Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-07
THg STArE BAR ASS CATION
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/ CHARLESTON. W. Va, February O.
I The State Bar Association resumed its
session this morning. The Committee
. On Lega Education made a second re-
/ BORT upon the admission OF mem Oers TO
I the bar aud recommended few changes
7 I1 Senate OiU No. a, not affecting the
pr.nclp. of tue oiil.
Aiter SONS iscussiOn, certain changes
were made, the chjef of which was that
striking out the provision admitting
graduates of the law Scuo0l Of the West
Virginia University 10 practice without
taking the examination provided IN the
buI. TINS provision Is 10 the existing
law. aud the association did not desire
% commit, i'Sei upon it, leaving
that t1 the Legislature The other pro-
visions of the 0ill requiring notice 10 be
given 90 the Clerk of the Court OF Ap-
pea.s was also stricken out. Upon the
main features OF the bill, requiring two
years study aud uniform examination
iu open court before the Court of APP
pea.s was finally approved.
Malcolm jackson. Of the Charleston
bar. read an interesting paper upon
remedial law. Among tue suggestions
of the paper was one approving the
proposed holding of all sessions Of the
Srpreme Court OF Appeals az Charles
ION. Following his paper resolution
ws. offered by C. Wood Daley, recon-
naD0Inr the passage OF the
Tor that purpose. A lively and pro-
,racted discussion was thereby precipl-
tated Messrs Daley, Lucas, Price,
Hubbard Westouhaver, MeiRhen and
others took part 10 the discussion. Ihe
opposition from the lawyers present
outside the Charleston Bar, was so
strong that iJ was permitted 90 10 TO the
Committee on Judicial Administration
and Legal Reform for report at future
meeting
During this debate the methods and
practice of the Supreme Court OF APP
1a,}s iD hearing aud deciding cases
came tD for an extended discussion aud
considerable implied, II not eXpresseu
criticism seemed 20 be conveyed
A communication was received IRON
w. w. Wrinkle, submitting copy
of the DIN recommended bY the Amerl
can Bar Association for the appoint
mept 0f q State commission whose Ousi-
ness it should bo 10 labor for uniformity
In the Legislature upon the principal
to3ics of Interstate law. The measure
received tha approval OF the Associa-
ti0n.
A raper was received from John W.
Mason AMI read by the Secretary, upon
tbe S.mpidcaJiou o. Bills Of Exception
\ :. Green, of the Charleston bar,
read an able paper on Building and
loan Associations. Benjamin Irapneu,
of ShepheriStown, read an excellent
paper upon Practical Suggestions upon
a Digest OF the West Virginia Reports.
resolution was Submitted by W.
NoIloban and +. l.. ButtricS. recon
mepding that the Legislature continue
aha approuriatiOn for copying the Nir-
vinia Iand grant books and further that
mo fees for transcripts from the same
ma Maid into the State treasury, which
was unanimously adopted.
Nv p. Hubbard, OF Wheeling, was
alsctsd President; Judge w. G. Ben
oe,t of Lewis. z. NJ. Reynolds, Min-
e~sI y. = Green, OF Kanawha, aud J.
IN Vepdervor,, OF Wood, Vice Presi-
5eots. ID C. Westenhaver, OF BerSeiev,
Sscretarv; w. y. Miller, Wood, Treas
orsr. n. NJ. Russell, B. M. Amoler, W.
u Wuev. John W. Mason aud j. <
Brown, Executive Council
Wheeling was selected Tor tne next
meeuug, ne date TO De n1sa hereafter