New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-03
REVISING THE JUDICIARY.
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS DISCUSSED,
REPORT on THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
RECOMMENDATIONS or THE SrBtoN-

REPORT on THE SUPREME COURT JrSTI'Es-
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE srBooM-
MITrrE-sLow PROGRESS
The Commission for the Revision of the JUDICIARY
Articles Of the Constitution met Yesterday "o'"'"r
at the rooms Of the Association OF the lar "' '
Of New York, in West Twenty -nnth-' l" co"'''" INV
discussion Of the variouS amendments WIN" "' '
proposed by the subcommittee. Among 'h"Nc P,oS''
we're Judge Danforth. Of the Cou" Of Appears Jane,
C. Carrier 4 g. BGarlnIan. Frederic H. '"nocf'' p"hI'I
q Rollins Copcres, nian.ccG leslie W. Russell W.
Bourne Cochran Homer A. Nelson, T. \"h|o N"i'oST'
James C. smith and q. j.. smith MI ''r'ef hr''
,noysd y, take mn the report of the sub commtec 10
allow the commissioners chance To present s"'h
amendments as they thought it, Mr. tockian moved
a. an amendment that the report BE- adopted
"a 4, was After il had been Satisfactorily cN
p!sinca that thi, would carry Wh II onh
aha. portion which the committee had adopted
II was carried. Mr.. Bartlett then read the
report Of the Committee on the supreme Court Justices
,ud the number allowed for each district. In the
l., Judicial District seven justices 10 be allowed
IN the lid six. in the lid four in The NTH four III
The Vth five In the With four, in the With five, ana
in The With five This makes provision for the
election OF forty supreme Court judges IN the STATE
This report laid over for further considerations
The Committee the Division Of the state INT"
Judicial Department, reported in favor Of mahi"s
the LIST District department Of the General Term one
the lid District the second, the lid. Nth ana N'n
the third and the With. With and WIN"
districts. lhc Fourth Department \ recommendation
that fifth department be added accompanied ''c !"
port This report adopted
Considerable discussion followed as ~ wh.ch report
should be taken mp first. Any number Of mo'l"h>
made and amendments offered. Judge p"hfoF'h'
who was presiding. Thought that the reports "'E'"
10 he taken mp IN their regular order There were SO
many OF the commission absent however 'ha' MANY
Of those present said that the least important OF the
In -.nd fhaD
potant taken up afterward The N'IG'loh o'
this point consumed nearly two hours.
In presenting the report the Subcommittee maui
several recommendations. one was ~ i!Ie dHt'u"H
of making change III procedure I'D 'Uc ''''' VI
Appeals Another wa, the manner In which the
proposed amendments should he presented t. the pc"
PIE in the Legislature Jaw tit TO do 80. INC com
mittee held that the various returns Sh'Hid "c $40
mttcd separately. follows: section No L. iria'ihe
10 the Court Of Appeals: sections Nos ana -
10 the supreme Court, together WIN s'c''""S
Nos 10 ami IL which contain general pr1v'%o"''
section No 10. regarding The Snpeno" court "' ucN'
and section No l.. relating T. County and 9uT'ocst1
Courts.
Here Mr.. Carter moved 10 end all d'CuSSi)1 b' re
considering The action Of the commission A. repre-
sentcd by the reports Of the committees. ms III 'do"
prevailed Mr. Frost. member ~ the commission
from Peekskill followed with plan which would take
the place OF the committee reports - cover ll ih'
revisons Of the c0astitut on. ii> plan w'S To- 'lNc
the >uperOr CnUit. they now are, VA NHin'rff
Uumbcr OF Judges bc provided - I'LL ~" want u! 'ic
General Term >ur?Jcatr, and JGlScs prohibited nom
practising law while in olce and Justices Of the Hcace
prohibited from taknl fees other Iiai those received
IN the General Term CDnrtS The lcp>" wa rrCrlfcd
The discussions which lad taken place lad used
nm so much OF the OF the session ttt The luncheon
hour was reached before much o! importance had bee"
arcomplj>lel Az adjournment W5~ therefore had
until this morning al 10 ocloc%
IIereate; he commissioners Will hold sessions from
10 O'Clock In The morning until ! y. M and from
2 o. m. until p NJ daily. until the entire revision
of The constitution. IL far a. the present commission
ia concerned. has been gone over ana inc Nail"ls
noipts Of revision agreed upon. After the morhhE
Session YESTERDAY the commissioners were ne guests %
Frederic Il. CU,do;t a. luncheon. ~ Horcllc'>