New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED FROM LAWYERS AND AMONG
TVF COURTS.


the opportunity for the second step IN the lmPor
movement setting ASIDE the reapportianmen' OF 'e
legislative districts. Lawyers may feel an Interest,"
In the contest spa from that entertained by auhe''
at large, because tho read supremacy, In many re-
gpecfs Of the oorts over 0ber branches OF the Wv
errmcut ID Illustrated in tho PROCEEDING Inc eVii
Of gerry Wandering had grown IN such ~ eA'oA'
that II seemed Impossible 10 restrain ~ Ns'ai"
lures end Executive officers frequently ceuru hoe "
dcperded upon 20 perform the duty oil ehacuhs "H'
CARVING out laws providing for tho formation OF Leg
isIative districts in fair aud honest manner No
remedy WIS found for the evils complained OF unu
An appeal was taken TO tho courts The Mcmeah
and Wisconsin contests resulted In the ESTABLISHING o
the principle thai tho conrts could nnlly the uhcoh
y6ttuiion,l acts of phe Legislature In giving ""uo
representation to portions Of the community ior
POLITICAL reasons. The New York contest IS on ,he
same line. as those In Michigan and Wisconsin, tho
Inequalities Of which, complaint is made, are equaiy
garing and tho constitutional PROVISIONS arc ei'ihN
The opinion of Justice Rumscy while ignoring one vi
two Of the objections urged against the apPoruo"-
mcnt set forth strongly the negecd o, the ~ I" the
equality In populations IN the senate anu ~ ~
DISTRICTS and Following closely the reasoning vi 's
Michigan aGd WISCONSIN courts
II the General Term, which meets on Tuesany hears
the argument In the apporhonment case prohp"s "
decision may be expected next week Inc appon -
omineptly preferred one, and would De neN uo'o'o
most others on the calenoA. AL o>""''F''
session Of the Court Of Appeals cannot perhaps w
brought about without the concurrence OF the 0our''
but public opinion Will 50 strongly demand an curry
nostnr q, the Judges and the dangers 1ncdcnt 10 ~
DELAY until october great that there Is hi'
doubt that The judges will arrange l0r I'LL eN""
meeting Of the Court. The laws regarding resi'H"
ton the making OF nominations and the pruning anu
distribution Of official ballots could hardy DC o"p"e'
with n the appornonment were declared illegal nv
~ CURT OF Appeals. SuCH NC
cion even at the earliest practicable moment VIII Dc
embarrassing a. IN this city the hAihe vi u'c
boundaries of election districts and the appointment Va
inspectors of election must be mace carly III 'he ~
vass The legal Jungle TO be mlwe'nd ~1i'' III siN
event be enough to the ingenuity o1 lawyers aI
viii L. doub,y difficult when the importance OF fresi
dental contest and the attending pJpuiar i 1T
considered Any IS T of vacation DAYS may
busy himself by striving 70 solve the prooieA'' III
volved In this interesting ltlghuon'
one Of the ingenious counsel who endeaVorea 10
nrevent the execution Of the death sentence aeas'
New Yorl murderers by useless appeals 10 'no o''is
States Supreme Court once RraveE raseo TUG oo''t
that a colored murderer had not been i"ni' NV
bocanse no colored happened to be Drawn vi '"e
iurv A convicted male criminal OF wyoming 'o0s
maSs ne somewhat similar complaint that no "o"an
,,ad q, tho iurv which convicted him. Women Sfe
,ov.d IN serve on tures that state, but III ups
casc a woman WAS excluded from inc panel lug
supreme Court OF the State has declded ''a' "'eo ~
M cause for complaint BY the convicted man. INC
privilege Of having women as Jurors Is QUO w.
