, 1881-03-26
THE BILL TO SWAMI TIE SUPREME
Co1fRT


alul delay antl dcstruy tho usefulness Of the
Appellate mid swamp tho Supreme Court,
failing to pass the llu,lsc. has BEEN brought
forward III another g,lse by brother Hour
bon,-Alox. Faugl,ey, OF tho Village Of
Suneca, In Sallo County. Tho schcnlc III It's
new shaue allows appeals from tho Appellate
Court in all cases where one Ut tho Supreme
Judges can bo conxct or Induced 10 sigh nli
order permitting It, and that means 0ycry
case.
II this bill passes, the question naturally
arises, or what Ase will be the Appellate
Court? Why should II be continued IN cx-
Istcnce If its decisions nre ttnnl In nothing:
Should 1t DO kept also merely rs n toll.gato
tu enable lawyers to clsnrKe their clients att
additional fec for passing through 1t? That
Court costs tho taxpayers considerable money
to support Its four branches. 4 guntl nany
thousand dollars year are consumed for
that purpose.
Ihe two Dourbons. Gregg Mul Vaugllcy.
with their fel!ow-conspirat0rs, aro working
to nulltfy NIL tlla ttucslol,s Of that Court nn1
to reitler It useless, and yes 10 continue It ns
mere tax.cntinK institution. Tho Appellate
Court Is to be strippcti of all power uf de-
tern,ining any legal issue between lftigants,
but is TO be retained. When Its usefulness
Is destroyed, why not cut 1t down ltku tno
barren fig-trcc; for why cunbercth 1t tho
ground?
This Vaugley bill is a sneaklng bEtl; 1t
proposes 10 accomplish by inslirectton whnt
f;regg's bill sought to do directly, and that
fs to appeal by permission Of Supreme
Judge evcry case tried In the Appellate
Court, where tho attorney wants to pocket
another fce, antt the lcnten debtor desires to
get tho revenge Of long delay, Tho greedy
bnrrators pushing this tricky bill we'll k1uw
TINT II 1t passes every case triod ii the
Appellate Court will bo "permitte.l MI
appeal. Tho Supreme Judges cau lay down
10 rulc by Which one class Of eases may bc
appealed from the Appellate Court and
nnotller clnss denied that privilege. 1t nJutlge
''pcrmlts" Attorney y to appeal, how Is he
going to refuse Lawyer u IL hearing OH Ills
"questions Of lnw"2
The practical result will be Just this: III
udtltton to tho class Of moro important cases
that ,nay now bo appcatcd to the Supreme
Court, every caso will go up Tor tho snkc of
| tho delay, and the nlDre cases tliat arc at-
pcale.l the lnNger will be the delays. The
| Supreme Court will be required to pass ap"n
aIl the cases tint will DO considered by the
four Appellate Courts, III addition to the
lnrgo number Of suits that do not pass
through the Appctlatcs. III II little while
tho Supreme Court will be ologged up and
sl,owcll un.lcr by appeals, and years will pass
bcforo case ca1l rcacEi Its turn to DO l.cnrtl.
All corporations and WEALTHY dishonest
ncn viii lsayo 1t lit their power 10 cheat
tter creditors md tlpfeas those whom they
hayc Injured us we'll US owe, by appeal aftcr
appeal and by Gusts, fees, aud tlmc.kllig pro-
crlstinats0,,. ''1'ocr men will haye 10 show
whatever ut getting what Is sl,,e then from
malicious parsons or solllless corporations, as
tho tleInys md nwyors' fees will cat them IN
and leave nothing when they win their
cases.
And this Is exactly tho secret purpose and
ub}cct of the consplrators who are pushing
tho Vaughoy- Gregg scheme Of internInabIu
nppeal ind delay. TlIe railroads nre prob.
ubly at the bottom Of 1t; anu tho word Is
whispered around among tho shysters md
barrators IN the House that tic Vanghoy.
Gregg bill will nut money III their purses al
tho expense Of justice mid tho people. There
wero tn0 many or this shark fraternity
elected to tho present Legislature Of Illinois
'rat mistake mllst not bo repeated Mt tic