Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-03

not the present situation nor the pr,,-
ent judges alone that are 20 lie COMA
cred. The bill now 10 be passed wih regulate
Judicial affairs in the District for the next nfty
years. and in the future no judge can 60 10 ~
appellate court nll he has served for yesrs In
the courts below and waited for everybody
above him in length OF commission 10 die.
That would make the highest court OF the Dis
trict an asylum for inhrmity aud decreptituds
Mr.. PEskr FAyoRs THE AFFILIATE oorRr
Mr.. II. Ross Perry favored the appellate
court The Court in General Term should
never be used an appellate court The
trainers OF the present judicial system never
dreamed that this would he done. IL h done.
and nov II is asked 90 perpetuate this unnat-
ural thing II an appeal is taken from .
judge holding q circuit court IL goes 10
general term comprised OF three Of
his associates. We must To given n substantial
court Of appeals. IL Is an open secret that we
Will not much longer have the right Of appeal
20 the United States supreme Court We must
then have something substantial ~ . court Of
appeals.
M. q. T. DAVIS RxNkRKs.
Mr.. Henry f. Davis said the Bar Association
only wants 10 make the court Of appeals take
the place OF the Court in General Term A. TO
the question Of wounding the tender suscepti-
blllties, no move an progress was ever made that
did not hurt somewhere. This question should
hoh NC COMMUNICATION. W nat Will
the esprit du corps OF IA court which Will be
made upon a sliding scale Of equality2 Some
members will ever have TO sit In . spirit Of
inferiority 10 others.
Mr.. JERr WILSON.
Mr.. Jere Wilson. who came in late was called
upon TO speak in favor OF the appellate court.
He expressed the highest admiration for the
present court He then referred TO the plea
OF economy made by the opposition. IL 10 an
m 81. IL.
case. This court is Of the greatest importance
TO the nation and TO the government Here, OF
al places IN the country. court In wanted that
Will DC model one. The members should be
men worthy to SIT on the bench Of the supreme
| Court Uf the United States the highest tribu-
nal In the world IL Is conceded that the pres
| ent system IL faulty n exists and it must be
remedied. What will be done2 viii the sys-
TEN he perpetuated will a start be
| made, giving TO this community a system that
will not be faulty. A Judicial IS stem should be
created which IL above criticism.
| MR.. GaRNETr AGAINST THE NEW COURT
Mr.. Garnett in opposition TO the appellate
court bill, said the only argument advanced
for the bill was that the new court
| could be established a court in bauc with
out friction. He denied the proposition.
| There would be friction. lie claimed that
his opponents do not in fact repre-
sent the opinion of the Bar Association.
There is no question raised BY any one ~ to
the fitness of the present judges 10 sit q. .
court of appeal. Why not then, put them
| there-make them q court of appeals? Put
them In court In banc. Make them permanent
There will be no trouble about any Judge sit
ting in appeal upon question he had passed
upon Below Why should the present system
be rooted up? Add the new JUSTICES and get
rid of the accumulation OF business.
| REGULARITY OF THE DISTRICT LAWS.
Gen. Epps punton referred to the pecu-
liGrity of the District laws. dating back to the
laws of Maryland in force in 1901, making IL Q
| peculiar duty devolving upon a Judge in this
| District Aspecial education is necessary. L.
takes judge a long time to become familiar
| with the laws; therefore, q man who has served
on the present court is better fitted 10 be
| an appellate judge than one who 10
| dumped into the court. For speedy justice
which will satisfy the litigants, the present sys-
TEN as modified by the proposition 10 increase
the supreme Court lis the best one for the DIS
| trict OF Columbia.
This closed the hearing