The herald., 1896-08-22
Concludes the Work of the An
nuaI Session
LAW REFORMS ADVOCATED
Include the Better Protection OF Fellow
Servants
M .thods Wanted for the Prevention Of Hasty
and II-Conslder-d Legislation-The
New Officers Elected
Associated Press Special Wire.

ficers today: President. James NJ. VOL
worth, Omaha; secretary, John Hink-
ley. Baltimore; treasurer, Francis
Rawle, Philadelphia; executive commit
tee, Alfred Hemenway. Boston; Charles
Clafin, ST. Louis; William M. Howe,
New Orleans. A vice president for ev-
cry state in the union, and a local coun-
Gil for each state were also chosen.
The following resolution, offered by
e. f. Bullard of New York was adopt
ed:
Resolved, that it be referred to the
committee on jurisprudence and law re
form the question whether the law in
regard to fellow servants shall not be so
amended as further to protect laboring
men from the result of negligence by
persons unknown to them and over
whom they have no control.
T. r. Lawton of Savannah, Ca, Of
fered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved that the committee on juris-
prudence and lay reform be requested
to report to the association methods Of
preventing the enacting of hasty and
slipshod legislation in general, and spec
ial laws; in this connection they are
requested to consider the report of the
same committee submitted in 1886, but
never considered in the association, and
the recent report Of the commission
appointed under the act of the general
assembly of New York.
NJ. D. Follett' of Cleveland, o., offered
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, that the committee on fed
eral code of criminal procedure be re-
quested to examine into and report up
on the justice and expedience of aiding
INDECENT persons accused of crime in Sc
curing competent attorneys and the at
tendance of important witnesses.
Mr. McClain of Iowa offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted:
Resolved, that the American Bar asso-
citation approves the lengthening of in
struction in law schools to a period Of
three years, and that it expresses the
hope that as soon as possible a rule
may be adopted in each state which will
require candidates for admission to the
bar to study law for three years before
applying for examinations.
John N. Fiero of Albany offered res
oiution returning thanks to Montague
Crackenthorpe for copy of the proceed
ings of the English Bar association.
Allen Butler of New York city then
took the platform and paid a deserved
eulogium to the memory of Edward
Otis Hinckley of Baltimore, who for
many years was secretary of the Ameri-
can Bar association, and who died re-
Gently. Eulogistic tributes were also
made by Henry Hitchcock of st. Louis,
Skipworth Wilmer of Baltimore and
Moorfield Storey of Boston. The life
long devotion and faithfulness of Mr..
Hinckley were acknowledged by ris-
ing vote.
On motion special committee on pat
ent laws was named.
On motion of Judge Hunt of Cincin-
natl the hearty thanks Of the associat ton
were extended to George s. Batcheler
of Saratoga for the reception extended
to the association and it's distinguished
English jurists.
Saratoga, Denver and Indianapolis
extended invitations to the association
to meet at the respective places in 1897,
but the selection of place was left to
the executive committee.
This completed the labors of the as
sociation. This afternoon the section of
legal education held its concluding sos-
sion. Austin G.. Fox of the New York
board of examiners read a paper COW
ering two years experience of that body
AT the first examination 111S applica-
tions were received. OF these 436 were
college graduates, and 632 were not.
The board has examined Al women and
admitted 21. OF the applicants who had
attended the law schools IA per cent
failed to pass, while the proportion of
failures among those who had not at
tended law schools was 26 per cent
Major Powell, director of the bureau
of American ethnology at the Smithso.
nian institution, Washington, d. c.,
read paper on The Study of Primitive
Institutions
Chauncey M. Depew tonight presided
at the annual banquet of the American
Bar association which was enjoyed by
26O distinguished persons in the Grand
Union hotel hall room. 1t was preceded
by reception in the club rooms ad-
joining. where Lord Russell, Sir France
Lockwood and Montague Crackenthorpe
NNoNN--- -'ANS NAAS AiiNiiipCio VI Tic dSSOcld-
ton. Following Immediately was a pro-
cession under the marshalship of Fran
els Rawle of Philadelphia, ,withLordRus-
sell and Depew ledaing. The guests
marched into the handsomely decorated
banquet hall, where all were given
seats. After the menu had been dis
posed of Lady Russell. Lady Lockwood
and other ladies were escorted in and
awarded seats of honor.
Mr.. Depew, as toast master, in his
usual felicitous style. made some brief
opening remarks and offered as a toast
The lord chief justice of England"
which was happily responded to by Lord
Russell. The next toast was the Ameri.
can Bar association, which was replied
to by retiring President Moorfield Storey
of Boston.
Sir Francis Lockwood responded in a
very happy vein to ''The wit of the Eng
lish bar
James M. Beck of Philadelphia, James
c. Carter and Bourke Cochran of New