The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-30
LANY[RSHOLD SESSION
American Bar Association Hears
Presidents Address.
On UNIFORM LAWS
MOUNTAIN STATE MEN ON THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Saratoga, N. " Aug. 29-The open
ing session of the Twenty-third annual
meeting of the American Bar associa-
ton was held today The presidents
address was delivered by ex-senator
Charles F. Henderson of Omaha. Neb.,
communicating the most noteworthy
! changes in statute law on points of
! general interest made in several states
and by congress during the preceding
| year.
In his address ex-senator Henderson
said:
Much has been said of the advisi-
blllty and the many benefits derivable
from uniformity of statutes among the
states. We cannot oYerestimate the
Importance of uniform laws upon mat
ters incident to commercial law. such
as acts relating to negotiable inStru-
mentS and bills of exchange, concern
ing days of grace and the collection of
debts. If the laws relating TO deeds,
wills and descent, were alike the coun-
try over, the best legislation surviving,
how much on needless, expensive and
troublesome litigation would be saved
1T has been truly said like minded
ness is the cause of all social stability
The instability of the relation of mar
nonresident defendants and upon the
courts, the destruction of domestic
happiness and the misery to children
incident to the present diversity of di-
vorce laws in the states need not be
dilated upon. A uniform divorce law
would help to maintain and Sanctify
that safeguard of American life, the
He expressed the hope that every
member Of the association would ac-
lively aid in a fitting celebration of
John Marshall Day, Feb 4, 1901
Reads Letter From Hay
In speaking favorably of an interna-
tional bureau for the unificaition of the
law, the president read a letter address,
ed to him by the secretary Of state,
John Hay, who said:
1T is appreciated that the collection
and publication of the principal pieces
of legislation of the civilized states of
the world from year to year by a CEN
trail bureau might greatly facilitate
the study of comparative Jurisprudence
and by it's enlightening influence tend
TO the5amehOratiOn of the common law,
as we'll as of the municipal law of ma
tons"
The evil of -oVer-legislation, of the
passion for lawmaking, he said, con-
tinues with undated force in the
states bringing in its train the ills of
paternalism, dead-letter statutes, with
disregard and even contempt for law.
Few realize that there were enacted in
1899 4.S34 general and 1926 local, special
or private laws, making a total (hard-
ly entitled to be called a grand tOtaD 1
of 14,159 laws in the states alone. The
proportion is as large in 1900, the only
relief being that fewer states held leg
islative sessions
The nomination and election of mem /
bers followed.
The report of the treasurer, Francis /
Rawle of Philadelphia, gave the re-
ceipts as 81, 691, and the disbursements /
as 1924, leaving a balance of s., 456 +
Reports were also submitted by the /.
secretary, John Hinkley of Baltimore, /
and by the executive committee.
Among the members of the execu- (
tive council are:
Acknowledgement Z. Eringwood, /
Flagstaff. (
California-David L. Whiting, San F..
Diego.
Colorado-William H. Woods. Walker. /
D. c.. Helena.
Oregon-Charles H. Carr, Portland.
Utah-Richard F. Shepard, Salt Lake. |
Washinston-C. H. Hanford, Seattle
Wyoming-Charles N Potter, Chey-
enne.
AT the general session tonight a pa
per was read by r. NJ. Verable of Bal
timOre on 1.-The Growth Of Law" Ed .
ward A Harmon of Chicago read a
paper on Ultra Wires Corporation
Laws"
In the section Of legal education this
afternoon the chairman's address was
made by Charles H. Gregory on The
State of Legal Education in the World
William D. Lewis of the University of
Pennsylvania spoke on 1.-The Proper
Preparations for the Study of Law"
In the section of patent, trade mark
and copyright law, the chairman's adj
dersS was delivered by Franklin Fish
Of Boston.
Reports were submitted on federal
courts by Robert s. Taylor of Fort
Wayne, Ind, and on patent office prac-
tice by James S. Kay of Pittsburg.