New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-12
FRIDAY,
APRIL IL, 1895.
A FIFTH JUDGE NOT NEEDED
Mr. ALLISON DOES NOT FAVOR THE NO
MAHON BILL
THE GENERAL DESIRE Is TliAT THIS "'|''
AND THAT FOR THE CREATION OF TWO
ADDITIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WILL BIZ VETOED SHOULD

WILL BIZ VETOED SHOULD
THEY BE PASSED.
rrbor,as Allison the newly appointed Judge Of
the Court of General Sessions, to ill the vacancy
caused by the death OF JudGe Randolph H. Mar
tine denied yesterday that there was any truth
in the report that he had assented 10 the scahu"'-
GUS bill introduced in the Senate by beherai ~
r. Mcmahon. Tammany Hall Democrat creating
another Judge of the General Sessions in THIS city
u, y salary of sl7 800 a year and be elected next
fall Judge Allison doubtless remembers the posi-
ton taken by Judge MARITIME. his predecessor last
winter and by all the other judges OF the COURT
who then declared that an additional Judge ana
the formation OF another or fourth part 10 'Ae
court were wholly unnecessary. The conclusions
which were then reached on the subject leit no
doubt that if the District-Attorney's office was
conducted with anything like energy ana Sys,e"
there would be- the slightest trouble ABOUT w
ing all the cases promptly and thoroughly whicn
be.ong to the courts OF criminal jurisdiction Ia
New-York Judge MARITIME said that he was WILL
ing to open court hour or two earlier IN the
morning and to sit longer at night to Keep 'he
calendar cleared. aud that If this was zone there
need be few cases left untried.
The difficulty was found. not in scarcity of
Judges for the Criminal Courts. but in the lack OK,
system and business methods in the District Attor-
news office. There but three parts IN the'
Court of General Sessions and there are now four
Judges 10 hold them one Judge as matters now
stand is constantly off duty though drawing pay
Ger continuous service. Why, therefore, Il -.
asked should the Legislature create an addl-'
tonal criminal Judge, making five. ana re-
curing the people TO pay the salaries Oh TWO
useless Judges instead Of one. as at pres
en.p II cannot be said that these judges
need the .ong rests which the existence OF -FOUR
pdical officers 10 preside over the three parts OF
this Court now affords them. The long summer
vacations which they draw pay for ana spend n
Europe are "A sufficient answer 10 the argument
put forward that there Should De I'VE july - "o
.hree Judges work
The. bin is Of Tamm2ny origin, and senator Nc
Mahon made a revelation on the floor OF the Sem
az. or Wednesday when ought u open the eyes
of honest legislators when he said that II had oeen
placed in h.s hands by D!strct-Attorney Fellows.
m. latest and IN many respects me most ineih-
Glen, Official eyer put AZ the head q the law de-
partnent OF New-York County. The taxpayers Of
This city naturally look with suspicion upon any
measure whose paternity can be- traced To Fellows.
but there is no question that public sentiment most
emphailea'y condemns this usea and wholly ns m m.
CITY treasury Of another enormous yearly salary 10
Ice suandered II the Piatt-C rOker deal l. carried OUT
upon some thrdr4te Tammany Hal awyer,
Another bill which Senator MchanOn introduced
and which the Senate passed on THURSDAY Is on a
par with the protigacy ana Ute Hi f
utgeShip bill. II authorizes Dstrlct-AttJFiey re-
Iows - appoint two additional Assistant District
Attorneys al salaries OF $3.50 a year each. Il -
the general impression that nothing snort 81 am
rnanv-Platt deal could have got ;hs sup" ndoisy
impu lent and outrageous measure through ne sen
ate Some OF the VINO recorded thrir F?'es IN
It's favor must have known that M Distrlct-At-
orneys office in NewYOrk l. already fun to over y.
flowing with unnecessary and av@hly pald ASSISTANT
ict-Attorneys. Nobody has yet undertaken 20
soye the problem OF what Fellows intends 70 90
with them. but the suppoSton among me poht.,,
clans OF this city Is that he has promised one or
the places 10 Platt a..
! Governor Morton will exercise mrs veto power on
| both these bills If they cannot b. defeated o.
| forn thpy reach him Ii was generally regretted
that they DO not belong that class OF legislation
| which comes before Mayor Strong for MS ACTON.
There is little doubt that they would De- properly
ventilated in the hearing they would get N tnc
Mayors Office and would meet with a scathlns
protest from the executive head Of the city