New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16

PRESIDENT c. c. BCNNEY.
Of International controversies. There will be Con
grcs, Of Law Reform and 10 consider international
arbitration several OF The subject. 10 be discussed
are Included I'm the fcld II social reform. ut legs
lator, and members of the bar will also j." Interested
I'm the methods by which The proposed rcforrs are L"
be- clrrlcA out. til" meeting Of The American Bar
Association Will hc held 80 near 10 Chicago TN" year
that 4 large number Of Eastern lawyer viii attend
the association meeting In August and visit III" Fair
on the same trip
The late Associate Justice samuel Ila'chford, q
the supreme Couri. WIS The sixth New York lawyer
who attained Il position o. the bench Of the highest
com, in the land John Jay WI. appointed the Chi"f
Iustic. Of She Court on is orclnihalion ana after
serving for two year, resigned. al coud have been
rcapponlcd 10 he place had he been wiling TO accept
Il. For q time New York moi cprc.cnl'd in the
court bu IN OG Er,chLol-t Livingston was appointed
III Associate Justice ana served ur seventeen YER.
smith homp.on Who had iccn for several years
Secretary Of the Nav. Justi"' LvlncsiO>'S tuc
ccssor and Was a member Of The court for twenty
years samuel nelson. who succeeded Mr.. Ihomp-on
In 1-I3 made strong impress the judicial history
Of the country, moi only by long service Of iarly
thirty years hut Ly Ii, force # charlc"r and mind
He did not leave the bench unli l7'@, when he WAS
over eighty ycaIs Old. His successor, Ward Hunt
served from I-72 10 l-73 when he retired on pen
sion. The appointment Of judge Blatchford 10 The
supreme Court bench Wa, regarded ~ The tin" d
exceptionally fortunate one. ana experience owed
that thee anticipate, were correct. jude Balrh
ford was moi polii a' -"m, 81 l~ prefers OF.
had been Moi ri ni- mature M" Aad n"cn tp'nt
the bench, and hi. character Wlr cEiin nil' !"d
cal. Few lawyer. and 20 on who J., MOI lawyer.
can gain any great affection for admiralty law. but
with JudG. Blaicifor the study # HAT intricate
and abstIu>c branch Of the la" 'ecm'd q" become
almost a pa.-ini some other branch OF work on
the bench might have brought him greater fame, lui
zone could have been more u.cfil, especially ms he
Sorvet through lin" when justice Miller and other
great student, 81 constitutional law w"re portion
Of The supreme tilhunal and he Was able 10 iisc his
n.t,raa -
Of great qucstioss on other branches q lunichi
work.
II Justice Dlachfords successor IS not appointed
from New-Y,rk state IT will be- The first time In
over seventy five years when New York has not had
n member Of the court. F. j. Phelps. Of Vermont
Is the only lnwycr not resident Of thl, State whose
name ha, been prominently mentioned for the APP
polntmcnt. II e. probable that sOm" OF the many
New-York lawyers or judges will b" chosen 81 the
Federal judges. Circuit Judges William j. Wallace and
f. Henry Lacombe spoken Of In connection with
the appointment Judge Wallace Il strong Re
publican before his election to the bench. but II was
supposed AT time ~ Mr. Clcvclands first election
that be not un'ricndy 10 ia" successful cand
date Aside from political consideration his appoint
mont would De- appropriate, rs he Is not only the
senior Judge Of the Circuit Court. but j. Of the
able and wellcquppcd Judge, on the bench liis
associate. Judge Lacomt,. Is politically available. be-
side hnving the cApcn"fc" an! capacity - NJ hlH
for promotion. Among TIE many cnlnrii Democratic
LAWYERS, not members 81 ia" brurh. who's" names
have been suggested for me appointment are james
G. Carter ana Frederic Il. Coudcrt. two OF the counsel
for the United state. before the Echrine >a Tribunal
Both ar" IN Ia" front rank 81 t4'f profession ana
the appointment Of either wOnd be- we'll received by
the bar this city. There also competent judges
whom the President may select New -York city Ia,
50 large proportion Of the ab.s' LAWYERS Of ih"
country drawn hther 10y the great corporation inter
c,is centred ~ this city that the selection II sl
preme Court Justice among them would only b. dii
ncut on account Of the large number from which to
choose.
The report Of the WORK performed by the Court OF
Appeals In the last court year IS surprisingly favor
able. The two divisions of the court only succeeded
last October In clcniing away all the ana IN
starting u single court small calendar III cascs
seven hundred and thirteen ca,"s have been placed
on the calendar. including those which had not been
Dis posed Of when the second DIVISION ended IT. work
OF this number all except forytwo Of the eases have
been heard argument by the Court OF Appeals. ar
otherwise disposed Of This Is not much more than
. per cent Of the calendar uadl- posed Of. and at
that rate twenty years would clapsc before the Court
Of Appeals Ca'ndar would be- iuly year behind.
The Judges have worked with great energy, and by
living decisions quickly ana wiling short "plhpn,
have succeed ii In k,cpine we'll NJ w.th the constantly
increasing number Of appeals. few year, mere
must pas before 1t can DE decided whether The court
will be increased Ia numbers or an additional tbunal
must BE- formed. Tnc new calendar VIII be- made up
for Ocroicr :. and the cases unhsposed of at this
term Will appear on That calendar.
The change in the law Of this state 6y which a
ply seal examination 10y phN-lclan> appointed Dy
tie Court may be- made # any person who bring,
an action for injuries which hc Jays he has sus-
tanned Is In accordance with the principles laid down
by minority judges In the United states supreme
Court. Injustice Is frequently caused by the I'M
possibility under The old law OF ascnraining the
exact fact H. 10 the condition at the lime Of the
trial Of the person who To for personal
injuries. 1t Is probable ,hat cases OF fraud
will be- detected under the new law. Some person,
who have suffered real injuries may. however, be
deferred from seeking remedy I'm the courts from
fear Of an unpleasant personal examination. The new
law may not be altogether popular but there Is
much 10 be said IN favor OF il. II does compel
representing the defendant, but simply allows the
Court 10 appoint suitable physicians make the
eAamlnal1"n
The laws in nsylvanln relating 10 the rights
Of married women have been greatly changed by
legislation within the last few years and the courts
have recently made many decisions on cases ar.ing
urGcr the new laws. III the Pennsylvania Comfy
report recently several opinions have been published
on this branch of the law. 1t has been held that a
married woman may with her own promissory not"
pay her husbands debt, that a person who begins
suit against married woman l. now Obliged 10
prove part II his that the debt was contracted
for necc'sailts hut that married women now stand
on the same pan" "a sngl" ia regard their
Liabilities or o. LS' wife. however, cannot r cover
In anothcr case note given by a married woman |
for implements used by her husband and son on
her farm was held valid
lnc organizations among English lawyers for the |
publication oi the ranks Of the profession have thus
fr been solely among the solicitors, The In |
law societies are powerful ORGANIZATIONS
having Important control over tie admission OF |
solicitors 10 practice and their conduct after their al
misSioh' hefe mas been NO similar association anon.