People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-08-21
LAWYERS IN SESSION
The American Bar Associations
Annual Meeting.
LORD RUSSELL IN ATTENDANCE

! hearty applause when lie Entered the
| Hall-The President OF the Association,
| MoorefieId Storey of Boston. Delivers
His Annual Address.
| SARATOGA, Aug. 10 There was
| large attendance i'll the convention hall
at the opening of the nineteenth annual
meeting of the &snerican Bar associa-
ton. When Lord Russell, Sirss'rancis
Lockwood and Montagu Crackenthorpe,
together with their ladies, entered tho
hall, they were greeted with hearty APP
plause. Judge George S. Batchellor es.
! corted them to seats at the front and
near the platform. The president of
/ the association. Moorefield Storey, con-
Quoted Lord Russell, Sir Francis Lock
wood and Montagu Crackenthorpe to
seats on the platform. Among others
honored with seats upon the platform
We're J. Randolph Tucker, Edward J.
Phelps. William Allen Butler, Henry
Hitchcock, Austin G. Fox, Charles
Claf1in Allen, Francis Rawle and James
G. Carter.
President Storey called the associa-
ton to order and delivered his address.
He reviewed the most noteworthy
changes il statute law on points of gen
eral interest made in the several states
and congress during the preceding year.
While the year had been marked by dis
content among the people, the laws only
show peace. Discomfort did not effect
legislation. There was noticeable
growth of a disposition TO assert the
general interest of the community at
the expense of the individual freedom.
| He cited such legislation as the collate.
raj inheritance tax, the graduated in
come tax, the graduated tax on the es-
tates of deceased persons and the char
| acter and number of the Uses for which
money is raised by taxation. Most of
the address is devoted to railway reor-
GanizatiOn, reviewing statute of Ken
lucky which enables courts to protect
investors by making every railway re.
organization on the subject Of judicial
Investigation. Mr., Storey said;
President storey's Speech.
The failure OF a railway company finds
the managers prepared for the emergency
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the creditors scattered, ignorant, fright
ened and unready to act. We have seen
managers, while stoutly denying up to
the last moment that any such step was
tscoEtemplated. secretlv ~, 30 a bill, end
ifwiJnout notice to those mt, asted, file IL
in court. These proceedings have been
collusive. The managers of these insolv-
| ent companies have controlled both sides
OF the litigation. Bills filed state that the
company cannot meet its obligations and
that thus the system will be disintegrated
and that the solvent company suffer.
, Upon this allegation the company asks the
| court, i'll the interest of the debtor, to de-
+! prIve the creditors of their rights.
| After an extensive contest the self con-
| stituted reorganization commit tee appears
, and bondhotders are offered their choice
+. between a contest conducted at great dis
mivantage and expense and the acceptance
/ OF such terms as may be, While in theory
| they could not accept, in fact they do not
dare to refuse. The expense of the reor-
, ganization has been in many cases enor-
: nous, and in fixing it there is no one to
/ audit the accounts. no one to represent the
! creditors who suffer while the trustees
! profit. Whenever an agreement is reached
| tie obstruction ceases. The foreclosure
| moves swiftly and the officers of the court
| no longer resist the claims of suitors at
| the bar. The receivership has accom-
| plished this purpose.
Cause of the Discomfort.
Many see the savings of lifetime swept
! away by acknowledgement and the same
| managers continue in charge. To the
/ reckless use of power by the managers of
corporations and by those who profit in
! their downfall, we must attribute much
| of the discomfort, the hatred of capital and
! capitalists, of corporations and their Off
/ GERS which underies the movement that
! eXcltes our alarm.
! Professor Blewett Lee of the North.
western university, i'll his paper on
Bleaching Practice In Law Schools,
said:
| Half the cases decided in 1898 were upon
| points of procedure, showing that a knowl-
| edge of procedure is worth as much as all
. the rest of legal knowledge. Lawyers
, must get their technical knowledge in the
| school of experience Law is science;
practicing law is an art. Law is the only
! profession in which students can have
| practical training before they begin work.
| Most students, clergymen, engineers and
! others have it. Professor Lee said the
most courts have been overrated, but
! practice could be taught by obtaining
! printed trial records and giving them out
| as the basis of class work.
After President Storey had concluded
| his address the executive committee re-
| ported the nominations for membership
and SO new members were elected, The
aggregate membership of the associa-
| ton is 1912. The treasurer's report
| showed balance of 81, 1888.
General Council Elected.
The following general council was
elected:
Alabama. ]. J. Williett; Arkansas, NJ.
! M Cohen: California j. A. Gibson:
Colorado, O. e. Hersington; Connecti-
cut, J. S. Curtis; Delaware, l. O. Grubb;
District of Columbia, r. S. Bounds;
| Florida, R. W. Williams; Georgia, p.
w Meldrim; Idaho, r. S. Gregory; Il
linois, e. B. Sherman; Indiana, s. o.
Picking; Iowa, A. J. McCreary; Kan
| sas, j. D. Alilliken; Kentucky, E. J.,
McDermott; Louisiana, w. w. Hoye;
Maine, G. F. Libby; Maryland, J. A.
| Mason; Massachusetts, A. J. Jones;
Michigan, G. p. Wailz; Minnesota, r.
Whelan; Mississippi, 7. H. Thompson;
Missouri. James Hagerman; Montana,
W. F. Sanders; Nebraska, J. M.
Woolworth; New Hampshire, j. w.
Follows; New Jersey, R. W. Parker;
New York, W. H. Robertson; North
CaTlina, j. L. Bridges; North Dakota,
B. @, Corbett Ohio, NJ. D. Fillet; Ore
gon, j. j. Hill; Pennsylvania, w. G.
Smith; Rhode Island, A. M. Eaton;
South Carolina, @. S. Nettles; South
Dakota. J. w. Wright; Tennessee, J.
M Dickinson; Texas, J. 7. H. Scott;
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