New-York tribune., 1883-06-19

convection that it was the Star Route verdict that
ran UT the tax rate in this State from 245 mills to
325 m.lsf
IL there any sufficient reason why the highest
court OF the State should not hold sessions for a
part Of each year in this oityi The New York law
yers arc unable to discover any. The Court of APP
peals has been in the habit OF sitting in the New
fork County Court House in four or five years,
and then for a few days only This affords no re-
lief More than half of tho appeals on the calendar
of that court come from the metropolis and If the
Importance of the causes and the amounts in
yolved are considered, the proportion is much
greater The former custom of employing lawyers
residing IN Albany to argue appeals is going out of
vogue. especially with tho important law-frms of
this citv and the most OF them now have TO keep
one of their number considerable portion OF the
time in Albany. 1t would, then, prove great saw
ing of time and n great convenience If they could
argue before tho court IN this city, Nor would 1t en-
barrass lawyers in other parts OF the State who
could as easily come to New-YOrk as to go to Al
bapy. But il 1t was necessary an independent cal
endar might be made up for New-fork; and appeals
only be heard here which came from this county.
There would be no difficulty about the courts hav-
ing a suitable place i'll which to hold its sessions.
The General Term room of the Supreme Court
would be at its disposal for moro than half the year.
Nor need the judges feel the loss of the law library
at Albany because the Bar Association of this city
would gladly afford them every facility for access
to their shelves as we'll as the use OF one OF their
committee rooms for consultation.
II Judge Hoadly becomes the Democratic candi-
date Tor Governor Of Ohio the Republicans ought to
get his celebrated opinion on the Oregon Electoral
case and circulate 1t as a campaign document. The
Judge was tho only lawyer in the United States
who was able TO construct legal defence of CrOnins
remarkable feat of organizing himself into an elec
toral college and casting the vote of Oregon for
Tilden and Reform.
The Hon. William H. Barnum, of Connecticut,
informs n newspaper reporter in Cleveland, Ohio,
that. though not Butler man himself. he cannot
disguise from himself the fact that Butler is strong
candidate. "Down in the New England States" he
saws, sit is foregone conclusion that Ben
Butler will be the next President of the United
States. His State Administration is popular among
the people. He would carry all the w-England
States except Vermont and Rhode Island" Mr..
Barnum was wise in going West to drop this seed
thought. Had he made tho statement seriously in
his own town in Connecticut the doors of the Sails
bury Asylum for Idiots would have swung open for
him of their own accord. But Mr.. Barnum is chair
man of the Democratic National Committee. He IL
no idiot even If he did buy mules in 1875, and cir
culate the Morey letter in 1880. lie means some
thing no doubt. What can il be Let us see What
was that conundrum about the boy who said
"That girls father is my father and her mother is
my mother but she is not my sister"i And the an
swerf Oh yes, we remember now" The boy lied'
To inquirer Yes, amongt the conspicuous absentees
from the dinner recently given to Governor Cleve
land In this city by leading Democratic Con gress