New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-20
COURT OF APPEALS RELIEF.
THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONS COM
MrTTET, SUGGESTS A MEASURE
Ol-EICERS EI .ECTED
OFFICERS ELECTED.

Albany. Jan ls--At the meeting Of the State Bar
Association to-day the Committee on Law Reform
submitted a report asking for constitutional
changes that VIII relieve the Court OF Appeals
II gays:
At the meeting OF the Constitutional Convention
IN 1894 the Court engaged upon calendar OF
669 causes, made up for the october term, 1870
which was not completed until January 1896. AT
the latter date calendar was made up, con-
,, ,ss ess causes With sS ,y~dtsroseS of upon the
calendar made in 1896 making calendar Of l.o24
causes at the beginning of 1877. During 1897 44S
appeals were heard, but a very considerable num-
Der were Appeals from orders not upon the regular
ca lendar. ard also criminal cases added 70 the
calendar from time 70 time, 80 that the nlghest
number reached upon the present calendar IS 20
As the preferred calendar contains 2S causes, the
calendar OF January J. 1897, having spent all OF 1887
upon the preferred calendar and causes remaining
urdispossd OF upon the calendar mace IN 80
I: appears that there remaining on the present
calendar and undisposed Of SIS cases. and that ne
Is sq7 1t viii be noted that the number OF returns
fed 1897 Is smaller than in previous years {u u,
1ug last year AS causes nave oeeh dlslose9 Ul
bv the Court and 9s7 remain undisposed or Inc
Court is two years behind its work since II can
only at the rate OF the present year dispose OF
sss causes In two years That Is the accumulation
OF business up to the pre5entf time to be the
appointment by the Governor Of seven members OF
saka charge OF the arrears Of business. upon sub.
stantislly the same basis az the commission VI
appfssS old Mc Court IN 10 at the time the present
Court OF Appeals came into existence. NO reason
Ihroughout the sac snSua no. decree Of ability
s9r d o,s s T0 those Who might Be selected from
the Justices OF the supreme Court me Jusuces
of the Supreme Court have az rue nau no go Sn
nal and In that respect would have no advantage
over members Of The bar. and such course
Court already suggested. and leave matters 80 80
eStirely' as al present constituted This tribunal
should have substantially the powers ana QUIZ
existence upon certificate of the court and die
solved upon It's recommend4tion as Vas dh ne case f
with the second division tbs would enable ths IN.
calendar 10 BE cleared and the court TO start out
with clear calendar IN W. ana elis PIE Snus s
ding Of the return.
The association has elected The following Officers
President ex-Attorney General Simon w. Rosen-
dale Of Albany
Recording secretary. L. B. Proctor. OF Albany.
Corresponding secretary. Frederick L. Wadhams
Of Albany.
Treasurer Henry A. Peckham. OF Albany
v.ce-presidents-First District, Louis Marshall OF
New-York; Second District. MacGiane Coke. OF
southfeld, Orange County; Third District, Clar.
ence e. BloodgooG OF CatskI; Fourth District
Richard L. Hand. Of Enzabethtown; Fifth District
Nevada y. Stranahan Of Fulton; Sixth District
John B. Stanchneld. OF Elmra; Seventh District
James NJ z. O'Grady. OF Rochester; Eighth Dis
srict Timothy 7. Ellsworth, OF Lockport
These New-York territory committeeman werv
appointed:
Executive Committee-Elihu Root Edward G
Whitaker Charles w. Dayton, William II. Robert
son Charles F. Coesurn and William W. Giilen.
Committee on Law Reform-fNrst District VIII
lam H. Hornblower. John De Witt Warner an'
Donald Mclean
COMMITTEES on Grievances--John E. Parsons. Ed
ward Mitchell James r. Blanchard Cyrus w. Hor
ton Thomas f. Poarsall end John T. Bremen.
Committee on Legal Biography-A. J. Dittenhoe
fer, John Brooks Leavtt, Leonard Il. Seckett snC
John Winslow.
Al the annual banquet OF tho association tht
evening given in honor of Chief Judge Andrew
and HIS successor. Chief Judge Parker Edward g
Whitaker. president OF the association. presided
The Judges of the Court Of Appeals and justices
Cox and Wallace. OF the Supreme Court, wer
ruests. Governor Black paid tribute 10 the ju
dietary IN general and the two judge in particular