Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-14

Judge George II. l'arsnd a Fiint.
democrat candidate fps Justice ~ the
supreme court 49, gness In The Nor
TOO Yesterday. TN just up - get q
eosd dinner and god sapperF AZ
marked the judge isst night. ~ith q
smile NO Politics rs H. although an
meeting loss II M fricnds hcre II u
Too early YET % insks AZ. political profh.
essus either way" Ia referring 70 the
crow dcd condition Il the supreme court
docket. Judge Dafand said: The mat
Ter = SERIOUS one and something must
t'e done 10 remedy H. | am IN favor II
increasing the nnmt<r II justices e.
seven. | think that vii fenose ths
pressure. seven justices. however. n4ss
not - sfte 20 take care Il the business
% TIE court In the future. but | should
like 10 49, the plan pat into oIer&fion.
There 10 talk u an intermediates court
That may lie = good schsms. providing
The supreme court should have power 20
assume jurisdiction In certain cases. i
am not IN favor II any plan that Will ~
strict the cases that SO 10 the supreme
court. A man may own property that y
valued At only fiuo. but II somebody
takes II away from him and II is al hs
has. the case u 1t ~ much Importance
10 him az 100000 would be - another
man The supreme court ,ssnnot AFFORD
70 make any class distinctions i think
the best way Of relieving the court 10 %
increase the number IL justJces
Many persons imagine that 10 he =
10 be justice 81 the supreme court h
20 have = sinecurc. A. q matter Il fact
they are the hardest worked men In the
state. When | WAS on the bench the
Judges worked seventeen hours a day.
They still continue il. undoubtedly.
Such condition Of Affairs is disgrace
TO the state. The Judges are called At
o'clock every morning. They have
their breakfast and are at work in their
rooms 1t o'clock. At 10 o'clock they
hold session of court That contirfoos
until IL. They are back af O'Clock
and work in their rooms until 2. They
hold court from 2 until 5 and then re
turn 20 their rooms until g They are
back again at and do not quit work
until 10 or ii o'clock at night. That h
the kind Of a sinecure that supreme
court justice holds"
Lewis NJ. Miller Of Lansing. chief
clerk Of the house. was q guest in The
Morton yesterday. Dir. Miller ia one Of
the beat known newspaper men In the
state. but has been connected with
nearly every legislature since time i'm
memorial. When the Legislature ism I
In session Mr.. Miller tries TO lead bet
ter life; but as soon as tho squsw- bucks
begin Ia assemble he falls from grace,
and leaves his desk To worship a. the
shrine Of strange legislature eods.
Speaker Taieum Is making a very good
record" said Mr.. Miller last night For
man that never had any legislative ex-
perience. he has made an exceptional
record. He has always been calm. dig
niied and just lie has made no breaks
and the charges that he il arbitrary are
not true. OF course, with his present
experience, II he had Ia do certain
things over again he would do them diff
ferently; but he 10 making M good q
record as speaker az anybody has made
in years. That is saying great deal for
man with no Legislative experience
Ellis Spear. q prominent Washington
attorney. is guest IN The Morton He
IL in the city 10 take some depositions In
suit in which the Alahastine company
is principal. he being Mr.. Churchs
attorney. Washington is becoming a
great city Of homes" said Mr.. Spear
last night. 1T il the residence city Of
the United States lts streets are I'M
surpassed anywhere in beauty. They
are all paved. most Of them with asphalt
All OF them are lined with beautiful