The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
- 20 b. MAKeUs J. Ia.
An AttsubBs ID Justify TIE EHOrt 70 Ous'
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HIN from Uuices
To IRE EDiroA OF The sUN -Siri have
read the Communication from MT. Hun 10 your
yesterdays Issue and your editorial upon y,
! believe that your opinion concerning the
matter would be different n your aoauaint-
ance with tho iaotS was moro intimate and
correct.
In the frst place, the LaRue- Cobb blll was
not designed 70 Gust Mr.. Hun. In the second
place, II was not introduced IN the Interests
OF any publishing house nor VIII any pub
hshing house profit BY the bin introduced.
should II become Lava
The reported decisions Of the courts Of
tho State form a part Of the body Of the law
Of the land Just "a much as the statutes do,
They are as essential 10 the enforcement Of
the rightsof the public and Of the individuals
OF which tbs public "a composed a. are the
statutes. That they should be made OF easy
access 70 the public goes without saying,
Certainly II Is q wrong 70 the members OF the
legal profession to impose upon them the
burden Of procuring the publication of.these
decisions: yet that 10 what is done to-day.
And that wrong 10 one which IL sought 70 Be
riEhted By the LaHue-Cobb bin; rtghtod 10
the extent Of making provision for the pay
meut Of the salary, 5000, OF the Supreme
Court reporter no more,
Again, the reported decisions OF the Appel
late Division should be public and not private
property. Under tho present Grran cement
Mr.. Hun IL permitted 70 sell them 70 = private
publishing house. and that publishing house
Again, Mr.. Hun receives for bis work es
reporter the sum Of t22. 900 per annum. This
sum the lawyers OF the State have 20 pay.
Il Is entirely out OF proportion 70 the work
Albany published The STAT. R'pgrisr; q 4
| Of the state. The work Of the reporter was
done fully as well as Mr, Hun does his. II
sHst g .sIsd T9S % n and dS With
The State, The people Of the State or anybody
Doubtless fHE SON g not aware that MI,
| Huns work a. reporter does not interfere
with his PTSstios q hi: pTOtsssOH; II Sthss T
clerks hired by him for that purpose Yet,
sufn Yon NY editorIal YOU stats. ct proposed
- TO have the State further extend is
Appellate Division reports a. Il has already
Appeals. II you we're 70 Investigate the
| condition Of the law and the facts you would
RS faat as shi SSS az feSSs
| also paid for, by the lawyers Of the state;
! that the lawyers have 70 provide for all the
! the State and the State Library; that they are
| all published by the same publishing house
under the same arrangement. which differs
| only in that the Court of Appeals reports are
! sold for 6S cents a volume, the miscellaneous
| reports are sold at 90 cents a volume, while
| the Appellate Division reports are sold at
| 81 q volume. This Is 80 because the copyright
upon the Court OF Appeals and the mlscel-
| lGneous reports is taken out by the Secretary
| OF State in behalf Of the people Of the State,
| whereas the copyright upon the Appellate
| Division reports IL taken out By Mr.. Huns
assignee In is own name; and because tbs
| statute requires the contract for tho pub
lcation Of the Court OF, Appeals and mis-
| cellaneous reports to be let TO the publisher
who will furnish them at terms the most ed'
| q. the TeQnTn hnlnR
the proper execution OF the work; while Mr.
| Huns assignee IL free 70 charge any pric'
| up 70 81, the amount limited by statute,
| The only thing that the State or It's admin
istration has 10 do with the publication Of AM
| Of the reports IL that II pays the Court OF Ap
SsilaneoTs reporter a salary Of 81 500. in add
Y. K. KELLooo.