New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-01
THE BAR ASSOCIATION ACTS.
CONCERNING THE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
ITS MEMBERS. HOWEVER NOT UNANIMOUS IN
THEIR OPINIONS.

ITS MEMBERS, HOWEVER NOT UNANIMOUS IN
THEIR OPINIONS.
Tho Tar Association held meeting last night and
adonted The report Of its own committee which con-
demned the report of the Commission appointed by
the Legislature to propose amendments 10 INC 'u-
dciary article of the Constitution THIS report was
adopted in the face of strong opposition by James
C. Carter Joseph H. Choate, William b. horh1io"er
and several other well-known lawyers Ihe resoiu-
t,ns containing the glst of the recommendations
made nv the Bar Association committee, ana winch
wore passed last night, were as follows
Resolved That this association is opposed 70 inc schee
NJ limiting appeals the Court OF Appeals by an aehu
the Constitution as proposed Dy uo aUd
apponted under Chapter 1so OF the Laws Oh leoo anu
rerocttv requests the Legislature not to adopt the Com
MISSIONS recommendations. III.
Tbat this association opposed that part OF sad
Commissions report in reference to the supreme oouS
which recommends inserting in the Constitution that mo
sco y, the General shall exercise any OF the pow
ers OF Justice the Supreme Court other than those
pertaining to the General Term Of which he Is member
bat this association is opposed to the addition OF the
following words to Section 18, VIZ. No judge or justice
h shall no hereafter elected shall be entitled TO receive
anv such compensation after the last day OF December next
after shall be seventy years OF aee' ~ A.
That this association Is opposed 70 he auuuon VI ne
,louing words to Section 81, viz: "Nor shall any lu'
dcal officer accept from person or corporation tee
TRANSFORMATION for himself or any member OF MS lsy
over the line OF any common carrier"
That
- a. ,ho Constitution which shall permit the Legis-
,, 70 abridue the term for which Judge has been
or may be elected -, -. .o,,,o
when the meeting was called TO order last evening
h rrodor,c r Coudert ex-Judge William H. Arhoux
,rae tbe first speaker. He was strongly III iaVo, Vi
.hn ranort NJ the committee OF the Bar Assoclsuol
ond against the Commissions report. His principal
objection was to the provision Tor Drihghs aDo"' 0
proposed changes by constitutional revision ra."er 81
~, -, ,arisation lie believed also that appeals 10
The Court of Appeals should have money limit rather
,bon q limit OF subjects. The Recommendation "ihch
were strongly upheld by Mr. Carter ulaI ue |ou'V
~ Appeals should not be increased Ill SIG was "'o
condemned by MIR. ArnOux. ,.,
Cg,rord A. Hand also upheld the Bar ASSOCIATION
Committees report and disagreed with tie views eA-
nrossed nv the Commission William Il. Hornblower
strongly upheld the Recommendations Oh 'io I'm ',
m,sion tor greater restriction upon the cases whlch
non,d ho t,ken 10 the Court Of Appeals as matter
~ aoh. ,r1are was not state in the Union, nc
declared which allowed two appeals except Now
vorl, II there was any necessity OF every
COCO going to the Court OF Appeals what was
the use of having any General lernis
., tho supreme Court at all If that Court decided
ro.binc what was the use Of maintaining Ut Answer
inc the criticism that the best way to attain the objects
sought. would be by Legislative enactment rather
than by Constitutional amenohe ar .de hv Iesis
Iatnn there would be constant tinkerlng every year
and within short time they would be back 10 INC pic
same position that they wsTJ ~ d te have been ac.
comnlisbed by the work OF the Commission; H. ,,.
Raphael c. Moses IL spoke 10 support wcaI cI tne
,hn committees report. Roger Foster said that as te
meefIng last night did not fairly represent Ihe pal M
~ aahie TTs motion lost and then vote was
taken upon the adoption or the commuters ie'0i
tions with the result mentioned