New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
THE FIELD CODE BEATEN
A DECISIVE VOTE IN THE AssgMpr.v
GUESSING THE MERITS OF THE MEASURE A. -
WAS PREsENTKD

DiscosslNo THE MERITS OF THE MEASURE A. -
WAS PRESENTED.
lfhoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rax r,Y,,r--
ALBANY, May 1.-THE Field Civil Code bss
been rejected by the Assembly by tho deotaiva 80. -
OF to g. Its opponents had the cruelty 70 NOV. ~
consideration OF the vote by which the bill wa h...
ana defeated their own motion; thus preyent,.v a.
resurrection Of the measure
Mr. Huboell led the opponentsof the bill and (3sn,
Hustled and Mr. Ives its supporters Mr. Ives opr.ss
the debate. He defended the measure against ~.
charge that 1t had been drawn in the interest Of
nons and offered to accept any amendments thas
would correct the bin in this particular. Non
being offered. he declared that II was demaeoxtc orv
He offered an amendment which he said was In oppost
fon to corporations. Mr. Hubbeu said that thIs vas
merely Topping of small branch of corporation trsa
the bill had not been drawn for tho purpose Of a,dp,
railroad companies 1t in their interest Is was e.
peciay favorable to the elevated railroad
England and America had codes. They depended
upon the common law, and they were prosperous and
happy countries Walter Howe said that the code WA
hJnmble OF old law and new law. would make legal
transactions more difficult both for the courts and
sutors General Hustled thought that the code was tho
most brilliant compendium of law ever published In this
country. An intelligent lsyman by a careful study q
the code could become better lawyer than most case
lawyers.
"oh. heavens!" exclaimed Mr.. Van Anen on hearing
this declaration of General Hustod-
80 That's true said Mr.. Hustled hotly, and then gave
the names OF eminent lawyers who favored the bin
Mr. Arnold said that the code not medicine tha1
the Assembly ought to take with its eyes shut Not one
man IN ten In the Assembly had glanced
at the 5000 sections of the code. Mr.. Burn
ham believed that the bill was against the
interests Of the people. It would take twenty five
years to settle the questions Of law that would arise
owing TO the passage OF the bulh IL passed-aod
the people would have TO pay for IT, Mr. Cantor thought
that the people OF New York strangely ungratefu
TO Mr Field for hs noble work passed. the code viii
not into effect till July 1886 and IL could be amended
by the Legislature. Mr. Church said that the
sembly asked 10 pass 1000 new laws az one vote
He did not think that good policy 1t would be cIrse
10 the State Palpably Il against the interests III
the poor and in favor OF the wealthy
Mr. Hubben read attack upon the code written 81
Sheldon Ames, the English authority ON codes Mr.
Hustled said that the people Of America not going
TO England for instruction I'm law. The code was mob
ssey the work OF Mr. Field The people ought 20 have
q code and understand law. Mr. Livingstone In reply
said that he had noticed that books like Every MAJ
His Own Lawyer" impaired such bumptious ideas 10
laymen that they went to law-and lost their CAGES
Mr.. Kruse pointed 10 the fact that the
decisions OF the Supreme Court of California were
although California had adopted the Field code K NJ
Scott said the concession that the code needed amend
ment fatal to it. Mr.. Tappan pointed that sf
the $50 lawyers OF Syracuse 160 opposed the
bill
stated 1t was beaten by vote OF 50 to e.