New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
LAWYERS LOUD PROTEST

IA " LIND LOUD PROTEST
THOUSAND MEMBERS OF THE BAR ASK
THE GOVERNOR NOT TO SIGN
THE REFEREES BILL.
In meeting held in Trial Term. Par, r11 -. -.
supreme Court at noon yesterday The roerhar -
me AOrA county bar entered their protee,
against 'he Referees bill. now awat+in. o,I, ~ -
signature of Governor Odeu - t 7 "liS 'he
me course OF the meeting the foIIou-ir, ,..
was appointed 10 go to ALBANY ~, Ms
FORMAL protest to the Governor apai,s+ ~ -
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MiIiisTn iriisTn ~ ~ pyies Davies Leopold waIlsch
V-iiiian p Pand B Henry sacke
Benjsmin J; Dewner. charles NJ f. wnESsn Snaae5'
Horace Dening. 1'hsries i,sAei Aadenns'
Henry V SAWS John a straley.
Walter u. Edrnonds vr f;dw,, a p1ia9 ayr4T-
Sfais 5hariss 4 a Rln5shfoFd Rans I; Eugene smith
William Nelson Cromwell Peter 2 oiney
george Bgrniar franas Ra@ies = 4 Hps9igsty6n HPesiR9ay
Maograne coxe Howard Mansfield
:. Van vechien olcotr John Frsgksnb.,rns rsgan3
HsrteT gqTlPEha" H,ib William Allen Butler jr
,[soTge 9 Holt William H Hamilton
I he meeting was the first held by the members OF
The New-York bar in p number of years Long
fcre the hour set for the r1eeting. the big court
room was crowded 10 its utu,ost capacity. Many Of
the most prominent lawyers -ere present urge
their protest against the Ellsworth bill which
provides for the appointment twenty referees by
The Appellate Division of this department for thu
Supreme Court and Surrogates' Court and similar
number for the City Court
The meeting called order by Charles b.
HubbelL who nominated ex-Judge Charles F
Brown. formerly presiding Justice of the Appellate
Division IF the Second Department. as permanent
chairman Judge Brown vas unanimously chosen.
" !. Rowe made secretary.
The following resolution offered by Almor
Goodwin:
That the so-caIled Referees bill now in the hands
u the Governor. be and the same is hereby disap
proved and that the Governor be requested 10
withhold his signature therefrom-
Mr.. Goodwin said:
- tb & OF nls O1 % 0 s sSScistfon sS eto has has Pi an
Ioi-T+e5 a orIJntfea 70 onIsos az Signature nv The
Governor. and 10 show the deep interest taken in
county / may say that over one thousand lawyers,
ii al iRo5e VINO n 6 Sy on baRe fne Fee6
protest 10 the Governor asking him prevent the
some very obiectiona5le featGres We are as
sembled here 70 say that. although there may be
objections TO the present system Of appointing
sents more serious ones than now exist
This bill provides that all references ordered by
rogates Court Of this county are to be placed in
he disposed OF. matter how important how
slight. must be in alphabetica order these
referees Suppose that the referee whom
Is sent refuses act the question arises what
disposition be made OF the matter.
II will also be possible though 1 do not say such
course would be pursued by him for the clerk Of
the court TO 4old back the OF any referee he
chooses. and thereby protect him from receiving
ones
Mr. Goodwin then said that al least two thousand
references year would have TO be disposed Of be-
tween twenty in the Supreme and Surrogates'
courts. while there also be twenty referees
for the City Court, where. in a year. only seven
teen orders Of reference had been de This
ment received with loud laughter.
Colonel Franklin Bartlett seconded the adoption
OF the resolutions. and said that the measure was
conceived by secret brain and fashioned by an
Unknown hand. and that he could not hnd even
member OF the bar. either prominent obscure.
who has ventured 10 defend its provisions. He said
he did not know from what sources this bill erna-
mated. He concluded:
Owing 10 its nature 10 its fndefensble pro-
VISIONS, and the fact that one member of the
OF Its suspicious character which shows
be something back Of II favor some individual or
individuals. owing 70 the fact II the
appointive power OF our judges and takes from the
power. say this measure should be defeated
Colonel Bartlett loudly applauded on taking
his seat. and the resolution adopted unani-
Tnously
Several hundred lawyers then signed the protest
against the bill, which viii be taken by the commit
Tee 70 Albany. together with the resolution. and
submitted 70 the Governor