Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-28

nnnnt, ,,,,nr,7 - Sn, I, " .S'lvn "
OF the supreme es,rt ~ rexas .rhS,
NM , ,han more a nes,er g, snrpsiss %
knew Mn, vii a 49,, Ia, hssrts ~ w ~
He accented H. apnointmsnt Vas sster.
wards eircfai e,,3 ~ hs raj i1,'an ,,r9n
after tbe ens,,,,,, a,rc,inr hs ,lnrfd W. ~.
been msae rhiaf i,,stics pssa,n ,hA "S
recognizing his Great merits as a ,udre.
made many nnm NM re,fs tnn, "a my, Nv,
great grafinch iior Nv their ss,9scsssft
performance b,tt In ma eas6 have i bes,,
more gratlficd than IN Inc sistinrulshed
success OF the Int Chief Justice John
W Stayton isis n,rsanni snnIretv sma
pleasantly retired manners wsre such
as would have prevented him from as
cord. His eminent otalitics as a lawyer
and a man had 10 be brourht 10 public
view by comforting upon him, l.naslSed.
position thai enabled him To exhibn
them TOR the public benefit OF his coun-
| try.
This account OF his appointment md
success may furnish an ~eSanplr Tor The
Of our profession and for imitation by
| those In authority to bring true merit
to the front In the service OF the state.
Respectfully. your obcdicnt servant
o. NJ Roher,s
Judge John q. Winters moved that the
letter OF es-Ciovernor Roberts be referred
| TO the committee on publication with the
request that II be published.
Judge Hume representing the commit
tee on deceased memheps, said that at
| present he was not prepared to submit a
| report
| The chair suggested Tint the commit
tee on deceased members prepare suita-
BILE resolutions upon the deaths OF the
| various members OF the assoc alton which
mad occurred within the past year,
The committee on leEal education and
admission to the bar reported as fol-
| lows;
| To the Hon. S, C, Paidelford, President
| Texas Bar Association;
| Ga weston, Texas, July sG,-Your COM
mittee on legal education and admission
| TO the bar beg leave 10 submit the fol-
| lowing report;
| Our president yesterday In his annual
address, in discussing among other sub
! tects. The Standard for Admission to
/ the Bar" has expressed the views Of
this committee SO clearly and forclbly
that we feel that We ran not do better
| than adopt and ratlfy his views on this
| subject us part OF our report
| BY way OF practical suggestion, your
| committee respectfully submits, that the
| evil can be TeInelied by the passage OF
| law s,fnl,ar 70 that adopted by New York
! and Minnesota. whereby the eXarninat ton
| OF applicants for admission TO the bar Is
relegated TO the State board Of eSainin;,
ets, appointed by the highest judicial
| tribunal In the State, whose duty Il Is 10
hold EXAMINATIONS at stated times and
who shall prescribe such rules and resu-
| latious for the conduct OF such examine
tons as to them may seem proper, In
the State of Minnesota. In addition to
the right Of admission after examination
By the board the holders OF diplomas
from the law department OF the state
university arr ndn,ttr without further
examination; We already have a similar
One of tho chief OBJECTS TO bc attained
In such regulations IL uniformity OF eN-
aninotion yVitboi,t th"r"forS. euItees,-
inc any change in ctlr statuta as n now
sisnda With referener 10 the adrnission
81 hn,ders Of dtnionas from the law ,ic,
partment Of he University OF Texas,
sr ~ ~ oo mh t,n,
~ w lp,,ti. Nus Win act
in her Sy1ir ma scnapd Win }be law de-.
~ nai i'9hs ' ~ eeSsttH VIII w i'H ~
partment OF the state uhlNtrslty, Your
committee fespeettully recommend t nne'
and 10 include as members thereof the
faculty OF the law department or tue
state university, snal be named anl
filed as board under such rules and res.
u,ations as they may see proper 70 adopt
That the examinations Tor admission to
the bar be held In the city % Austin al
fully recommends that a committee Of
this Association 10 draft and have pre-
scented and urged to The next legislature
a bnl empodying The foregoing recon-
n.ndasinns Res1ecff,tttv siihmfttcd
j. &. Crlsp,
II. Way,riey Smith,
For the Committee.
-. t1aa N
oPVn o,ie ~ NV c,ryrnttiec ON 1s,.ai
tne report 81 tnS ISn'i ~ IN, ~ t',ee
suuVauvH anu huu't94io' ~ ~ - -, +
ala.sGa su'n ti, 49, 49,. arninatione
AsleetihE the plaYY MhuoS Ntht ,,,n,,Id
should " helu, ~ hpusht tli,9 m' yut'i
WILLY y ~ nN ~, us nv M N,' '"N7S
admission 20 me pnr, =, /. ,or,,,t,,ao Of
ne was MOI NJ ttyo ~ oa a,,fn nv the
hve BENG nppothaea 70 Haai'n ", i".g ,'se
qualieatohs o. III ~ ~ H. ~,
sion TO the par tnIpe o. VIZ CS, !i " y,
70 De composed OF nus iastutig ~, t ~. a.
department OF Tue isAas 5tal', ~ y M 4
w H. penhon OF she SatSSs'9 3nn MI ss5
tnht a fr uuun{is " Tcxas VA eniitied
Of the University 81 ~, leH S,is was eneNeu
r. T. BAL moved nv tny r Tall n a.
ton 9arora, II Met.earv was in favor
Of the adoption OF the report ut the com
mittee on legal education ana huhiissloh
to t ne par Iar,os nm wanted the matter
rs ti9ir, 1' 10 a Committee,
n b. Cochran thought the present sys-
TEN Of examnlng appneaah5tsi Ior au tn,or
change.
Wpyerly Smith, one Of the frlmcrs of
the report Of the convention on legal edu-
cation. was IN favor Of tNe adoption, OF
the report as prevented by the COMMITTEE.
b T. Hnr-is OF Glveston had something
Juasa Kew offered an amendment that a
| cn,nnittee of three to cpnsiHt OF Prssl-
denf paddeiford aud two members of the
assoclation be appointed bv the chair TO
prepare a bill 20 be submitted TO the leg
Stature carrying out the IDEAS touching
upon admission to the bar as presented
. HBNitt a1lraua