New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-21
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG THE LAWYERS AND
FROM THE COURTS

FROM THE COURTS.
As the time for making nominations approaches inc
caim,7 OF various candidates for judicial noH'nla"
ton, are discussed in the old familiar style 30 Lar
the names already mentioned arc concerned '"uRo
Freedman alone appears to be named on the plea OF
fitness and experience. lie Is advocated rs having
earned denomination BY faithful service on the bench
II i, said Of OF the other candidates thai ne was
passed over on previous occasion wheh MS 'lA""'
were pressed If another that he has filled an once Oh
different Kind acceptaby Of still another mat ne cah
obtain tho labor vote" and Of Others that they have
rendered go, service to their political orgahia'oe'
While some Of the whose names have been men,
tionod by politicians good lawyers and wonid proD
nbly make acceptable judges II elected thelr irle"e
ask for their nomination rather on grounds Of po'ra
nnnr ' ~ @ IL ps Haw purpose to vote
candidate: 70, "1cai rsS nav Oh p re-
Fly Fly Ia NAY "' the strongest Of p.,ans other mat
and h nsy y mss1 no Sa a"k
best candidates for Judicial Offices Inc ponth.n
voters in the nominations for the judceShps VIII secure
some additional vote, for IT. candidates on eccoH oaS
The candidates for appointment TO the place winch
Judge Iarrmorc will ill until October are numerous.
although the appolnec will hold office only for short
form There are MANY lawyers Of those who
have large practice who willing to surrender their
cuisines year Ia receive the benefit OF >udi'iaI
experience and the honor OF being salued a. J'oHc
fr the rest Of their lives. Among the names men
nr.i are those q" John II. V. Arnold. president OF me
Board 81 Alcrmcn and Wilbur Larrcm"c. the son OF
m. rc,lru. iud.c Mr. Larrcmorc Ia, many friend,
among tho members Of The bar and hi, selection VIII
ln strongly aGvora,cd. MI. Larremorc ana othcr
members II the family have recommended the retire
mont of The Judge since his health became I'LL
paired The fart that Judg" La,remore SURRENDERED the
place with the large salary attached 10 II. a. soon
inn him To perform tne
dutc. urged A. ra>on Why tine app,ltl,stm'
,honld be given :" the son II hn Is o'rr"'Ir 4Mn"uf
mrnr The suggestion l. also made that the "ovcior
may ,'..s raida,r FOR III. nomination., thi,
fail bN appointing for W hort term I)aHld LcVhtriu
ub,." fr,,J, thlnk he ,hould be- nominated II, Judge
nt;nrm,n'> ,ic,c,>or This appointment would leave
tir wa, hear for Roger \. Pryor oi 'ole "'r I'm
n,aly LAWYER VINO may desire the nomination Tor Tho
hong tcl,n.
An ,r,cl. hv r 4 Conkling in The Albany Times
riv,. the y,nlt Of an Investigation made a. 10 thc
amount Of The earnings AT the bar OF the lawyers VINO
were c.cc,rd 10 judicial places which they now hold on
the supreme Court h"n'h in districts outside VI H'"'
York city and Iroolyn judicial districts Inc author
says that II then, earned yearly nor over F-'o"
c,ch on. earned $1,000. eight earned $1,000. Two
not over ~ 800 and two had no pta't'e worth "lo
,ioulug before they elevated TO the bench me
earning cspac- of lawyer, in country prdriire J,
scarcely proof Of their htn">~ ar uhhthe's l" HOY"
,.,c,,I ,lar.. Til. con, lu>ons Of the author uiay
also IL. d >pm~d in some respects >ouo OF ths p"h''
ne,t members II the bar everywhere VINO arc "'o
abe,t Of advocatc, not fitted by temperament
10, judicial Office and Others fear tho restraints OF
tn" "1Sl . iaG%f have 81 s and
a n,I s.. trained in legal mcthd- The supreme Court
iudc, throughout the state perform their ouurS Ia
rul" with much ability ana Sro ,moSa The members
Of the bar who have shown their n'ne,' III S'N0
ura,tice Tor the places 10 whi'h 'hey a'c '"o~e"
In Sc Ahlo,t's New Gases" Volume NV NO l.
