New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-15
JUDICIARY AMENDMENTS.
TIE CONSTITUTION As REVISED.
SUMMARY OF TIE PROPOSED PROVISIONS
THE vrw cr,yrRAI,TEEM CFTIE SUPREME
COURT ABOLITION AND MoD!FICA-
TrON of OTHER COURTs.

WON of OTHER COURTS
The results OF the recent sessions az Aibahy vi
the Commission to revise the Judiciary Nt''" Vi .'
state Constitution have been formulated al" u'"
~ the Clerk and distributed in printed form 10 ''o
members o: tho Commission. THO WORK l'A' vi"
Commissioners were doing was SUMMARIZE" !" '
columns as IL progressed at Albany but these prhe"
report, furnish more complete ana oe'a"o"
n.cnt Of what determined upon u'a h'' Wv JUL
pr,ntcd. some Of the details are lhleIcst'e,
These report. represent the Views ana cohcius'""'
OF a majority of the COmnis,loi lhcy nav" ''' w"
finally disposed Of and will not DC uh'ii ''e "'N'
sIon which will be in December, sHor'is pe'''o vs.
LEGISLATURE meets. Yet it is not proOaof' t'"' ivy
viii be materially changed bcase most OF tio'' '" II"
v,,cd IN favor NJ them had very positive convictions
that amendments ia substantially these fOriiS "e''
essential for any real rform OF the courts i',
la. been felt BY the mci'Ucrs tieii'ei'o'' a. wa
nv other law yers who were earnest III ue'"h'o ~ "
the courts so rcmodcllcd Thoroughly 70 'o''e'.
pr-s-nt evils. that it wa- extremely unfortunate ua'
greater nnanimlty did not prevail aho"s '"o Wv"
mission respecting the most important anu rsu''A' "
the pron,,.d changes Efforts Will doubtless De idoo
during the intervening months to briho u'o "''" "
the Commissioners closer together, 80 ''@' 1" J. p
nearly unanimous as possible may Dc P'oNo'u
the LEGISLATURE. This may necesotate d co'hp'''"''
and a consequent modification Of several Oh 'o p'
posed nrendmcn:s Ilelow q coh?r'e su''"'''
Of all TN, amendments as agreed upon.
SUPREME COtIT AMENDMEN ~
TIC cl-ht judicial districts OF the ''s'c are y" ~
ma II A, at present. There are 10 90 l''' '''''''
departments. The Irt viii consist o. 'ie '5 anu
Comfy OF New YORK: the -ccOnd u 'Nc S''"'u a."
rhir,I Jud.c,al - ,,rlc:s the tnrd Of the Fourth
finh and SIKH Judl al Districts, and the fdrth "'
,hs seventh and :".ntn judicial ulst"'t'. ihr
LEGISLATURE Is gwen authority once IN ten years 10 cr
the distract, ana Departments without ih'r a'"S th'
number cf ether. Zach department 10 l" nave "'''
General Trrm 10 of five Justices, Ion" OF whom
Hall constitute jrIn ana the 'oh'"'''''o' Va
tl &C., o. wAom -hu lac n"rr>-ury I" "a Judgment I'M"
,us,icc, OF tic General Terra. twenty Ia number arc
m III, cho,cu b, III. clrctOr, the entire sAt' hi' Nv"
~ them are to lie r,il", Of cA"h Judicial 'I'f''''
and no, rorc tl.n three 10 be rc'ii"it' u Ply
on, iudcil District except thu FEST. Hoi" III u'''
an 81 AZ C.rci.t cl"v h"r than at ''eer" l-i''
T,,,,. .uurme Court justices who arc 7itlrs az
,.r.crd Term whcu tlc>" a:l"hdnc"t' - H't' "'''t
bee ONE sixteen o IT," Justices of th' NJ" "'heEi'
Tern, for ib. r..c o. tac.r respective terms. The ~
naming t,mr are To- BE- ,hJ'i ut the neat suo'eluc"I
aon: Lut To- quart against the chance ta' AL OK
~, ~ NAV be Of one Political party, It !, provided 'ia'
...l. Gle L." shau vote for ony three IRON! u"''
,.ity justices the Governor Is required To de7l- Al"
~. Gv- for cerh department. s"'h d"'1-hal"H " 80"
t...v Ave yrir,. lie I, also t. name t'c i''>-'o
Ju-i.c. Hut hot more than W. ou'h I'e9''c' '''
, c.,l.pared rom any orc district for any "ciieFa
Irtil" It Is til. Last ov.,"n t!la i' ghs F" cause
a, much dG,!cAcc OF op1n.on and dI'h'HI'y d any
me ,ln. 81 IT, a, declared by ito Supporters was T."
r.,n,c the court flii the los al Influences supp 'c'
10 ,urrould The judges III their OWN ho'e'' ""'"''
there 1, any OCCASION for sill II sditeUdiu a''u 0
u.io..ty Of tie Commit -.on i''.'tn t'"t t''''
,orc II cannot h; Doubted tla' thc aie"P' |" ''''
,,, h Al, amendment woulh lead many difficulties
sol ilr most III. ,IIcant of these Is Ue PCr'"o' "
,a,ar,, supeur ,onr, Ju.tlc'' in i'r'"Ai'" fe''''
.-.I ,,ou,a,L dollars, ALI! In this city sln.rrI H"f'