New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-20
THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.

OPENING OF THE MEETING IN ALBANY
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER DELIVERS BRIEF
ADDRESS IN WHICH HE REFERS TO THE STAR
ROUTE TRIAI-REPoRTs or COMMITTEES AND
OTHER MATTERS.
ALBANY, Sept 19.-The annual meeting OF
NewYork State Bar Association begun here this
morning with prayer. after which President Sherman
Rogers, Of Buffalo. delivered the opening address
Among those present Attorney General Brewster
Justice Stanley Matthew'S of the United states Supreme
Court Judges Joseph Patt Potter Peter s. Danforth
aud Rumaey, OF the State courts; eXSenators Hughes
and Bradley; David W Field and Senator Homer A. Nell
After the opening address Judge Danforth read
the report OF the Committee Admissions, recon-
mending the following gentlemen as mem
bersi James H. Whltlegge, OF New-York;
Charles A. DAWSON Of Saratoga W. Cullinan. Of os-
wego Augustus r. Harrington, OF Warsaw stephen @.
Milliard Of Bnghamton; William f. Kip and E Parker,
Of Buffalo; Dwight H. Olmstead L. F. Van Allen Henry
T. Tremain, I. TWickes. A. Walker Os, G. H. Woodbury.
Francis Etherdge, g. r. Halves and r. W. Bruno, Of New
YorkFrederck Lansing and p Williams, OF Watertowni
William Kerwan of Utica John Lansing ". f. Porter,
A. II. Sawyer and W. F. Rogers, OF Watertowni A. NJ.
Mills Of Little Falls; Edwin Allen, W. A Poucher, q.
". Parkhurst and W. A. Kenyon. OF Oswego; g. L. Piper
OF Fulton; VI. L. Wright and q. NJ. skinner. OF
Mexico; and G. W. Mead aud A. s.
Draper, Of Albany. The report adopted
The reported balance on hand Of S540i So
adopted The report OF the Executive Committee
read ana adopted The Committee Law Reform
made short report referring their full report of last
year The report OF this year accepted, and mo-
ton to discuss their report OF last year tabled Tho
Committee OF Arrangements made report, recommend
ing change Of time for holding the annual meeting
from September the second Monday in January The
report accepted but action taken the pro
posed change
Elliott f. shepard OF New-York, reported the CORE
spondence that had held with Lord Coleridge the
Lord Chief Justice Of England with regard TO his delv-
cry OF the annual before the Association and his
declinaton OF the invitation account Of previous
engagements
George l. stedman read the report Of the Committee
Prizes which awarded the prize for the best essay
COntrbutOry Negligence and the Burden OF Proof to
Edward d. -prague. OF NewYork. The prize was then
presented to that gentleman by Justice Matthews who
made few cOngra tu3tory remarks.
The report Of the committee on Legal Biography
read by c. VansantvOOrd Of New York, and accepted
The report OF the corresponding secretary was read py
PeytOD +. Mills OF Albany. The report Of the Commit
Legal Education was read by Lewis l. Delahedl
OF New York The report was accepted. Ar. Deahsa
moved that the committees rules and admissions for
1855 Iss2 he continued for the ensuing year The
consideration OF the resolution was postponed recess
then taken until O'Clock
ON the roassemblng Of the convention. Attorney-Gcn-
eral Brewster proceeded to speak. lie sald
that he proposed to say only Few words
had not prepared a discourse for this OCCASION The
gentlemen who had charge Of the management OF this
mat ne wOudhot DC hDlt 20 present written
About months ago he received a very kind letter
questing he would to appear and deliver
a discourse at the annual meeting. Knowing very well
aud which necessary to be done, and approaching
how important IL for one TO appear before body
equipped he had declined the invitation and had writ
ten a letter giving his reasons.
The result Of that letter reply which no man
could resist II ia such genial, genlemanly terms
OF earnest enreaty ana request tla he was sorry To ny
now he surrendered ppau-e Having agreed 70 speak
ne lat down 10 think upon what subject would become
him to present % Association. He then dsport
ing himself with of sir Edward Coke's reports,
Witch by way. were little better kRown or appre-
ciated by lawyers or the present day IMAM bur
would not deny that there wac great dea ID C.As On
Littleton that calculated % make the student
ana lime to prepare IL in manner ~ for tins body
Of earnest and eminent men. Ihat ulhe ne
draw hi. acceptance. lie LAD supposed, As everybody
haG that tine Star Route trial would end on August l.
II was closed nls official duty and
should be present and close the He had found II
utterly impossible prepare discourse such as should
be- worthy the gravity and Importance OF the subject
they replied that they woqld relieve him OF me speech
related an anecdote Of an Irishman who had been
home on shutter and who, when asked Il he was dead
said No. Pat; but rm spacheless.' lIaughterl
That was exactly his condition On this occasion. IL
spachcess"
one word more before he DONE and that should ne
In serious VEIN. They had Recently witnessed sOme-
thing in the administering Of public justice that
ahoeked the whole country He referred or course 10 e
-tar Route cases. IL the conviction or those VINO
mad the best OF information that over 9lOooOOO
OF the pubic money hal Dccu stolen IN the transac ION
There were still more tnan tUcntyhree undlrpOsed, OF
indictments This one had been fy aud Illy tieu hnu
heard and a knew the result II would seem That u II
had come 10 pass that juries could DC handled
and dealt with this had been then trla by jury
was itself doubtful legal remedy. But he cld not be
leve Many declare that II such things coma De
done they had better have no JIrles at
all. but he did not aeree with them lie believed 1t
only demonstration Of the usefulness OF JuIlee LOT
fron the evil consequence exposed, there is moral
reaction and q moral judgment that those VINO under
took the cOrrupting process viii never escape from