, 1881-03-09

HloHRnt lhe n1l1rGt1Utl An1lhWhHt fAncIful,
Thcru WIS certainly na n1orr difficulty ns,out
II, ao fnr NJ tint was concerned, than ihere
was nbout Hens nf any other sUrt.
There WIS g0ni tleul of ltalttns during
the rhI[.cAlf and clInnKnK nf vptes. ntMt tin
biIl, although " KUotl nstr, fnlletl fur So,ng
fehSHlt Or other t0 get tho ,ec!ssary twn-
tlttfts rt'te. It was kllncken mt Of lime by
II v0te of yeas IL, ,,nys ~.
rlNSISG nows TIE rAnK eDNN,aatayEl.s.
Tic next bill on tho cnlendar wns onc re-
Hl1irlng detailed statements tl,cr ontf from
l'nrk Commissioners tn thu t;.ycr1ior.
|lnrrls, ut Cuuk, tnnye.l 10 rGstnrc the bill
Il, the order of sccnInl reading, IN that 1t
might In n,l,entle'. liz was uppt,srl To tho
bill Oil tho Rrulnl that tic pr0luscd rrtIorts
Wul,t tN s0ttrrs thu far frnm The people. H.
Hiund III being tnn,le to tic Enyerl,or, they
al'o1tld be matla to the Co,tmty IInartl, which
was II Rn0,l sicNI nearer tunir, 1t tfEht lie
nltlc,l that Harris nlrcny Inns bill In which
provides for sworn reports tn tic latter
boly.
CUlllns, Chairman af the Committee OF,
Corporations, which reported hnck tho bill III
question, snl,l It wus prepared on tho theory
that the blll for the appointment 0r South
Turk Commissioners l,y the t;nvcrnor would
bcc0l,lc n Inv, III which, case this system
wnl,ld bo uniform, unl rcpofts should l,e
'tlnde 10 the one appointing power. 1}ut
whether the other bill !,eca,nu II law nr mi,
he could sce mn objection t0 tho bill, tlle Oh
Jcct of which WIS certainly praisewortEly,
Herr ltrtnii, Of kAnr, attacked tic n,c:tsllrc,
on tho grolnt tlat 1t crcnte.l MI cxtrn ex-
lensu Md Illegally saddlett 1t lp1Il the
Stnte,
Weber, OF Cook, couldn't REC TINT these re-
lnrls wero 10 be printed ut tho cSl,eIlsG0f the
State, but lie hut hCanl tlMt sonl0 Of tho
: Park Commissioners were lit town nEnl
cnltltl understand why they were Uli1,Osctl to
tho measure. III conclusion he merely
wished In remark tint this gentleman from
tho First District Ind Il bill III, which WIS
Intended to app'y only IL the Snutll Park
Commissioners. Il rclDrts were sDotl
tling tiny ought to t'e general md flot COLI
iinetl to otIc section of tic city.
lIarris, Of Cnok, the gentleman alluded to,
tlenlci That hts Ind my special interest III tr
acquaintance will, Il particular Iinart 0f
Park Commissioners. All tint hs desired
wns tint tho reports sl,,','l bc nnslc tn II
holly near at home, md ncar to the hearts VI
the people. 1t there we're ANY Park Conf
mtssinncr9 In town, lir didn't kNow It..
The lnotsot, to restore tile bill tu the order
Of scctnt rcndIny prevailed, a1rl tho lluusu
lrucredes tn take l,p
uEE0u'H APPELLATE co,:itr SCHEME,
more commonly k,nw,, MS the bill to c,,colar-
nge litigation and prtsldc work for the 'cgnl
craft. Tho hIl prtyi'tcs, II, brief, fur written
optnlo,,s ntltl appeals III all cases Instead, It's
NOV, uf written opinions nnly where thu
Judgment Of the Court br1ow Ii reversed, amt
npIcals III cases where tho amount ut Issue
exceeds sl,O00.
t;regg tuok tho floor to bolster Wp Ills
scheme fur all l.u wus WORTH u s,,in nf
good abilities, n sharp, rattltng talkgr, liz
did It we'll. The written provision WINS de-
Tended I'LL the double Ertnnl that writing
made tho accurate nun. md TINT attorneys
should have tl.c opportunity to Investigate
tic reasoning nlltt the conclusions nj the
Court md challenge l1eM II they deemed
them incorrect. To help himself out, lo
cttult instances nf
ERRONEOUS DECISIONS
by tho Court, which wore subsequently
modified when tho Cnurl's attention was
drawn to them. III short, thu agreement
seemed to bs that The Appellate Court
Judges were nut accurate ncl, mid ought to
be looked after by tic ,noro Il. uratn
practitioners ut the 1}ar,--s0lletliing which
WIS Impossible 1t they wroto no 1pinlons III
ntllr,neh cases. Tn tho question OF unlimited
npprals, tlio nutior Of tlle bill cxaltusl tho
right Of nppenl rs 0Ie that wss fundamental
aud cracked III the bill is ono In the Interest
Uf the people.
Mitchell, or Mclean, said he Ind failed to
tl,l HHy EXCUSE for sucli Il bill. The Ap-
peliate Court Ind tlulig It's work well, Gil
ahltng tho Supreme Court 10 70 Il long way
toward catching Up with !ts work, md to
r1t,ttn 4fG ft1tt In I'm M
tlispatclllng business by passing such
III conclusion, Mr.. alitc!lGll cited su,nu fir
urcs .,bta1cd from the Clerks Of tho Supreme
Court III answer to tho resolution oG his
adopted week Or so ago. Tho tlsurrs
showed, In brief, that tho number Of cases
tAkei under atlyisrtnent for tf1,tf determine
ton during 15s0 WAS 11U,-1n Otller words,
they hn,ln't caught up with tlsetr work to
within tisIt figure. The wisdom Ut tho pres
cnt law, I,o continued, prevented my Ercntcr
pillng up of business, but II bill ilku tho pres
Gnt, which propt,seA tn let dawn thu bars,
would simply rcnAgr tic Appellate Cuurt
useless anil Interfere with thu business Ut tho
Suprptne Cuurt, which cye,. III tl.ts late tlny
l,atl not cnugl,t III, with Its work.
Tanccy, of Macuupfn, nnotlor OF tho class
Ut lawyers WIN
nEIlEvE IN TIE HIGHT OF ..rrE.1r.
rom .Jltstice-s1,op ny, used III, half II, hour
to boost tho i,tfl.
Mum, OF VcrnElEoil, opposed tho bill In Ills
usual clear ind ihcstvn way. The writtrn-
opinion provision w,s argued ut sunle length,
ulul dismissed with tho remark that wllen IL
mnn WIS ktItnh liz !lltlnt cure to know what
sufficiently developed llUw. but to opui, tic
dtors entirely mil allow npplH1s lit every