, 1876-12-04
tho judgmcn, ns noon as It's payment has been

properly secured.
J., :: T. !, proeable Tint Tic above reforms COM
bi1ieti would 80 clear our calendars that every
case needing trial rDuld he tr1ed, c.eh In Cook
County, within SIX months sitter Il ts begun
and IN the ether a'unttca, At thu first tcrm,-ff
either party y really hut, as tho pouatlon Of
centres n Chtcago, increase, We need machinery
which will enable either party tp bring OH COM
inerc3at and collection cases Within \ len weeks
after sut Is began.
nEroRM nj rRrcKs or PLEADING.
Some Of our !ndgea hnyc tried to facilitate The
collection Of debts by impatlnR the defendants
o. the starp ard ragged edge Of certain rules ol
ptea,ilng, mol'1lc.i by tertain exercises Of iu-
from montss 70 month, and which constitute
2 kind Of orat code, only " bc learned by
shatloTine +" tto Judge WIN dcltsers T., md
which, L not learned, dcpflvcs the defendant Of
calendar ~ cleared hy trying the case on tho
denial Of a trial altogether. THIS may win tenn
porary popularity NJ tnakcshlft; but 1t Is not
does not expedite Justice.
TIE nHlERHE sYsTAM.
we greatly need IN Chicago, and In a less de.
gree ln other portions Of tho State, system Of
yolvlng aceounts, whereby either )Itigant can
have the caso referred to some suitable cx-Judge
or other person Of experience, for trial as soon
as Il "a ae Issue. This Referee Auditor, or spe.
NAAES4 pAVAtA AAfG WuFEr3 G} flELuE Uk
order Of reference, to summon a Jury, issue
suhrEnaa and other process, p,lnIal, i0r con-
tempt, anu mike report IN which judgment
may be rendered. II conttitulons1 objections
cc., they s1o,.ld he removed. l,y Tie ajd Of
this system, largo Glass Of cnscs which now
elumbor on the docket for two years
sa twentv ass W ..2 1fsa s ,,rvo gn =, t, T'a
To appreciate OUT intoierabie stowncss relative
ly to other communities having far more litiga-
ton tlian VIC, tut better machinary for tliapos-
ing @ Of It, We may remark that, had thc case Of
tho bubble mind, been brought in Chicago il
would only now Iio coming on for trtal
Inc privilege o. obtaining prompt redress in
tt,o courts tt The chief salegunrd against
very inlpcrtcetly maintained IN the State of ill.,
nots. Our Judges arc required by standing
law to suggest yearly such amendments as they
deem calculated 70 promote the due and prompt
q the burden indicted on them leaves them il
tc strength, leisure, Or tfIno for the consulta-
tinn Thlel, would hu essential to unity of
:r,iI astIop g.. in & &s.'ggosting these remedies.
professional Hiking for moss. milAcw, and rust
Many Of thea, would not think tho law venera-
bic II It wcrc not clumsy. hut they arc, In the
main, tar too busy In handling tho weapon OF
The soldier who ts brandissnc Ills blade In bat-
tic has no tune to improve The quality Of tho
steel OF improve Its pattern.
VIC have cs1dcavorea in thta paper 70 point
tton Of our courts. 4 full treatment Of the
question Of Law-RefoFm, go fur us the Judiciary
Department Is concerned, would require that
Tc shoI1a consider " DEFECTS In the Selection q
J1Y5ics, Defects II Mctaods Of Procedure"
Legal 1nduee,aent to be just" and Defects In
Publishing tho Law..' TIC points presented in
THIS paper, therefore, are proposed, not as q