Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-28
NEW MEXICO BAR ASSOCIATION.
Thirteenth Annual heeting-Hlseilon o
OtdcerS-BuSineSS Transacted.

Thirteenth Annual Meeting-HlsetlOn Of
OificerS-BuSlneSS Transacted.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
New Mexico Bar association was held
Tuesday at the court house in Santa Fe,
and there were present Messrs. T.. b. Cat
ron, Frank Springer, A. A. Jones, +. W.
Clancy, A. b McMillen, Il. l.. Bartlett,
". II. Pope. Max Frost, g. L. Solignac,
j. g. Fitch, 8. b. NewcOmb. Il. y. Fer
gusson, X. A. Fiske. W.. Breeder, II. L..
Warren. r. E. T%witehell, j. K. McFie, r..
". Parker, X. c. GOrtner. W. b. Childers,
@. ". Knaebel. Hugo seaberg, W. ). Nc
Pherson. A. A. freeman.
The president Of the association, Hon.
A. b. Fall, OF Las Cruces, having gone 70
war, Hon. ". II. Pope, 6rst vice president,
presided.
Hon. II. B. Ferguson. delegate TO con-
gress, made an address to the association
covering proposed Legislation relative to
the establishment Of an appellate court
for the territory OF New Mexico as we'll
as giving his ideas upon a bill to en-
able prOspectors TO prospect on land
grants confirmed under the act Of 1891.
The association appointed committees on
these subjects, the lrst committee being
Messrs. Jones. Clancy and Catron, and
the second c. committee consisted OF Messrs.
Childers, Fiske, Fitch, Springer aud New
comb.
A motion prevailed by which a commit
tee was appointed to confer with the su-
preme court and the ensuing Legislature
relative 10 changing the time OF holding
the session of the supreme court. This
committee consists OF Messrs. Childers,
Twitchell and Springer.
The accounts OF the secretary and treas
urer we're audited and approved.
Messrs. W. j. Me- herson, Hugo Seaberg
aud &. A. SOlignae we're elected members
OF the association.
The executive committee 10 be ap
pointed by the incoming president WA
authorized TO arrange a program for The
annual meeting, incluiing an address by
some prominent Iurist.
Thesecretary on motion, was instructed
to cast the unanimous ballot OF the asso.
citation for Hon. K. K. Twitehell for presi.
dent Of the association for the ensuing
year. Vice presidents as follows were
elected: First district, II, A. Fiske; sec.
ond district, Y. ". DobsOn; Third district
T. +. Conway; Fourth district, W. G
wrigley; Fifth district. A. A. Freeman.
For the thirteenth time General X. l.
Bartlett was elected secretary OF the AZ
ISOLATION. Mr.. Bartlett submitted a YER!
elaborate report to the meeting which
was approved. Geo. W. Knaebel was re-
elected treasurer OF the association.
The incoming president was author
lied to appoint ALI standing committee
and also appoint delegates to the Amer
lean and National Bar association meet
ings.
Considerable routine and miscel
%laneous business was done by the assc
citation and an adjournment was ha
until August Is, at 10 o'clock q. m.
Hon. r. X. T%witchell, who was electe
TO the position OF president of the Ne'
Mexico Bar association, Is probably on
OF the best known lawyers and citizen
New Mexico. For sixteen years MI
Twitchell has been an attorney for tn
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railwa
D company, has held many responsible pC
litical and official positions In the terri
tory, and stands among the first Of hi
3 profession. He Is regarded a. n OF tn
. ablest and most promising young men /
New Mexico, and is to be congratulate
. upon this new honor conferred upon hin
| Mr.. Twitchell has always taken a gret
deal Of interest in the association, HI
been chairman Of the committee Of hi
a tory Of the bench and bar, and il the al
q thor Of many valuable sketches OF II
earlier members Of the bar and benc
' who lived in this territory New Mex
y Can.
Buoklen's Arnioa salvs.
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