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THE LEGAL STATUS OF rHr IN.
DAMS.
ruE Iunrsrs ~ SESSION.
Important .nhiects Discussed By the
Lawyers OF the fand.

Important sohlects Discussed By the
Lawyers of the fand.
Boston, August 2G.-The fourteenth
annual meeting Of the American Bar
Association opened this forenoon. After
President baldwin lind called the AZ
scmhIagu 20 order "A welcome was ex-
tended to tho visitors by Hon. John
LOWELL PRECEDENT OF the Boston Bar
Association. PRECEDENT Baldwin TO.
spOndod, stating that the association
was pleased with the warmth OF the
reception accorded II. After these few
brief remafkA he proceeded 10 deliver
the annual addIsss. The preaide~t
spoke Of the great diversity Of matters
treated by the federal aud state govern.
menis. He then reviewed the acts Of
Congress aud NJ the legislatures Of the
different states. In spcaking Of tho
action taken % relieve the Supreme
court he reviewed at sons length the
details u the Judiciary act. He paid a
tribute 10 President Harrison In regard
10 his fairness aud the excellence OF hl.
appointments To hll the new circuit
court JudgtahlT-. He mentioned espc.
cially the International copyright law.
Tho speaker raid that within the last
year the number Of States which had
49, f '"i''t - at'h
nsl iheteaaei 70 twenty.hinc. Laws
islaslhs 20 other Important matters
spcasing Of the uniformity OF lcgisla-
ton said that i've more States had ap-
pointed commissions 10 promote IL. La
closing, the speaker referred 10 tho
American constitution which, he said,
j. the best fruit ola thousand years OF
a ngl1-SaXOn history.
Az ,no close OF the presidents adj
Wv luV ulemuers were admitted. n
fee'r- was theh uhen.
Al THE AFTERNOON sl,st1os.
iu.'i's,lnR suItesses were delivered by
', ,,u',lu. ~; Jupsoh OF. ~. Louis on
lho lnui NluuAl i'ibefty OF Contract
nhuet folIeo rover" anu by VIM. Is.
,,iuInuioheI OF new ork ON "The
heRhi status OF the ihdians."
Mr.. Hornblower, after speaking OF
the complcxity Of the jurisprudence of
the United States, referred to n recent
decision Of the United states court in
south Dakota, that the killing Of
United states army officers by an In
dian was no, murder, because n state
o. war existed between tho United
state aud the tribe 10 which the In-
dian belonged. This, he said, has
eta,us oi H. Iosisn. '2 nos 70 Wy nsai
the various dealings with the Indians
since the formation Of tho United
! States government, the speaker pro-
ceudcd 10 review tho cases In which
the status OF the indian had been,
determined by the Supreme court. Tho
rightof Congress 10 regulate tho legal
status u the Indian having been fully
nnd clearly enumerated by the court %
last resort, the question IL pertinent
whether the time has not arriecd for
'ong'sss 70 TAKE such steps M VIII pus
AN yhu ~ once and forever TO any,
su,h rights OF Independence or quasi
lnuepenlehee s WIN Justify any tribe
yI s,'uhl.u hhuon" oi lnuihns In
i.Nylhg war against the nited states.
AHe.uy congress mas tAken steps Ia
,he ulIee'i2u OF usnsuonaliklng the
hnunnr nhNing advanced mus lar
NNnulu toeth cuilhehtIy proper thhs
iu''he, SUI, Hhoulu DC thAen, thnt Cons
gIo.n nhouid ~ an hct su1lectlng all
lhulahs nllhlh IN. jurisdiction OF any
0a,u or isihlufy ~ me criminal laws
o. uose Staiss OF territories, ana all
huihhs Nilhin my Ihuiah reservation
tho etihilhnl laws OF lhe United
S'A'es' anu uoeiNlhg thh they snail
.Sor HEREAFTER DE REcoaSIzED
M, -,
loillicm communities capable OF
n.ndsn. uoxsvsr g,,s, ~, e
~ ih,. Indian md nnwavar vi
g,Icys,c,. IL a, ,,,,tsr,,y Ia ,s ~
,hnv can,,oi Ia. ,i,nt,,g ~ oas,'a
sti,y.ctInm m ia ,,lsa,iy I'M sha' ~
.oy,'rnn,snt sIa,,Ii -, IT, A.. ,,a 'a. Wy.
snf,rrn M. nv ayains, ira. Sws,s ~
of IN. nation.