ror,,v >.,,,d - AN Interesting note to the important
dci.ion of the Court of Appeals III the maer Oh 'he
>.v Work. institute for Deaf and DUNN. Inc court
IN Tint case held thar the consolidation H'' :" 'o-'
though without special revealing Clause 'r'ef'"s "
,h, law of 1867 superseded the provisions "'
,,o,;u, under which only on"hnf OF tHe expense
NJ improyiug streets over u mile long north OF 'no
hundred and nfty.ilith Il. should be a>s'sNea vi WV
,.rd. benefited. Mr.. Abbott says: III" huEa''o''
,r.,d,.ed by the unccitn,n,ic, in the law resulting
fran I'm, RAJ MD multiplication of statutes drawn Will
ut sun, lent ~enri 10 each other 10 harh'o'I" '"o
terms. have led the courts Ia ave "Np''>''"h l" ''
c,,dng principles. wh"h mitigate. u ''! u" IVY
,mo,s these uncertainties. The g'nerhi r'>ut Oh '"c
discussion Of important cases seems 10 De III
u,,n Justice Wods opinion In loj :, = "ol 'h"'
avon vh.rc statute does not contain an expression
al, , nurn,se 10 repeal a prior Law II NAV Tpcai u
,,hcu IN, two act> are rrcconcahe c"hhi'i VT
v:,.n the later statute covers III" "h"r gro'h" w
crpcJ by the earlier and is clearly ihteHucu On
substitute for il. The question:, are aiSo als,uS'u
a. to whether amending an act -" ra; M ",ycr -,
rrpr,ls the former statute ana aS W. ". or
amending an act N disregard o carne' ,'i,, u,n.h ~
'rncnI and Of repeating earlier acts In NHre"ru W
:, Ter amendments In all these ca>s the trOe ar,-c
rom the legislators ignorticc or caIt, ~ - 80 ,
lrn ~ Tho icultics might be Obvatcf n there were
- nnrc practirabc method BY which all proposcu m"e
od hc submitted before adoption TO careIni scrutiny
iy careful students OF the law.
Econ CHICAGO will turn when trodden upon Tie
;,i,.ns NJ the would lr Fair city arc somewhat an
, ,v tho inst and moderate expressions ~ OPINION
49, ., ,h, si,c ~ the feet OF the Chicago madens ana
tr,u. and LAW" Chicago publication: retorts
nm one Mrs. DttcndOrfcr has large fcet ac'
"d,no IN Judce Andrcws's pedal views. for ne IN
tru,s ne from the Judgment seat the city OF new
York stood in her shoes ~
Two oplnlons fled last week In the famous sun
n, the Webster Loom Company against r. H. li'eR'hs
and others postpone still further the hnsi sc'uemehs
=, ,ha cos. The suit begun sixteen years ago ana
about half the intervening time has been spent IN oo'
.,,,. a dorision as to the amount which waS made
- To-, nv tho Use Of the Webster Loom since
$40 tho nueStion Of the respective economy OF fhe
and other looms has been before commissioner
.h,.ld. A. Master In Chuncery ana many thousahd
n.u.s ot testimony have been takelt Tie orsihsI
aom.nd I'm the suit for $50 OOOOO. but THIS was
t.rxnd reduced T. s. 900 OOO and the RESULT when
,n a,cndant. counsel hope from the decision Of the
W.sr In Chanccry and the opinions Of Judges Wallace
and shipman Is the award ~ ouly nominal ua""ses'
Tna webster patent according TO one cOntention' Is
'm.,or,Iv uood. but tho manufact tuners apparently
sum, have used any one Of hafdoxen Vther looms