Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-01
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Ninth Annual Meeting and Election of
Oiiicers-MOvement tor System
of Code Pleading and
Practice.

The 9Th annual meeting of the New
Mexico Bar association convened at the
court house yesterday, President A. A.
Jones presiding and Secretary E. L. Bart
lett at the desk; There were present:
A. A. Jones, of Las Vegas; N. B. Field, b.
S. Rodey, W. B. Childers, Z. W. Clancy,
E, W. Dobson, H. B. FERGUSON, H. L.
Warren, of Albuquerque; W. s. Williams,
j. G. Fitch, of Socorro; s. B. Newcemb,
of Las Cruces; j. Leahy, of Ration; H. l..
Pickett, of Silver City; A. B. Elliott, of
Hllsboro; Max Frost, j. p. Victory, L.
l.. Bartlett, Geo. p. Money, R. L. Twitch-
ell, Chas. A. Spieis, Ii. s. Clancy of Santa
Fe; Associate Justices A. A. Freeman and
N. B. Laughlin.
The minutes of the previous meeting
having been printed and distributed
among the members were approved. The
following new members were unanim GUS
ly elected: j. B. II. Hemingway, A. l..
Morrison, A. B. Renehan, j. II. Sutherlin
and &. p. Money. The election of officers
resulted in the following:
President, j. G. Fitch of Socorro.
Vice president, LIST district. p. Vic
tory, of Santa Fe.
Vice president, End district -- H. B..
Ferguson, of Albuquerque.
Vice president, Bird distrct-T. L. Con-
way, of Silver City.
Vice president, 4th district-C. Noise,
of Las Vegas.
Vice president 5th district - E. V.
Chavez, of Socorro.
Secretary E. l.. Bartlett and Treasurer
Il. A. Fiske were reelected for the tenth
consecutive time. The election of dele
gates to this American and National Bar
associations was postponed for the
present. The retiring president, A. A.
Jones, delivered his annual address which
was received with thanks aud ordered
printed in the minutes.
Mr.. Childers and Mr.. Bantz on com
lowing resolutions:
"Resolved, That in the opinion OF this
association the time has come when a
system of code pleading and practice
should be adopted in New Mexico, and, to
the end that one may be formulated for
recommendation to the legislature, Il
committee of five members, one from
each judicial district, shall be appointed
by the president, who shall prepare a
draft of an appropriate bill in relation
to Il uniform system of pleading and
practice in tho courts of this territory
and submit the same to this association
at its next meeting in January; and, be
it further
"Resolved, That the secretary be di-
| rected to notify every member of the bar
of the territory of this action of the as
ISOLATION, and request assistance and adj
vice in behalf of the committee in such
labor.
"Resolved, further, That when the COM
mittee shall agree upon appropriate
bill the same shall be printed at the
expense of the association and copy
thereof mailed to each member of the
| bar of the territory on or before Decem-
Der |, 1894, 80 that suggestions in the
way Of amendments may be laid before
the association at its meeting in Jan
uary."
After considerable debate action on the
above was postponed for future con-
sideratlon until the 28th instant and the
secretary was directed to notify each
member of the action taken.
The committee on grievances made its
report which was adopted.
Mr. Twitchell for the committee on
history Of the bench and bar made a
most interesting report upon the lives OF
Judges Beaubin and Cleaver, which was
ordered printed in the minutes and the
thanks Of the association were rendered
Mr.. Twitchell for his labor In preparing
same. The constitution was so amended
as to make the time and place of holding
the annual meetings of the association
sub ject to vote. This matter will come
up at the adjourned meeting on the 2sti
instant.