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Show THIRD DISTRICT COIHtT. M.-Kkan, ('. J., rn-i-h-.'. I'-.'C.oi.Ut I. laTI. I'pon the oi)cning of the court, Mr. Maxwell introduced to tho court Sir. George C. Bates, tho new district attorney at-torney appointed by the President, and ! moved bis admission to the bar. The judge said tho oourt was happy to welcome Mr. Bates to his official po&ition at this bar, and his admission was granted. Mr. Bates then made the following remarks: Mr. Bates May it please your honor, in entering upon the responsible duties du-ties of that office which the Preoident of his own volition and kindness conferred con-ferred upon me, I have only to state, that by Mjod's blessing, I will perform ila delicate and sacred functions with such fairness, mch equity, calmness and candor; with such equal and exact justice towards all tho people of this Territory, irrespective of caste, color, religion, icr or sectj, as shall extort from them all the commendation of an eminent English Bishop, in his eulogy upon the law: "As that science whose voice is the harmony of the world, whose seat is the bosom of God, the greateit arc not above or beyond its power or its process, and tho humblest not beneath its protecting arm." Accustomed Ac-customed from my youth to regard ita ministers upon the bench as engaged in duties not less sacred than of those who minister at the altar of tho living God, I shall bow with deferenco always al-ways to tho rulings and decisions of the bench, savo only when they arc over ruled, altered or revised by tho supreme judicial tribunal of the Union, or the wiso action oi an intelligent congress, acting in its capacity as tho lawful gaurdian of its rising ward. To my new brethren of the bar, I will only add, that whilo I w;ll yield the palm to tliem one and all, in learning, learn-ing, diligence, ability and zeal in tho profession, yet that no one, nor all of them shall ontvie or strip mc in that kindness, courtesy and fraternity which should ever characterize the true American gentleman of tho bar. With these motives and resolutions animating animat-ing me, I now here renounce all allegiance to my native State, tho Empire Em-pire State, to my adopted homes in Michigan and Illinois, and write my name on the muster roll of Utah, as a permanent citizen. And so, beginning my professional life for the fourth time, as I began it in early manhood, in a Territory, I may hopo by honesty, temperance and industry, to aid. in developing de-veloping its resources, and to build up a new State, soon to como into our Union, as the youngest, fairest wd richest daughter thereof; a State that already realizes tho glory of the Promised Land as one whose valleys are fat with corn, whose hills are covered with ten thousand flocks; from whoso mountains may bo digged brass and iron, a land literally flowing with milk and honey. The court then requested Mr. Baskin to proceed in iis argup)ent on thg motion to quash the indictment in the case of Wm. fj. Kimball and others on a charge of the murder of "Buck." Before proceeding with his argument, argu-ment, Mr. Bask in called the attention of the court to tho report of an inter-I inter-I view purporting to have oocurred in New York city between a. rcportor of the New York Uurahl and Mr. Thomas Fitch, a member of this bar and one of the counsel with Mr. Hempstead in the I present and other cases before this j court. He read from tho Salt Hake Herat t several extracts from tins rnnnrtrd interview., in which in rnrJv to some of the questions of tho correspondent, corres-pondent, Judge McKcan's rulings and positions were criticised. Mr. Baskin said ho desired to call the attention of the court to this reported interview, because it was evident that either Mr. Pitch had been misrepresented by tho reporter or that he had misrepresented tho court, referring cRpeoiaily to tho alleged" statement of Mr. Fifth as to the inconsistency of tho Judge and tho chargo that ho had kept tho indictment indict-ment against Biigham Young for a long time in his pocket, bringing it out only after he had J.?ft for tho south for tho benefit of h 13 health. Mr. Pitch well knew that it was not among the duties of the court to hold or present Indictments, but that this is tho duty of the prosecuting attorney. Ho nppcalcd to Messrs. Hempstead and Miner and to tho members of the bar generally ny to ipe fact that the coiirt had been misrepresented by tho newspaper referred to, Jude Snow astul whether tho matter referred to by tho attorney had anything to do with the case which was bcijft1 argued. ' ' J Mr. Baskin faid he had referred to tho case because the counsel referred to was ono of the associate counsel . in tli is cgsi. judge tinow atfeniptcd to make an-i an-i other remark. Tho court askod if he I (Snow) had anything to Bay in refev-i refev-i ence to tho newspaper affair, and the reply being in tho negative, tho court 1 ordered the counsel to take bin seat, , saying that tne proscouting attorney ! hail done nothing unprofessional. Mr Hempstead eaid that ho had i before taken occasion to say h$, be j regarded non-ofljcial newspaper reports as pot a sound basis for the action of courts. He know nothing of this ro- port more than any other gentleman, or whothcr It exaggerate or misrepro- acuta tho language of Mr, Fitch, who I it lyas cxncctcd would return to tho j city in a wtok or uiors,;wuen. be would I no doubt be reacjy to answer for liira- Self in regard to his comjuot aud wqrds j and mato any explanations he may deem necessary. Ho (Hempstead) did j not regard himself as called upon to I answer lor any newspaper reports of I the language of hie associate counsel published in a distant city, and in his ibseuco. Mr; ,Haskiii said ho should not have j made lljcie remarks, iu thtj abscycg of j t the tioiinJ, thoy not u - r t ' - . pub- I turned at a dUance and the remarks made at a distance. The subject was then dropped, and Mr. Baskin made his argument against i the motion to quash iu tho Kimball i case, generally following I ho lino employed em-ployed by general Maxwell, puring j tho afternoon session Mr. Hempstead closed the argument in support of the j motion lo quash; at I ho dnso of which the oourt adjourned till Iu o'clock Monday morning, Dec. itlt , vecrving ; the question for future decision. Tho arguments on this motion have i occupied nearly throo full days, and ! havo been listened to throughout by a LJull bar aud a large popular auditory. I Puring tho aftcrnoou William j Uyndman, of Coriimc, was ajuiittcd to practico at the bar. |