Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-06
ARKANSAS STATE BAR.
New Members Elected-Committee Reports
Revision of the Statutes.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Jan. 1.-The State
Bar association was called to order at II
a. m by the president, Judge II. q. Bum,
of Camden. The annual address before
the association was omitted until tomor-
row, when il will be delivered by Judge
John Mcclure. The subject will be "Our
EngliSh-bred Jurors"
The nomination and election of new
members being next in order Judge H. c.
Caldwell read the following list OF appli-
cants, recommending their acceptance as
members: +. w. kimball, John H. Woods.
George Sibley, James Z. Clark, X. j. Will
lams, s. r.. Allen, Carroll Armstrong, f.
T. Vaughan, \. NJ. Rector b. d. Williams,
w II. Premberton, b. Il. Davidson. c. w
Smith. A. B. Williams and George w
Sanders. The report was received and
adopted. which action entered the appli-
cantsaS members.
The committee on judicial adminiStra-
ton and law and law reform recommended
thirty-three amendments and changes in
the laws on the subjects that were then
deemed to be important. and are now by
this committee deemed to be of equal i'm
portantance, with any changes in the laws
that have occurred to them. The report
further says: These recommendations
were very fully considered and discussed
by the association, and the most OF them
were adopted. Since the recommendations
Were made Il session OF the HgiS-
latUre has interviewed, and only in four
of the subjects embodied in said reports
has there been any action of consideration
by the legislature. We have not deemed
il wise or expedlent to make any furt her
recommendations, except in one instance.
which we consider OF very great import
ance, until there shall have been some
Legislative action on those hitherto made.
We cannot see any good to be accomplished
in the direction OF law reform by the null
tiplicatiOn from year TO year of subjects
for amendments and additions to our laws.
We believe that such accumulation will re-
suit in paralyzing the efforts of the ASSOC
citation.
There is one subject which your COM
mittee considers To be of paramount i'm
portancc-that is the revision of our
statutes We have a very complete and
admirable compilation of the statutes in
ManSiield'S Digest, but until the legiS-
lature shall have collected all our statutes
into body and re-epacted them. repeal
ing all statutes not embodied in the
revision, there will continue to be con-
fusion and uncertainty in the
statute laws of the state No digest.
not the sanction of Legislative enactment,
viii be received by the profession as
authoritative, and this fact causes unfor-
tunate uncertainty in the law. which can
be easily remedied in the manner sug-
-ested. We therefore recommend the re-
vision and re-enactment of the statutes a
a body and the repeal OF statutes not en-
bodied in such revision.
The report was received, subject TO
further action by the association.
Hon. j. W. House. chairman Of the com
mittee on education and admission to the
bar. stated that the committee had no re
port to make. and on motion of Mr.. Saun-
derS the thanks of the association Were cX-
tended to the committee, and the com
ngittee, was discharged.
The call of the committee on grievances
WAS naSSed. owing to the unavoidable
absence OF the members.
Mr.. BlacAv wood. Tor the committee on
publication, submitted report which was
received and adopted. with instructions
for the future publication Of the paper de-
livered by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Conn nj the last
session.
Gov :. p. Hughes moved that the house
reconsider its action in dIscharging the
committee on education aud admission 10
IN" bar.
The vote Icing taken the action was re-
considered and the committee ein>t3tc1l.