lg5 OF the Laws OF S75.
hereafter brought against the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commonay of tie City of York IL shall be lawful
for the attorneys therein ~ consent 70 refer the same 10
the said Court OF Arbitration and tbereupOn, when an
order OF reference such consent shall he graled ny
the court in which such action pending e sshl seo
snail De proceeded with IN said Court VI Arbitration and
proceedings be had AZ IN other cases submitted
10 that Court and the aforesaid right OF appeal shall
exis to tue Court OF Appeals, which appeal may be ae
SIC g. fhis act shall take efect Immediately.
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