The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-04
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Special Dispatch to the Intelliseneer.
MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Nov. b.
Morgantown is choek full OF lawyers to-
night, who are here for the annual
meeting of the state bar association,
which held lis first session this morning
in the court house. In anticipation OF
some able discussions on the subject.
Government bV Injunction" and
many other live questions there was q
big crowd of spectators at each OF the
meetings to-day and thls evening, who
were rewarded by hearing addresses
by half dozen OF the ablest lawyers OF
the state.
Mr. p. ]. Crossn. the president, called
the session to order and delivered an
address which kept the attorneys In
an uproar of Laughter during its dellv-
cry. His criticism OF some OF the
measures passed by the last legislature
was very caustic, and he presented q
number OF other matters which fur
nished food for animated discussion
by the members when the address was
taken up for general discussion.
Among the attorneys who spoke upon
the address generally, were Mr.. @,
Wood Daily, OF Eiklns; Mr.. d. G. West
enhaver, OF Martlnsburg; Mr.. b. NJ.
Amber, OF Parkersburg, and Mr.. w.
p. Hubbard, OF Wheeling.
The proposition that the association
endorse law enlarging the present
property rights OF married women, was
| advocated by all OF these members, ex-
cent Mfr. Daily, who opposed II In a
vigorous speech. The husband, he
thought should enjoy greater property
rights than the wife under statutory
law, because the common law liabilit-
les still rested upon him.
Durinq the discussion the public
printer and the printing commission
were roasted IN vigorous terms because
OF their lnefflciency, and the supreme
court OF appeals came In for criticism.
The court was, however, defended by
Mr.. Daily.
subject: Some professional improprie-
ties" concluded the morning pro-
gramme
At the afternoon session the cleo
tIon OF members was taken up, and the
reports OF the committees heard. Twen-
ty-flye new members were elected. The
committee on memorials reported that
since the last meeting Judge Samuel
Woods, ex-judge OF the supreme court
Snyder and Colonel Ben Martin, all dis
tingulshed members OF the association.
| had died Hon. John w. Mason, OF
FaIrmont, delivered beautiful eulogy
on Colonel Martin. and Judge okey
Johnson paid graceful tribute TO the
lives and character Of Mr. Woods and
Mr.. Snyder, with whom he was assocla-
ted on the supreme bench.
The question OF the standard of ad-
mission to practice was taken up, and
nearly every member present made
some remarks on n resolution recon-
mendlng the endorsement f'the order
or the supreme court which recently
placed the matter in the hands OF the
| law faculty of the state university.
The resolution was carried almost un.
animously.
This evening W. G. Peterkln, OF
Parkersburg, read an able paper on
Government by Injunction" and the
subject was taken up for general dis
| cusslon,
Congressman Dayton is here with his
| proposed bill to divide the state into
two federal districts. and Is explaining
It's provisions to the members. II Will
be taken up for discussion tomorrow.