New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03

the Judge, to sit alternately and thus keep in con
tnuOus session.
"The Committee on County Courts have not mad
any formal reports" added Mr. lIoruhpwcr. but they
have held meetings and determined 10 make 30 sub
stantal change in the present system except to abolish
the lay Judge, from the criminal courts
Speaking Of the report Of Mr.. Rollns's committee Of
which he was a member. Mr.. Ilornbowcr said that
there might be opposition 10 the proposals from
judges. and owing TO rcjudccs among politicians and
preiudces among The people at large, but Oh The
whole the scheme agreed on for the city courts would
work well.
surrogate Ransom" he continued, "criclscs the
proposal to have two SurrOgates and says Il would
be like having two generals in army. The criti-
cism does not 10 TO be we'll taken. There is
why two Surrogates cannot get on a. well
as two three, four, or five or six Judges in other
courts. The Committee on Miscellaneous Provision,
Of Article reported in favor Of reducing the term
Of Offices Of judges Of the supreme Court 10 eight
years. That would DC very objectionable scheme
in my judgment 1t i, decidedly Objectionable
because the great desideratum in judiciary
is 10 have it Independent a. possible and
as free from political and personal bias
as possible. Now have term Of Office Of
fourteen years at present, which enables judge To
be for at least ten years time entirely free from the
influence Of politicians and he got, the Judiciary habit
pretty well engIaincd Into him by the end Of the
long term 50 even if he is candidate for reelection
he is not open to political influence any great
extent But if "a Judge holds Office only eight wears
Won IN easily tat the last tw) three years
OF his term longer, he will be looking ont for
reelection, and the tendency will be 10 degrade the
judiciary 10 have them continually thinking about
their own reelection. rather than about be
ing impartial rs between man and man. We
have now think in this state the best system that
can be devised for elective judiciary, long term
of Office. and we have been fortunate for the most
part in the judges have succeeded in getting
But if there is to be a scramble every eight years
for re election in my Judgment the Bench will dc
tcrioratc very rapidly"
Franklin Bartlett who was also on the Committee
on superior City Courts, etc, Of which Mr.. Rollins
was chairman, said
40 not think that any amendment that looked the
to the prope It certainly would have been The
this city. The Court Of Common Pleas
IL very old and the Superior twenty years.
proposed leave the superior Court and the
Court Common Pleas far trial and special terms
concerned, just they were There another
submitted which looked the abolition Of the
| Superior Court and division Of IT, judges b..
| tween the Court Of Common Plo1s and the supreme
Court. But all the judges with whom ! conyersed
the matter. in favor q allowing the
remain with their original Jurisdiction uniU-
Ia'rcd. The change taking OF their
appellate jurisdiction. There does be any
reason why should have three general terms sitting
In the court house
The Committee Oh the Surname Court wish to have the