The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-16
THE STATE BAR CONVENTION.
Nearly Two Hundred Lawyers In ses-
sion at Tacoma.

Tacoma. JRiy s-Special.-Nesrly 20
lawyers from Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia
and Eastern Washington assembled this
morning In the Federal courtroom 20 at
tend the annual meeting OF the State Bar
Association President Charles s. d. Fogg
presided cver~the deliberations OF the as
ISOLATION during the day. President Fogg's
address was one OF the features OF the
day Ills topic, The Law and the Law
yer in History" was presented In thor
oaghIy able and interesting manner. From
the ;irne OF the ancient Hebrews. when
the maxim. ian eye for an eye" and "a
tooth for q TOOTH" epsfonized the law.
Mr.. Fogr traced the progress and Develop
nent cf law 10 the present time, when
the Chrias's saying embodied IN the galden
rule. has succeeded the sternness OF the
Hebrew iaea OF Justice.
Through the Subtraction Of the Roman
empire 90 The rise OF the Char!er>gne dy-
ras&y in France, Mr.. Fowx carried he de-
veiopment OF the iaw. He illustrated The
tnauenee % the church by quotations
from French history. He said "a this con-
nection: The FIRST serious resistance 20
the temporal supremacy OF the church
cana from The lay lawyers. They were
not restrained BY the computations OF
their ecclesiastical brethren, ard attacked
TIRE paral ard ecclesiastical rules ard doc
t-tnes wfEh vlEor. Hitherto The govern
inert had been subject. directly o. srds-
rectlv. 20 Ire supervision OF the church,
and the King. noh.es. p-opls ara lower
orders OF the clergy alike felt the hard az
the pope ard of the church as The hand
aneror. The arEt step being taken
BY the bay lawyer the clergy
ard tAese when they controlled rallied
90 thelr sarporf- When saA ssF-arg1e was
snsed. TIE wress power az the church vas
restricted. ard the order % lawyers. az
Noblsss= dc 3 Rose. BAD advances 70 that
position IN sa@ ceaa2sx - AFFAIRS % whsen
shstr susctsans entitled them. From this
xs7ae they became an ovS@r cs greas irs98-
cree ara power uoxn the corridors
81 history re speaker brought nss Sub
tsrt. sfoppSng % point ost that only a ssw-
vrr's hand eoai1 have drawn that greae
Instrument sne MAEna Clara ard the
Declare ften * Independence. TIE peroTa-
tssn vas IS esoansnt as tne address Was
scholarly. an4 az tts conclusion President
Fogg was given ne zppFeSszsive zppsause
his actress neT.tea.
CAses Justice H0yt. - TIE surrs-ns cour.
- Washington n response 70 cali from
ENe president. reviewed the netkoa "a
vagae n sfAmssSlcn ~ causes 70 TIE 49,
prsne cnaEf. esf%asfnw fas rsi@ limiting
oral arxansns 70 aAsf an hoss 81 ta4
gres1z 81 necessity BE showes that gnss
aah~evsAti7n OK argument - necessary II
er3er aAat the court keep 70 wGth ia
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Ter % cxasAs saAsn.Egess 10 that court -
larger tAzn saree.ksErgAa ~ TIE states "a
ths uSscz. JGGxs Allen. OF Olympia.
JaSgs JseoNs. % Seattle. EswoeG K.eans.
sf Tacona- ard Ga1ushs pArsons. 90 Ta~
ccssa. criticised sAs rssaes. favuganw rfor~
sxsenssd o-sl argument IL al cas~s IS
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