The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-28
LEGAL LIGHTS
END THEIR WORK
William Howe, Of New Orleans, Chosen
President Of the Association.
H. C. T0MPKINS H0N0RED
Placed on One Of the Most Important
Committees.
7. S. MCCLELLAN VICE PRESIDENT
Important Matters To Be Investigated and Re-
ferred to Congress International Bar
Association To Be Invited to
Meet With Them.
H. C. T0MPKlNS HONORED
T. S. MCCLELLAN VICE PRESIDENT

Meet With Them.
Cleveland. Aug. 27.-The open session
of the National Bar association was de-
voted to suggestions from members of
the committee on criminal law and under
this head Mr.. Walter S. Logan, OF New
York, offered al comprehensive report
urging the enactment of legislation to
enable a creditor OF debtor who Is
squandering his property to secure the
interposttion of th= courts to protect his
rights, although the debt may not yet be
due. The convention instructed the
convention to consider the suggestion
and report to the next SESSION. The
convention then appointed two special
committees as follows:
Committee on Paroled Prisoners and
Cognate Subjeots-S. F. Hunt, Ohio; ].
F. Stems, Rhode Island; r. w. williams,
Florida j. H. Nawson, Maryland.
Committee on Courts of the United
states-Edmund wetmore, New York; c.
W. Libby. Maine; C. S. Lanty, Michigan;
M. S. Mercer, Pennsylvania; ]. S. Hoyt,
Cleveland; ]. H. Raymond Illinois; H. C.
Tompkins, Alabama.
The special committee of three to which
had be: n referred a resolution introduced
by the judicial, administration and priv
ate reform committee, reported that the
ASSOCIATE tion should recommend to con-
grsss to pass an act providing for the
appeals of interlocutory orders for ap-
pointment of receivers and interlocutory
orders granting temporary restraining or
ders. The convention approved the rec
omme dations and Instructed the COM
mittee appointed to PRESENT the matter
to congress.
An important paper on bribery was
read byAlvah Moses, of Illinois. He ar-
gued that an examination be made of
the various statutes, national and state,
to dstermne whether they offer sufficient
protection to the witnesses and to prepare
uniform statutes for the various states.
A resolution to that effect was intro
duced and will be repored upon at the
nextannual meeting.
Nomina tions for officers for the ensu-
ing year were reported by the general
council as follows: -
Pres.dent-Wdliiam Howe New Orleans
Secre'tary-John Hinlxley, Baltimore.
Treasurer-Franc:s Rawle, Philadel-
phia. .si
Executive Committee-Alfred Hemen-
way, Boston; Charles Allen, st. Louis;
Charles M. Gregory. Wisconsin.
cussion
The list OF vice-presidents elected. one
from each state, is as follows:
Alabama, Thomas E. Mcclellan; Ari-
zona, John C. Herndon; Arkansas. Viii
liam M. Rose; California, John A. Gibson;
Colorado, Moses Hallett; Connect cut,
Washington Wilcomer; Delaware, Will
liam Gray; District of Columbia. Henry
E. DAVIS; Florida, John c. Avery; Geor-
gfs, Frank H. Miller; Idaho, Herman
Stuart Gregory; Illiners. Thomas Dent;
Indian Territory, J. wv. McLoud; IDdi-
ana, Robert s.. Taylor; Iowa, j. H. Nc
Confonue; Kansas, John D. Milliken;
Kentucky, Charles s. Gibbs; Lou.sina,
Thomas s. Semms; Maine, Josheph w.
simmonds; Maryland, David w. Sloane;
Massachusetts, M. f. Dickinson. Jr.;
Michigan. Augustus c. Baldwin; Mime
30 a, Hiram F. stevens: Miss s.ssipra, chns.
B. Howry; Missouri, g. A. Faalken-
berg; Montana. VIM. w. Dixon; Me-
!araska, Charles F. Manderson; New