Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-11

ing thus called 15 men subscribed their names and organized the American Bar association. A few years later the rule was adopted that meetings be held each alternate year at Saratoga and in other years at the principal cities in turn.
 A hundred names were added to the roll on the second day of the first session, and now the association contains over 1000 members, representing every sec ton of the United States. Any member in good standing of the bar of any state is eligible. The constitution declares the objects to be the advancement of the science of jurisprudence, to promote the administration of justice and uniformity of legislation. to uphold the honor of the profession and encourage cordial inter course among the members of the Amer ican bar. A great deal has been accom- plished in all these lines.
 At the Chicago session, 1889. an ex- tremely interesting feature was the read ing of letters from MT. Gladstone and Lord Chief Justice Coleridge on The International Court of Justice" The letter of Lord Coleridge was especially interesting, as he took the ground that wars would continue to be necessary, though the proposed international court might prevent many.
 The first president was James O.. Broadhead of St. Louis, and the presi- dent for this year is the venerable John Randolph Tucker of Virginia. This dis tinguished lawyer announced his retire ment from political life some years ago and was soon after stricken with an ill., ness believed to be fatal, but unexpected ly recovered and at the age of 70 is in singularly firm health and vigOr. Very few Americans have had so varied q ca- reer. He was an eminent lawyer for a dozen years before the war and was at- torney general of Virginia from 1857 till dispossessed by the reconstruction meas ures. Since the TSr he has served seven terms ill congress with ever increasing honor, and as chairman of the judiciary committee he won reputation that ex- tended to foreign countries. He is na- tive of Winchester, Va.
 It is an interesting fact that he left congress only to give place to his son Henry St. George Tucker, and thus is | continued that remarkable succession of the Fuckers as leaders in Virginia and the nation which has now lasted 11s years. St. George Tucker. a native o1 Bermuda, located in Virginia in 175s and in the revolution led a successful expedition against his native island For 50 years he was active as soldier | legislator, author and judge. His two sons were equally eminent in law and literature, and the elder, Henry St | George, won distinction in the war ot 1872. John Randolph and Nathanie Beverly were his sons, and the latter famous from Pierce's administration l till the close of the war, died recently at an advanced age. Several more rela tives have also been leaders in Virginia | Every one who attended sessions O congress from 1875 to 1889 remember the tall and distinguished looking maI who delivered such closely logica speeches on constitutional law and gen orally on the strict construction side O
 each issue. It is no small proof of tn,
 complete amnesty that has obtained among lawyers and is certainly a higl
 compliment to Mir. Tucker that h, should have been honored with the pres idency of the bar association. The sec retary for the year is Edward Oti
 Hinckley of Baltimore, and the treasure
 Francis Rawle of Philadelphia.
 Some of the finest productions il
 American law literature have been ad
 dresses delivered before this association
 Among them were that on Marshal
 and the Constitutional Laws of Hi
 Time" by Minister Phelps in 1879. tha
 on Alexander Hamilton" by Clarksol
 N. Potter in 1882. and that upon "Th
 Ideal and the Actual In Law" by Jame
 c. Carter in 1S90. D. E. CATECK.