New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-10
DEBATING ON THE CODE.
THE BILL ORDERED TO A THIRD READING.
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AtR.Ny. Aprll 9.-The debate in the Assem-
bv on the Field Civil Code to-day was the ATTEST Oh ''
session. For several weeks the Assembly mas ua'9
ceived netitions and remonsirances respecting uio
measure: and ever since the beginning oil the sesSo"
has been fought over in committee specl"ly "PP''
to consider it. Mr.. Ives, who introduced 'ne oi''
had made n thorough canvass Oh oo A'
bly and felt confident that he couid fecuio
the ordering of tho bill third reading AFTER IL wa"
ordered 10 third reading to-day he said: "severa OF
the men VINO voted to order my bill to third reauins
will vote against it when it comes up for ahhai res'
hut am confident That there enough men among the
absentees who favor the bill to pass it, The Dill was
ordered to a third reading by o vote 81 to 3D.
Mr. Ives enumerated the defects IN INC
present laws and especially their lack OF
clearness No layman and few lawyers couu
understand certain laws. Such CONFUSION to
spectlng the true meaning OF laws cause" "
immense amount OF litigation Connscauon was Vno
remedy for this condition OF affairs. lie reviewer Tue
code legislation Europe and America and sara that
had always been opposed by lawyers NeVerl"ei'n'
great benefit had come Nations and States that cou
fed their laws and Thus made them simpler to laymeh
and more Ineligible to lawyers He acknowledged that
there were defects in the code but claimed that no per
feet code could be prepared. There would DE ample
time to correct them rs the Dill "o"'"
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ais and business interests favored It, The legal pero
Gals demanded it, The standing OF David Dudley Field
as LAWYER would assure every that the work was
well done.
Kiddcr NJ Scott opposed the bill; expressing tho opn
ion that the code had not been n benefit TO Caor"
where IL had been adopted lie called the attention Oh
the Assembly to the fact that section of the proposed
code respecting the deprivation OF light ana neat ny
he elevated railroad corporations had been stricken out
by the committee and expressed rear that III
instrument drawn by one OF the greatest cqrpora"n
lawyers in the country wond deai onuey =, evsrv
ratons Its adoption would produce CONFUSION III every
80 d. Baker OF steubeu County. followed with speech
that commanded attention than any DINER uelVeIou
i'm the course OF tho debate new meInoeT, Ms M
dress placed him among the leaders OF the Assem-
biv with great force he dcscribed the
present confused OF the law, giving many instances
and argued that codltcatlon Il imptt'l. eN
lie made special point the fact that tho true mean
ing OF statutes Ia 81 obscure that the great COT
pOrai enabled To take case reptaley W Wy
C,urt of Appeal thus delaying justice repeatedly anu
frequently defeating altogether 1t was al %
SCOTS statement that MIR. Fiel's Code had not worked
w. in csIfOrn "oa I9e S Ssh as those Of any
| other State. They based upon a harmonious Dolly
yarions eminent legal authorities which III WED that the
code offered really the greatest analyucal eEa MoIk
| Of the state In a convenient form. such WORK was
feasible practicable and desirable lie went over, one
lie charged that Tho objections largely misrepro
sentatious Of the language OF the code Inc eoue wa
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impress also OF the minds a., OF Mr. villa Fiald
! however. had spent the best years OF ms
life and the heat Thought Of his mind upon H. ana wen
the critics work could bring objection TO only 500
of the 900 sections and most OF these objections Were
trivial Mr. Baker close his speech with an appear 10
The Assembly to pass the code. and thus take great
sfep i'm advance IN the jurisprudence OF the state Inc
Assem- broke into loud applause nj the close of the
spcech-one OF only three Instances In the course
OF the session when "a member has been thus h"uorei.
MIR Church argued that the hest Interests OF thc
State REQUIRED the defeat OF THIS bill; MI
| IIyingstone was also opposed To the hui nc
did not believe that the eminent legal talent "hch 80
well defended the interests Of great corporations Wou
give the people any code drawn ia the interest Oh
fhe rOrpnratiuns no matter how fair IL might appear
Charles O COnor had said to him IN opposition 10
the hill No man ever lived who had the ability ~
formulate into language rule or rules "hch w"uld
cover every case and which by the very reason OF uni
| versatility would not work some special injury -,
| Mr.. IIubOcll opposed the bill on the Itouhn maj
| whether Intentionally or not was ui"n
IN the interest Of the cotpnrhllohs. Mt
Raincs and Mr. Hustled followed with sPcechos ia
ia or ~ CODE the former especially defending me
coIo canst the imutatiOu 81 having been drawn III
the interest of the elevated railroad corporation waiter
Have closed the debate by reading large humhef 81
uetitions against the code signed ny samuel hhnu'
,teorge f. Comstock Matthew Hail. Mil.ium III. C"gSe
-haB and other eminent lawyers OF the state Tie biz
was then ordered to third reading by Noir "f "~
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