St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-19
ANOTHER TEST
And the "OwI" Coterie Shows
Up to Better Advantage.


The Law Library association, which
is the only organization Of the Henne-
pin county bar at present, held its an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon. The
attendance was very large, about two
thirds OF the members being present
so large, in fact, that it was apparent
that the undercurrent of feeling that
has been set in motion by the fight over
the district judgeship had created live
lier interest than usual. There was no
open claShing, however. The owl coterle
as those who attended the star cham
Der meeting in the Boston block are
called, came out slightly ahead in the
election of president. Although
their nominee, Col. r. G. Benton, was
in a measure a compromise candidate,
they at least defeated the candidate OF
the opposition, which was composed of
those who elected Frank Healy chair
man of the bar meeting held at the
court house last Wednesday.
President w. S. Hahn called the
meeting to order, Secretary George IL.
Fletcher read the minutes OF the pre-
vious annual meeting, and j. r. kingly
read the treasurer's report, showing the
total receipts for the gear to be
Ss.O26. 80: expenditures, S5,45S.7S; bal
ance Oh hand, S2,567.8l; present indebt-
edness, $2,450, leaving $l17.S1 in the
treasury with all bills paid. He esti-
mated the expense for the coming year
at s2,525, and reported the receipts
would be about $500. leaving a
margin of about $1,000. Two hundred
and twenty-five of the 600 authorized
shares of stock have been sold, and the
library contains about $50, 200 worth OF
books. An informal ballot was taken
for president. r. G. Benton, who was
nominated by E. NJ. Wilson, received
seventy-twO votes, and d. A. Secomb,
who was nominated by l.. r. Than, re-
ceived thirty-nine votes. The informal
ballot was made formal, and Col. Benton
declared elected.
]. Nj. Miller and A. T. Ankeny were
the nominees for vice president. Mr..
Ankeny withdrew and the secretary
cast the vote of the meeting for Mr.
Miller. G. II. Fletcher received eighty
seven votes, A. n. Jordan twenty-three
votes aud E. S. Gaylord three votes for
secretary. Mr.. Fletcher was declared
elected.
The nomination of treasurer being
next in order, the secretary was in
structed to east the unanimous vote of
the association for E. G. Gale for that
office.
A motion was then made that the
chair appoint a committee OF three to
report names for the executive, dis
cipline and library committees respect
lively.
l.. r. THAN moved as an amendment
that an informal ballot be taken to get
the sense of the members as to the COM
pleXion of the meeting.
This amendment was lost, and the
chair appointed MeSSrs. Hale, Wander
lip and Than. While waiting for the
report of this committee Thomas Canty
offered a resolution to the effect that it
was the sense of the meeting that the
annual dues of members holding stock
should be reduced from 500 to $40 per
annun, and that members of the bar
generally be allowed the use OF
the library on the payment of $40
per annum. This was amended by
II. r. Odell to the effect that $40 annu-
ally of the amount so paid by non
stockholding members should be ap-
Piled towards the payment OF a share OF
Stock which, when paid for, should is
sue to the person so paying. This pro-
voked much discussion, and remarks
were made by Judge Shaw and 9TH
ers.
The committee being then ready to
report, majority report was made by
MI. Hale and minority report by Mr.
Thion. The following executive COM
mlttee, recommended by the majority
report. was appointed: Atwater,
Bartleson, Bailey, Peck and Shower.
The majority recommended for the COM
mittee on discipline Messrs. Shaw,
jackson and Woods, and the minority
report Messrs. Secombe, Healy and
Ankeny. Shaw, Jackson and Woods
havi ng refused to allow their names to
go before the association the minority
report was adopted.
A library committee, consisting of
Kitchell, Norris and Willard, was elect
ed without opposition. The question of
reducing the annual dues was again
brought up, and. amid much wrangling,
amendments. substitutions and motions
to adjourn, was finally referred to the
executive and library committees, with
instructions to report at the next quar-
terly meeting.
Capt j. N. Cross introduced reso-
luton requesting those committees to
fix time certain when they would meet
in the library to receive suggestions,
etc. This was carried and the meeting
adjourned.