Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-21
ns p.sisien OF sen,lnea..

Inc HERALD mas maue uuceas-
tne war upon the Infamous prepo.
sitIon to embody in the Constitu-
tion Of California provision to To-
cate the Supreme Court at Sacra-
msnto. We are glad to note that
the press and bar of the whole OF
Southern California have the same
feeling on this point which actu-
ates our own citizens. We find in
the San Diego News the following
resolutions passed at meeting of
the bar Of our Southern neighbor,
and to which the we'll known legal
names Of Levi Chase, w. #. Nc.
Nealy. w. jeff Gatewood, E. w.
Hsndrick, VIII NJ. Smith, w. ].
Walker and w. ]. Hunsaker are
attached.
70 The Honorable the President and
Members Of the Convention to
amend the Constitution of the
State of California:
The undersigned memorialists, as
citizens and members Of the Bar Of
San Diego county, respectfully rep.
resent to your honorable body:
That we have been unable to dis
cover any hardship in the operation
OF the law requiring the Supreme
Court to hold certain of its sessions
1t points outside of the Capital of
the State. Nor have we been able
to discover any good or even plaus.
fble reason, either from the argu-
ments Of the advocates of the pro-
posed restrictive amendment, or
from our own Investigations, why
I term or terms of the Supreme
Court should not be profitably and
conveniently held at points othel
than the Capital.
That no popular discomfort has
been manifested on the part Of the
people of the State at the action o.
the Legislature In providing for the
holding Of certain terms of the Su
preme Court in San Francisco ant
Los Angeles; aud that the suggest
ell change in limiting the sessions
nf the said Court exclusively at thu
Capital by the organic law, is un-
called for by any public demand OF
the part of the people of the State
That for ourselves, as citizens ant
members of the Bar, aud as far a
public opinion has been manifested
upon this subject within the spher
OF our observation, we are con
vInced that the sentiment of th
people of the State; and especial.
OF the central aud southern por
tions, Is manifestly opposed to tn
adoption of any clause which woul'
prevent the people of the Stat
from legisIating upon this snbjec
a. the future growing and changing
interests OF the people may de
mand.
That tue rapid increase of popu
lation and wealth, involving a pro
p0rtlouate increase of business, ir
the southern part of the State, re
quires that the Legislature should
1T least, be left at liberty to give Us
such terms of the Supreme Cour
rs our future exigeDcies shall de
qfxift1-fyen at the present time
our Supreme Court business is very
large, as shown by the fact thai
the term just held at the city oi
Los Angeles has consumed three
weeks of constant aud arduous la
Dor on the part of the court and
counsel, and was yet insufficient to
dispose of the business before the
Court.
That, Mt the southern part of The
State, sessions of the Supreme
Court are required as a necessity
saving much time to counsel aud
lItigants, besides the expense incl
dent to more than a thousand miles
Of travel, from points in the south
ern counties, to the Capital. And
upon these grounds, and because
no rights or privileges of others are
lnfringed upon, we would hereby
ask your honorable body to take
such action as may prevent the in
corporation of any such restrictive
provision in the amended Consti-
tuition.
The people Of Southern Califor-
MIA will attain some recognition
from the rest Of the State when IL
Is found that they are ready to
stand cordially together for theil
distinctive local interests. The
4popnlation below Point Conception
is rapidly increasing in numbers
and Its vote will soon be formida
BILE factor in California politics.
There is a limit to the extent to
which this section can be trifled
with.
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