New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
GIVES REASONS FOR LAWS DELAY
Great Amount of Litigation in This Cjso
Responsible, It Is Asserted
To the Editor OF me Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: IN defence Of the position taken By yar4fc.
Bischonr on the laws delay. I would respec+s-r
submit to you the facts they exist to-day IN r.
State OF New-York. and particularly Nevy-Yo-r.
County. There are seventy-six Supreme Cour, e.
tees IN the State OF New-YOrk divided into o.,
departments and eight judicial districts The F,--
Department. which Is the county OF New-Yor< Ia,
out OF the seventy-six- Justices teeuty-tzo fas.s
a balance OF ffty-fOur justices % the other tbrs.
departments. The population OF the First Deuar,
ment Is TWO million inhabitants. and the ma,
ulation OF the State being seven millions vo,,
can see by the above figures that TIA First Depar4
ment has It's fun quota Of judges n the suorer,
Court "a provided By the constitution. Ths -
son OF the delay and congestion % the caIsusa-
in the Supreme Court OF ths First Do Dartraaat A.
due TO the fact that this city IS the COMMERCIAL me-
tropoIis OF the United States. I dare say thera =
mere litigation IN the city OF SeT-York than IN A.
state In the Union. and. far as regards ths a.
ministration Of the criminal law. 7 think tnat p
First Department is far more advanced n prous.f
ness than any other department IN this stats
The question OF relieving the calendar OF caz-q
in the Supreme Court Is a pulling ona Crda-
Article VI. Section 2 the constitution states. En-.
legislature shall divide the State into four tl6.ea
departments. Tho First Department shall cous,s-
OF the county OF Sew-Yo-k. and the Others shar
be bounded By county lines. and be compact ard
equal IN population. nearly nay Be. One, ..
every ten years the legislature may alter the ma
ciaI departments. but without Increasing tas nur,
Der thereof" Under Article VI Section I. -.
legislature may alter the judicial districts onc
after every enumeration under the const!r1-fon a.
the inhabitants OF the State. and thsreupon rea,-
portion the justices to De thereafter elected IN "a.
district so altered
IS the reapportionment VIII not happen bs,o-a
1906 u is powerless for the legislatures IN the fats
to remedy evil. and I doubt n n 19GS TIA. =
bs Temsded under the reapportionuent Tna
only solution that Is that the constftttfo
be amended as far the FIRST Department - co.
cerned. because IL r. not a question OF poDrsfI--
but OF amount OF LITIGATION. There are ~ aIdg-,,
in the State u New-YOrk who work harder -
have more technical and uO-leutous litigation 80
the justices in the First Department TO asszr
commission appointed BY the Governor 10 dev-sa
means and TayS OF relieving the congestion 7 bsva
written &C the most prominent lawyers n tire mos
prominent cities IN every State IL the Union -
find out how long u takes for a to be -escasF
In court Of record IN Law, with and without
jury. also equity cases. after the same are aej
providing there IL no delay the part OF tne a.
torneys for the plaintiff and deferd1rt So r---
can see II Is the interest OF the beur1 sr5 49,
bar 10 assist and help the ItCaEts 10 have
speedy a6JudtcatiO OF their grievances more 40 ~
the part OF the bar. because when a case is no.
reached before three or four years for trial -rs
attorneys on both sides liable lose their W.T.
nesses BY their either dying d-saDpearrg arF
sometimes by their memories failing. II We ha5
speedier trials the client would MS rights ana
the lawyer quicker rer1Irer- ed for his services
New-York. Oct. "a 190G.
LOUIS \ CJ-vTLLTER