Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-12

Proceedings OF the Second Day of the
Texas Bar Association.
Hon. S. B. Maxey Delivers the Annual Address
and Ex-Governor Roberts Reads an
Able Paper on Pleading.
Special to the Gazette. *

Texas bar association reassembled at
Harmony hall at 10 a. m. and were
called to order by President Charles
Hume.
The committee to whom was referred
the report of the National bar assocIa-
tion reported, through its chairman, Mr..
P. K. Ewing.
Then followed the report of the di-
rectors on applications of new members.
Upon motion, the usual form of ballotinS
was dispensed with and the secretary Was
instructed to cast an affirmative vote.
The candidates being declared elected
Chairman Hume announced that the
orator of the day Gen. S. B. Maxey
would deliver the annual address.
The respected and venerable member
of the bar was escorted to the stage by
Mann McLemore and formally intro
duced to his colleagues. The adj
dress was lengthy and profound and
suggestions. After thanking those pres
ent for the honor conferred on him. the
speaker addressed the convention with
an eloquent apostrophe to the lawyer and
his calling. He spoke of their energy,
ability. patriotism and brotherly love in
forcible terms, and then delved into
facts and figures to prove that the lawyer
was first and foremost III all the under
takings which tended towards honor,
Strust and valor. In referring to- the ar
Heles of confederation out of which grew
this grand and glorious union of loyal
states he SAID that out of the ffty-hve
signers. OF the declaration ofindependence
of the United States thirty-six were law
yers The majority of the pres
idents of the United States had
been lawyers, he said, and
Representatives of congressional and leg
islative halls were for the most part law
yers After dwelling on the struggle of
our forefathers and their subsequent
triumph in bringing out of chaos that
light which has shone so grefulgently
upon and enlightened nation of freemen,
the eloquent orator proceeded to narrate
the rise and progress of our common
wealth. Throughout the learned dis
course he was listened to with marked
respect and attention and at its
conclusion the general was heartily con-
graduated by all present.
At the conclusion of Gen. Maxey's adj
dress Ex-Governor Roberts read an able
and exhaustive paper on "'Elements of
Pleading - which was attentively
listened to and at its close highly COM
plimented.
The Hon. G. Street then delivered an
address on Damages for Personal In
jUries, - in which he held that the out
side limit for such injuries should be fixed
by law at $4,000 When the injury is re-
ceived by negligence or carelessness of
an employe and results in death the
of
the salary paid such employe so injured
or killed.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Streets adj
dress the reports of various committees
were received, but action thereon was
deferred until the afternoon session, and
the association took recess for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was taken up in
discussing the reports of the various COM
mittees. Of these, however, the COM
mittees on judicial administration and
remedial procedure, on jurisprudence
and law reform, commercial law, ON de-
ceased members and an address to the
bar, were the only ones reporting, the
chairmen of the other committees being
absent. The principal discussion. how
ever, was on clause three of section eight
of the report which recommended that
'sOur statutes should provide for the
formation of corporations for the trans
action of mercantile business without the
present restrictions. - The following
amendment to this was offered by Mr..
"Provided, that the same be accom-
panied by such legislation as will provide
in order to prevent the crea-
ton of fictitious stock and indebtedness,
and tend to prevent the preparation of
fraud.
This opened up a lively and spirited
discussion, participated in by Messrs.
Gresham, McLemore, Mott, Street,
Cleveland and others, wherein
the grasping and dishonest methods of
were laid bare, while others
were equally as vigorous in their de-
Tense, and spoke of the benefits
that had resulted to the public, state
and nation by corporate power. The
clause and amendment thereto was
voted down, thus aligning the majority
of the Texas bar association as against
the concentration of capital in the hands
of few to the detriment to the many
After disposing of the reports of the
committee the association proceeded to
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, which resulted as follows:
President, II. w Lightfoot of Paris.
Vice-president, n. G.. Kittrell of Hen
derson.
Treasurer, = Williams of Austin.
Secretary, G.. s. Morse of Austin.
Galveston was selected as the next
place of meeting, and some time in Au-
gust, 1890, as the time. The appoint
ment of delegates to the National bar
association was left to the president. The
ASSOCIATION thereupon adjourned sine
die.
Tonight the members of the associa-
ton were banquetted at Harmony club
rooms by the local bar association, at
which wit aud wisdom, sandwiched with
rare champagne, held high revelry.
MAKING CONSTITUTIONS.