, 1879-01-11
Second Days Session Of the Iii
nois Bar Association at
Springfield.
A Letter from Judge Jameson,
Outlining Certain Needs >
of tho Bur. I
The COMMITTEES on Shorthand
Writers Recommend Their ,
Employment.
Papers Read by Judge David Mccullough,
Of Peoria, and q. @. Bonney. Of
Chicago. :,

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sptetoi nsDdtrh to me 7t1Snns.s
srRasoYlELn, Ill.,. Jan. 10.-Thc second dny's
session Of the Illinois State Bar Association be-
ran at 1890 o'clock tlts morning in tie
gorgeous room Of the Supreme Court Tho
attendance was not as largo as on tho preceding
day. --....
Being called 10 order by The President, Judge
Anthony Thornton, of Ehelhysille, the 1lut.
william l.. Groes, tho Secretary, read several
letters from nbscnt members and invited
guests, Including letters from, Judges Jameson
aul Moore, of Chicago, JOHN N. Rogers, Prcsl-
dent Of tho Iowa Statu 13nr Association, and
Judge Will. Judge Mnore writes, fegrtttng
lis Inability to be present, saying: "1n all the
nbjccts oi tho Association yosl hnye my cordial
sympathy. May you succeed tn every effort"
Judge Iatncsou's letter rea1s ds follows:
Ircgret, ih answer to YOUR Invitation to be
present. nt the second annual banquet Of tho
illinois Bar Afsoeiatiou, to say that my cngaEe
1u4nts hero will prevent me firth, accepting such
Invitation.
In thanking you for your courtesy, permit mo
to expsess thrauGl. you to the body you rupres-
ent nv qualification that In the Illinois Bar
Association, | sec nt last the realization Of a
hope have 1onr entertained. that ths legal
ptolesn,ioh n,itt se"su W po "slo ,laee ~
t,,at IL neI,t orrsn,rc its n,embershIn for n,,r-
poscs Of eIlratton, direction, and discipline.
Most Of the improvements in tho laws o. En-
gl'e'.spcaklnc countries nave oeeh n'atlc a. tiio
. aarso W Il, ntha,- ~" cocnon ~ ,'e .in;t,t,
law brnu,sht about by tlo united Efforts Of Tic
Bar. It has been the opprohE!un, Of our rru-
frssion TINT, unlike tlle votartcs Of the other
scicncrs,-theologlcaI medical, aud natnral,-it
aionc has never rNnbnel for any useful pur-
pose, moEai, benevolent, OF ectcntlilc. .-..
II YOUR organization shall prove to be % sue-
ecssful. such etarIc cat. no longer be Justly
tunau against the Lar Of Illinois. Tint IL may
succeed sincerely hopc, III THO Interest mt
ony Of lawyers, hua OF tno PUBLIC at large.
Very truly yours, JOHN A. JAMESON
Recommending scyeral minor changes in the
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eors.nu1.o'' m,' "a,'e" "e's ,,'.oa ~ ~.
Your Committee on Law Reform, to xhicl,
was specially referred tho subject OF shorthand
rcuoytrrs for courts OF rctt,rd IN this State,
would respectfully report that they lind, upo,i
examination OF tic stntr1tos Of tic following
Statcs, viz; Malnc, Nav York, Now Jersey,
Trnnsslyatiln, Ohio. Kentucky, Indiana, hicl,t.
gan, Wisconsin, Attuneaota, iowa, Nebraska,
CaIlfornin, and f3eorgia, and Wyoming md
Washington Territories, that provisions have
been nlon for shorthand reporters 10 attend the
ettttngs Of courts OK record IN those sfstes.
Your Committee would further ratn,rt that,
upon Inquiry OF anil information derived from
tic Judges OF Courts Id those States whore
ejlort-inf,l rctmrtcrs ara mart OF Tho orunnixa-
tjou OF tho Court. as a motter OF ccunotpy and
Tor TIC attaIDment Of exeet iusttcc, Legislative
70 bs Of vreat tcueat
Yuur Commtteo also made inuutrv Of tho
judges Of Grc,t Courts Il, tba Stale Tor theJr
ase Fl s a. e eeIe a" e usoi 1sIs
opinion las been expressed 81 thc1n that, a. q
matter Of economy and OF certainty in thu at-
taIni,,cut Of Justice, that q Law providing for
causes tried u their several Courts ought to ~
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