St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02
The BHlIUlfet.

Promptly at O'Clock last night the law
yers OF the State Bar association, at least
some seventy of them, sat down to a cola
ton at the Merchants, prepared expressly for
them by Col. Allen and his able assistants,
and the assembled legal gentlemen took so
kindly to this part of the programme that
they discussed it with all the vigor of their
stomachs for full hour and half. The bill
of fare being printed in the queens English,
plain and straight, all present were able to
read it Alright. The viands disposed of,
Judge Flandrau, the POSTMASTER, in few
appropriate remarks opened the intellectual
feast by calling on Chief Justice Gilillan,
VINO was given an opportunity to say some
thing for the ''judiciarY' After the excuse
that almost anybody else could have done
better than himself, he proceeded to demon
strate the contrary. He said the bench and
the bar, the lawyer and the Judge, had mu-
tual responsibility, and closed with the hope
that the two might walk ever hand in hand
to the end of time.
On the "Bar of Minnesota Judge Atwater
made the wittiest speech of the evening, ar
raigning Judge Flandrau for presenting him
with bill at the annual meeting yesterday.
The judges remarks, in this connection, on
jacks, queens and knaves, elected hearty
applause.
''The state of Minnesota" This was to
have been responded to by Attorney General
Hahn, but he not being present, Judge Elan
drau called on Mr.. Moss, whom he called the
''oldest man in Minnesota" This gentle
man delivered an entirely impromptu speech,
in quiet and effective manner.
Progress and Reform was responded to
by Mr.. Wilder, of Red Wing, in the absence
Of Mr.. j. A. Lovely, who made some bright
remarks in comparison of st. Paul with
Red Wing.
'Our Clients' received due consideration
at the hands of Hon. j. n. Castle of Still
water, whose clients, he said had very little
to say for themselves.
''The Pioneers of the Bar" The secretary
of the association, Mr.. Stevens, read a com
munication from Mr.. Brisbin, who could
not be present on account of previous
social engagement. 1t was as follows:
ST. PAUL, April 1, 1884.
Hon. Gordon E. Cole, President, etc
A social engagement, previously made
which cannot well be avoided, without much
disappointment to others, prevents me the
qualification of being present at the banquet
of the Bar association this evening and
speaking to the toast, "The Pioneers of the
Bar"
My residence here of more than thirty
years and my personal intimacy with all Of
the men whose names are suggested by the
sentiment assigned to me would have called
at once for tribute of respect and ''labor
of love-"
To the older members of the legal profess
sion in this state, ''the sessions of sweet
silent thought summon no memories more
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bring back the names of Welch, Sherburne,
Chatfield and Cornell of the supreme court,
Waterman, Waite and Hall of the district
bench. Their lives were both lessons and
examples They live although gone.
''To that high Capitol, where kingly death
Holds his pale court, in beauty and decay
If you select from the august register
of the dead such names as Holinshead, Ames,
Babcock, Franklin, Mcmahon, Allis, Otis,
Curtis, Burt, French, Hanscombe, Demmen,
and throng of others few nobler names
have been inscribed upon the imperishable
catalogue.
Permit me to suggest if it is not already
anticipated by the bylaws of the association,
that a committee on biography should be
provided, to perpetuate for the benefit of fu-
ture generations of the bar, record of such
lives as have been useful, elevated, and of
consequence exemplary. AS a class lawyers
have no biographers, but die and pass from
memory with the opportunities and activities
which have given them fame.
Lawyers of the highest type are running
outn The multiplicity of law books is de-
trimental to the growth of great lawyers.
Digests and reports, book shelves aud pigeon
holes make leaders, and great argument in
latter day parlance is not an excOgitation of
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libraries. Someone has well said that 'prac-
tice makes drill masters, but God makes
generals
Effort should be moved to codify the COM
mon law. Movement should be made to
abolish the ''fatal facility of admission to
the bar. This organization will advance in
the right direction The character and solid
ness of the society gives assurance that its
influence will be felt at once and usefully
upon the legislation and politics of the state,
and that the bar will recapture and preserve
the reputation which came to it from the
pioneers. Respectfully, j. B. BRIsBIN.
This closed the regular toasts of the even
lug. The impromptu list was then started off,
and those responding were: Judge
Flandran, in some personal reminis,
cences of the early days which
contained much humOr and kept the as
semblage ia rear for full twentyssminutes
Mr.. Horns, remarks on the demurrer, the
bench and the bar, connecting with it the
most indispensable part of saloon, were to
the taste of his brethren.
Judge Collins, made a happy turn by call
ing on Col. Allen, who said although no
lawyer, he kept bar, hence he might be
counted in.
Judge Nelson, spoke on the supernatural
in law, which he said made him very uncer-
tain in his recent decisions, concluding with
some words supplementary of those of Chief
Justic Gilfllan:
Hon. w. P. Murray made some very
amusing remarks on legal practice in the old
territorial days and calling up l. V. D.
Heard he fully evened up the plank with
him. Hon. E. NJ. Wilson also gave some of
the territorial day legal pranks Of the older
members of the bar and sandwiched in some
very amusing stories.
Mayor O'Brien was called to his feet by a
neat allnsion to his talents as a younger
member of the bar and in conclusion paid
a Just and merited tribute to Judge Wescott
Wilkin He was followed by Hon. J. j.
Egan who in eloquent words commended
the union of the bar of the State in associa-
lions as a measure for great good in exerting
a limited influence in bnilding up the great
commonwealth of Minnesota.
The man who was the great lever in form
ing the association, H. F. Stevens of St.
Paul, was called upon, who thanked the as
ISOLATION for the honor they had conferred
upon him by this mention.
At fifteen minutes to 1 a. M, to-day, the
banquet was adjourned, the band playing
Hail Columbia.
Contracts Awarded for Flour.
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