New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-24
LAWYERS IN CONVENTION.

DISCUSSION AT THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION.
fYRoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBUNh'i
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. .23.-The second
day OF the American Bar Association sDowed
n larger attendance than yesterday ohange III INC
published programme made on account Of the an
sepse OF EX-GOVERNOR John W Stevenson of Kentucky
Who had been announced deliver the annual address
this morning John NJ. Shirley. of New-Hampshire, was
accordingly introduced and read paper on The Future
of our Proiession" Our profession" he said Us one
of the necessities Of civilization There Is no occasion
for lawyers where the only test of human rights the
will of the strongest Society brings men into relations
,,h each other and as wealth aud population increase
these relations become artificial aud complex Inc
law is the result Of growth and decay Tor IN law az Id
every thing human there an eternal struggle between
life AND death for mastery and therefore, the great
body of our law cannot be administered with
oomparatiye success except through the
sns,rumen,ality of peculiar corps pos
sess,ug tue qualifications which special training
and The hard discipline OF experience alone con gve I'D
1856 there 23939 lawyers IN this oountry IN lo'o
AOSS6; in 1880. 641S7 The number oil lawyers IN tue
States Of he Revolution was from sou 10
700 Only 1876 attorneys hxd bean admitted In New
York nv license prior Revolution and many
of these were dead when hosite broke out In 1850
there we're rs female and 64O62 male lawyers ol oil
the rs female lawyers under Sky years oil age
IL we're SIXTY and upward. To-Day there are 7o'ooo
lawyers IN the country La ahotnor naA oou'a'' 'i0
will probably be 100000.
me antiss Of the lawyer are wofodon the hand
20 hold the fort Of constitutional liberty and on the
other 10 adapt machinery OF tbs administration OF
Justice 70 the reasonable requirements OF the age IN
which they live. lawyer must have natural anu nc
Quired power integrity, INDUSTRY aud special framing
!Is needs moral honesty and moral courage lawyer
INNS, bs honest TO himself without that he can
not he honest with others Many difficult case mas
been determined by the oral weight OF counsel We
have Multiplicity Of legal tribunals Inc Calendars OF
tie courts 10 banc are oyercrowded. we nave siso
multiplicity OF repsrts.' The addresss was swarmS ap-
plauded.
ExMsyor vaux Of Pbilad sphia, in presenting the
repot of the committee appointed to consider tae suo-
ject of thu delays stOrs in tho supreme court OF ne
United States and the various psHs lor aIf h @ &
be table saoject 10 the Order OF the as'oc
pon. which was done and ,nteres,,or discussion
then n followed showed upon the papers heretofore
WsiI ia wei. Of kchsan c. c. BOnne Chicago
Henry W. Garrett Of washington; General T. B
Charles b adey OF Rnoae Island; Judge BurEe' oil
Ohio Emory storrs Of CnesSo ,urt,s, Increased by
the election OF tue following 0ardser LatnIop % wis s
soa d iSs8 James Bredln Of
Chauncey NJ, Depew HaneI b, Csnoier " Nn
YORK; Fleming q. Duoigaon, William G.rrard, r W.
Gelorin aud George W. Owens. Of Georgia QUO Rreh
ner 81 jacob Kohsr OF oao George
Moore of Alabama; L. b. krutiscAnidt, Eigar H. FAR
Tar samuel p. Blame. George Denegre, Of Louisiana
Fisher A Baker aud Ferdina "a setback. OF New.York
j. Phelps, OF Vermont. offered resolution, wnloa
WAS unanimously adopted, syinpathizng with ex-
Governor Stevenson, OF kentucky, VINO Is unable o:
sckaess to be present Professor clmeoI q. Badwlh'
OF Connection, read essay on preliminary Exam
fnatons in Criminal PrccsedDgS The treasurer SUP,
mittod his report showing a balance on hana Oh
$l,4S4 So. 600, ...s ...o,n,,or xr,,en
was adopted tho effect tnst tne vice presidents DC
reaueated 10 forward the Executive Committees OF
fi:er states before juno l. 1884, summarles OF me
fdoiai systems their respective states winch the
Executye Committee snail report 70 the Association q.
ia ANNUAL meeting. with such enoations as
deems proper An adjournment was taken until 10
morrow.