Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-12

Attorneys Vote for Salaries for
Justices Of the Peace.
LARGE MEETING or The BAR
a comr1iuss VIII Prspsrs q Bsl 70 Be
sunmluss 10 Aaashu Meeting
n Two wsskA

There q no doabt about the senti-
msnt Of GFand Rapids attorneys rs-
gsfaing tos pf~ssat avs relative ID
iassicss q the peace. A we'll attended
mestsag of The bar vas held yesterday
afternoon and discussed ne~dsd lsxs-
lstsoa 70 correct tns present alleged
ess.s "a the justice court stztutrs- The
sentmsat w<s 2insost unanimous for
-aiarlesl Justices A. 3.l5 ,. N Judge
IN. Chkmplin took the chair and eAllet
The meeting - order. tie sald there
ssfe TAO bills. designated - tee whits
BAL Aaa ths AndsFson bail respectively.
i. Z. Carpenter acted - clerk OF me
meeting.
George III. White moved that u 10
tAe sense OF 10 meeting that Grand
kapsts luslices 90 paid sAiary IN
siead II fees Mr.. White nsd the
temptation should be taken from lus-
tees 10 eve p.Aia..t's lua Smeats-
City Attorney Taylor sad IA regard
- Justices rscelv4nS salaries IL should
10 carefully considered. IL nsa 90
curra1 20 meat kstDrneys that the Tee
tns othcs. which VAS "a important
one. lie thou<nt there Was . feeling
that Justices DECIDE cGscs according ~
who begins them. lie vas not vic
tim II tazs icea. The system OF fees
had been followed IN mosi OF the
states. The bar snould move slowly N
voting on The motion.
N. II. Maker sxld be believed e was
TIE Dnanl .ous i1ea OF the members or
ths bar that change should be made
Judge Cnampiin ss<eo the speaker
Wat are the bjecli0ns ~ the present
ss-tem-
ar. Walker replied that ia justice
courts the Plant 4 wins nins times out
OF ten. It = not 80 IN the circuit
courts- IL rssev.cent that justices "a
= rule favor the plaintiff A decision
IN favor of tue plsinnd IN many cases
ASSURES the cOllecuon of the justices
costs, while dec.sion for defendant.
IN many cases. would mean q loss OF
tie COSTS. lie thought Justices were
human and would LOOK out for their
owa fees
Jai-e Ihsmptaa's Plea
Judge Cnsmplsn called Judge Adsit
% she cnsr and spoke - follows:
">Ow ve are considering . radical
change q very old statute Justices
Of the peace nave been elected IN the
state sIuce 1880, and have bad the r ght
- collect fees for services rendered.
NON let Us consider how the Jaw works
W lat are tns oblrctions' Why. II
seems That tia Justices OF the city nzvs
become 80 eoTr1pt that they allow the
pAstsy fees 70 infiuence their ludg-
nlc1ls- Is seems 90 me that there are
honest men ia Grand Rapids aud there
ia better Way OF correcting tue evil, II
one exists. than by changing the Law.
Lisct houest men. Honest men for
justices. Have we not four good. hoe
est men 10 me clty who are honest
enough % raise them ABOVE cOrfup-
tsouf' lie suggested that = committee
b.. appointed ~ consider tie matter.
Judge CsamOlain resumed the eRkir
an 80 Attorney Taylor moved ss
-8a-, tute that a committ~e OF tive be
appo ntet 10 consider the matter and
repurs az future meeting Tns
SIRED up hornst'- nest aud showed
how great the feeling - against the
. present system.
f. A. Naher sid IN cases where cir
cut JUICES had pecuniary interest
iney we're dssQualiiet from sitting. la
lu%tirt +o3ts- tue lft-tt't Ha- ptcL-
nary interest IA many cases, Tor
whether he gets rs fees depend on
wAo as the case. lie nss therefore q
Ytcunrkry interest.
Maurice H0n<emsu. l. +. Carroll
AMI ~. ". " icheu spoke against the
idea OF rsferfing - a committee. The
substitute ~as put aud lost by a large
majority. The motion wa renewed to
the eject fnxf IL 49, fna sense of fhe
mee ing hat lnst.ce@ b. pad ssjsry.
lt wss CARED ~ isrgs vote.
CITY Attorney Taylor tnen moved
tltl the Waite bali and The Anderson
e.il. snd n snort the whole subject, ee
referred - a comm ttes TO draft a bill
Tue motion was earned and the char
aDpointed r.. A. Naher. W. ". HYDE.
". ~. Taylor. L. -. Butterfeld ant
D. MAYNARD