Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-01
From the Nashville Union and Dispatch.

From the Nashville Union and Dispatehl
MORNING SESSION.
The Convention Of the Bar Of Tennef
see for the purpose OF taking measures {
/ secure reorganization OF the ludiciz
svstem OF the State, met in the Snprem
| Court room at the capitol yesterda
morning at eleven o'clock.
4 Chauoellor H ii. Harrison was chOsel
chairman, and John Frizzle was electe,
secretary. g8 Isa
The following delegates were enrolled
4 Giles county--Thomas NJ. Jones, Johl
] G. Brown.
80 gwiiIiarp4on-Jud David Campbell
Geo. w. HieksgH
sf Cotfes--P. q. Isbell. an,
Frsnklin-A. 8, Colysr, P. Turney, A
| s. Marks, Taz. w. Newman, Mile
Turney, John Frizzell.
| WeakIey-M D. Caldwell.
Madison-Henry Brown.
Davidson-Judge w. F. Cooper, JohT
Reid, Judge n. Baxter.
Bedford-T. C. Whitesides, George w
Buchanan, II. l. Davidson.
The following Judges and ChancellOrE
were also present:
ChancellorTh Barry, 7th dl VisiOn;
! Chancellor H. H. Harrison, 4th division
I Chancellor b. NJ. Tilman, 18th division;
Judge N. A. Patterson, sth circuit
Judge John A. Campbell, 10th circuit;
Judge Hilary Ward, 18th circuit.
| HI. Davidson, John c. Brown, Peter
Turney, Henry Brown and n. A. Patter,
son were appointed acommittee torepOrt
business to the afternoon meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following report, submitted bv the
committee, was unanimously adopted
| /. That this committee recommend to
the Legislature OfTenResses the adoption
of the two-term system Of the Circuit
Court ia lien of the present system, and
that the first term be made the trial
term, provided the summons and COPY
OF the declarations be served sixty days
before the term /; but If served within
sixty days, that the first term shall be
the appearance term.
2. That the Legislature be requested as
early rs possible, to equalize the labors
OF the Circuit Judges and Cheneellors OF
the State, so that each one NAV have at
least six months labor in holding his
courts; and to this end that the judicial
Circuits and Chancery divisions be re-or-
ganized or changed as may be necessary.
3. We recommend a convention of the
Circuit Judges to adopt rules Of practice.
with a view to facilitate the trial OF
causes, and especially TO lessen the bills
Of costs ta litigants aud the State.
A. 1t is recommended to the Legisia-
ture to appropriate 70 each division of
the State $4,000, to be expended ia pur-
ehAsing law libraries for the use of the
Supreme Court.
5. We recommend the formation OF a
to l.u,a i 1.
Judges, Chaneellors and the members of
the bar Of the State, to NEST at the cap
itOl annually, to improve the iurispru-
denee Of the State, and elevate the tone
OF the legal profession; and that proper
officers be chosen by the convention,
and proper committees be appointed to
report an organization OF the association.
8. That we concur in the recGm1nenda-
tion of the members of the Nashville
bar, that there be established for David.
son county separate ChAncerv and
Circuit District, with a separate Judge
for eacn Court
Z. H East offered the following. which
were adopted:
ReSOtUed, That 8 committee of nine,
to be composed of three persons from
each grand division OF tie State, be an.
pointed by the chair to draw and pre-
sent TO the Legislature appropriate bills
looking TO the execution OF the fifth
resolution adopted by this Convention.
and that this committee, by correspond
ence with the clerks OF the Circuit Courts
and the clerks aud masters of the Chan
Gerry Courts, ascertain and report the
number of causes pending in their re-
speCtive Courts, and the lengths of time
necessary to dispose of each docket, and
said committees will report to an ad-
journed meeting of this Convention on
the 18th day of December next.
3 ReSOiUed, That this committee take
into consideration and prepare the details
Of an organization as proposed under the
fifth resolution of the Convention, and
report upon all the foregoing matters to
q general meeting OF the bar of the State,
to be heh in this room on the 18th OF
December next.
The following persons were appointed
q Committee in accOTdance with the
above resolutions:
Eastern District-O p Temple, D. NJ.
Key, John NRtherland
Middle Dlstrict-E. n. East, James Z. !
Bailey, John @. Brown .s.I
Western District--Hervey Brown,
Henry @. Smith, NJ. d. CmdwsIl.
Officers Of the Legal Association y
were then elected, as follows President,
Hon. Francis B. FOgg, Nashville; Seere-
taryi Hon. E. H. East Nashville Treas
lrer, ordan Stokes, Lebanon.
The Convention then adjourned 10 the
18th December next.
THE papers throughout the State are
requested to copy the foregoing proceed.
ngs.l