New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-14
MEETING or THE STATE BAR.
4 COMMITTEE RFroETs THAT THE COURTS ARE
OVERLOADED WITH RHINESTONE RELIEF


4 COMMITTEE EFPpFlH IHAI IHt '''hlS MI
OVERLOADED Win BusINfss-soMt RELIEF
DESIRED.
SARATOGA, y. y. Aug 13.-At the meeting
81 the members of the stat. Bar tod The committee
appointed yesterday submitted the following sugges-
tion, ana conclusions. which were q, pied:
ANY ~ the Organic Ia" # The state. and
especially oi the article winch c-ab shes mo Jndicn '.
Il work requiring careful Thought, deliberate consider
aon. and the substantial cooperation ot the t"urt-,
with tie retaliation 81 the propc ~ an paris 81 the
state H. any rmpicd change IN thnt article ~ the
constitution 10 j. essential To have Que rrgnrd 10 hOih
economy and rcncy. IL sc'n- to h" conceded tiat
.oue amendment tEc stitutlOn IL necessary and
aennudcI the Increasing business of the Siat" and
for the duc ana -pc dy unmin-tTaiion OF law.
Inc ch ci c;tu-c o. cIW1nnt muF Poe fuuud In part.
f,om au Inadequate uicll force and 90 sou.r extent
"a iunrfrri non me court- by reason Of
ADEQUATE rem leg dn .f able. Tao existing force -
tbsttrta = thar created thrd II coulufJ ago. aAd
then de-. IrI adcquar. During ihc interval wlch has
rl,cd the ~,'r nu- dlubcd populate it. nu.i
has qnadiuplei. and thc Nur 81 1t 'Hhg' lIop,fy
nns Increased qute hvrfeld The hume al strength of
the Court of L.- r. ut ma, not ben Increased To-"
c0usitut ON os so relieved four Justices dHty o.
The (olt icl.-, aud an .udn ~ ~ 100 aided
A s.ngc .u,ucc in IA. second District. ASIDE from
these iu,t0-, anJ such fc'l a. ma been secured hy
an increase OF local courts cuc- the present
line same mat created by the con
suiulon of 1916 Without considering tn.
complaints Of The h,H delay which como from different
poron- ~ the state IL must be apparent 10 the ntri
gent Tat the present force a. now ORGANIZER Il wholly
inadequate to the business Of the slut.
Wc arc satisfied that the amuiatcd and accumulat-
Ing -iucs the Court OF Appeal, renders tat court
with Its prsen force unequal 10 ts dispIon No with
ding L. wei directed industry ana ltbOfOuS
NOloh e. the members OIL lhdt uIbuhai ar ady oc'
,ios delay OF thun one year. Hnd before any Ie-
lief can gwen ~ an Amendment Of the constitution.
t,goor year VIII ho required t. reach "n unpic
fcrred IN that court aui time "iI increase the
growiug cIhnafIa5 m'nL Kennedy must D.
found in Of the working
force Of the court. SONS limitation upon appeals
To tnlt We dre not pr pared now TO recommend
In he supreme Cour. of The Stale the cyil IL still
greater Ia many Of the rscr counties On ia" Fith,
Seventh ana IiGnh Districts fulN tWo years are re-
IA 10 c,cn an uuHtt'Ii'd cause az t"' CIRCUIT
{ ,urt H. rIr g. neral Term of Inc .uttn Department
thcrn j. substantial blockade. SIX hunirc c,u,c' are
.ny md .uu-cd tGe cuddr oi that court and
Inc the fiifnfIl taunra + db Curt The evils
c. t. "A grltrr uF less extent IA other d. partuent-
We can discover no Icmedt except in au increase OF
the judicial force, or 81 the transfer 0i me
u,wcTs aud jnlIcid force OF FL .sIi1r cry
Courts To the supreme Courf, when widr ued Of
lu uc.. can he opened to tut fore otH bri IIr con
Court 40 some s. worthy OF cone, icrlor nut we
trlr,e tI. lurt ION and nIatusrr Thought
a! del. bora r0u %, gwen tIc subj a. before ANY
definite plan %: Amendment to ihe cons hutton bc pro-
We therefore recommend that conmitteo at Tie aI
o the ir r. presenting fiU several judicial Diair
D.. appointed hy his 10 'ete ara iiSeH "ih ilo duy
c0nfrrrIrg "ltr ne Slate If4r A rrti.'h ana the
H,r hs.ocifiou OF me CIty oi New York. tue md
mat an anne 4Goi article be perfected uui submitted to
ic l. ls1drr 90 It- next sss-lHn. ana lts approval ~
tnat booty and tnc j. Op.r may be secured.
Tho following committee WIS appointed: First DE-
trict stephen p. Nash auj john L. Blrrcll; second
District. Homer = Nc..on and Winchester Bhttou ;
Ta.rd District. Hcary SANTA and +. H. WcstbrooE ;
Fourth District. william II. sawyer and \. 4. Ymo, ;
Fnh District e. D. Adam. aud John C. Churr.i! sixth
District, G ORC N - ven ana Or.0w ". Chapman
seventh District. j. G. Cocnrdhc ami James wood, jr;
Ei-hlL D.s nct u. e. Rice and N. Ii. Poca
The meeting then adjourned.