New-York tribune., 1896-07-26
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND m
TIT, COURTS

GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND n
THE COURTS.
The trial OF Dr. Jameson IN England not sn,v
promises to be one o, the most celebrated s,a,s
trials In recent years but I, has special tnteres,
on account OF the form OF trial adopted. Tnsrs
have been only three prominent cases 0. trial
at bar In hal century. tn. longest ~
these was the Parne case. in 1850. and the ~.
o, Daniel OConnel, IN 1874 was perhaps the ore
principa. difference between the me,aod Of ,rs
crinslnal cases IS tina: several judges. IN ths q.
stance three sit nsteld OF judse. ard the tsry
. spef S6ygh iS5y iG i6e chie dse u.sy lag: as:
as the spokesman The aiva1,age 0, this method
OF procedure Is that each decision OK po.n.
law has the weight OF authority ol three Judges
os the High Court and error. IN ri'ing, arS
To be more protracted than II only one J1ig. 81
The principal personagcs at the Jameson trial
are noteworthy enough 10 attract attention thers
were no other ground OF interest Lord Chief Jus
tice Russell has 10 his brief career on the oenca
carried out the promise Of his long service at The
hor and has made one OF the most eicten. judicial
officers which the English courts have bad Judge
Hawkins Is one OF ne aDies. ,a.,sr ., ~ c Se
inal law The Attorney General. Sir kthard Wei.
ster has not had many opportunl.es IN .t hs oo5
yate practice insures the conduct OF tIe praecs.
ton With strength and viS9r Sr rs Eo"a,a S'an s
charles Russell in important litigation before ts
latter became Lord Chief Justice, his ~: M skni
cross-eyarlination his elcquence and his Keennese
have made him successful In most OF .hs Siat
in which he has aPpcnIen p not a h. proongH
as TO interfere with the visit wnich L1ro SnNs
Justice Russell had planned TO make 10 tliS eouh'
/ try next month.
Tho rur,ors Of great physical weakness snd sone
mental disorder circulated regarding justice fiHA
OF the United States Supreme Court me, WIN
prompt denial. The eminent jurist mas sho"n
racent ,,ears some falling OF his vigorous hea.A
nd heqlns M last to show the effects Oh age AZ
legal opinions have however, been as cleL ~
,ti ,igor of exrreseon and clsarness In es-
tinc,qhinr close legal points Inc supreme Sosst
RS seen 50 great a revolution in its msmoetel
ulfhin The last few years that the passing syv
Of Justice Field would be lke severlng @ .ne s ~
link between the present ana ,'e olrrt n who was q.
pointed further back than the a vs S.ss
President Hayes ana SIX SIX o, ,,,aiy. vie ears
Iust,ce Oliver Wendell Holmes. OF Massachuse'u
rece,vod MANY social courtesies from lawyers "in'
IN England He was the guest OF Lord |nlei 'u'
tice Russell at q dinner party. ana ihe L'"uva
rou, Journal" in commenting on the tacI saia'
..,r,'o son ~ tbe genial 'Autocrat is among tie
, eo6Jinned LAWYERS on either side OF the Ausn.
10 His book on The Common Law" Whlcn ,., ne reS.i
ort ever published and has enloyee LIZ ~
circulation in England as wei as as III cso,,sy
Judges OF H Tlreov.iedge Of one another and the
growing intimacy Of English ana A'i'o'''l' 'N"'~'
is a welcome sign of IN" times
r,,e addresses made and papers read at the 'nee'
rs Of the bar associations in several OF 'he Sta''
are published IN current numbers OF 'he Ia" ,O.' %
rals Few OF the speeches were OF an ,his
nature but there were many eioqIe". an har ~
aTdresses on subjects OF Importance 20 me ga a. a.
the States in which the meetIngs ven nsetIng .Ss
the Pennsylvania Bar Association 'i,syry nnrny.l
most important action taken was tne aPPaossa. Ppas.
a bin providing for commission 10. p nc T.Ssjst,,rs
revision o., bills introduced mo nc rina thai
some iawvers opposed the bill on tne sTounti ,r
II nigh, seem to intimate that rne r,iaasuresI II
as learned however that the bill had me sp'oss @ a.
