The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-20
BAND OF BARRISTERS.
AMERICAN BAR AssooIAT'N MEETING
The Annual Convocation OF Disciples
OF Blackstone at Saratoga -Rris.
tow. Hunt and Parker Deliver
Masterly Addresses Look.
Ing for u LocatiOn-syno.
psis OF PrOceedings.

Saratoga, N. T., Aug. l9.-The American
Bar association met shortly after 1880
o'clock, and were called to order by Luke P.
Holland, chairman of the executive com
mittee, President Benjamin II. Bristow was
introduced and read his annual report, which
dealt chiefly With changes in statutory
laws by the several states and by congress
during the past year. Among the other new
legal enactments he referred to the attack
made by the laws upon railroads in Georgia,
where commission has been appointed to
fix the rates and the law in the same state for
the appointment of judges pro
tem'' with the consent of the
litigant parties. lie expressed the
hope that out of the various laws pronosea
IN congress some equitable bankrupt law
might DO evolved, to which the al denoe re.
sponded with applause. He referred also
70 the law enacted by the state of South
carolina, removing liens on real estate after
twenty years from the last payment; the an.
pointment by the state of Georgia of emf
grant commissioners, TO encourage inmipra.
tlon. Only twelve states and territories no
SAID, have no laws against usury. He smoke
OF the recent law of Louisiana. reouiring
every person in business or professional life
with tho exception of those engaged in agri.
culture and few others 10
pay a special license fee, and
referred to the laws forbiadine
intermarriage of blacks and whites Which,
nave been passed in the state of South Caro-
ma anu other states. law heretofore
Passeu 70 ths same etiectin Virginia, he said,
mas peen declared constitutional by the
United states court. On motion of Carleton
nunt, OF Louisiana, the thanks of the asso.
eiatioh were rendered the president for
his address. A large number of men
were elected members on the report of the
executive council, The secretary reports
That the association had more than 400 mem
bers last year, and more than 500 with the
new ones just elected, from thirty.one states
and territories. After the election of the
members OF the executive council the asso-
citation adjourned.
AT the opening of to-days session of
the, American Bar association. Court
land Parker of New Jersey. delivered
the address, taking for his subject
Alexander Hamilton, of New York. and
William Patterson, Of Now Jersey, whom he
styled the chief architects of the national
constitution. AT the conclusion of his adj.
aress the resolutions recommended last year
by the committee on legal education and nd
mission TO the bar were taken up, when Mr..
Carelton Hunt recommended several amend
ments' The resolutions were debated at
length, and then with substitute offered by
sames y; Broadhead, of Missouri, were laid
on tne table until tomorrow. Several com.
mittees reported progress and were contin.
ued. On motion of VIM. Allen Butler. of
New I ork, the executive committee was au-
Inorlzed 70 procure some room in New
York or Philadelphia for the office of the
| association. '. Wv