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Show I pkovo. Hf JuJgn Illackburn Iticchct uu I xcorla- mmW tlou. City louuill llolugr. jBJ ; eguUir Cvrrtspondent H 1'uuvu, March 22. At Monday H night's sestljii of the city oounoll, thr B following ltcmi of butllirss wiru H AfUr tha contldcrallon of tuvoral pstltlont on lilts matter pro and cou.thu H ippolntmcnt of Jaimaarayni deputy lH': watcrmutcr aud roaj tupervltor waa confirmed. Julian lllley.'a saloon proi rtetor, cat cJ attention to the matter or B. M. Dugalnt, another saloon man, runnlug an hotel bar room without the hotel, within the prricrlbod distance from n church, and atked that the matter bs rrmeJIed, sr ho would ask thu i lty for damagis. Tho two taloons adjoin. ltetcrrcd to the commltUu on license. V. A. Wilson was a pointed to fill (he vacancy created In the council by thu resignation of William l'roberl, representative from the Fourth ward. Ills only opslug candldato wol Ihomas N.Taylor, and the vote wai llvoagalnit threo In favor of Wilson. Oil A HUM AUAINIT JIL.ACU1 UltN. At a meeting of the liar association of 1'rovn oily hell Mondsy night, the following reiolullout wirenloptidl II It resolvud nn I charged by the liar association of l'roo city, Hint John W. illackburn Is lncometnt to dlsohargn tho duties of the cilice ol assoclatujiisllcouf thu Huireiuu Court ol Utah territory, and preildlngjudge of the 1 Irst luJklnl district court, silting at l'rovo ell), tor tho following reasons! 1. lie assumes tho rolo ot "special council" for ouusldt, and Is tystemat Ically unlalr nud unjust In his couduct and rulings to thu other In nlinott every late Hist Is tried before be-fore him. Bo apparent and to notorious has this become that it Is matter of ordlnaiy comment, nut only by the members of the bar, hut by the people generally who frujueut thu court room. 2. Ho has not a Judlclil mind. He oonllnually violates the molt lie mentary rules of uvldenco and of iro-tedure, iro-tedure, either Irom Ignorance of tlusu rules, Irom inability to diitlngulsh au 1 aj ply them, or from a wilful or tin. conscious disregard of such rules under tholulluenco of lilt prejudlcolu thu articular caw. 3. Hols physically lncaacltalod to dlsiarge the duties of Ills olllco by rrasou of age auj bodily liillrin. lilts. It Is not au unusual occurrence oc-currence f"- lilm to fall ntliep during the al of n case whether ot law or KlUiiy, whllo ou the bench, to that the alloruu) a resort tu the exxll-out exxll-out of drop) lng a book or miking tome other uuuiual noise toawakeu him and stcuru bit attention to listen to an objection or discharge some other duty connected with thu trial, or make up tho record without tho Judge's assist. auce. 4. Ho Is wholly locking In Judlclil dignity. Ho constantly lulerru tt the orderly trial of cases by scoldlii2,iun. I Isli and discourteous Interruptions of counsel during examlnallou ol wit nesses or Jurors and ou other occasions, which are often ermllted to grow Into unseemly contention bctwren himself and counsel. Till trial ol tho case or the arguments of counsel are constantly luterrut ted by iuerril ous complaints and directions tu thu btllllis aud otllcera of the court. Tn such an extent has this hecD carried that It has become simply uuendur able. ft. He it discourteous and arbitrary In lilt cun lucl towards members of thu lar practicing before him. This It particularly uoltcoablo lu lilt treat incut of tho younger members of the bar. 0. This asroclatlon It not actuated actu-ated by any persona! fiellng against hlui, but wholly by tho houeit bellel that his apolntmeut waa a mistake, aud his lucumbency of the olllco a misfortune already endured loo long. This feeling Is not conllued to the meuiburtof thlt association, but Is con curred In by almost every altoruty In this Territory who has practised I o. fore him, and by the peoile generally who have been hruugut Into contact with him. Wo earnestly petition the I'ruildent o( tiio United btales to causu hla re moval without unnecessary dels) nud tuthat end wounltu'nnd welcome ln visllgnllon. |