, 1879-01-19
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Announcement Of Standing Com
n1iftees for the Year.
discussion of the Amendments to the
Appellate Court Act.

4be managers held a meeting and elected Gen.
Y. Stiles Chairman. They then voted to ofTc,
The use Of the rooms of the Association to
Proctor Knott's Investigation committee.
The meeting Of tho Association was rery
th;n1y attended, the main business being to con.
<dcr the bill introduced ut tue last regular
meeting TO amend the Appellate Court net.
Nr. ". II. King occupied the chair, and an
noupccd the following
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR THE TEAR:
Amendment Of the law-H. G. Miller, Elliott
Anthony, J. y. Bradwell, Il. D. Hurd, and Will
i'm E0ckc-
5pdiciary Mccoy, C. n. Hardy,
Thomas Dent, John Lyle King, and J. C. Barker.
Grieyances-J. L.. Thompson, George l.. Pad
DOCK, T. Il. ka1es, Fred Ullman. and George A.
Legal Edncstion-J. G. Richberg, J. I. Ben
pctt, Taoulus H. uoyne, II. j.. Engl,sh, and j. X.
pGeaes: pfeaars.s Corning Judd. F. ". Packard, and
John P. Wilson.
,i1. ". T. Black, the Chairman of the Com
mttee to which was referred the matter Of con-
sidering solne changes to be made in
THE APPELLATE COURT ACT,
submitted a report. In this the Committee ad-
Yscd that Sec. ot tue act be amended SO as to
read as follows:
The terms Of said Appellate Courts shall be be-
rim and held III the several districts as follows:
IN the First District at the City Of Chicago
lfzt Tuesdays in February and October Of each
County, on the thlrd Tuesdays in June and DECENT
her OF each year. In the Third District at Spring.
fcld, on the third Tuesdays Ut May and November
in esch wear. In the Fourth District ut ut. |er-
nom on the first Tuesdays Of February and July in
eacn ycaE
The amendment was adopted with little dis
cusson py the meeting.
The Committee then recommended that Sec.
Ii of the same act be amended SO as to read rs
follows:
SEC. II. In case the judgment, order, or decree
from which au appeal or writ Of error may have
becn prosecuted shall be affirmed by the Appellate
Court, such Court shall make order 1tlirnling
Tie sanlc; and in case such judgment, order. OF
decree snail be reversed and the cause remanded to
The Court from which such appeal or writ OF error
Appellate Court shall state briefly in writing the
reasous for sucn adirmance reversal and tle the
same IN said cause
CONSIDERABLY DISCUSSION
followed on this amendment.
Mr.: George Herbert moved that after the
part " be inserted. q
slr. j. L. King moved to strike out the words,
.s atIirmancc CT reversal ~ iu the last line.
After more talk aud some voting tho original
amendment was passed With the addition OF the
woras recommended by MIR. Herbert.
Tie meeting then went on to consider the
recommendation Of the Committee on Amend
u:e1t Of the Law that Sec. IS Of Chap. ITO Of
the Revised Statutes Of 1874 be amended as fol-
lows:
SEC s5 4 writ of error shnll not be brought
atfer the expiration OF TWO years from the reudi-
ton Of the decree or judgment complained Of
proridfd, that to all DEGREES and judgments
rendered ps'or to the let day Of July, in the year
thousand eight hundred and seventy mine, such
writ may be brought at any time within two years
1rou SAID date. and within i've yeass from the date
Of the entry thereof; and proUidtd, further that
When any party thinking himself aggrieyed BY any
decrce or judgment that may be reversed in the
Supreme Court or the Appellate Court, shall be
an infant, HoA couipoS nlfnfis, or nnder ourcss,
when the same was entered. the time OF snch dis
ability hi:all be excluded from the computation of
the SAID five years.
After little discussion, the section was
adopted us introduced, with the exception TINT
the word "twO" was substituted in place Of
- five in the last line This section was intro
dnccd aud voted Oh to use up little time, US
1t was found that part Of the amendments to be
introduced had been left at the printers'.
The meeting then went on to consider the
REMA1sDEn OF THE AMENDMENTS.
to the Appellate Court act. The next amend
ulcut introduced was one to annul Sec. s of the
act to establish Appellate Courts, SO as to de-
fine the jurisdiction of the Court, and to in-
crease the exclusive jurisdiction from $1,000 to
81 500: -...
pe!late Court exclusive jurisdiction in all cases
except Where the Court shall certify that the
questions involved were Of sufficient importance
to be taken up. He said he did not expect the
law to pass, because tue country lawyers would
defeat it, but perhaps tie Bar might get half
they asked for.
atr, Herbert asked What should be done With
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. High replied that they would still have
some uses. and would serve to adorn the legal
profession, being body OF benevolent Old gen
tlenen. But be wished to make the Appellate
Court substantially another Supreme Court.
Mr.. Grant thought the present bill practically
accomplished The desired object OF reiieving the
Supreme Court, Tor out of 3S5 cases taken to
the Appellate Court only twenty-five had gone
to the Supreme Court.
Mr, Moscs eare some interesting information
Is to the business Of the Appellate Court in this
the First-district, by which it appeared the
Court bad had docketed with them 255 cases.
Eumber reversed and remanded, Sc; number
affirmed, l3s; under advlsement, 81; appealed
to the Supreme Court, q Number in WHICH
the amount in controversy is $1,000 and over,
l25. Number OF chancery cases, 4S, of which IS
have been affirmed and l3 reversed, leaving II
under adrjscmelt-
Mr.. Highs amendment was then voted On.
and lost.
About an hours desnltory discussion was in
duiged in by the members, each of whom had
somc amendments to offer, but at the close the
amsndgent raa&s ap 2s proposed vas adopted WITHOUT
seemed to be in favor Of enlarging the scope |
md powers Of the Appellate Court, SO as to |
gire it more dignity and weight, and SO as to |
make its decisions precedent5. like those of the
supreme Court Of New York. The members. |
anu especially those who had had |
any experience In the intricate workings |
81 the Legislature, however, felt tue /
uttes ltnposslbility OF inducing the country law
Eers IN the Legislature to sacrifice their own
personal interests by cutting of their privilege
ol carrying cases through the Supreme Court,
whether large or small.
r by the time The amendments to the Appellate
eouff act had all been passed on it was quite
ate, and the members we're rather tired of the
pe1lornance. The amendments to Secs. 10, -,
-, ana ~ or tile Practice act were then called |
~, Gut no one seemed to take any interest, |
ano, on motion, the whole list Of amendments
NY nay auopted wholesale, without q dissenting
VOICE, and the meeting adjourned.
!
Previous Attachments.
1heg gossip eoiDg round the press as to strong
J! previous attachment of the Princess Louise for
4 Clergyman, her tutor" points to Canon
! DtucSworth, her brother Leopold's tutor, not
els na It is quite possible that, like most young
e. Su4s, sne mar have had passing faucles before
rs axeo her affections tue Marquis OF Lorne.
nue same Stories ran round about alleged tender
passlohs tn ut her mother, the Queen, before her
1at11age with Prince Albert. Victoria's favored
F;.s.%ere T1es we're said to be Lord Elphinstone, Lord
a.. .]alleu, then in the First Life Guards, and
nptse1"ard Duke Of Norfolk, aud Lord Alfred
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