The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-08
LAMAR ELECTED PRESIDENT.
WILSON SPOKE BEFO8E THE GEOU-
GA BAR ASSOCIATION.


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Warm springs ia july "-'di' JOSEF '-
r. Lamar of Richmond county was to-day
unanimously elected president of the
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First Vice Fre-dfnt-H Warner iilH OF
Merriwcther
eeoo,d VIZ. pr.s57or,- O. T. Battle a,
Museoeee'
Third Vice President-John j. Strlck-
hand
Fourth Vice Presdent-B. II. Hin OF
Fulton.
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OF ware.
Secret ary-Orville A. Park of Bib.
Trea-,,ro, y u Harrison, Of F-uIton
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Fulton, chairman; j. NJ. Terrell oi Meri-
Cleveland of SHADING and ]. e. Park of
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Inc committee on the memorial present
ed by DR. James b. Baird of the State
Medical Association in its report This
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80 - nv,
ciauon on record at TINS illSellis' lN'
relief sought 10y the doctors in regard TO
confidential statements of patients and
CONDENSATION for expert testimony will be
considered bv the committee on law re-
form before the next annual session In
the meantime a sDecial committee of five
was named to act with the physicians. bur
their actions win not be binding on the
association
The specfal committee is as follows:
Judge Hulyer. chairman; T. A Hammond
Jr Alien Fort r NJ Langley and Mar
ion Erwin.
&C.. DofoDd. Ta,- sotooI.
"eshlLis 'ou Ldssau Suoill'teu d paper
Wiling for the examination Of annIicdnss
for admission to the bar. Mr.. Dessau. as
one Of fhe board Of examiners smoke biah-
". OF the new system as compared with
the old.
Judge Emory Sheer construed a norton
of Mr. Dessau's remarks as an uninten-
tional reflection ON the law schools Of the
state. He defended the law schools in
an eloquent extemporaneous sneech
which was roundlv auplauded. He refer
red TO the graduates of these institutions
in the highest terms
OrviIIe Par, sarretor,, Of tho ,ss,,ci-
alton. read a paDer ON what tbe others
Are Doing" a review If NE ranor,s If
other associations Col y u Harrison
read a very able memorial ON the Iate
Richard II. Clark
Chairman T. j.. CamDbeu Of the rom
mittee on memorials reported that the fol
lowing members had died since ~, las,
session; Jobn y Rerrv Narsho,
Clarke, Thomas r. r. Cobb a. s Gues
John T. Glenn. N / Hammond i,bI,,,,s,
w. Latham. william NJ Reeee -
Smith. U p. Wade, James Whitehead and
hoDeft Withheld. Memorials on each
were Hleu ana VIII be printed in the re-
-p0Ie
OilaI. man j. lie Lacy OF the committee
~, ~ ~ '1'e,iCe ana Ia" reform submit
80" ms annual report
question of Lynching.
John j. Strickland of Athens read a -,
per entitled Are the Courts Res,onsihIo
for Lynchings. and If SO. Why?'' He argte1
that the clamor for special sessions of
courts to try criminals was improper
The committee on reform in The crirni, d,
law reafrmed several reforroi s,,r 'li,i,'
at previous sessions. A recommendation
that trial judges i'm criminal cases sbo,,ld
be given discretion TO refuse continuanres
on account of leading counsers absence
and tina, there should be no appeal from
the judges ruling, was, by consent. strick-
en- from the report
one of the strongest papers delivered To-
day was that of Judge Spencer II. Akin
son, entitled "Shall the Public Justice be
Judicially administered" Judge Atkinson
argued that il was far better that lynch
law should prevail than that prisoners be