Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-28
BRIBERY OF The COURTS
Bar Association Discusses the Subject at
Some Length.
As:s0A1oRY LEGISLATION SUGGESTED
Public Mind Impressed with the BE-
lief. whether Warranted or Not,
that AEgreEate Capital Has
Undue Advantage.

an Undue Advantage.
CLEVELAND. Aug z7.-Tne opening ses-
sion OF The National Bar association vas
devoted 20 suggestions from members OF the
committee o. commercial law. and under
this h ad waiter 5. Logan Of New York
offered a comprehensive report urging the
enactment Of legislation to enable a
creditor Of a debtor who is sluauiering his
property 10 secure the Interpolation OF The
courts 10 protect his rights. although the
de5t nlay not yet be due. The convention
instructed The committee to consider the
suggestion snd port a: the next annual
meeting
Presidln. woo'vorth then announced the
appointment Of two special committees as
follows Committee on parole Of prisoners
ana cograte subjects 5. f Hunt Of Ohio
J. Stenes Of Rhode Island r. W. VIII
liaHs Of Florida J. Il. Nelson OF Maryland:
committee on courts OF the United States,
Edmund Wetmore of New York. c. F. Lib
berry Of Maine. G. P Wanty OF Michigan
X, y. Mercer of pennsylvania. J. Il. Hoyt Of
ONO J. Ii. Raymond OF Illinois and II. =
T0mpkiHs ot Alabama.
The special committee OF three. to which
hat been referred resolution on judicial
tnat u thought amendments to the law
sAould De asked TO provide appeal from
tae United states circuit court Of appeals
from ilterloCutcry orders Of appotnt nlent OF
receivers aEd interlocutory orders granting
temporary restraining orders. The Conven-
'lOn apprJ' ed the report and instructed The
committee appointed to present the matter
t. congress. 70 urge amendments TO provide
Tor appeal ID the tNo classes Of cases named.
An important paper on bribery was read
BY Adolph Moses of Illinois. lie called at
tention to the decision Of the supreme court
In the Courseiman CAGE which caused con
gress 10 amend the interstate commerce act
In 1888 to ehectualiy grant immunity
aga. INST the Standardization Of a witness in
tes'iiying before i court Mr.. Moses urged
that n examination be made OF the various
statutes. national and state to determine
whether they offer sufficient protection to
the witness aud to prepare uniform statute
for the various stattF
The public mind, said Nj Moses has
become firmly impressed with the belief that
powerful aggregations OF capital have had
considerable success in corrupting legislative
and municipal assemblies and public off,
Gals IL hehooves the American Bar asSo-
ciatiOn, leaders Of public opinion and
trainers Of proper legislation. to suggest such
anendatory legislation as may be effective
II compelling brbe-giyers and bribe-takers
TO tsr.ity against each other under promise
OF constitutional immunity"
A resolution to that effect WIS adopted.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Nominations Of officers for the ensuing
year were reported as follows: President,
William Writ Howe, New Orleans; secre-
tary, John Hiukley, Baltimore; treasurer
Francis Rawle, OF Philadelphia; executive
committee Alfred Hemenway. Boston:
Charles Ciahin Allen, St. Louis; Charles Mo-
bile Gregory, of Wisconsin. The nominees
were elected without discussion. The list
of vice presidents elected is: Alabama
Thomas n. Mcclellan; Arizona. ]. H. Hera-
A-4Rn.saS "a NJ Cal{fnrTia Iahp
a. ellison; Colorado, Moses Hallett; Deia-
ware, George Gray; Idaho. Herman Stuart
Gregory; District of Columbia, II. E. Davis :;
Florida John Cavery; Georgia F. H Miller
Illinois Thomas Dent; Indian Territory. j.
". McCloud; Indiana, R. 5. Taylor Iowa,
J. II. McCOnlogue; Kansas, John D. Milli-
ken: Kentucky. Charles 5. Gibbs; Louisiana
r s Stemmes; Maine. J. w. Symonds; Mary
land, David w sloane; Massachusetts,
NJ. T. Dickinson, ir. Michigan,
A c. Baldwin; Minnesota, H. f.
Stevens; Mississippi. c. B. Howey Mis-
souri,. G. A. Filkenberg; Montana William
D. Dixon: Nebraska Charles F. Henderson;
New Hampshire, ]. L. Spring; New Jersey,
Charles Borcherling; New York, ]. Newton
Field; North Carolina. John l. Bridger;
North Dakota, Bourk Corbett; Ohio, S. F.
Hunt; Oklahoma ]. T. Ollie; Oregon. H. c..
Carr; Pennsylvania, S. p Wolverton; Rhode
Island James Tillinghast; South Carolina,
Clarence s. Nettle; South Dakota, Frank
AikensI Tennessee, J. w. Bonner; Texas, T.
s Miller; Utah, r. B. Shepard; Vermont.
William E. johnson; Virginia jackson Guy;
Washington, George NJ Foster; West Vlr-
ginia, W. W. Van Wrinkle; Wisconsin. J. c.
Ludwig; Wyoming J. 4. River.
Judge R. S. Tyler OF Indiana offered a
resolution on the subject of trusts which
aroused considerable interest, but was
adopted without discussion, as follows
Resolved, That the committee on juris-
prudence and law reform be requested to
submit to the association at It's next annual
meeting a report upon the subject of exist
iHeg Ia In ralEt n a A.
tiOns in business, with reference especially
10 the question whether or not il IS prac-
ticable to provide by law for such discrim-
nation among organizations OF that char
acter by references 70 the reasonableness of
She contracts on which they rest, their
effect upon the public interest the inter-
est of those engaged in them, as shall place
courts to deal more effectively with those
which are mischievouS in their nature and
tendency than has been found possible hith-
erto.
The committee to which was referred a
resolution inviting the International Law as
sociation 10 meet at the same time and place
with the American Bar association In 1895
made a favorable report and the resolution
was adopted. An effort will be made 10
make the 1898 meeting of those two great
bodies an event In the history of the coun,
try. President Mckinley will be urged to
speak before a joint assemblage OF the two
associations. The meeting will probably be
held at Saratoga. but this will be decided
by the executive committee.
This afternoon at meeting Of the Legal
Education section. Charles Gregory OF the
University of Wisconsin, spoke on the Wage
OF Law Teachers" He said in part:
In general in this country the law teach
ers who received fixed salaries were some
what more highly paid than the teacher;
OF other topics. even in the same university
In the European law schools law profes-
sor Is paid exactly the same compensation
received by his fellow professors in Other
faculties. but In France he Is paid more
and in The Netherlands Germany, Italy
and Sweden but little less than the judges
In this country In the best established schools
a professor giving his entire time is paid
S01O TO 5000. and there seems a tendency
in them 10 make the comDen sation OF the
dean and of the full professors much the
same In a large number Of important
schools the professors compensation Is
s. 800 TO s. 000 ana the dean, or head Of tht
school, often receives $3.50 TO 81 900.
Lord Chief Justice Russels pregnant re,
mark. made to US last year That justice
and It's administration are amongst th'
prime needs and business OF life" has re
mained With me ever since. / am surt
we have many OF US pandsred II and quoted
IT, No one can deny its far reaching truth
ami, Haat being So tge training of bencf