Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-23
LOCAL NEWS.
State Bar Association,

Orisen $. seymour's 1Iemory-supreme
 Court Reports-Statutes Revision.
 The State Bar association held meeting in the Supreme Court, this city, yesterday forenoon. There were present ex-Governor Hubbard, Elisha T. Johnson. William Hamersle7 and Charles L. Joslyn, of Hart ford; William T. Elmer, of Middletown; B. w Seymour, of ,Bridg eport, and few others. proposed amendment to the association's constitution was recommitted owing to a technicality. It calls for one stated meeting the second Wednesday after the meeting of the General Assembly, and another sometime in May or June A tribute to the late presi- dent of the association, the 1amented Origen s. Seymour, was presented, read and ordered placed upon the records:
 The death of Judge Seymour has been felt per sonal loss by every who knew him and as a pub io loss by the community at arge Age had IT. tened without impairing his powers his heart was as warm his mind active his energy as persistent at the end Of half century Of professional life as at it's outset. When, in 1874 constitutional limitation deposed him from the chief justi"eship, 1t might have been thought that bis public career had closed But it may be ooub ed if this not rather the be- ginning of the best part of it he State had long known hi a sound lawyer and SC judge It was now to know him as law reforIn-r. enthusiast one u,ieht say in advocating tends to ele vate the standards of thought and practice in our pro fession He was no &uuddtOr tentlSoris acti. long and wide experience had shown him clearly what the defec our legal system and he gave his last years lsrgely to providing aremedy With this view assisted in organizing this association and wRs while he lived, it's guiding spirit He advocated the constitutional amendment which gives inc nom inRtion of the u ges Of higher courts to the gov ernm nt instead of the He headed the com mission from which the practice act of and the rules and to make t efectual. It was his pride that both these the fruit If the discussions of this b"dy. and that the bar of the tate 6 whole with him in his work. Tie say ing that luauB chA acter appears quite symmetri cal, uple-s viewed at di tante had no appicati grave has neither dimmed gld-d our grateful re- memhrance of him. The ass citation d. s1res to spread this minute upon s records, aud hat copy may be sent by the secretary to Mrs Seymour
 The executive committee recommended A. N. Wheeler, of this city, and Albert H. Walk er of Hartford, for membership. The bal lots resulted in the announcement of SIX votes, all in the affirmative.
 Professor Johnson T. Platt, of a committee appointed at the January meeting, reported that arrangements had been made with the reporter of the Supreme Court, the comp troller and the library committee for an i'm proved service in the publication of Supreme Court reports. The cost was to be lessened, and it was proposed to issue four numbers instead of two as now.
 After some discussion details were left with the committee.
 After remarks by several gentlemen, res olution was adopted for raising a committee to inquire and report at the next meeting as to the advisability of revising the statute laws of the State, and rendering them more acces sible to lawyers; also for enquiry as to the fixing of proper day after the rising of the General Assembly for new statutes to go into effect
 The meeting adjourned, and the members went to Savin Rock by West Haven car for a sea shore dinner at the Homestead.