St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-31
JUSTICE BREWERS VIEWS VIC.
oROUsLY ATTACKED AT
DETROIT.
REMEDIES AGAINST DELAY.
LYMAN ABBOTT DISCUSSES LAW
AND NATIONAL DEVELOP
MENT.
IN RE MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE.
DE-. n. 8. Davis Ably Advocates It's
Study by Students at
Law.

DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 3o.-At the
meeting of the American Bar asso-
citation this morning the grand coun-
Gil reported the following nominal
tons: For president, Morefield
Storey, of Massachusetts,; secretary,
John Huxley, Maryland; treasurer,
Francis Rawley, Pennsylvania; ex-
ecutice committee, George A. Morcer,
Georgia; Alfred Hemingway, Massa-
chusetts; Charles Claflin Allen, Mis-
souri,. The secretary read the selec-
tons of the grand council for vice
presidents and members Of local
councils of the various states. The
nominations of officers were subse-
Quently unanimously confirmed. The
only exciting discussion during the
convention occurred in it's closing
session. 1t arose over the following
resolution, which was offered by
Austin Abbott:
Resolved. That the committee on jul
dicial administration and remedial pro-
ceedure be requested to consider the
arising through existing systems of re-
view, by appeal or otherwise, so clear
ly brought to view by. the paper of
Justice Brewer. and that the commit
tee be requested to present at the next
meeting such Recommendations as to
a remedy therefor as they may deem
best"
A strong sentiment Of opposition
was Immediately developed to Just
ice Brewers position on the question
Of criminal appeals, which was I'M
derstood to mean that criminal cases
should end in the trial court and no
appeals permitted. George NJ. For
roster, of Washington, moved as an
amendment that the convention ex-
press itself as opposed to the aboli-
ton Of the court Of appeal. Judge
Howe, of Louisiana, said there had
never been court Of appeal in Louis
lana; it has always been by writ of
error. He could never favor criminal
appeals tempered by lynch laws.
Other delegates vigorously opposed
anything looking toward abolition of
the right to appeal In cases where life
and liberty may be at stake. 1t SEEM
ed to be the general opinion among
the delegates that Justice Brewer had
not EXPIRE SSed himself on the subject
with entire clearneSs. Prof Abbott
finally accepted the amendment to his
resolution, striking out the words 80
clearly brought to view by the paper
of Justice Brewer" and simply refer
ring the amended resolution to the
committee ON judicial procedure and
remedial legislation, with directions to
report next year.
LF-GOVERNMENT.
There was a fair attendance at this
afternoons meeting Of the section of
legal education. Rev. Lyman Abbott,
of Brooklyn, delivered an interesting
extenlporaneous address on 1.-The Re
lation Of Law to Our National De-
velopment." In the course of his re-
marks DR.. Abbott said that the law
yers were the leaders of the nation.
Aristotle had given three forms of
government, but the Americans had
added another, viz, Self-government
high form Of free government. The
indecision of the supreme court de-
cided that the income tax was con-
stitutional; then came the reversal
Why? Because we recognize here self
government. Law is not a command
addressed by a superior to an inferior.
IL Is the Corporate VIII OF the nat1on
addressed to the Individual. More
than half the legislators in congress
have been lawyers, and it ought to be
SO. They are the men best fitted for
the task. 1t is their duty to present
the highest ideals, not to shape poll
cies. Wherever the clergy have tried
this they have failed, whether in
Roman ecclesiastical bodies, in other
churches, or in some American re-
ligious gatherings which it would be
hard to distinguish from political
bodies. The education of the lawyer
cannot be too broad nor too deep to
equip him for his great responsibilities.
DR.. n. S. Davis, of Chicago, dean of
the Northwestern university, read a
paper on THE Importance of the
Study of Medical Jurisprudence by
Students Of the Law, and the Extent