New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30
JUDICIARY ARTICLE.

900 1893. $500
seI .............. 22llG Total Se5 1872
Since the pension system established Con-
,roI,er Roberts reported there had been paid 10 re-
,ired Judges OF the Court OF Appeals the OF
s., rs and TO Justices Of the Supreme Court $685.
s7S-S25s.coS In all.
Several OF the Justices Of the Supreme Court. in
letters TO the Judiciary Committee. recommend the
abolition Of the pension system. since it exctes op
nosition to the nomination OF judges who nearly
seventy years old.
judge J. Rider Cady. chairman Of the Canal
Committee. introduced to-day the amendments TO
the Constitution outlined In The Tribune OF to-day
providing for the enlargement Of the Erie. OsweSo
and Champlain canals at an estimated cost Of
100000
The convention debated a resolution providing for
the printing Of copies OF It's manuals. MY
Hanlln, the chairman Of the Committee on Print
!ng stated that these manuals already on sale
in the second hand bookstores Of Albany Mr.. Root
said that he feared ascandaous Job II the contract
with the printer deviated from in the slightest
particular. IT, convention disapprovsd of printing
any more cop and also voted down resolution
for the daily printing of the convention proceedings
ard ire distribution Of the report to the newspapers
o. the State
NJ Pratt offered resolution requesting Secre-
tary Fitch 10 have prepared list OF all special
acts exemptng property from taxation passed by
the Legislature which are in the Revised
Statutes. '-
Nelson Smith. one of the New-York delegates.
has had prepared a general revision Of the Judici-
AIRY Article Of the Constitution. which ne has in
troduced in the Convention. 1t touches every por-
ton Of the judiciary Article, and therefore VIII be
read with interest not only by lawyers. but by
laymen as well 1t provides in its principal feat
ureS:
the s7sqf C sc Gd App saa Sa
ciate judges. with Its present 9urisulcuoi., go
ne eat necsgs9rv 10 decision that the term of
Office Of the judges shall be fourteen years, ma
IN yesrs Old! that the present chief justice and
associate Judges shall continue In office until me
exriration OF their terms; that eight adGitlonai
in5gas shall be elected at the next general eectoT
after this article takes effect that no elecor sh1l
V2,S 10Y ,bn exsfing supreme Court be continued
with general jurisdiction In law ana equity t4' 4
pnt the Expiration Of their terms that the judges
Of the Superior Courts Of the cities OF 6N a' ~
and I2uTalo of the Court Of Common Pleas OF
%ex York and the City Court Of Brooklyn snall
be justices OF the supreme Court ana ma az en-
b. chosen by the electors OF their respective as
for the term Of ten years r rsc epa election
after this article takes effect eight addiu4Na,
snsgces Of the supreme Court shall be elected n
!S Ist District two in the lid and one IN each OF
me other districts; that in order 10 me- any 49,
~ ~ tne office Of County Judge IN View or l
which at present devolves upon me }uusss ,b Sn
Court of Common Pleas, the JUSTICES, OF 'Ie -.
oreme Court OF the Ist District snail be county
judges. ,..,o-. .bo-a shall be an ap-
nel;ate division OF the supreme Court 10 TAKE I
Pace ~ he present General Terms; tnat the apPes
pa s,,sion 81 the Ist Department be composed 81
seven justices and OF sach n OF int Sse of the ap
nsilefe division in each department saall, az d go
erai convention Of all the justices OF enc" "'P'
,nent be selected for term ot I'VE yealSS Oo- o,d
That the Circuit Courts and Courts OF Oyer an g
rermner are abolished. and their jurisdiction Ee,9 d
- tbe supreme Court; that all cases, cISa, . "'
n-,nonal NAV be tried any term OF me Co.I., ~
any county OF the state at winch J nov TO at
nd
aend any term Of court for the trial oil ISSUES u
fact or any criminal cases. l., or,. county, ~
THAT there be a probate court IN eHf'I rese-1t
The State to have the jurisdiction OF re rs he
S'rrogafe'e Courts; that the present SuIIoSdses az
t11ees OF the Probate Court OF the county ma t1dqss
[eVork C'tv there shall be three proDale Juus.a
80 a. Lings County two: that IN the other couIi-
eias ~ The state there shall be one the present
surrogate 10 be such Judge -, oo,,,.,. ~ the
That the Court u Sessions In eacn coun'S " w.,
STATE is abolished. except in ne county "a cvn.v
To,t and IFS Jurisdiction transferred 10 the county
cL-.s.
SANDY HOOK.