~ many members Of both houses OF me ias S "a
nro,iie for A commission which could no, reeo, %
mcnd 70 the Legslature any nu,ch ,heV nsi
put ut@nSnlisbed @S The address by Cortandt farker'
OF New-Jersey. on Sir Matthew laane , of speech.
cloai feature Of the long programme oi S'eeO"
making.
The Ohio Bar Association had under consders
,o tho need of change in the laws relating to me
crprane and Circuit courts The acting president
I = Folet declared: THE State OF ONO mas Wv
hardest-worked and poorest-paid Judges oi INC '
nrome Court Of any State in the Union II. evi. ~.
tared Win I'm, ,rt iidns in Ohio tho salary OF 500
in Massachusetts, $500 in pennsylvania , alu ' MA
in NewY York In MarSaGIlysSiI' for period d
tu.entv-one years and in New-l orK TOT ~" ,rrn,s
Ia 1,eeppo,,ranhers or typewriters who might as
sst them in the preparation OF oplosn,; ;o, ~ The
Ioanrer in which the Supreme Court Judges n ~sN
treated and it is possible that the a,ng", ,r -. ,bs
Ear Association may lead TO sohle relvi ose .o IN
o,'orhrrdened Supreme Court and some increase "
the inadequate salaries pald.
The Illinois LAWYERS at the annual meetings OF
,,e,r Rar Association were more vigorous "
their denunciation of the defects IN thelF !.
system than were the lawyers OF other s,ae~
The principal ground Of attack on the Juu..'~' ~
TEN was the holding Of sessions or the e"pte"'
Court al different parts OF the state Inc ms.
tory Supreme Court is relic OF the eaiHe' 1.'.
when traffic from one part Of the Staie 20 ahor ,s
was difficult and 1t was convenient 20 ,ysrs ar and
held at points readily accessible 70 i"n! mi.
Itigants Most Of the states wflch 'su I,os,
gratory system long ago gave II up nu IN court
an of the States the sessions or the ,,.
are held at the State capital John II. tia"S Som.
the nresident of the Illinois Bar Association eo. a,s
pared the work of the Illinois supreme ouI. I'D
that OF other States having large poput' 'I;hnSs
found that In many respects me ll'i0t ll'ot,- states
were less progressive than those 1I osIc' - cssS
The manner in which the court disposts VI 80
by considering them through commls''Ss e., ,ns coM
likely that only one, or AT most TWO JNus,,s. ,hsf
have read the record. and the others saIl' "a d q
knowledge from the one who has iaKsm ved ed
the matter. Oral arguments are dlS our - ,ocs
meeting of the Bar Association suggested Ths
such arguments were frequently o. niue r oral
result OF the methods adopted ana the lacA ..,vs
ARGUMENTS Is that sometimes inconsistent. ,,dsr
| are expressed IN different cases WnIch a az from
/ ace
the bench OF the same court wlthln sno.' ,,ons
of time Judge Philip Stein, OF Chicago wa ssoIdins
those who opposed the present system o. o. ~ the
court in each OF the three grand oltisio',,, would
/ STATE All OF the speakers believed ihst n,ont
be better to have the court held AZ a s"eN'
"a New Abridgment OF the Laws OF Ensa"N ~
tust been undertaken by two Of the larses ~" -.
lshing firms Of Great Britain. The oole0 80.
work is 10 provide the members OF the se" -
fession with compete guide 20 the wNoie w -.
the English law. The practice adopted IN S'."
American law encyclopedias WI. be follows" " ~.
ing TO specialists in various branches OF tc Ssv ars
duty OF writing The subjects win WIZ, n,o-s will
particularly fsLn lar Among he coh',io u Ph,ln.
he Sir Frederick Pollock. Sir Waiter j - i,Syes
more Sir Howard Ephinstone and se'yv.i Ren.
and vel known Queens Counrels. a ', ,hs laws
ION Will be the editor The cOdlncatioh W ol .,s,entL
has proceeded rapidly In some Of the @ 30 on
States. but In Great Britain there has - iaw ~.
ah abrlt gr.cnt OF