, 1876-02-06


COMMITTEES APPOINTED
m. rt;caeo Har Association met yesterday
nfternoon in it's rooms in Farwe!l Hall, l4s Aeo-
ison street. E. D. McCaig. President' oeoup''o
the chair. go, =,
The Treasurer reported balance Oh n70o -
s5s703. The report Was approved.
The following new members were olectou
William A. Sheridan, George ". hresz'ngos' o''-
phen F. Brown, Frederick ". Packard.
The Chairman announced committees ior tne
year as follows:
Amendment =, Lau-L5mnn Trumbull. ". P.
plnck. George 0. Ide E A. suall. I. s. Norton:
Gri.u ,ntes-J. e. High. A. L. Pence a"5nn oa'oe'''
J.ditasry-c % B. Lawrence. c. L. Wood, E. S. 1sha''
G. T. Dailey, f. Z. Wilton.
Legal E1ueaton-J. l.. poonts'e. q; l.. faoaosA' H.
J. Sheldon, C. a. Dupae, Fc2ncs LacEner.
On naot,ou Of Mr. Black, the Board OF Mana
gers uas authorized to seq Judge Drummona'
and. il possible. get him to give bis consent 70
Sit fur a portrait, to be painted BY Heaiy Tor the
use of the Assoclsr,on.
APPEALs.
Ths bill to provide for appeals and TTfss ol
error in tho United States Courts, reported Nov.
&. 1875. bv 3 s2ccial committee OF tue Arsocla-
linn. together With certain amendments WHOM
nayo been proposed thereto, which IVES made
tbs special order, was postponed Tor the reason
that tha association had an idoa that thare was
no,r a hill before Congress which coTerad the
cro,,ud, and they wanted to Teit Tor copy OF IL
and see.
TIE FEES.
Mr. Horton's proposed amendment to Rula
of the Association, to MAKE the admission zee
So5, one-half 10 be paid on entefing ana lie oal-
anco in ono year, then came up
Air. Black moved to amend that one-ha'1 90
paia on admission and the balance IN sl1
months
within thirty dnys after duo no:tco shall haVa
been givea.
Sir. Tuley moved to lay the whole matter on
Sfr Crawford moved to amend Mr. sherman's
amendment By inserting "uuless excused W the
Board Of Managers" ,,,,
After much discussion, l1r. Withrow raised
the poiut of order that Mr.. Shesmau's ameud-
ment was out OF order. and tho Chair 80 hcll.
MIR. Root was.aFgains the point when another
mint Of order vas raised by Mr. Waterman that
Cue point OF oraor could not be argued without
m aoreaI from the decision OF the Chair.
Mr. Root did appeal. and, on motion OF M1.
King, it was laid upon tile table:
htr Blacks amendment was then carried.
AIR. Sherman moved to amend tho amendment
by adding, after Thirty DAYS notice shall nave
been givea by the Treasurer, unless EXCUSED bJ
the Board of Managers
btr. Roof held that this amendment vas out OF
order. ..
DIr. Crawford, in that case. moved to recon-
slider tbs vote BY which Mr. Blacks amendment
was adopted.
WAS IN order.
Nr. Dloran moved to lay tho amendment on
the tatlc. Carried.
Mr. Root held that tho whole matter had now
been finally settled.
The Chair thought the original amendment
offered bY Mr. Horton should now come up.
A1r Root appealed from the decision OF the
Chair.
oIr. King moved to lay the appeal on tbs t.
Bile. Lost by tie vote.
The appeal WAS then voted on and sustained,
and the original motion Was tabled.
PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF DISTRICT JUDGE.
Mr., Goudy offered the following, which W2a
dopted unanimously.
Reso,red That in tho opinion Of this Association
the bil now pending in tho House Of Representatives.
providing for payment Of the expenses Of District
Judges Of other districts while holding court In the
Northern District Of Illinois, - proper measure, and
its passage will promote the administration OF JUSTICE
Eeaolred, That copy Of this resolution ba sent oy
tho Secretary to the Hon. B. g. Caulhed. Representa
tive from tho First District Of Illinois
After ordering 500 copies OF the Constitution
and bylaws printed, tho attention Of the As
sociation was called by Mr. King to the fact that
the Supreme Court had sustained its action IN
the Goodrich case. The Association then ad.
iourned until the first Saturday in March, at
o'clock in the afternoon.