New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN
THE COURTS.

THE COURTS
,ro ,,o,res NJ IN. sessions laws Of 1895 have al
a1, bcen nubllshed and the third volume VIII
soon be distributed The earlier sessions laws hned
only one small volume for each s'HS'o" VI Wv
Legislature and two volumes have been snin'''h'
for tho enactments even Of the buster legislatures
NJ recent wears Some OF the volumes have. now
ever been almost too bulky. The present puDnca-
,,on I'm three volumes rendered necessary by the
n,,ntine Of several important statutes prepared by
the Revision Commission The first volume CON
tains the Religious Corporation law the MEMBER
ship Corporation law. two elaborate STATUES p,nvd
tlcallv reconstrucung the Fisheries, paHe ar.
Forest law a new Jury law. important amehiihrht
to the Election law and long sta rod ~ Stvi
the changes I'm many sections or IN" touc ", ~ -,
procedure rendered necessary by the amendthents
to the Constitution adopted last yeaic o,hnr mai
rules Of the Court OF Appeals ana some o.he' IT,
tiers Of interest included in the volume; nS
publication Of the sessions aW s,er Is acton by The
Governor on the last of the bills lad before INN
his year than in some previous years. because OF
the publication Of three volumes ana or tne NAM
long statutes whfh hsd TO De GHretT n oca
form.
Three proposed amendments to the Constitution
will GO into effect II succeeding Legislature ana
the people OF the State are as favoraby disposed
toward them ms was the last Legislature one OF
the proposed amendments provides for female SUI
frare by striking the word male" from the consti-
,utionsl provision referring to the qualification OF
voters Another resolution passed by the last
Legislature favored the adoption OF an amendment
camp ana cottage purposes and the exchange ana
sale OF lands belonging 70 The s,ate stuatsa Uu.
Of additional lands Within the preserve The third
proposed amendment approved by the last i'sg,hs
iature allows the employment Of prisoners ~ pup.
ir works although II continues tho prohibition OF
contract labor In the state prisons ana pen''en-
tiaries.
The Medico-f.cgaI Congress. which was In sos
na
do the pocularities Of n few persons In III" com
muniiy who are only too anxious for an opportunity
OF expressing novel ideas on subjects concerning
which ordinary commonplace people have h''e
time or inclination 10 think Some OF the addresses
were marked by much thoughtfuness and valn'
able additions were made TO the slight store or
knowledge attainable on the subjects under discus
sion few Of those who spoke were however.
not well prepared to give thoughtful expression TO
their views and the debates were not az useful for
that reason as 1t had been hoped that ihey would
be. one OF the subjects under discussion has Deeh
the theme many articles recently IN legal Jour ,
mails In England and In the United states; Mahy
physicians and few lawyers believe that n.piirii yy
Is frequently disease and that PersSn noer
the influence Of liquor Most lawyers take the
opposite view and believe aecordanee win b bns
subject arc based, that voluntary ntoxication ~
not excuse for crime unless the person VINO mas
tinguish between right and wrong. The particlpa-
tion by women in the debates at some OF the t -es
OF the showed marked ability as public
speakers but practice may enable them In the
future TO attain a higher oratorica place
The commissioners who are considering the re-
vision OF the code OF Civil Procedure asked several
weeks ago that suggestions should be made to them
By lawyers who thought that changes were neces-
sary Only small proportion OF those who find
fault with the code have as yet explained TO the
commissioners the exact amendments which they
desire TO have made Many OF the changes which
would be most beneficial relate TO matters Of tech
nital procedure. ami The public at large may be
little Interested In them. Lawyers, however, Know
how often they are retarded defeated In iheir
EFFORTS 10 obtain Justice for their clients by tech
Meal objections founded provisions Of the code.
greater power might be well given 10 appellate
courts To decide on the merits Of n controversy
Win less regard than iH now paid to technical
questions The commissioners ~ Revision have
d.nculi taHk n they desire 10 satisfy the members
or The profession. and any suggestions which viii
assist them should he freely offered
PenhHylvanla produces many instances ~ strange
Wills but tho Judges trained 60 an understanding
OF The Pennsylvania mind are usually able 10 In
tefpret them, One Of the Wills which showed tho