The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-02

Members Of the Virginia Bar Association
al white sulphur Springs.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA.
August .-Special.-Nlrginia lawyers oc-
cupy the White sulphur to-day. In fact
besides the legal lights and the soldiers
comprising the Fourth Virginia regiment.
who are IN camp here. there are few
others 10 be seen. for the Ordinary guests
have taken a back seat while the ex-
Founders Of the law and the defenders
of our flag are holding full sway. The
former are here I'm attendance upon the
hdth annual meeting % the Virginia state
Bar Association. An Of the members have
arrived. and the meeting IS well under
way.
The association was called 10 order
this morning at 1880 o'clock by
Il II. Mcclure. Of Richmond, chair
man Of the executive committee Robert
r Barton OF Winchester president Of the
association, then delivered the PRESIDENT
address. His subject was Punishment
Of Crimes" and the address was a mas
terly effort. Astounding In interesting and
instructive phases Of this fertile branch
OF the common law. wen handled and hap
PLY disposed Of.
Mr.. Barton's paper throughout COM
mandcd the close attention Of all OF the
members, who universally pronounce It
an excellent one.
? he reports OF the secretary and treas
urer, jackson Guy, Of Richmond. were
read. showing the association 20 be In a
sound financial condition.
Committees on publication and to re-
commend officers for the ensuing year
/ we're then appointed
The report Of the executive committee
was made by its chairman, f. II. Nc
! CURE.
The reports Of the other standing com
4.If Ia. or
| on admissions. on legislation and law
reform. judiciary, on legal education and
! admission TO the bar. on library and
! legal literature, on grievance.
The special committee appointed for
/ that purpose reported that the mural tab
! let erected 10 the memory Of Chancellor
Wythe, by the association. Ind been com
! pletod and been placed In the chapel of
! William and Mary College at Williams
| burg. The erection Of this tablet had
been directed at the last meeting Of the
/ association.
The session tonight was occupied In The
discussion Of the report OF the special
| committee OH law reform. which was
continued from the last meeting Charles
A. Graves. Of Lexington. was put down
on the programme for a paper entitled
"Extrinsic Evidence IN Respect 10 Writ
ten Instruments" The reading and dis
cussion Of this paper, however, was post
poned until tomorrow morning. which
viii take the place Of the annual address
which was TO have been delivered by
Hon. Frank II. Hurd. Of Toledo. o. III
having notified the association at the las
moment that IL would be impossible fo
him TO be here. The report on law re
form tonight. which is the most i'm
portant matter before the association a
present, was read by the chairman Of th
special committee, Mr.. s. S, p. Patteson
Of Richmond. The report was generally
discussed many splendid addresses beinI
made advancing the numerous Ideas AM
theories with view TO accomplishing Law
reform.
| Among the prominent men I'm attend
ance upon the association / noticed JOIN
Randolph Tucker. John Goode. Thomas
s. Martin, and Congressman James W
Marshall, Of the Ninth district. Senate
John W Daniel is also expected.
A very amusing ball game was playe'
here to-day between a nine composed o
the guests OF the hotel and a nine made NJ
OF the soldiers OF the Fourth Virginia reg
iment in camp here. The game resulted
I'm a score Of II TO 5. in favor Of Tn
guests.
An excursion Of North Carolina schoo
teachers. both male and female. reached
here this afternoon, and left tonight
About two hundred are in the party.