Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
BAR MEETING.

BAR MEETING.
Resolutions of Respect for the Late Han
C. Harrison-Action in Court.
The member of the Sacramento bar me
at the Superior Court room yesterday at A
NJ. to receive the report of the Committee OF
Resolutions relative to the death of Ham G
Harrison, late a member of the Sacramento
bar, who died at Bakersfield on Monday.
Judge r. c. Clark, of the Superior Court
was called to the chair, and Win j. Davis wa
chosen Secretary.
n. Greene Curtis, from the Committee OF
Resoiutions-consisting of himself, ID. w
Welty and J. II. McKune-reportedt the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions:
IN MEMoRIAM.
WHEREAS, 1t pleased the Supreme Judge of tn,
| Universe, on the 10Th instant, to remove from ou
| midst esteemed friend and brother, Ham G
Harrison, who for long years served ministerial
officer OF our late District Court, and has long beer
associated with us member OF the BAR and being
deslrous OF putting upon the records OF our Cour
an expression of deep grief for his loss and
| appreciation for him, both a friend and as mem
| Der OF our profession therefore belt
ReSOLUed, That by this affecting call from oul
| midst OF one whose upright conduct, amiable dispo
| sitiOn and warm heart had deservedly won the re
spect and regard OF all who knew him, the bar hi;
lest most intelligent able and courteous brother
| and the community useful and es,imabe citizen
ReSoLred, The the members of the Sacramento bal
will long affectlonately cheri the memory of then
depar ed friend and brother, endeared to them a
he was by the many excellent qualities which adorned
his character both man and lawyer and
mingng their sorrows with those OF h afflicted
family, they tender them their most heartfelt sym
patty and coincidence.
! Res0lred, That as an additional testimony of re.
spect for the deceased, the members OF the Sacra
mento bar the customary badge of mourning
orthirty days; and that copy OF these resolutions
| be presented to the Superior Court of Sacramento
county with the request that they be entered upon
| its records.
Resolved, That copy OF this preamble and reso
lutions be sent to the family of our deceased
brother.
REMARKS.
Judge Curtis, in moving the adoption of
the resolution, said In the discharge of our
duty we have endeavored so far as possible to
| bring forward some of the leading traits of
character of our deceased brother, with no
disposition to eulogiZe him more than he de-
served We all knew him, and knew him
well. His connection with the members Of
this bar and with the Courts of this city has
been of some twenty years standing, and in
different capacities. At one time he was
| Deputy Sheriff, and at other times he has
! been Clerk of the Court. His business rela-
lions with you, Mr.. Chairman, have been
very intimate. You had an opportunity to
judge of his qualities, both of head and
heart. You knew him we'll as man, and |
entertain no question but what you feel as
the other members of the bar do that we have
lost man of great integrity, man of I'M
hinching fidelity, a man of great worth, and
useful citizen.
w. B. G. Brown moved the adoption of the
resolutions, and stated that he had been very
intimately acquainted with Mr. Harrison for
some % or "a years. He had known him in
all the relations of life. He had many good
qualities, and some failings which he trusted
were buried in the grave. We should recol-
lect his virtues, and try to emulate them.
Society has lost a good and honorable man
and the profession an upright and conscien-
husband and loving father.
A. B. vENABLE,
In seconding the resolutions, said had not
expected to say one word on this occasion,
but | feel that would be untrue to my own
feelings did | fail to pay word of tribute,
however unworthily spoken, or to lay upon
LIE IOulD vi our anu
! laurel sprig, however humble. Though my
personal acquaintance with Mr.. Harrison has
extended through but few years compare
lively, feel that | was bound to him by
peculiar ties. His friends and relatives of his
native place, the historic city of Winchester,
were my friends. We often met and talked
over the men and matters affecting our far-otf
homes. How often did we speak of the Cot
froths, Conrads, Carriers, Sherards and others
whose names are household words in all the
regions about his native place. His friends
were my friends, and that intimacy we es-
tablished here was most generous and cordial
| MIR. Harrison's name is one illustrious in it.
self, and those who bore it figured among
the leaders in the best days. of our repub-
lie. But, however pleasing this is or
should be to any one, our de-
parted friend looked not to them as a
patent to nobility or worth. With his own
nand he achieved his own success, and won
the honorable position he held in the hearts
of his fellow.citizens.
What our brother has achieved, has been
achieved by his own right arm through his
own strength of character and unhinching
integrity.
But he has passed from our presence and
association forever, and while we drop tear
upon his dust let us remember to cherish
Tread lightly on his ashes, We men Of genius,
He was your kinsinan
Clean clean his grave, We men Of goodness,
lie was your brother
The resolutions were then unanimously
adopted.
Presley Dunlap moved that they be pre-
sented to the Superior Court by the com
mittee of which Judge Curtis was Chairman
and the motion prevailing, the meeting ad-
journed.
IN COURT.
When the Superior Court opened yester.
day Judges benson and Clark occupied the
bench. n. Greene Curtis, on presenting the
resolutions adopted by the bar, sail May it
please the Court, on yesterday morning the
| intelligence reached this city of the death of
a member of the Sacramento bar, Mr. Ham
C. Harrison, and the members of the bar
called meeting and appointed COM
mittee to draft suitable resolutions with
reference to the sad event. The committee
discharged their duty and reported on this
morning to an adjourned meeting of this bar
the preamble and resolutions which they had
drafted, Hon. r. c. Clark occupying the
chair and most of the members of the bar
! being present. The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, with the request that the
| committee of the bar present them to the
superior OOuTJ Will IesOluliOu
that they be entered upon the records of the
Court.
Judge Curtis then read the resolutions and
further said We ask your Honors to have
the resolutions placed upon the records of the
Courts as perpetual memorial of the wol tn
of our deceased brother. 1 think would not
be saying too much to say that the deceased
was man of unquestioned integrity, and
of unyielding fidelity to every trust reposed
in him. Many of US have known him for
more than twenty years. think he has been
connected with the Courts OF this city for
more than twenty years-and in every rela
ton he has been upright, has been honest
We may hope, and we do hope that the
Court, and the Judges before whom he has
been summoned by the fat of the Superior
Judge of the Universe, will judge him
tenderly, as we know be will be judged Justly.
We hope and believe that his record will be
found right and clear, and that that Judge
who is infallible in all of His Judgments and
DEGREES, will say, Rest; be at peace" All
henor to his memory peace to his ashes.
JUDGE CLARK,
From the bench, replied that he had known
the deceased very intimately for more than
twenty wears; that it afforded him great
pleasure to be able to bear witness to his
many virtues and to his integrity, his man
hood. his tirmness as friend and his faith
fulness as an officer. He had taken deceased
into his confidence as friend and had