The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-19
TEXAS pAR ASSOCIATION.
Part of the Programme for the Com
Ing Meeting.

Ing Meeting.
Secretary's office. Austin. Texas. July
1.-THE nineteenth annual session OF the
Texas Bar association will be held in the
city OF Galveston, commencing Wednes-
day July Is. 1900. This meeting will
doubtless he moro largely attended than
any one since the organization session.
aud. from the array OF legal talent select
ed to discuss special subjects and prepare
aud read papers, the meeting bids fair to
be as interesting TO members and the
profession generally as any yet held.
The opening address will be by the
president. Hon. Presley X. Ewing OF
Houston. in which, as required by the
constitution. he will communicate the
noteworthy changes in statutory and con-
stltutional law, and especially such
changes as affect the development and
progress of the law and administration OF
Justice
The annual address will be delivered by
Hon. w. w. Howe OF New orleans, his
subject being ''Roman Law in the Two
Americas"
Carefully prepared papers will be read
on the following subjects:
Nav and Literature by A. u. vii
kinson of Austin,
THE BUSINESS Corporation in Texas, Its
Formation II Domestic: its Admission IL
Foreign" by James l.. Autry of Corsi-
cana.
''The White Mans Burden. From a Lee
gal Standpoint" by j., A. Holland OF Or
2nRe.
Review Of Noteworthy Decisions OF
Texas Courts" by II L. Bats OF Austin.
THE Legislative Function" by ]. b.
Dibrell OF seguin.
anti Railroad Personal Injury Litga-
ton in Texas" by Edwin B. Parker OF
Houston.
Papers are also being prepared by the
/ following gentlemen: Judge A. w. Ter
rell of Austin and Judge Wilson of Hous-
ton.
Members of standing committees have
already met and conferred with each other
preparatory 10 presenting exhaustive re-
ports on the various subjects committed
TO their charge. Delegates to the Ameri-
can Bar association Will be present and
present a report OF unusual interest, The
special committee consisting of James e.
Hill. T. +. Harwood "A. G. Prendergast
u. S, Reese and N. a Rector, appointed
to Investigate and report upon the merits
OF the so-called Torrens system of regis
tration OF land titles will be present an,
make their report. which will come up for
discussion before the members OF the as
made arrangements for special rates on
the various lines OF railroad, and every
thing has been and will be done to add in
terest to the meeting.
The annual banquet has been ordered
for the night OF the second day.
The proceedings will also contain the
rules for the courts Of Texas with all the
amendments to date. together with the
statute relating TO the appellate Juris-
diction OF the Supreme Court" and the
statute showing the necessary "Proce-
dure 10 Obblin Writ OF Error in the
Supreme aCaszat'' The publication OF
these in the printed proceedings makes
this volume a valuable addition to the
library OF every Texas lawyer, worth far
more than his annual dues OF $3.50 a
year and will be sent TO members only
Blank appications for membership
may be had from the secretary personal
attendance not necessarily being re-
duired. The initiation fee is S., which
includes the annual dues for the frat
year Nearly all members are in arrears
$3.50 for this years dues. which should
BIO RENTED as soon as possible.
Ches. S. Morse,
Secretary.