, 1879-01-03

that sub ect the consideration II required to give
an accurate answer on the question ot cost.
Mr.. hcCs2R suggested that the January dues
were yet largely IN arrears, At tho satnc time
caetfoc very significant Glance at a corner Of
peeunious oarrsscrs who wete ID srrcars.
MIR. Fuller explained that his idea was II havo
the report include therein the substance Of the
ReEbaT report Of Mr. Jewett, and the papers
presented at tha former meeting. He hal only
iutcnaed tu include 50 mitch Of Mr. .1-wctt's
speech as pArtook Of tho nature OF report. liu
did not wish to open hts resolution 10 MS 10 in.
corporate III T. the entire dcbate.
me anen4tnent ot Hsn. sl!ics was then
adopted and tue resolution carried Mt amended.
READY TO INVESTIGATE.
III. Arthur j. Cation aro*e md presented tho
following preamble and resolution:
WnxMfAs, Messrs Cooper. Knickethocker, and
ton tic charges WHICH tIey admit - making .sn,nst
Tug District Jnd1e. and REPORT that thsy intend
pellton,ng to Congress- to take coglxanee Thereon.
ti<soirtd, That II sueh charges. when thus dls.
closed. shall on their face appear WORTHY Of In
sesiiaation. tn Association wll give ~ the aIt
IT. ita power to tho determination Of Tile truth ur
falteluUl thereuf.
This resolution provoked a larga amount OF
very uninteresting drbatc.
Judge Miller struggled to his feet In the mo-
ments Of st!ltncss which followed tho reading OF
The resolution by the Secretary, and satsl that
Tho spirit Ut tlle resolution he commended most
heartily, but the proprlcty OF It hs was dispos ell
tn question:. flu really Jill not think this
Association should pledge Itself 10 prosccu te
any claFRes that might 10 made against judge
Bodaett before Congress. IL would he vcsy
unpleasant duty to perform, and lie thought X
Congress- wanted any assistance, or ahylhpdy
wanted any Assistance. they would bc quite Ike
ly u cali upon thcuI tor It. tic had nlwnys
questioned tho prupHety Of profIc1inG aas,sl-
aEeet unlees It was asked for. He did not knUw
why tie United 8tatca autlurItics could not
from the Chicago Dar AssurIatloIl. 1t woilld bo
\ very unpleasant pfr1icametlt indeed 1t tho
CHARGES should amount fu anything. Tllrse
gentlemen secmcd disposed u keep these
aecm COPY OF charrrs printed In THE TniHuxz
yesterday morning, no ono knew otllcsaa-
" whether those were the charges which
would. ho presented to. Congress- or not.
lie aid not tnlnk as Bar Association they
ought TO commit themselves to ono atue Or tho
other. It would b. lIIch pcasantcr Al,d n,ucl,
better tor them " keep. entirely aloof from It.
Certainly II there should bc anything serious In
those charges they should hssitatc about render.
Ing any aseistance in prosecuting them, thotr
ruspect anl kindly feeling toward ttlu gentleman
Involved In them would deter them fr0ln ren-
dcrlnR any assistance In that direction. II thers
was uolhing tn these. CHARGES Congress Itself
would say SO, alld rcfute 10 entertain them fur
moment. aud the gentlemen who wero prosc-
cutting them would be completely dlscoutltctl
there would be sonctting In them. lle did not
want the members Of Tho Bar Association 10
proeecnte them, and ho did not want any ono to
pledge his eiIorts iu advance. .Whito lle liked
tue splrit OF tho resolution. ho very much Qurs-
toned !ts proprtcty, and should yots agntnst It.
Mr.. B,Ack had suggestion 10 make. It would
probably bu unnecessary for hlul to stats that
tle WA !n tayor ot q very thorough f1yPAtly,l.
tion. but he questioned the proprcty OF tho Ln-
trolucstDn u ths resolution a. this time. lie
Thought they we're acsing with too much pre-.
ctpltanry. When the churgea weru malu vi, Il
seemed to him. 1t would then TO proper fur the
Assoeiallon to pass uroft them. Thts reso.u-
that u, when these snarges ahouId cone bsiore
tho Association, and tho As40eiation should
decn, l. adytaabls an.l should 4ceul the chnrEeH
q au!actent Importance to ius!ifY ths prosecss-
had got to dctcrsnlns thls question ho supposed
at that time anyway. 1fu supposed TINT even
under this resolution ha would have to post.
poue it until the question "a ~ whother Of not
the charges which mXht hu preferred were Of
sufficient gravity to call for an investigation.
It sectncd to him thst the pas4age Of q fcsat,l-
sou .! ttis Kind at tsts tnls WIS chld's play aud
hardly becoming Or worthy .! u1l Association of
this character Ha did not say thtA with Any itl-
teution VI Fcdrcttnx UPON the gentleman who
hat offered II. lie thought 1t beAt IL walt un-
III thQy lad these charges before tGcus 0t aoiiie-
thing on which TO act.
tion seemed 70 bu cnmmendrd BY every QUE, but
~ they could not act d.tutlelY uIutl 1t. ~ hatl
been suggested by hts brother Hsark, he would
move that the further confederation of It to
postponed until tho nkxt ulerttnE. Then they
couIa determine thelr action lnurG anstaelly.
Atr. Fuller satl. - hu understood 1t, this
resolution pledged the Bar Association to ssslyt
tn tfeterntolng tho truth os fals'ty Of any
worthy q! Investigation. Action uw.n that, hs
claimed, need not bs postponed. WY should