The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-22
BAR ASSOCIATION.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS HELD AT
SARATOGA YESTERDAY.
Lord Russell Pays a Great CompIi-
ment to the bright and Brainy
Men Composing the Bar Of Amer
ica-

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 21.-When the
American Bar association convened at
1880 this morning for their concluding
days session, the first business taken up
was the election of officers for the en-
suing year. The officers elected were as
follows:
President-James A. woolworth of
Orneha Neb.
Secretary-Joh Hinlzley of Baltimore.
Treasurer-Francis Rawle of Philadel-
mia
Executive committee-Alfred Hemen-
way, Boston: Charles Clafiin Allen. st.
Louis; VIM. W. Howe, New Orleans.
A vice president for each state in the
union and members composing the local
council in each state were also elected.
The report of the executive COMMITTEE
relative 10 the establishment Of a, section
on insurance, as proposed by Judge Howe
Of New Orleans which was passed over
yesterday was taken up. 1t was lost by
a vote OF s. to 2S
General Z. T. Billiard of New York
moved the following:
Resolved, That 1t be referred to the
com nittee on Jurisprudence and law re-
form the question whether the law in re-
gard TO teilow servants should not be SO
amended as 10 further protect laiboring
men from the result of negligence caused
by persons unknown to them and over
whom they have no control
~
A resolution was adopted providing that
the committee on Jurisprudence and law
reform be requested to report to the as
senbly the best method of preventing the
enactment OF
BASTY AND SLIPSHOD LEGISLATION
in general and hasty laws.
MIR. McClain Of Iowa City moved that
1.-The American Bar association approve
the lengthening OF s. course of instruction
in law schools TO a period of three wears
and that II express the hope that as soon
as practicable n rule be adopted in each
state which viii require candidates for
admission to the bar to study law for
three years before applying for examina-
ton
Adopted without debate.
Invitations were received from Saratoga
Springs, Indianapolis and Denver for the
association to meet in 1897. Referred to
the executive committee.
The ASSOCIATION completed its lal1ors at
12:45 O'Clock and adjourned sine die.
At 3:39 o'clock this afternoon the closing
session OF the section on legal education
was held, End Mccain of Iowa presid-
ing Austin G. Fox of New York read a
paper on 1.-TWO years experience of New
York state board of law examiners
j. w. Powell of Washington presented
a paper on Study Of Primitive Institu-
tons"
RUSSELL COMPLIMENTARY
AT the conclusion of the papers and
during the discussion which followed,
Lord Russell. who occupied q seat on the
platform. arose, and after referring to
the paper of Major Powell said with ref
erence to the paper of Mr.. Fox of New
York:
Il, perhaps, am better able to offel
some observations upon the paper of m,
friend, MIR. Fox. 1 think it cannot be
doubted that as justice and its admins
frasIon are amongst the prime needs anc
business Of life, so it is important tina.
those who are charged with the admins
tr&tion of the law, which is devoted t.
foinR justice, sholid come to the import
1T duties that they have to discharge
C squately equipped for the purpose. A:
YOU are aware there exists in Greai
Britain a distinction which does not exis
here. Each member of the bar is, think