New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21

Mr. AldrIch was born in Indiana In August 1880
He obtained a school education In bis native State ana
was graduated from the University OF Michigan In
1873. lie studied law while engaged In his collegiate
studies and was admitted to the bar In the same
year in which he was graduated from college. He
practiscd law in Fort Wayne for several Years, and
moved to Chicago In 1856. His practice there be-
came an extensive one. lie became member ci
the Union League University, Oakland and Law Clubs
wns trustee Of the Chicago Law institute ana
vcepreident Of the Michigan TN nnive aa A Inr
tor-o;enerni was pJpular IN the West. where his
has shown the vi dom oil ms s.le,sion, me Uue
Of SOLICITOR General is second only 10 tnat OF AUDI
solicitor General takes charge Of the department. IN
the absence OF the A;toiney-Generai. Mr. A laIcn
has devoted much time TO the study OF me .nineSe
Exclusion law. and h. represented the Government n
In the taken before the supreme court; "hcn
were DECIDED In the supreme Court a. WEEK. n,or,,:
Adrlch', argument before the court was ingenious
and vigorous. and the decision OF the majority OF
the Judges showed the correctness OF MS rei'o'hs'
The decision OF the court in the Chinese exclusion
case entirely unexpected. In view OF the pre-
yious decision the anti-Chinese laws. neither
was dissenting opinion from Justice Brewer enirey
unexpectod rs he has MANY previous occasions ex-
pressed disagreement important subjects Win
majority Of the courts. Both Justices Brewer and
prown are especially marked in their independence.
and Justice Field who dssented in the opinions hed
last week. Is also often found in the minority OF the
court. The judges separate to the dlmeren. cir,
cults to which they naye os sranStsneS by the add
tIonal Appointments made within the last year ana
half that there Is not as great need as ,oTsrH IN
The Circuit Court work. II was supposed when tne
law enacted providing Tor circuit auay oy u uhe
keen them more In touch with the legal profession
throughout the country The supreme Hourt Juags,
Will now however only aid In the appellate WORK OF
The Circuit Courts Of Appeals. The change perhaps
affords an agreeable relief In the iabors OF IN" S ,
tfA old
10 continue unchanged for many years even although
the usefulness OF the practice Is less apparent no"
than formerly.
Last Monday was Brooklyn Handicap Day, and in
some OF the courts there noticed readiness 70
adjourn cases and to dispose as quickly as possible
., tbe calendar There was, however, no such
s.rlous complaint ms that made 10y n correspondent
OF "The solicitors journal OF London. VINO wro'e
that Justice Hawkins In adJournng court Few weeks
ago on TUESDAY afternoon announced that lie "o"''
not resume the hearing Of the case which he was
engaged IN trying until the following Friday. Inc
lawyer who mad. tn. complaint said that he couid
49,, o,d ,ho, the iudgc was exercising his duties
Ieewhrr, ON wednesday and Thursday. ana ne askeu
The Journal, for an eSpaaH ape in possession Of
Information which may possibly tcnu 70 rSe,e v 'na
CORRESPONDENTS anxiety; IN ,m"r,an trial OF Isn-
ei"ss 81, Eavensbury. fixed at Newmarket ON va -
Jnv I'm which 1000 guineas We're NJ S'akr' a"u ne
o n irrcd IL possible that there might be need Tor
uor.onal insr.,on by the Jndg,. tne case o.s ',
concerning which under the words oi ,he nht arise
n.rtainInc 10 the matter, question might H,i,.
ismgla,, and Haycnsbury were 'Is' huu ~, ou " ria
principal race at Newmarket ON una, o un Iomn
rb,"r in which 100000 involved likewise o re-
"ired the personal r,view Of many OF ne '"'ses ""'
leading lawyers OF the city on Nohu's
Iunoi, Is one Of the few states which sun F''i"
IN. common law system OF pleading almost "l'","s"
o,d LAWYERS who have practlSed IN iiinoH lof '"",
go ,or,, wears may be able to find SOME evidences oi
ify ~
, chat tho LEGISLATURE abolished the distinctions
h.,vc.u the actions q "tre,pass" and "teSpasS Oh
fine case but the system Is still cumbersome i"c
LAWYERS OF Illinois are becoming restless "'' "
crcism Of their old fashioned methods OF PROCEDURE
,r, ,,,vs In c,uri proceedings In that state are
,u and nroposItions 10 increase the number Of
S,,Sr.s have not met favor Lawyers VINO nave
ractid both the code ana t common .D nvSsm ~
nroc,strr 1t was at enc time the opinion OF Ola
lawyers that the commom law ros he wel trained
but the objections TO the mSe OF code pra a,r m
r"d%ay p ,r Of Away G facts "S and at the exact point
IN dispute quickly rs possible %p ran tue method Of
Of carS GU" has OF S S" Gopsa Is now much
common than II was FORMERLY: JONI i nai.vn nue.
Of Chicago. advocates In me Nor." We ,hs STAT,
Review" change To the coue syS'm ''' WV ~
Of Illinois.
Several decisions Of interest to bankers nave re-
Gently been rendered. which have not rea'heu NV
orlci,l series OF reports The Weekly Law H"i-
lciin" OF ohio, contains the opinion Oh 'udSc VIII
iams in which the supreme Court oil oh'o 'Np'"S''
,s Judgment as to the relation Of the depoSror ana
thc bank II Is held that the bank Is deo'or ior
money deposited on n general account ana "'. ="
h,ilcc or trustee Of the money, and that where WIEN
n check Is drawn or presented. the drawer OF WHY"
f. indebted 10 the bank on past due notes, IL may
set or the demands existing between 'heih 50 Il"
rs they equal each other, and credit them n''o"sH'
In the case OF White against Miller, III the supreme
Court Of Minnesota 1t was held that heSo'aoie HUGS
| no, due according 10 their terms, ala not peco"c
duc ot nm earlier date because Of n clause IN u
mo,trce given 10 secure the notes that In case Oi
any default In certain provisions IL should be lawful
for the mortgage declare the whole amount u".
decision which has been c"ci ie.IDS sin'io ~, ,,
+, recent one, In which the General Term Oh tii'
supreme Court, In this state, held II pronissoy ho'e
payable demand. with Interest to the our VI =
PRISON was not 10 be negouabie note me m,n
Term simply said that the note was not n"eounpIe,
although there was nothing In Its form which MAKE
il apparent that It Is not negotiable, according ~
the rules which have usually been neecPea IN ' ths
op!nion Of the General Term with great care, ana
las difficulty In Bringing the decision into accord
with recent decisions of the coiri OF Appeals. !,
| The liability Of subscriber on his contract y
discussed In valuable note In the current nu' r
| q The American Law Register and Review m'
stock aud TO newspapers and other publlc',. lonf
on the hand. and subscriptions to charitable
scrihcr on the oher hand The annotaor does no
| think that there Is any weight to the pr0postiu
that the mutual promises of the subscribers iorn
n valid consideration. There must be usually son
| work expenditure liability 10 support the con
| tract but the expense OF raising a fnnd may be o
sufficient consldrra,ion although ths contrary 9, Ia
| on this branch Of The law. ana a large proportion
of The recent opinions on the subject are conecte
In this note