Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-06

courage social intercourse among the mem
bers of the American bar.
In addition to the usual officers the as
sociatiou has a council composed of one
member from this state and this constitutes
the standing committee on nominations.
General John C. Gown represents Nebraska
in this council. There are also standing
committees on various matters Of para
mount Importance to the legal profession
and each state bar association is entitled
to a representation of three delegates at each
annual meeting. Applications for member
ship must be Endorsed by the local member
of the general council and the only other
requirement is that the applicant must have
practiced in the highest court of the state
for at least five years. Judge Munger of
the United States district court in Nebraska
will become n member of the association
at the Buffalo meeting and one or two
other prominent Nebraska lawyers will prob
ably follow his example.
The sessions of the association will be
held in the council chamber in the city hall
in Buffalo beginning Monday morning,
August rs. After an address of welcome on
behalf of the Buffalo bar, General Mander-
son will deliver the annual presidents ad-
dress, which is regarded as one of the most
important documents that come before the
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all the noteworthy changes that have been
made during the year on points of general
interest, not only by congress, but by the
legislatures of the various states. That
it is no easy task to prepare such a paper
Is evident when the vast amount nf state
and national legislation that is crowded into
every twelve months is considered. This
year the field that must be covered Is eX-
ceptionally wide. There have been legis-
lative sessions in forty states and the vol
ume of legislation that has been enacted
is almost without precedent. The amount OF
matter that General Henderson has been
compelled to go through to prepare himself
for the task is something formidable. Huge
volumes OF session laws, legislative proceed
ings and congressional records occupy all
the available room in his office and the ag-
gregate mass OF material that he has ex-
amined would tax the capacity OF any ordi-
nary library. All this vast accumulation of
legislative effort must be carefully sifted,
the most important features extracted and
the whole mass OF notable legislation must
be brought within the limits of a single ad-
dress.
Next in Importance to the address of the
president is considered the annual address
of the meeting which will be delivered by
Senator William Lindsey of Kentucky, Tues
day morning. This address usually deals
with what is considered the most important
question OF constitutional or international
law that is then prominently before the pub
lie and in accordance with this custom SEN
ator Lindsey Will discuss THE Power of
the United States Under Its Constitution to
Expand Its Territory" Another interesting
paper will be contributed by Sir William
II. Kennedy, a justice Of the high court OF
justice OF England.
Another Great Organization.
The meeting of the international Law as
ISOLATION will be held in the same build
ing on the first three days OF September.
This organization was formed at Brussels
in 1878. just after the work OF the Geneva
tribunal on the Alabama awards was com
pleted and its primary object is TO promote
and encourage international arbitration.
One OF its earliest presidents was David
Dudley Field OF New York, who said in
his address before the association in LiY-