New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN
THE COURTS.

GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN
THE COURTS
Justices Slower and Lawrence sat at Supreme
Court Special Term. Parts and II. last week, ana
passed upon a large number OF applications. The
calendars OF litgated motions averaged about hfty
cases a day and the parte business was large
Surrogate Fitzgerald sat at Chambers in the Sur
rogate's Court and two parts OF the Court OF
General Sessions were bus!ly occupied. Judge Con
Ian held Special Term of the Supreme Court The
vacation assignments provide for frequent change
In the justices holding the vacation courts 50 thdt
each Will have considerable part OF the summer
for rest.
The Committee on Character Will meet in tho APP
peate Division Wednesday. July %, 70 examine
applicants for admission the Bar 10 their
moral character The certificates must be signed
by or more members o. the Bar known 70 the
committee
The Illinois and Ohio State Bar associations held
their annual meetings last week. The Illinois AS
ISOLATION has had considerable increase In mem
bershp, and the proceedings this year were OF
much interest. The Ohio Association met at Put
In Bay. and held II three-days' session The Penn
sylvania Bar Association met earlier In the month
The Washington Bar Association met at Tacoma
on Wednesday OF last week The Georgia BAR As,
ISOLATION held its annual meeting recently ana
State associations will meet In other parts OF me
country within the next two weeks. The Iowa bar
port on July % and 80 John Barton Payne, OF chi
cage, Will make the principal address before me
held it, annual meeting Lookout Mountain All
these and other State associations have elected. or
ton tom meeting to be- held on August 10 and the
following days In Saratoga
one Of the most valuable OF the addresses delivered
thus far this year before the Bar associations was
that OF Samuel Dickson, president Of the Penrsy-
vania Bar Association at its recent annual meeting
He discussed THE Development in Pennsylvania OF
Constitutional Restraints Upon the Power and Pro-
cedure OF the Legislature" He spoke of the I'm
provement that had been made in Legislative meas
ures since 1874. and advocated the appointment OF
legislative commissioners. whose work would insure
greater accuracy In expression ana would improve
The general character Of legislation in Pennsylvania
The prohibition OF special lcglsailol was spoken OF
among the most important OF the ns,itutiona
amendments under which the Pennsylvania l."gisat-
had acted within recent years The increase III
the number Of appropriations Ia charitable or edu-
cational Institutions not under the absolute control
of the Commonwealth IL among the cVl'' - which
Mr. Dickson calls attention. One hundred ana
passed in the session Of 1895 approprang In the
grcgac over ST. 100000 He urged the election Of men
the greatest safeguards against the evils Of which
complaint has been made.
One Of tho principal subjects Of discussion at the
meeting of the Illinois Bar Association the
solicitation Of the Supreme Court OF the State Tho
matter has been under discussion for twenty years.
since bill 10 consolidate the court was first passed
In ono branch Of the Legislature. Judge Magruder,
showed that the judges made 1876 trips each year
hold court The records in the argued and
submitted shipped by express from the place
where court held to the next hating place Of
the Judges. and then to other points, so that the
opinions Of the judges could be prepared and could
be consiaeren "a "a. me VINO , oa 'is a. ,h
State TO another. The fixing of some particular
the year instead Of compelling 1t to migrate from
one point another as at present ono OF the most
tho Lax.
son except dislike for change which would prevent
the reform rom being carried out.
THE Chicago Law Journal" tells this story about
Judge Silas L. Bryan. the father Of the Democratic
candidate for President Of the United States:
Judge Bryan In the habit Of opening his cour,
with prayer He claimed that the Lord directed
him in making his decisions. He would some
times when I'm doubt in the midst ~ trial. kneel
down upon the bench and ask Divine direction.
noted Peoria lawyer. meeting the Judge one day
I'm tho street after the Supreme Court had re
vorerd six OF his cases. said: i see. Judge. that
the Supreme Court has reversed the Lord In six
cases What have you got to say about 1t?
thoutht YOU decided your under Divine IL
rcction Whereupon the Judge replied: The Su-
preme Court is wrong.
Several well-known ohio lawyers and judges have
died recently a. y. Williams OF Wilmington who
had been a probate Judge for several years.
one OF the number Judge Henderson Elliott. who
died at Dayton has been Il judge OF the Court or
Common Pleas for nearly twenty-five years. Sam
uel Schcabargcr, who died In Washington was
an ohio LAWYER for many years. although recently
his Office had been at Washington. He had been
engaged IN many important cases In the last twenty
wears and Of IN. most hishly respected
members OF the bar of the United States Supreme
Court
The exact rights of n passenger on an over
crowded car are not easily determined II has
frequently been held that II passenger riding upon
the platform of a when there Is no room inside
Is not necessarily negligent In so doing. The Penn
sylvania Supreme Court has recently decided that
the same rule does apply 10 n person who
found no standing room I'm the ear or upon the
platform, and finally managed TO place on" foot
upon the ntform. and afterward upon being re-
quired To leave that place. moved To position upon
what H. known us the bumper or the troll"y-car
After he had ridden short distance IN that posi-
ton. the car was struck 10y another whch came
behind II and the passengers loot was injured
The court held that II was contributory negligence
on the part OF the passenger TO take 80 dangerous
position ana II refused to grant him relief against
the company for the injuries sustained. The APP
p.atc Court ia Chicago has just held that II was
negligent for passenger upon railway train to
step back without looking into the space between
two cars. although he had stopped and taken u
backward step an act OF courtesy 10 . woman