The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-20

The Ramsey County Bar association
is dead. The st. Paul Bar association
is very much alive. 1t came into being
at the Windsor hotel last night under
the most encouraging conditions, and
announced that 1t had come to stay.
1t was the liveliest kind of meet
ing. Some sixty lawyers, with whose
countenances the citizens summoned
for jury duty in Ramsey county are
more or less familiar, assembled in one
OF the hotel parlors for the purpose of
eftecting an organization to take the
place of the defunct bar association,
which has ceased to fulfill It's mission.
There were no long-winded speeches,
nor prosy arguments. These lawyers
know each other and not one of them
was permitted to occupy the floor for
more than two minutes at q time ar
even then he maintained no eXclu-e-e
right to do the talking.
+. q. 1ngersoll briefly explained the
purpose Of the meeting. 1t was TO
effect a reorganization of the bar as
sCciation. The president of that as
ISOLATION, E. H Ozmun, had gone to
Stuttgart, its secretary to New York
city, and its treasurer to Chicago
(Laughter). Mr.. Ingersoll added that
in case 1t was deemed advisable to re-
organize, perhaps 1t would be we'll to
take copy of the old constitution and
bylaws, and after striking out a few
cumbersome sections to submit the re-
suit, not necessarily for immediate
adoption, but as tentative proposition.
Thereupon Mr.. Ingersoll was made
temporary chairman of the meeting, be-
fore he could protest. S. NJ. Hayes was
elected temporary secretary in the same
fas hion, and was instructed TO read the
proposed constitution and bylaws.
which was prepared at a meeting Of
ATTORNEYS nj oil
Nh. Hayes announced that, while the
ola constitution and bylaws contained
many good provisions, it had been de-
si1able to make certain changes in the
direction of brevity and simplicity.
They provided for the election Of a
president, vice president secretary and
treasurer and an executive committee
of five, of which the president shall be
ex-officio chairman.
The alterations consisted first in the
change of the name of the association
from the Ramsey County to the st.
Paul Bar association; second in re-
curing an initiation fee of 81 and the
payment Of 81 annual dues, instead Of
SO, and 81, the former fees; third, the
creation of an executive committee Of
five, instead Of a governing board of
eleven, and lastly in the elimination Of
the section which empowered the gov
erning board TO pass upon every ap-
plication for membership. Under this
provision, one black ball defeated the
application. AS amended, any mem
Der of the bar can become a member
by applying for membership and pay
ing his 81.
Mr. Hayes explained that the reason
for the amendment was that any man
admitted to the bar and in good stand
ing was presumed to be fit for mem
bership In the bar association. with
such a regulation it was thought that
the association would be more repre-
sentative and democratic The cd bar
association, it was conceded, had been
too exclusive.
THAT good feeling that prevails in
medical associations did not prevail in
our old association" added Mr.. Hayes
81 know 1T, and 1 also know that soon
after 1 became a member of the old
association, 1t began to decline"
GaughteD.
Mr. Hayes then read the proposed by
laws, which are similar to the old ones
but which omit lot Of detail as TO
the trial Of members for professional
misconduct. They provide, as the
others did, that a member can be ex-
PEELED for professional misconduct by a
two-thirds vote of the association.
J. C. Michael moved the adoption Of
the articles OF agreement or constitu-
ton.
Some objection was urged to taking
any action on the ground that the a,-
tendance was not sufficiently represen-
tative in number, but it was quickly
disposed of when count showed that
there were already ffty-six present
Moreover, it appeared that $50 attor-
neys had signed the call.
Mr.. Michael's motion was carried and
the constitution as read adopted unani-
mouSly.
Then the association proceeded to
elect officers for the ensuing year.
Judge Schoonmaker nominated F. G.
Ingersoll, but Mr.. Ingersoll positively
declined the honor.
Stiles Burr suggested that the cleo
ton be postponed.
A. 3. Ovitt moved that an informal