Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
HASTY LAW MAKING
The Bar Association Seeks Methods
to Prevent It.
COMMITTEE DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE
Election Of Officers by the Organi-
zation.
PAPER BY MAJOR POWELL

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 21.-TLs
American Bar Association today elected
the following officers: President, James NJ
Woolworth CT Omaha; secretary, John
Hinkley Of Baltimore: treasurer Francis
Rawle of Philadelphia; executive commit
tee. Alfred Hemenway of Boston. Charles
Claf1in of st. Louis. Wm w. How Of New
Orleans vice president for every state
in the Union and local council for each
state were also chosen.
Extended discussion followed the presen-
tetion of resolution to establish a section
of insurance. which was lost.
The following resolution. offered by Z. F.
Billiard Of New York, was adopted:
Resolved. That it he referred to the
committee on jurisprudence and law re-
form the question whether the law in re-
gard 10 fellow-servants should not be SO
amended as to further protect laboring
men from the result cf negligence caused
by persons unknown to them and over
whom they have no control
Il. X. Lawton of Savannah. Ga, offered
the following which was adopted:
Resolved. That the committee on juri;-
prudence and law reform be requested to
report to the association methods of pre-
venting the enacting of hasty and slipshod
legislation in general and special laws and
In this connection are requested to consider
the report Of the same committee submitted
IN 1885, but never considered by the associa-
tion' ana the recent report of the commits
sion appointed under act of the general
assembly Of New York"
NJ. u FOLLOW Of Clevela':d, Ohio offered
the following. which was adopted:
hesoVed' Ihat the committee on federal
code or criminal procedure he requested to
examine into and report upon the Justice
ana eNped1ency OF aiding INDECENT persons
accused of crime in securing competent at
.crneys tiy and the attendance OF important
sons" pei
Mr. McClain Of Iowa offered tn. follow
ing, which was adopted:
heso!Ved, That the American Bar As
soclatlon approves the lengthenine of in
struction IN law schools to A period Of three
years. and that 1t expresses the hone that
as soon as practicable, a rule may be
aucpted IN each state which will reouire
candidates for admission to the bar 70
study law for three years before applying
for examinations" '''e
John n. Fisro of Albany offered a reso-
thanks to Montague Crackanthorpe for =
eoFy ol the proc ecdings of the English Bar
Association. -"-
A. l.. Butler of New York CITY then tool,
the platform and paid deserved eulopiun
70 the memory of Edward Otis Hnklev of
Baltimore, who for many years was score
.asy el ,he american Bar Association, and
VINO died recently. Gulogistic tributes were
aiso made by Henry Hitchcock of St. Louis
Skirwith Wilmer of Baltimore and Moore,
neld storey of Boston. after which the life
k
ley were acknowledged by a rising vote
On motion the special committee on pot
ent law was continued. On motion of
Judge Hunt Of Cincinnati the hearty
thanks OF the association were extended
10 Judge George 8. Eatohsllor of Sara
toga Tor the reception extended to the
association and its distinguished English
guests. Saratoga, Denver and Indianapo-
lis extended invitations to the assoc!a-
ton to meet at the respective places in
1897. but the selection of place was left
TO the executive committee This COM
pleted the laborS of the association
This afternoon the associat ation section of
legal education held its concluding session.
Papers were read by Austin c. Fox cf
New York city on Two Years Experience
OF the New York State Board of Law EN-
aminers''
Major J. w. Powell. director of the bu-
reau or American ethnology at the Smith
sonlan Institution, Washington. read pa
per on The Study of Primitive Institu-
tions."