The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-09-14
THE AMERICAN BAR.
Address Of President John Randolph
Tucker-An Elaborate Review of
a Years Legislation.


Address Of President John Randolph
Tucker-An Elaborate Review of
Years Legislation.
The Sixteenth Annual Convention of
the American Bar Association was called
to order in the Plymouth Church, Mil
waakee, Wis, shortly after II on Wed>
nesday morning by President John Ran
dolph Tucker, of Lexington, Va. There
were only about one hundred delegates
present, but Secretary Edward Otis
Iinckley, of Baltimore, explained that
the attendance at the opening session is
always light. About two hundred and
fifty have signifed their intention to be
present.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
immediately after the opening, Presi-
dent Tucker read his annual address,
which began with all elaborate state
ment OF the noteworthy changes of the
statute law during the past year by Con-
gress, and by. the several States and Ter
ritories. Referring to the legislation by
OCuSieoo, ne sitlu We cduuCt DuI Dc
favoraby impressed with the wisdom of
the Federal system devised by the Com
stitution of the United States, which
leaves to the Legislatures of the States
lation, which concerns their internal
polity, and vests in the Congress only
those important functions which relate
to obligations and duties of the States
inter Sc, and of the Union to foreign IA
tions.n The President next discussed
the legislation by the various States on
elections, and remarked that it is high
tribute to the courage OF the Legisla-
lures that they have passed such string
emit measures to protect the ,lboring
classes from an outrage on their polit-
ical rights, which such laws implicitly
charge upon employer, as actually or
strongly suspected.
The legislation of the past year 10 re-
gard to the civil relations of employer
and employee was ably reviewed and the
States which had recently made prefer
snces in favor OF wages and salaries, were
duly noted. These, he said, and the acts
securing mechanics liens, which are al
most universal, will suffice OF this point.
HEALTH LAWS.
Quarantine, health, and inspection
laws, he said, occupy a large space in
the legislation of the past year, both as
to diseases of persons. and of animals,
and laws regulating the use of articles
dangerous to either, and even touching
the instruments of interstate commerce,
as being within the internal polity" of
the States have been passed
In discussing the laws passed by the
States in respect to children, Mr.. Tucker
said in Vermont, California, Oregon,
Virginia and Missouri there are reform
schools and reformatories for juvenile
Offenders, a judicious method for better
ng the child's moral nature, under
quasi penalty, which does not disgrace
nina principle which might we'll be
applied to other branches of the criminal
aW. He noted the prohibition of OBJ
'eene books and pictures to be very gen
,ral, and laws against intoNication to
he detrirnent of peace and order in
society are also found in recent luall as>
abb Shed legislation.
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Within the internal policy of the States,
aid the speaker, the relations of hus-
II y \
lold conspicuous place. The marital and
parental duty to support the wife and
children has not been ignored with the
tdvance of the woman to equality with
nan, and the obvious loosening of our
lay of subordination of child ZEN to par
entail control. Gods law as to the duty
If husband and father still survives in
human legislation.
Referring to private and public charit-
lble associations, he said, far be it from
lin to check these noble impulses for
rood, but he thought ii right to call the
attention of the Bar of the Union to the
of curbing within proper
pounds the powers conferred upon the
'leemosynary corporations, lest under
jhe cover of a benevolent purpose, they
Lcquire power to pervert their authority
II directions injurious to the public veal.
The subordinate bodies polite, as mu-
licipal corporations, cities, towns, coun-
les, etc, and the legislation thereto
we're discussed at great length, and the
peaker remarked that municipal gov
'rnment is subject for scientific legis-
alton, aud it is conceded by the best
thinkers, not to have been successfully
leait with. Business corporations, high
Ways, irsp"I zee, carriers by railroad,
md otherwise, public defence, pardons,
md miscellaneous municipal legislation
we're deliberately dealt with, and needed
eforlns and amendments were suggested
N the various subjects.
LAW MAXIM
Constitutional changes and Constitu-
ional legislation during the past year
we're duly noted and learnedly comment
d upon. Under the head of Uniformity
# Laws, Mr.. Tucker said: "Why is it
he functions of State Legislatures to
biennial session, as in my own State of
Virginia, and to alright the able lawyer
rom its halls, by giving him pittante
or his time and for his expenses; and
hus to leave our State Legislatures to
he leadership and control of men infe-
Tor in capacity, and changed every year
O as to make legislative experience im-
possible" After hearing Mr, fuckers
address, the convention proceeded to
'ote on thirty-one applicants for adj
mission whose names were passed upon
~ the association couuc:, last night.
Specimen Cases.
S. H. Clifford. New Cassel, Wis, was
roubed with Neuralgia and Rheumas
ism, his stomach WAS disordered, hi>
liver was affected to an alarming de-
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