The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-29
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unable to say,) that a state can not, without
the consent OF congress, regulate its own in
ternal affairs. / don't believe that sort uf
doctrine is going to stand review in the
courts The people of the states should
have the charge of the preservation of their
own autonomy, whether it relates to traffic
in drugs, dynamite, or Intoxicating liquors.
Whatever restraints and regulations each
state chooses to exercise, it Is as indispens-
able, as | think, for the safety of the nation
az IT is to the safey of each state, that
each state regulate for itself in rela-
ton to such matters. Each state must
govern itself, and must have its own
different policies and social institutions,
Each should have the inherent right
to take care of itself in respect Of such reg
ulations. But after all, we need not give
ourselves any great uneasiness, though the
supreme court has, in this respect, in my
opinion, invaded the rights of the states.
They are liable to review and revise their
action, as they have often done before, and
very wisely too each legislature is liable
to make mistakes, but they or their sue
cessors correct them. And each, year by
year, strives for the welfare and prosperity
and good order Of mankind, of the body Of
the people just as much as the one that
precedes it. We can do our part as law
yers citizens, farmers, to keep up in that
race of progress, that those who come after
us shall be thankful. | thank you for the
honor you have accorded me this evening""
Hon II. X. Start spoke in behalf of the
house in his clear and forcible STYLE and
was followed by Judge Taft who, the
speaker said, was the unanimous choice of
the bench. Judge Taft developed excel
lent qualities as an after-dinner speaker,
and was frequently interrupted with hearty
laughter MIR. Enright of Windsor and Mr..
Mann OF Wilmington followed in interest
ing remarks. Following Mr.. Mann the
president very happily introduced the
genial Captain Mimms Of St. Albans," who
kept the meeting in a roar with his witty
and telling remarks on banqueting, and
ending with three of the funniest of the nr-
merous anecdotes of legal nature at his
command, in the course of which, amidst
frequent Interruptions, he proved that the
original McGinty was a Nermonter His
was one of the wittiest speeches of the
evening. Rev. Mr. Gallagher of MONTPELIER
showed that he was as ready in talking to a
body of lawyers in an after-dinner speech
as in discoursing upon. matters pertaining
to his sacred calling. Colonel Hooker, in
troduced as Judge Hooker" made some
bright and witty remarks, which were
greatly enjoyed by the members of the bar
present. He said if lawyers had been in ex-
renee before the time Of Adam, our first
father would have been acquitted of any
oifense in paradise. Hon. Robert Roberts
closed the after-dinner part of the enter
tainment with Frenchman's sketch of the
fall of man, which, coming as it did on
Colonel Hooker's remarks, was very pat
and pertinent. In conclusion he sang with
great feeling and expression Aud Lang
Syne," in which those present joined. As
the last strains of the melody died au av the
members filed out of the dining room and
the main part of this years meeting of the
Bar Association was among the good things
that have been.
At the session of the association Wednes-
day, the following officers were elected:
President, H. K. Start of Bakersfield; vice
presidents, j. X Batcheder of Arlington, f.
B. Taft of Burlington, j. L. Martin of Brat
tleboro; secretary, George w. Wing of
Montpelier; treasurer, Hiram Carleton Of
Montpelier; managers. II r. Start er- o6iciO
John II. Senter of Montpelier, George K.
Lawrence of Rutland, j. X Darling of
Chelsea and j. Il. Dickerman of Newport
a paper by f. W. Baldwin on the late II.
9. Wilson was read by It. L. Alfred Of
Newport. The treasurer's report showed
81 095.10 in the treasury
y resolution, offered by Mr.. Lawrence
and providing that the committee on exam
lnatlon for admission to the bar request the
court to modify the rules so that students
who are graduates of colleges or law
schools, having four-year courses, may be
admitted at the end of two instead of three
Years of study. was discussed, and COM
mittee was appointed to investigate and re-
port at the next meeting.
Messrs j. X. Batchelder, p. X. Gleed
and j. G. Baker were elected delegates ia
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tion, and z. X. Kendall, G. p. Hogan and
c. A. Prouty to that of the National Asso-
citation. 1t was voted to request the Judi
ciary committee TO report the act on the
meSne process.
The association held another meeting
Thursday morning at ten o'clock, with Vice
president j. L. Martin in the chair. The
report of the nominating committee was
made. The committees are as follows:
On transformation county, II G.
Royce, Middlebury; Bennington, o. NJ.
Barber Arlington; Caledonia, Elisha May.
ST. Johnsbury; Chittenden, II. S. Peck,
Burlington; Essex f. ID. Hale, Lunen-
burg; Franklin, w. ID. Stewart, Bakers
field; Lamoile, j. w. Page, Jetfersonvlle;
Orange, f. w. SIN tn, Wells River; Orleans,
p. j. Farrell, Newport Rutland. f. NJ.
Butler, Rutland; Washington, A. &. Fay,
Montpelier; Windham T.. l.. Waterman,
Brattleboro; Windsor b. w. c. Stickney,
Bethel. On professional cunduct-I[it-
tredge HaskinS. Joel G. Baker and G. A.
Prouty. On Jurisprudence and law reform,
Daniel Roberts, Henry G. Idle and w. @.
French. On legal history and biography-G.
W. Hannah, A. \. Hall and u. S. stanton.