New-York tribune., 1890-08-05

sunrorc Corr. sixth District. from November =.
1850 He also served as Associate Justice In the
Third Department from December "a lo'3' ana ihe
Fourth Department from June 1. 1-S4
As TO the duration Of The Commission there Is
difference ot opinion some Of the delegates believe
that its sessions will be concluded within the present
week; others are Of the opinion that al least TWO
weeks will be necessary thoroughly 70 discuss ana
finally to agree upon the proposed amendment Inc
several committees have prepared their reports, whch
viii be presented 10 morrow.
The Committee Oh supreme Court joseph H.
ChOaie chairman recommended plan for orGinLa-
ton which has already been published In The Tribune
The plan suggested by the Committee on Superior
Courts, Now-York COunty surrogate Court ana locai
Inferior courts Of the city OF New-lorH' Dahid IT,
Rollins chairman has also been published IN Iho
Tribune.
DIFFICULTY OF APPELLATE COURT PROBLEMS.
The report Of the Committee on the Court of Ap-
peals OF which Gavin Frost Is chairman has
lust been received here. The committee re-
ports nat il has been unable TO agree Gs u lhe
constitution of the Conrt Of appeals, although ma
iorty favors a Court OF ApTcals Of only seven mem
hers instead Of a court Of two divisions, with seven
members each as AZ present The committee says:
The committee appointed on the Court OF Appeals ana
Court for Trial of impeachment, ana upon i'eho'aI OF
Judges respectfully report that IL has met and diligently
considered various questions involved IN an attempt
50 TO arrange the constitution and Jurisdiction Of the Court
OF Appeals as 10 enable it at the same time 10 dispose VIII
promptudc the business which shall be brought before IT,
and to maintain the character and authority OF its ds
unts that various methods of abrideing the amount OF
nnclat business have been considered and much differ
cnce Of oplnon has been developed and expressed In rela
tim thereto that it has seemed the committee that 1t
NAV be possible arrange the jurisdiction OF nerel
courts and appellate jurisdiction OF the supreme 'our
s to greatly diminish the number Of appeals 70 The Court
of Apals that Committee has found 1t impractlcaoe
TO outline scheme the Court of Appeal, In advance o
any determination relative TO the constitution ol the IN
feror jurisdictions above referred to.
majority of this committee however is strongly OF tnc
opinon that it is extremely important that Court oi
Appeals composed judges only should be continued
ond that An industrious shoud be made TO preserve
that system and enterJns the hope and belief that tho
inferior jurisdictions may be arranged as TO make us
preservation practicable.
The committee also bcgs leave 10 submit report
made at It's request by Gorham Parks. esq the CLERK Of
the Court OF Appeals emb0dyinc statement oi matra
facts rolatiye 20 business transacted in the Court oi
Appeals since 1871 the manner In which 1t has Deeh
dispatched the present condition Of the calendar; the
volume OF accumulated business and other Information
which IL il believed will prove Of value to tho Commission
In addition to this information obtained from ohi'ni
sources the committee also submits the report Of Mr.
Marshall relative the nature OF the litigation which
was nassed uron BY the Court of Appeals during mo
wears 1855 and 1880 Of pecunory interests
involved so far a. indicated b. tho judgments rendered
tho number OF reyerssls compared with aoimances
and other fscts which 1t Is hoped will prove useful
Tho committee decided tO submit for the con-
sidcration of the Commission paper prepared by MI
Carter "on Ge Nature Of Appellate Jurisdiction i's