St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
JUNIORS OPPOSE SENIORS.
Rival Bar Associations Discuss the
Police Court Bill.
NO HARMONY IN THEIRS.
Resolutions Favorable to the Williams
Bill---A Member Of the Legislature
Forecasts Action.

/ gard1ng the passage OF the "munlcipal
court BILL" or, as it is now known, 1.-THE
| Williams BILL" The meeting was con-
vened on a call of 200 postal cards is
sued to members of the bar-not MEM
berS of the bar association. John w.
Willis presided and called the assem-
/ blage to order. As an inltlatOry shock To
/ the juniOrs-the meeting being princi-
pally composed of that branch of the
rofession-Wflliam Ely Bramhall, a
pillar of the bar association, demanded
| TO know who had called the meeting,
what was it called for, and declared
that it was the means of furthering
trickery and that the whole thing sa-
vored of ill. He would like to
know for the good of all honorable
members of the profession why the
meeting was called, the object, as he
surmiSed being an issue against the bar
association proper. He thought the
meeting was unauthorized, and moved
for an adjournment.
immediately after Mr.. Bramhall's
boomerang ID. w. LAWYER arose, and,
addressing the chair in fiery manner,
ADMINISTERED a REBUKE
on the part, as he said, of those present
who had met to procure the passage OF
the measure in question by all fair and
honorable means. The meeting was
not called with any wrong or Ill mo-
tives.
Judge Schoonmaker sprang to the
floor and SAID: IF the gentlemen
mean to be honest-that we shall have
a fair discusSlon-why do they max
this melton to Stitle all diseuSSion?"
Everybody in the meeting was sitting
in suspense to get in a word. but as
Judge SchOonmaker left the floor he
stated that he was one of the persons
who issued the call for the meeting.
Mr.. Bramhall, responded:' have been
accused of wrong motives in making
this motion to adjourn. [ do not want
to cut Off discussion. If the members
of the bar at large did not have fair
notice let us all meet together.
We can then get unanimous
action. when all will be
present. and if such action be favorable
to the passage of the bill in its present
form, | am as ready to lay down NY
hand as any one. Unless we meet to-
gether 1t would not be fair to those op-
posed and those who favor the bill.
make this motion in order that we shall
not have double action. There is no
feeling against this assemblage on the
part Of the bar association" The
motion to adjourn was then put, and
lost by large majority.
Mr.. Williams spoke upon the advisa-
bility of holding joint meeting to-day.
The bar association would meet this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and some
THOUGHT IT FEASIBLE
to hold joint session with that meet
ing. Mr.. Oman, secretary of the bar
association, extended an invitation TO
all present to attend that meeting. He
was asked by the chair if he had the
authority to tender such an invitation.
He replied that he knew 1t would be the
sentiment of every member of the bar
association if he were there to express it.
Representative Willrich said: AT
the last meeting of the bar association
this bill was discussed. 1t was agree d
it should not then be considered. as
there might be some difference of opn-
ion. 'fhe lawyers did not come from
the Ramsey county bar. but they took
it upon themselves to do it. think the
Ramsey county delegation is opposed
to the bill, unless there is an expression
of majority Of the bar, aud not the
bar association only. This bill may pass
the house, but will not pass the
senate. If resolution is passed here
tonight and another at the bar asS0cia-
llOli luCtllHS tllGlC Will NC
no result. 1t would be for the best in
terests of the bar that the action should
be harmonious thrOughout,a and unless it
is, neither recommendation, either Of
the bar at large or the bar association,
will influence my vote. Unless the
members of the bar present this even
ing are permitted to voice their senti-
ments at the meeting of the bar associa-
ton tomorrow, | will stand aloOf from
the whole matter"
A Junior fair-haired member of the
profession said that it would not be very
wise for the $50 present to declare that
they were incapable of judging the mat
ter for themselves, and not have every
thing in the hands of few older MEM
bers. He said he respected the seniors.
but when they undertook to manipulate
everything their own way it was time
the majority of the profession should
assert themselves. Mr.. Willrich said
that if the younger members were not
presumed or expected to be present at
the bar association meeting he was in
favor of taking action at once. Mr..
a member promptly replied: sit will
do us no good;
WE WILL BE EXCLUDED
when it comes to vote. Representative
Ives. being called upon, said: II came
here for enlightenment. 1t seems that
the bar association has won the first
horse: you gentlemen can stake second
horse and the Ramsey delegation will
stake the third horse and-settle it." A
general discussion then enSued, and
each speaker expressed himself, to the
effect that the bar association had I'M
dertaken to prevent the passage of the
bill; that it was prejudiced in its
Judgment, and to further its ends it
thwarted and hampered the designs of
the bar in general, whose members out
numbered it. Mr.. LAWYER offered the
following:
Resolved That it is the sense of this meet
ing that the provisions of the municipal
court bill'' raising the powers ana jurtsdic-
ton of the municipal court in civil action
from $3.50 to $500 be Endorsed.
After brief debate the resolution was
adopted.
A. G. Mccarthy offered the following,
which was also adopted:
Resolved That civil and criminal business
of the municipal court be separated and con-
Quoted in separate court rooms by different
judges.
A motion to adjourn subject to call
terminated all formal discussion.
n EMIL .IEWEI FIR