The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-27
GOV. GREGGS GIVES THE BAR AS
ISOLATION SOME VERY GOOD
ADVICE.
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION.
TRATION ADOPTED WITHOUT
ANY DISCUSSION.
Subjects Of Popular and Technical
Interest Discussed by the
Lawyers at Cleveland.

CLEV leland, O., Aug. 26-The
members of the American Bar assoeia-
ton this morning listened to an excel
lent address by Gov. John w. Griggs,
of New Jersey, on Legislation and
the Needs of Reform in Law Making"
and adopted resolution which COM
mitted the association to an effort to
bring about international arbitration
treaties with all enlightened nations of
the earth During the afternoon there
were sessions of the legal educational
branch of the association and the pat
ent law branch of the society. From
4 to o'clock the delegates to the as
ISOLATION were rendered a reception at
the home of Andrew Squires. Gov.
Griggs was one of those present. This
evening there was another session of
the bar association, during which two
interesting papers were read and dis
cussed, after which the general council
of the association held a meeting and
nominated officers.
Contrary to forecasts there was no
discussion on the arbitration question.
The committee had drafted a resolution
which satisfied all delegates. John
Prentiss Poe read a report, as fol-
lows:
The special committee to which was re-
ferred the report OF the committee on interna-
t1onal law, and especially the resolutions ap-
pended to that report, and the several amend
ments proposed thereto, with instructions to
submit to the association resolution embody-
ing their views to the action proper to be
taken by the association at this time have
considered the subject with so much care
as the limited time at their disposal has al
lowed, and respectfully presents as a substi-
tute for the resolution of the committee and
for all the amendments thereto the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the American Bar associa-
ton renewing with emphasis the strong dec
laration made by it at its last annual meet
ing in favor of the adjustment of contro-
yersies between nations by the medium of en-
Hghtened international arbitration expresses
It's earnest hope that the efforts to establish
so benetcent a principle may not in their
general spirit ana purpose be relaxed, and
that the administration of President McKin-
ley will take such steps as may be appropri-
ate to negotiate just and liberal treaties with
foreign powers for the accomplishment of this
important result.
Resolved, further That copy of these
resolutions. signed by the president and sec
rotary OF tne association, be sent to the presi-
dent OF the United States.
The standing committee on grievances
and law reporting and digesting. and
the special committee on expression
and classification of the law and on
indian legislation had no reports to
make. The committee on uniform state
law submitted the following:
Thirty states and one territory have now
appointed commissioners on uniform state
laws California and Arizona having Joined
the conference during the past year. The ne
gouabie instruments act, copied substau-
tally from the English act on bills and notes,
revised and recommended for adoption by
the conference of commissioners last year
has become a law in the states of New York
Connecticut, Colorado and Florida. It passed
one branch of the legislature in several other
states, but failed in the other branch chiefly
as has been reported, on the ground that suf-
heient time had not been given for the con-
sideration of so important measure It's
passage by the leading commercial states of
the Union will probably lead to it's general
adoption. The conference at its session this
week formulated new measures. An act
on divorce and one on sales are being pre-
pared.
Your committee has nothing to add to it's
usual annual statement as TO the Importance
of securing the appointment of commissioners
in all of the states. We repeat our belief
that the success of the enterprise for uni
formity depends greatly on the cooperation
OF the bar associations of the country.
The committee on federal code of
criminal procedure reported, and the
committee on patent laws submitted
an interesting report of legislation Sc
cured.
Francis Rowle, of Philadelphia, treas
urer of the association, reported bal
ance of Sc, 602 in the treasury After
the admission of a number of CleVe-
land lawyers to the association, an ad-
jOurnment was taken until evening
During the afternoon a reception was
rendered the delegates at the residence
of Andrew B. Squire.
At meeting of the legal educational
section this afternoon by Henry E.
Davis, United States district attorney
for the District of Columbia. read a
paper on ''The Law of Insurance in
the Law Schools" At the meeting of
the patent law section an address was
delivered by Edmond Gilmore, of New
York, on patent law. Frank e. Reed,
of Chicago, read paper on Trade
Censorship by Equity and he was
followed by J. r. Raymond, Chicago,
who advocated the establishment of
patent bar by act of congress. He pro-
posed the appointment of a commits
sion of five members to examine all
applicants for admission to practice in
the patent office. The discussion which
followed intimated that the members
thought the suggestion impracticable.
Francis Forbes, of New York, read
paper in which he recited the history
of the movement fer the protection
of industrial property. The papers Of
MesSrs. Reed, Raymond and Forbes
were referred to the committee of fiji
teen of the patent laws section to re-
port next year.
At the evening session a telegram
from United States Senator George F.
Hoar was received, asking that a
committee of five be appointed by the
association to investigate the Unit
ed States circuit and district
courts and to formulate a plan where
by the two can be consolidated or en-
tire1y separated so that it will be I'M
possible for the judge of one court To
sit in the other.
President Woolworth, in explanation