The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
MEETING OF LAWYERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERlC BAR
ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Address by the Governor DING"
Jersey. Resolutions Adopted Committing
the Association to an Effort to Bring
About International Arbitration.

The members of the American Bar
Association Thursday morning, at
Cleveland, O., listened to an excellent
address by John W. Griggs, Of New
Jersey, on "Legislation and the Needs
of Reform in Law Making" and adopt
ed resolution which committed the
association to an effort to bring about
international arbitration treaties with
oil enlightened nations of the earth.
| = The committee had drafted resolu-
ton which satisfied all delegates, they
having slept on the question and cooled
off. John Prentiss Poe read the re-
port, as follows:
''To the American Bar Association:
"The special committee to which
we're referred the report OF the COM
mittee on international law, and espec-
tally the resolutions appended to that
report and the several amendments
proposed thereto, with instructions to
submit to the association resolution
embodying their views as to the action
proper to be taken by the association
at this time, have considered the sub.
iect with so much care as the limited
time at their disposal has allowed, and
respectfully present as q substitute for
the resolutions of the committee and
for all the amendments thereto the fol-
lowing resolutions:
"Resolved, That the American Bar
Association, renewing with emphasis
the strong declaration made by it at
it's last annual meeting in favor OF tho
adjustment of controversies between
nations by the medium Of enlightened
international arbitration, expresses its
earnest hope that the efforts to estab-
Iish so beneficial principle may not
in their general spirit and purpose be
relaxed, and that the administration OF
President Mckinley will take such
steps as may be appropriate to negoti-
ate Just and liberal treaties with foreign
powers for the accomplishment OF this
important result.
"Resolved further, That copy Of
these resolutions, signed by the presi-
lent and secretary of the association,
90 sent to the president of the United
States.
John PRrNr1ss Poe, Maryland.
"JuDeE E. r. SHERMAN, Chicago.
J "JAMEs II. HoY:r, Cleveland"
A motion to send the resolutions to
The house and senate was defeated.
The committee on Uniform State
) laws submitted the following;
"rhirty States and one Territory
, nave now appointed commissioners on
, 1niform State laws. Tue negotiable
I instrument act, copied substantially
from the Get on bills and notes, revised
md recommended for adoption by thu
conference of commissioners last year
(, las become u 1aw in the STATE
{ II New York, Connecticut, Color
& lido and Florida. 1t passed on
branch of the legislature in severa
u States, but failed in the other branch
l. chiefly, as has been reported, on tn
}. ground that sufficient time had not beef
T. reported, on tho ground that suticlen
= time had not been given for tho consld
r Grafton of so important measure.
il s'Its passage be the leading CONNER
& cial States of the Union will probabl
u cad to its general adoption. Tho con
d foronoo ot ;ts session this week formu
t. lated no new measures. An act O
b divorce and one On sales arc being pre-
T. pared.
II "Your committee has nothing to I'D
y 10 it's usual annual statement as the In
- portanco Of securing the appointmer
If commissioners in all Of the State
We repeat our belief that the success
the enterprise FOR uniformity depend
ID greatly on the cooperation OF the bl
81 association of the country.
30 L. D. BREWSTER, Chairman.
E The same cmmittee to which was
Sc ferred the question reported that the
IN were of the opinion that it was not Q:
So pediont to provide by law for the COZ
w. pensation of cousel for accuse d perso1
10. on trial in the United States courts
Oh all cases, but that in case Of persons i
10 dicted for crimes punishable by dea
10. or Imprisonment for life some provisi'
la' of law should be made for the emplo
u. ment and compensation Of counsel Il
" the defense such as is found in sol
10 OF the States statutes. The Revls
Statutes of the United States pr owl
for the assignment of counsel in oa]
- tai cases, not exceeding two, as the
10 cused may desire, but no provision
~ ~ made for the compensation OF 81
~ counsel.
9u The committee on payment laws 81
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