New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-19
TIE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

AN ADDRESS BY MR.. BRIsTOW SUMMING UP THE
YEARS CHANGES IN STATE AND NATIONAL LAW
-THp FxECU1IvE COUNCIL ELECTED.
SARATOGA, \. Y, Aug. 1S.-The American
Bar Association met at lO:4O and was called 10 order
by the Hon Lake r. Poland, chairman OF the Executive
COMMITTEE who introduced the president Benjamin II.
Bristow, who read his annual report communicating
the noteworthy changes IN statutory law ON points
of general interest," made in the several States and by
Congress during preceding year. He spoke as fol
lows:
TIE fact that twentyfv States have only biennial
ana me past year being the ohear IN twenty
of these left last The
Chinese been attacked VIGOROUSLY but laws against
Them uecaIel nstlutlOuai III the United
States Courts as ast as tahen there Raifoa"s nave
at iackcd ny laws Ia California ana Georgia IN
Georgia commission is named to Fix rates. Maine has
law TO prevent railroad tmplOyes from striking and
stopping trains Connecticut has law To examine men
coOi-blludness and prevent their employment on
railroads. severe laws against roDobR graves nave
been enacted III Iowa, OAiO and Maine. New-IoIk
has law against sending annoying letters
predicated on those sent 10 the ReyDrDx winch might
construed Ia reach many business letters. CALI
pointing judges pro ten by consent o parties Calloi'
MA eRalIZes warrants OF arrests sent by telegraph
exempts property 10 the value 200 De-
longing to penSIOuers from taxation
Tue laws OF inheritance have been changed IN Massa
chusetts giving husband or VIE greater proportion or
property lhan hereto or wnere the husband or VIE
dies nJes tate Some states attempted To reciify
improve their usOlveLt laws Ii is ~ be- hoped that
Tue various laws proposed IN Congress some equl
table national bankrupt Law may be evolved TINS was
cedue recently passed made maoy radical changes aud
been stremuousy opposed by many. but II is now
generally cOnceded that the new code Is an improve
Inent the old code.
Regarding attempts to regulate railroad rates, the
problem is one neeang solution 40 thougnt inat Isll-
roads unhdmpered by competition could do mucn better
for country tney cnose, than where there Is "a
England. where several Improbable roads had been
united and became profitable under one management,
ahordinS greatly s reduced rates ,,or,,a s,a,a. -
take assignment OF claims against other states Is
an Important one and the con,iiIutionailty OF II r.
mains to pe Tested. The Census Bureau says that
$l000000OO In State debts have been repudiated.
wnicn two premiums have been paid nonroreit able.
Svuts Carolina enacted law similar TO That OF
years from last payment. ADtrtramp laws have
oeen passed in several states. seemingly much Ike
Jersey has forDddcu the Payment Of employees IN store
orders. Laws 1oroddiug tne intermarriage Of blacks
Other States. The law heretofore passed to the
enrct Virginia has been declared constitutional Dy
commission To examine persons arrested for tue first
lime II they cannot De reformed Without lmprs-
COMMISSIONS tn p eseDt FACTS 10 induce immigration.
Georgia has passed stringent usury law. Ony twelve
New Hampshire has offered bounty Tor The Iuanufac
lure of beet sugar. Louisiana requires every person
carrying on business or profession except agriculture
and lew Others, 10 pay special license fees.
On notion Of Carleton Hunt OF Louisiana the thanks
OF the association voted the president for
address. large number of new members elected
on report OF the Executive Council The secretary re
ported that the association bad over 400 members last
year and 500 with the just elected fiom
thirty -One States and Territories
The INK members of the Executive Council were
elected: Arkansas, j. NJ Moore Alabama. David Cop-
ton Connecticut, Roger Averl. District OF Columbia
j. Hubley Ashton Georgia. George A. Mercer Illinois
IN omns HOME; In0iaua, Orrs Robinson Kentucky,
Joan ". Stevenson; LOUISIANA. Carleton Hunt: Maine.
Ain"n n. stout Ma iand skpwith Wilmer MassA-
6 iusetts. Edmund IL. Btuuett; Michigan, O'I3nen j.
Atkinson Mississippi. Joseph H. Leigh; Missouri, James
o. BrOadhead; Nebraska, Charles L. MaBders0n; New
Hampshire. Albert :. Wait New jersey, Jacob Weart
Ncw.YOrk. Edward T. Builard ONO. George noudly !;
Pennsylvania, rhOma, L. Franklin; South Caro- ma A.
ID. MoGraw Vermont. Luae 4. poana: Virginia. Rob
err Oud West Nrginia. J0Gu A. Hutchinson WscOD.
SIN, John ". Carey. Adjourned.