New-York tribune., 1897-01-13
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
JAMES c. CARTER ELECTED PRESIDENT
MORE TIME FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE CITY CHARTER ASKED

Some two hundred members of the Association or
the Bar OF the City Of New-York gathered at their
annual meeting last night in their splendid home'
at No 4S West Forty-thi-d-st. Joseph Larocque'
president of the association. occupied the chair a
single ticket was in the field, and its candidates
were of course, elected without opposipoh' lie
Officers elected
President Janes c. Carter.
Vice-presidents Augustus C. Brown. John L. Cad
walader Clifford A. Hand. Peter b. Olney and
Francis Lynie Stetson.
Recording secretary. Silas b. Brownell
Corresponding secretary. David b. Ogden
Treasurer s. Sidney Smith.
Executive Committee tclass OF 1s99)-George {.
IIoli Frederick r. Jennings. Franklin B Lord,
Wallace Macfarlare and Benjamin Aymar SANDS.
Committee on Admissions (cass OF lss9)-Water
Alexander Charles o. Brewster, John n. Cole,
William L. Dulning. Alexander r. Guck. Robert
l.. Harrison and +. Burnham Moffat. To fill va
cancy in class of 1891 Carl 4. De Gersdorff To fill
vacancy in class OF 1885, Henry d. Sedgwick, jr.
New members elected were: Clarence Rowland,
Andrew g. Dickinson. jr. 7. Ludlow Chryste'
Seabury C. Mastick Welton c. Percy. EliJah IT,
Boardman and Donald Mclean
IL will be noticed that the recording secretary
the corresponding secretary and the treasurer
The other business of the meeting consisted main.
Iy in the reading and hearing of reports Ihe
of the association for the last year had amounted
TO little over sSe' and that the toa am9"n NJ
over s3Soo0O. The disbursements had slightly ex-
ceeded s35s 0co The Committee Admissions re-
ported that 13i candidates had been presented OF
whom III had beer elected to membership. ,,
The Committee on Grievances Who's special special
province it is to investigate complaints or unpro-
fessional conduct. rendered report OF some some nj M
teen esses, none of which appeared 10 & re a' al an
fagrant.. without mentioning names 1nls was
followed by the passing OF motion to take from
the table an old resolution which authorized the
appointment OF committee TO report on the
method of rcctfyng such abuses. and the means
of 'elcvating professional practic" in this state
The resolution was the subject OF a somewhat
cases of dishonoIable practice were frequent among
New-York lawyers and needed the attention OF
the association. They advocated the adopton % "A
ncw and aggressive policy in regard 10 this qucS-
that II reflected the Grievance Committee whose
efforts had been praiseworthy ana whose province
covered the work suggested
While a speaker for tho affirmative opening
an attack on this line of argument the Chalr SUD
denly announced that II lacked Just iive minutes
of 10 o'clock at which hour the polls closed Ihere
wis Al, Immediate start for the door in which so
marW of the audience joined that the speaker
gave ND his task. amid general laugh, and the
meeting was adjourned for recess. After IT was
called TO order again Mr.. Taft presented an amend
ment 10 the resolution under discussion. which
was wordcd not 10 reflect on the Grievance
Committee while still retaining It's efficiency. IT
i've TO rcport the dictates OF the constitution
and bylaws relative 10 tho punishment OF mhodor-
ous LAWYERS and the way in which they might be
rehuked IL was accepted by the original mover
and passed unanimously largely because of Mr.
Wckcrsham's clear ana logical speech III i's ne
fence. ,
Wheeler II. Peckham then presented % resoiu-
ton requesting the Greater cw-iork charter
commission to ask the LEGISLATURE for an extcn-
sion Of time on the public hearings. and authorlz-
ing the appointment Of a committee of five TO eX-
meeting. lie spoke briefly and co2cntly IN its DC
half and IT passed without opposition