New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

,,yrroN OF THE REMEDIAL CODE.
,.',-,oR MEMBERS or TIE BAR OPrusrNG IT
Ibh .,,,,t FEELING That ITS OPERATION SHOULD
vr DEFERRED.
an. commission TO Revise the Law, appointed
- ,r..spted e. tho Legislature IN $40 the first u-
4, tte work. chapters Of the Code Of Rene
s',,..i,e 70 was only part OF the law relating to
nj administering the law, the whole being IN
t' - .,,sst N ~ chapters. The Legislature passed
-, .s,.t.-s bat deferred their operation avOwedy
tA' ,sa of submitting IL the Bar for cohsidera-
I'5 amendment. The new law at once excited great
' -, In this 80 the Bar Association appointed
W. i,.ce II 70 % examine and report upon 10.
-, ,heir report came in the Bar Association was
-, committed 20 the rejection OF TIE whole bill, but
=. s,ss procured an adjournment and az the next
-, night with a fuli meeting after awsrm debate
- s.r ASSOCIATION fully committed itself 10 the sup
-, tte new Code ~ whole, but desired various
s-,,,,. In meeting after meeting these amend
80. were discussed. the opponents OF the whole lave
lily abscaliug themselves, and over 90 amend
-. we're approved 10y tie association. Other lawyers
SOD other amendments. Meanwhile the rcyisors
,ssrsslves had prepared some amendments aud The
-. ,sre charters OF the Code The opponents Of tho
-. .~eed 20 be the younger men, its most earnest
rt,r. Che senior members o. the Bar IL opporeuts
s,r,l 70 Eject its repeal, and finding this impos
~. n postponemcut OF its operation until another
,.l,urc could meet. which, they hoped would agree
viii her views
M senate Judiciary Committee presented go amend
~ nc conceded that its operation should be deferred
- oser the holidays. Tic Assembly agreed To Tie
rsrepts but desired that its operation be deferred
.s--.ve1r While dsputug this point the LIST OF May
s-sS and tie Code went into effect unamcnded The
e. feeling was enc Of somewhat comiea surprise
~ sv ha9 Thought of the law one 10 be worked
rder There mad been among its friends even an ex-
,tstou That would not 60 into effect mill the amend
rs were uassed and the chapters necessary tocom
It ii .cfel upau. Lawyers asked each other under
Esd np a % motion by forgetting 20 see how he
I.I, Affected his papers. IN talk with the lawyers
,r- uic to examine The Code. Whom reminded uai ne
bsiI a IS colo year. aud had been one of tue Bar Com
na i. -, l..... a-1cutmenis. Que lawyer laugliuEy
-,.c4r.d. ON. that long ago have forgotten
M You SNOW we lawyers are art 90 put on ever! tninE
i0.s INTO 20 tar .ast tire. months. Another s"li:
i, been Intending o. lock into 90 ST thu spring, pAl
fE.r.lf fU, LEGISLATURE would give us uutA Vagiuo
Jufce rasv The Bench that hc had hoped not 10
have lad Co study % un'il summer. .,,. W..
Ta.. general feeling lea 20 meeting OF the bar Inc
absolute opponents Ct The Code WcI" M force ana tho-n
lien we're many good swyers present few OF e seniors
al tle IsI present. Inc meetins passed resolution
merely requesting tnat the yP-Idlon on ,ns Sou. ne o.
fe-red. which tie vote was pi@u'dIy uu4lliiot'
One OF soc meu az tins ne eng spid Tie SO'e
j. bad lr every way al iHe Eod iu u cuulu NV
obtained by few amendments 70 ihr present Couc nt
l. prcptat, 70 ca us now. just when We aie On e very
Ihi. b OF business, gross outrage bgh ashed J.. u
would te ANY better 0n the next Isl OF My, ne si
No. SAY frankly want the thing repeat, u, II Ne
cam a.. that n t., legislature. nc next certainty W'i
Fu,duf the abs, OF the great leaders OF tAc mar
NON on, meeting. DE said: You can't get tHose men 10
AZ afternoon u.9"aug. We h'ye sooi many OF "a, h
fIoi u our petition But the fact is, they 40 not ice
N af wc Go Iuey have ltle % DO WITH the titit ol
prdc,I.., and AS principles don't change. - IL We
MO lr t.tu. .,iLg position. and th- MANAGING
clerk. VITO have 20 attend 90 these dr.iiiS, VINO Tee
n most ana see it evils one person, uiore moderate
~ l- views. sand be did not ike The l-W lout OF tit
f-re nf ,s-rirg is practice, but tauuGh WITH .ie
umtuimCuts PASSED aud reasonable Odic - nave o.
Code to- qlrt- before TIE profession hc 0Lnu+ 't "
ma f t, III .4 ID undoubtedly contained nprovcn tnt-
rou tbu present .Ar. the hrst feeling "ore OIL
thl tuus oi the Code spoke IN u.s. oc-tils. ll Wac
1sfuI.I UGt t4.t the sGglc summon, removed G,o
al mach Doubt tat DO facilitated tie obtaining oi tcs
l.r cleared ,u many Cd sputed points. and brought io
4, tr much before scattered Law. Most vl tht- ~ 81"
ever desired I-tp mt ui Its ucIii'on 70 lh" F-
cilhrr 90 th- u Jc 1ug vacation OK 20 Rear lc CI
Il small number ti4t 60 return itl-pJla44y 10
ru, old produce complications IMAM o.
GO r1gtt on with sac Code tul these were corp-ia
lively few, enough among t-,m We're some pioiAil en-
lawyers fu tc isst day two tils ieeiHg .e-iHa 10
IT, Gaining ground. uCt when tnc action Oi uie cuuic-
eucc committee discussed among c lawyers yes
tet there seemed gen raj io.iug That u, Was the
rst uat cuud done ouy fc8 Of Shose entirely hos
lie 80 t.C atW Cole CCJeclln2.