The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-31

QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AnFRII
CAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

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Cleveland, August z.-The opening ses-
sion Of the National Bar Association was
devoted to suggestions from members OF
the COMMITTEES on commercial law and
under this head Mr.. Walter 8. Logan,
OF New York. offered a comprehensive
report urging the enactment of legislation
to enable a creditor Of a debtor who Is
squandering his property to secure the In
terposition of the courts TO protect his
due. The convention instructed the com:
mittee to consider the suggestion and re-
port at the next annual meeting.
President woolworth then announced
the appointment of the two special CON-
mittees on parole and prison and cognase
subjects and on courts OF the United
States.
The special committee Of three to which
had beer referred a resolution introduced
by the committee on judicial administra-
ton and remedial reform. reported that
the amendments to the law should be
asked of congress to provide IN appeal
from the United States circuit court of
appeals from introductory orders Of APP
pointment of receivers and introductory
orders granting temporary restraining
orders.
The convention approved the report and
s-r&~,,1tAl %Lz 4~~.~Aa npnsy a.
present the matter to congress to urge
amendments to provide for appeal in the
two classes Of cases named.
An important paper on bribery was read
by Adolph Moses. Of Illinois He argued
that al examination be made Of the vari-
Gus statutes. national and state. to de-
termine whether they offer sufficient pro-
lection to the witness and to prepare a
uniform statute Of the various states. A
resolution to that effect was adopted and
will be reported upon at the next annual
meeting.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing
Gil as follows: President, William Writ
Howe, New Orleans; secretary, John
Hinkley, Baltimore; treasurer, Francis
Rawle, Philadelphia; executive committee.
Alien, st. Louis; Charles NJ. Gregory.
Wisconsin. The nominees were elected
without discussion. The list Of vice presi-
dents was elected, one from each state.
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Carolina.
Judge r. S. Taylor. Indiana, offered a
resolution on the subject of trusts, which
aroused considerable interest. but was
adopted without discussion. 1t Is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the committee on juris-
prudence and law reform be required to
submit to the association at its next an
nual meeting a report ON the subject Of
existing laws in relation to trusts and
combinations in business, with reference
especially to the question of whether or
not it is practicable to provide. by law,
for such discrimination among ~organiza-
lions Of the character by reference to the
r~easonableness of the contracts on which
they rest, their effect upon the public in
tereSt or the interest of those engaged in
them as shall place it within the power
of the law and the courts to deal more
effectively with those which are mis-
chievOus in their nature and tendency,
than has been found possible hitherto.
The to which was referred a
resolution inviting the International Law
Association to meet at the same time and
place with the American Bar Association
in 1898, made a favorable report and the
resolution was adopted.
An effort will be made to make the '9S
meeting of those two great bodies Of
country. President Mckinley will be
of the two associations. The meeting will
probably be held at Saratoga, the usual
place of meeting. That is a matter which
the executive committee will decide.
Adjournment sine die was then taken by
the aSSOcia ton.