-, be claimed only by women In whose interest inc
Law. was passed. and mon. it was helo must s""-e
Inrc os beforo conhding their liberty and properly
. tho dccislon of their felow-IncmbeTs OF the nara
hearted sex THIS decision does away WIN eo'No
NJ the most delightful results TO be cApec'eu tou'
,h. enactment Of the law which wyoming eh!o'7'
srna evmpathv which a young and handsome D'W"oier
fpAna
shown by the flowers the warm friendly s'ce."e'
ii i. vi,i, which ms receives. II dashlilg "e"-
,-,ruan or gallant murderer could only nope 'of
ver1ict TO be given by tender ana sy hPd''hA"e ~
he might cunt acqulttal or Zen .era
,Ec inv more frequently than IL mon aonc 80 -
i Jurors No wonder mat the criminal objected 10
i've exclusion the woman drawn as "a. ppo,oSy
fhe court which limited the pllVAeso """ Pi''
aided the enforcement of the laws'
The local judgeships to be fned at the COMING
e,aciou ar, not numerous. Inc Host lAVotcs"nH VI
the contests will be that for TIE office o. Cl's 'uuee
orr hold hy Judge Cowng. The DISCUSSIONS among
romn,any politicians and in Democratic newspapers
no that there Is strong sentiment IN favor OF CIV
,r, 1udcs Cowing O unanimous denomination lie wds
elected fourteen years ago on union ucAo'. i'''
course has been such 10 commend hin W o4'h"'
irrespective Of party. lie has won 'ne WARM INNS
n, thousands OF jurors who have served pei"c HIN" "
~ a,rs ~ h,s service as Judge. The lawyers WHO
In the criminal courts are his fnends. MS s'ious
nersonal popularity makes him the inevitable can
dtdate OF his own party and has woa nun ih'', au
coates among the Democrats. The principle OF CIV,
Inc a unanimous denomination to Judges WIN nav ~
u,, in nany cases BY both political paTueo espeoaiy
in recent Yeas ana !, = here cotnr favor this fall
Contracts to make wills In favor OF a particular pr
son are frequently indefinite uat they are ~. VI"
forced by the law, but in case recently oeo'uou d"
The General Term Of the supreme Court the eApecn'
heir really seemed have some cause TOT cohPa1i
+bonrh the Supreme Court Judges could not mo any
uod an which to give the desired relei Inc
osnhrw of a well-known New-York business man lett
hs home In California at his usce's request cisheeo
hs family name 10 that OF his uncle, anu "ss"''o"
husiness relations with him. The uncle anu nop"'"
in the proceedings for the changing Of the name po.
made srsdavit that the uncle intended to make inc
younoer man legatee his will. If the elderly
~ h.h not married a second time after the msii-
cactIon With The nephew there might have been ne
,,ouble. The second marriage and the bir'h VI d
child however, changed the situation ana the a'opa
tions of the nephew were not rcaiizeo' ino 0o
have however enforced contracts to leave properly
nv will when the amount has been oehhi'c ''' '
tho agreement Is clearly proved. Most OF the case
ore of adopted children, but many Of shose VINO
have given up business relations OF have eVen .iS ~
ard care 10 nursing elderly persons On pUn''sr The
.acaivin1 compensafon In the form On q IcEhcy. iho
sane General Term which refused to give me nephew
the resdualy estate OF his uncle dec,aeu 't He ~
non ~ nm infant on promise 10 leave IL M INC es-
tate of the man and wife who adopted the CHIC. WIS
sufficient consideration to SUPPORT GontsT s child
tried 10 carry out the bargain but there was some
,nsapprehen don their rights In certain rca GO
fa,c And some of the property was not proper! &c
visod the General Term has decided thar, nGei .IS
laws which existed many years ago When INC cluiu
was adopted tho contract 10 leave the properly cod
10 enforced.
rrVI n
THE PRESS CLCB BUILDING AND ChAhIi feNN
The row buildAg project Of the NewNfork Press
Club has at las. take definite shape ana concerted
movsmsnt has been begun which gives encouraging
,.. -, y,,oc~ss The Executive Committee is work