Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-31
THE LEGAL LIGHTS ADJOURN.
Ci.sing Transactions of the American Bar
Association.

Ciassing Transactions of the American Bar
Association.
CHICAGO, Aug 5l-The final business at
tended to by the American Bar association
yesterday was the choice of officers for the
coming year The committee having the
matter in charge named the following, who
were unanimously agreed upon: Edward
Hitchcock, of st. Louis, president; Edward
Otis Hinckley, of Baltimore, secretary;
Francis Rawle, of Philadelphia, treasurer;
the executive committee to be composed of
the officers named, ex-President David
Dudley Field; George A. Mercer, of Georgia;
j. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, and
Charles c. Bonney, of Illinois. There was
also named one vice president for each state
and council of five from each The vice
president from Illinois is Benjamin F. Aver;
from Indiana, Benjamin Harrison; Iowa,
Oliver P. Sheras; Michigan, Thomas J.
O'Brien; Wisconsin, A. l. Cary.
Suggestion to Legislatures.
The committee report yesterday on some
means of preventing hasty legislation was
adopted 1t is proposed that all bills be
referred to revision committees immedi-
ately after their passage, for revision and cor
rection of phraseology, the object being to
prevent the passage of acts made meaning
less or indefinite by reason of imperfect
grammar or other defects There was
motion made that would have postponed
action for another year, but upon a member
saying that the association had been eight
years discussing the subject, President
Field said:
Can We have it said that the American
Bar association, which is constantly urging
speed in the administration of the law, has
hesitated longer over this REFORM
Shouts of laughter greeted Fields words,
and the motion for delay was lost and the
measure passed with yell
Supreme Court and Other Matters.
Resolutions requesting the cooperation of
bar associations and their members in secur-
ing legislation for the relief of the supreme
court were adopted, as was a resolution APP
pointing committee of one member from
pch state to urge the adoption OF uniform
Ia ws r"SarIIug marriage, divorce, execution
OF willis and acknowledgement of deeds. A
resolution TO appoint committee TO agitate
for uniform election laws was laid on the
table.
The Wold's Fair Bobs Up.
A resolution ndorsing Chicago for the
location OF the W orld's fair in 1892 raised
quite commotion 1t was offered by Mr.
Russell, and, after thanking the citizens of
Chicago and the State and Chicago Bar as
sociations, it closed "heartilys indoring and
commencing Chicago's laudable and patriot
&c efforts to secure the Worlds fair in 1892
All the members from the east were in
stantly on their feet, calling points of order,
moving amendments and seeking by other
procedure to defeat the resolution
President Field finally made himself heard
over the din and ruled that the worlds fair
Endorsement was out of order and ruled
likewise on the amendments of the eastern
lawyers to change Chicago to New York.
The obnoxious sentence was stricken out and
| the resolution passed.
Close of the Convention.
There was some other business of little
general Importance transacted and the
meeting was ready to adjourn sine die.
President Field made few closing remarks
| He thanked the assembly for their courtesy,
| urged that each man remember that he
was working for great results. and counseled
| greater energy and labor to this end His
remarks were cheered and the assembly dis
| solved,
| Last night the members attended ban
| quet given them at the Grand Pacific hotel
| by tn q Chicago Bar assoca ton