New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
AN INTERESTING MEETING EXPECTED.
INDICATIONS THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF MAY.
NAED WILL BE DIsCUSSED-TO DO AWAY
WITH TIE ENCLOSING EOOM

WITH THE ENCLOSING ROOM.
Albany Jan. Is specaD.-The meeting Of the
New-York State Bar Association, which viii be held IN
this city on Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week.
will be OF the most interesting sessions that the
organization has held. The list Of subjects to
be discussed and the men who to discuss them
such that the attendance should be the largest
there has been FOR some time. The arrangements
.or this meeting have been a most extensive scale
The committee OF arrangements Is composed OF some
Of the leading lawyers In the State. Charles NJ
Preston Is the chairman. and Milo NJ. Acker Robert
c. Alexander. Edwin A. Bedell. Abel E. Backmar,
Join Cuncen. l.. Lanln Kellogg. John D. Mcmahon,
Edward Roman, John b. stanchied and George W.
stedman with him on the committee.
Tho meeting will be- called to order by the president,
J. Newton Fiero at o'clock on Tuesday night.
After prayer by the Rev. Dr.. A. V. V. Raymond,
and music by excellent orchestra, the real busI-
Of the session will be taken mp First upon
the list OF addresses will be a talk by Judge Alton
b. Parker of the supreme Court, A Phase of
Law Reform Following Judge Parker there will
be- speech by Justice David j. Brewer OF the United
Supreme Court. His subject Will be Perma
nencc OF Tenure OF Judicial Once. and It's Relations
to the Pcrs OF Popular Government This Is Il
subject that Is attracting widespread attention. and
upon which there i great difference OF opinion
among both lawyers and aymcn. At the close OF
the meeting on Tuesday night there will be an in
formal reception In the rooms OF the association In
III. Capitol building, when the members will b. pre-
scented to Judge Parker and Justice Brewer.
on Wednesday the meeting Will be held In tile
Common Council room at tie City Hall. because the
Assembly Chamber will then be needed for the session
Of the Legislature But this Will be by far the more
important day OF this meeting Of the association
Ii will begin with an address 10y the president. Then
papers the judiciary article Of tie Constitution
viii be read by some of the lawyers who were mem
hers Of the commission that was appointed by Gov
iin. at the request Of the Legislature to pre-
pare amendments. Ex-Juigr George F. Daniorth.
who chairman OF the commission, will read a
paper the general subject OF this article OF the
Constitution. and James G. Carter ard Frederic X.
coudert VIII both sph on the subject Of the Court
OF Appeals II Is possible that either both Of them
may have something to say In regard TO the Court
Of Appeals a. 1t Is constituted, with Isaac II.
Maynard member. Both Of these well known
and fearless LAWYERS took n prominent part In the
of MAYNARD last spring, account Of his theft OF
the election returns from duchess County the crime
which secured the State Senate to the Democrats
Both also opposed the reappolnment OF Maynard by
Governor Flower. II is notorious fact that Governor
Flower did not dare walt until after the opening
Of present session OF the Legislature before APP
pointing Maynard second time TO the Court OF
Appeals and that he took advantage OF n section OF
the Constitution to make the appoIn few days
before the opening OF the legislature when II would
come under the head u recess" appointments, and
would not therefore so before the Senate for con
hrmation.
Congressman w. nourke Cochran and Francis II.
Woods are down to talk tie miscellaneous sec
lions Of this article.
on the subject ~ the supreme Court, Judge Leslie
w. Russell Of Potsian Francis II. Gilbert and Will
lam l.. HOrnblower OF NcwYork will have something
to shy. Franklin bartlett and George q. Reynolds
will talk the subject Of superior City Courts and
Albert Tenant will discuss County aud Surrogate
Courts. This will take up the entire morning and
the members Of the association Will to the Albany
Club for luncheon. In the afternoon number OF
subjects will DO taken up and considered at some
length There IA probability upon one point, ut
Ions, that some OF tho members OF the association may
have "A good deal to say. Til, l.: How should the
Cons utuilodal Convention be constituted as 10 rs
membership. aud should the elecloh u'Icior Dc po''
Now that the Legislature has dccidsd to postpone,
the election OF the delegates nn'll me r'sum i'.'
ticnlar part OF the question. But in relation TO the
make, M OF the convention there Is likelihood ulAt
decided l9.t week TO veto The Constitutional Cnvcn-
ton Il now stands on acc cunt oi me 1 t
c1n'taii"n0i pSS s rrniivss of the Frhbon
Labor and Peoples parie Ihc ,ov, %c MI AFTER yy
lives of the City Club n New iorE ir '1 n W.
thought that IN. bill not constitutional ana nc
expected 70 get request from the l"gl'iL.a "N'S
some Unknown reason nothing has been done 10 rtu!
the defects in the measure. and II has been Sud ina,
the action Of the -intc Ear AsS"lai"h "iH ""''''
before anything further was done. . ,. .,
Another topic that will Interest inc nish'Dets VI
rho legislature a we'll the members OF me h>soo
non is this: =" What method can b. adopted I, Pro
cura tho abolition OF cngrOss'd bills, the PHPt W.
,but,nn f r,rlntet slIp and the early publication oil
hrnnd volumes OF session laws ) In t'Eltu !"
,hr three ponts contained I'm This one queSuol ue
members oi the Bar have much To oofnplall .. ~,
iusticc The enFrosing room Is rcho OF ''' nrn
inns rut ought 10 have been abolished lonE 1so,
I, Is a place FOR political "hcelcrs.' many % wlol,
cannot write lerby. and either uIoufh s thc
nv Nv Intention mako grcvOus errors IN cupyinI nv
Mn9 tha, are sent to them. Then. too great dtay
&C. occasloncd while waiting for bill 4" DC chsoSSe.,
N " ,a,ry.rs ~ the state also have cood reason !"
complain a *ho DELAY In getting The h2nG '"P'1i o
,pn ion laws each year. Il g,resaiy Is MOI U.s.
ha, two months after the close OF TIE 3ssl" Oelor
the hound volumes begin to 60 ON. lH'r ~ ~ s ~
n.d - reform I'm all OF these particular ana .ho
utotc par Association will take any acuun u, one
moo,nr this week. that will bring THESE REFORMS ""'"'
| II will do IA good work