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

No, ,oro nm one such Justice shall designated from
( any district FOR any one General Term
Sixth 40 Justice the General Term shall hoId Cha'
ber, or Circuit Courts. Special Terms or Courts u
| oyer and TcrmincF. ma,
Sevcnth-ln addition to the Justices Of the '''''
the Supreme Court shall consist Of hrty-thf''
who shall be chosen by the electors Of the Judic'l DIS
rcts I'm which they respectively reside and Of Who seven
shall r-de in the First Judicial District four in thc sec
ond District four in the Third District three III INC "u
District four Fifth District three in the SlN' DIS
,rc and four each in the Seventh and Eighth DiN'c'S'
Mr. Cochran did not agree with this and a minority
rcport NAV be presented to tho Commission. ea'u
Mr. Cochran: ,..,,.. ,
7 dts.en,d from the conclusions Of the Subj omrlue
on the supreme Court do not believe in the election
Of Judges whose jurisdiction Is to be confined % inc
business OF the General Term. The adoption oil V"'
recommendation will result in the creation 81 "'h''
Terms Of the supreme Court but in the practical creation
Of four new couts with purely appellate powers u
there be any advantage APPEALS 1t must BE- ouhu
in the submission the controversy in the hTst instance
10 Judges having practical experience in the tra' o
causes Indeed. 1t generally believed that inc 'ouI'
Of Appeals Itself would be improved II the Judges VIM
composed 1t brought more in contact with inc a"'
administration Of justice tho courts OF hrst lh'th|
The suggestion made to the committee and when
WAS lost by one vote increase the numo'F "'
Judge, in the General Term 10 i've in al cases "h'''
the Judgment Of the Court below ahirged with the
unanimous concurrences # all the JUDGES the Juut'"'
Of the General Term be final where any Of the JUDGES
dssented an appeal lie to the Court OF AP'@''' III
all criminal cases right Of appel 10 exist ~ Az
present; and where any civil action the Judges q
the General Term certified that the question HNoi"u
ought TO be reviewed. either party then " nave ue
right % submit il the Court Of Appeals.
The adoption of this other similar sch"n"
would relieve the Of Appeals Of AZ least nan the
business which j. now imposed on H. and would largely
increase the value Of the General Term as source o.
judicial Interpretation.
Ex Surrogate Daniel G.. Rollins sad that he did
not believe IN talking much about the work of the
Commission in discussing report, Of committees
until the Commission met. But he spoke hopefully
of the prospect, If the Of the Commission and
appeared 10 think that the report Of the committee
Of which he chairman would prove -ati-fict"Fl,
william d. IIornblowcr, one Of the most energetic
and handwriting Of the New York delegation. told
the reporter that he considered the remedy Of the
present condition Of the Cont of Appeal, a matter
of the highest Importance. The Committee on the
Court Of Appeals. he said. had divided into two
parties.
The plan Of to reduce the jurisdiction by In
crca>ing the limit Of the amount involved providing
that 10 appeal be taken to the Court of Appeals IN
cases Of less than $500. The other party M the
committee want increase the number Of judges -
fourteen and leave the jurisdiction a. II is, enabling