Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-24
TIE BAR ASSOCIATION.
IT Is FULLY ORGANIZED At LAST.


TIE BAR ASSOCIATION.
- IT Is FULLY ORGANIZED At LAsT
Constitution AuOpte.i-DfficarS Elected and
Board of CcnsOrs Chosen.
The members of the bar who met in the
court room on Saturday afternoon had
quite an extended and earnest, though
gOod-natured discussion, over the consti-
tuition and by laws reported by their COM
mittec. of which an outline appeared in the
INTELLIGENCER of Saturday.
After the speeches had been limited to
three minutes and each lawyer to one
speech on each section the discussion be-
gan
A proposition to limit tie objects vi the
association to the general Suspension of
the professional conduct OF the men,
bers OF the bar, &C.. was voted down, after
explananation by Mr.. Brosius that, of
course the association could only take Cog
| nizance Of matters which affected the re-
latiOns OF its members to the bar, and u
speech by Mr.. Reynolds to the effect that
| mans starding at the bar depended as
| we'll on his general conduct and regard
for the pr"pricties as his professional rec
tltude. The woUi professional was
not inserted.
Mr.. Nauman was Of the opinion TINT the
| ''institution OF proceedings on the part
| of the association in cases of auy '.breach
OF duty on the part Of ''those connected
officially with the administration OF the
law or in charge Of the public records
should be limited to such breaches Us oc-
cur thereafter Mr.. Reynolds and Mr..
EShlcman did not want to see the meeting
take any action which EIisht be construed
| into 4 desire or an effort to cover up some
thing that wo;lld not bear disclosure. MIR.
! DcnueS thought the future of the aSsocia-
| tiOn could be trusted to take cogniZance
of what was proper and to ignorc what
was not tit matter for action; and Mr..
Martin said that while he thought the
members Of the bar should not become
prosecutors, neither should they be
towards.
! MIR. Eby's proposition to make the
semi annual meetings on the first Monday
in june and December instead OF the scc-
ond Monday Was vigorously voted down
and Nj. ilense!'s suggestion that it ought
to require majority OF the votes cast
to EJECT officers, instead of merely the
highest number received, met with 10
favor.
The remainder Of the report was adopt
cd without attempt to alter or amend it,
save by some exceptions on the part Of A.
]. Kaufman, esq. TO its grammatical con-
structiOn, which were very badly treated
by the ,mpatience OF the meeting.
The reported constitution and bylaws
were then adopted as u whole. 1t was then
agreed to call the roll, to see who of those
present assented to the constitution and
bylaws as adopted. sisnilied their intcn-
tiOn to join the association at present, and
would participate in the election Of officers.
The following gentlemen responded
affirmatively, W. 4. Wilson. WA. Atlee,
George Nauman, &. c. Kaufman, A. e..
ReinOehl, w. T. Brown, 4. III Fritchey.
James NJ. Walker, Peter Hershey. Chaa.
l. Landis, Zuriel SwOyc, n F.. Shenck,
J. B. Amwake, J. Il. Kaufman,
Robert NJ. Asnew, ID. G. Baker, j.
W. B. Baus,nan, W.F. Boyer, NJ. Brosius,
]. Hay Brown. II. c. Brubaker, J. NJ.
Burke, J. \. Coyle, J. w. Dcnlinger, C..
Denues. A. J. Ebcrly, 5. z. Eby, l.. Ell
maker, N. Ellmakcr, ID. G. Eshlclnan,
E. Franklin, J. II. Fry, III. II. Fulton, A.
S. Hershey W. L. Nchsel. +. b. HOla-
han. y. +. lIostctter. J. W. johnson. A.
J. Kaufman. C. B. Kaufman, G. G. Ken
nedy, G. Il. Kline. ID. Leche, N. Lishtner,
f. K. Martin, i. +. Montgomery, ii. NJ.
North, S. ii. Reynolds, 5. NJ. Sener, A.
Slaymaker. E. &. Smith, j. l.. Steinmetz,
H. b. Swarr, w. ID. Weaver, U. >. Clark.
[Quite number Of gentlemen who par
ticipatcd in the early part of the meeting,
and were obliged to- leave, and many other
members of the bar who were not able to
be present, nave since signified their in
tentiOn to join the association, SD that its
membership is expected to comprehend
the greater part of the local bar.-IiEP.]
The election of officers being ordered,
NIessrs. Stcinmetz and j. Hay Brown were
elected telIers, and Rcinochl and Ebcrly
clerks
MIR. SrOsillS. III an eloquent speech,
nominated II. NJ. North, esq, for presi-
dent, bat his eloquence was not appreci-
ated, e!oquence nanifestly being at a dis
count in an ass:mbly'Of orators, for he was
impatiently interrupted by cries of 50 name
your man. and the effect Of his climax
was greatly depressed.
Mr.. Reynolds nominated Mr.. N. ELL
maker, but he declined, and named d. g..
Eshleman esq. ThereupOn Il ballot was
had resulting in Mr.. North's election. Mr..
; Eshleman was elected vice president, Mr..
Reynolds treasurer and Mr.. w. A. Wilson
secretary unanimously.
Nominations for censOrs were then made
and the ballot resulted as follows ID. G..
Baker, 81 ii. G. BrubaIkcr, 81 II. Il.
Swarr, 2s NJ. Brosius, 81; A. Slay-
maker, II; Geo. Naumali, 1S; N. Ell
maker, IA; Il. F. Eshlcman, 15; A. j.
Kaufman, ). W. L. Hcnscl, 20: J. Hay
Brown, i3; f. X. Martin, 10; Newton
Lightner, 10: ID. McMullen, 3; Chas.
Oenucs, 3; w. A. Atlee, 13.
Messrs. Brosius, Baker, Swarr, Bru-
baker and Uansel were declared elected
The officers elect then took their seats,
and in taking the chair President North
said that the honor laid upon him WAS one
to be proud Of-tO be chosen the first
president Of the first bar association in
county that lad existed for one hundred
and fifty years without ono. The Lancas-
ter bar has been conspicuous for its able
and distinguished. men. But the speaker
believed that there was rs much talent in
it now as there ever had been as high pro-
fessional and personal character as elO-
quent and able lawyers and that its repu-
tatiOn was as good as when Hopkins and
Buchanan gave lustre to it. 1t is to be re-
membered that since those years the c0un-
try has grown from few to fifty millions
and that Lancaster is no longer the largest
inland city in the country. He was
not OF those who believed the bar had de-
generated. Renewing his thanks for the
honor OF his election, expressing his high
hopes for tie future Of the association, and
pled.ing himself to the discharge Of his
duties without fear, favor or affection, the
speaker took his seat amid applause.
| The meeting then adjourned.
| Unclaimed Letters.