New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-10
no AID FOR CONGRESS.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION MAKES no SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT.

ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT
Tie measures which are now under consideration
by Congress- looking toward the relief OF the 'hncd
states supreme Court, by providing Court or Appears
To consist OF circuit courts. operating summary 10 'c
General Term Court OF this state whose decision shom
he final i'm certain cases. brought up laSt hiE''
for discussion at the meeting of the ASSOCIATION Of te
Bar of the CIV 81 New York. The meeting a'oh-
pliNhcd nothing, except lay upon TIE table SUP
jcct which has been before il in various forms I'F
thirteen year. This acton IS meant 20 De 'nf
associations decision that the senate ana the loSe
~ Representatives should settle all questions o us
putc without the outside interference OF the aSSocia-
ton. Each branch Of Congress has measure seeking
IN give relief f. the supreme Court Senator Evart'
introduced one IN the Senate which has passed and IS
before the judiciary Committee OF the House
Another having many features totally AT variance
with several important provisions or senator tV1r'H
bill has been introduced in the House This is TIE
same measure that senator DAVIS introduced IN ''c
Senate many years ago.
The discussion of the association OF lawyers last
night was brought up a report of Professor T. +.
Lee, chairman of the committee appointed 10 look INTO
this subject. The report compared carefully the
differences between the Two bills. The senate bill.
the report said, did rot create an intermediate
appellate court but number Of courts of last resort
The House bill. on the other hand establishes new
Court Of Appeals OF three judges, practically Hike
New York General Term. The Senate bill creates
Circuit Court OF Appeals Of three judges two Of whom
are to constitute quorum and 1t provides for holding
courts in Boston. New York. Philadelphia, Richmond.
New Orleans Cincinnati. Chicago. II. Louis and san
Francisco. The decisions Of these courts are to be
final in dependent citizenship. patent cases,
revenue cases. criminal cases and admiralty cases.
In all other case, there is a right Of appeal when
81 900 is involved.
several motions made. all tending toward 4
complete modification Of this bill but the entire sub
jcct was ultimately laid upon the table. The follow
ing new members were admitted to the association ::
Jacob samuel~, Daniel W. Tear. Ernest i. Ayrau',
Everett !. E->cSiyn. Eugene F~hcl. Wales T. >cvcr-
ancc Joseph H. Adams. Thomas Il. Kerr william
Dougla, Moore. Thomas Tlc,ton Well,. Van Eurcn
Dcn~low. Chandler +. Anderson. Richard W. Ryan.
d. Walter Grown. Henry y. Gaylcy, Harry ". Nimp
son. John i. FLYNN. Daniel OConncll. Clinton Palmer
and Raphael Il. GOWN.
Clifford \. Hand f. Ecry Anderson. Austen g.
FoN Clarence Cary. Francis Lyndc ~tctSon Charles H.
Butler. Edward W sheldon, Howard Townsend and
George W. Wlckcr~ham were elected members If the
nominating committee. Augustus =. Hut hIn~. Edward
d. Tcttcns and Henry Melville were elected inspectors
of eject on. and J.. Francis Hyde. Thomas Thatcher
| and Clark Crook, members Of the auditing committee