The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-23
MAKES ATTACK ON
SUPREME COURT
Congressman Littlefeld Creates
Sensation at Denver.
HE INVITES 4 PROTEST
ADDRESSES BAK ASSOCIATION
ON TIE ENsULAS CASES.

Denver Colo. Aug. 22.-The general
council of the American Bar association
has decided that vcnen are not eligi-
ia for membership IN the association
under the present constitution. This
de.ision was reached in the case of
Mrs. lane b. OFT OF Dyersvine, Ia,
vrho had applied for membership. The
connect was almost evenly divided on
fha question. Il was finally decided
To- let ,he matter go over year and
then take up the question OF apL-Int-
5ue q committee to graft an amend
ueDt TO the constitution which VIII
make wome- eligible
THE feature of the morning session
today of the american Bar associa-
1ion's meeting was me ANIMAL ADDRESS
which was delivered By Cong Sssman
CHARLES f. IIttlefeld, Of Maine His
,sgbict was THE Insular Cases" These
eases. he said, considered In the man
nrr ia which the results were reached,
~ inccugruitg OF the results and the
7-arfatv of inconsistent views expressed
Dr. the different members Of the court
..are without a parallel in our judicial
Takirc up the first case, known as De
Lima versus Bidwell. stating the opin-
5rr af every member of the supreme
court ON the SANE. the speaker said
Justice Grown did not announce the
conclusilu and augment or The court,
effirUlluA Ene judgment OF LLe court Ne
low but rendered one OF his own Re
ferrine to the opinions of Justices
White Shiras and McKenna. III the
same case. the speaker said
Technically speaking there IS no
uDiniou al the court 20 sustain the
iudgment III the De Lime case
F,unvu as Dooley vs.. United StatesJ
81 controlled by the DOWnes cases,
said ar Littleneid, there would seem
10 Se no GOOD reason why IL should
a1e.-a4 rr-era
not raises the inference that il would
be decided adversely to the govern
9uent. or that there is a greater difsr-
euce 81 opinion than usual with refer
enre 10 IT, ar. Justice Gray is the
only one Who indicates his position IN
this case
Status of Porto Rico.
Mr. IHuefeld considered the other
cases which had been passed upon and
said .r he unsettled condition Of the
court BE- was hardly worth Wnile TO
speculate as 20 the result of those
cases His conclusion as 10 Porte Rico's
status u.s. briefly.
$50 far as the operation OF the con-
stitution was concerned. this territory
was TO all legal intents and purposes
part of the United States. It mat
fers not how the constitution reached
che territory so far az thls case Wss
concerned. Sc long as 1t was there
AlF. Littleheld next discussed the thir-
teenth amendment 70 the constitution
as &c has been construed by the SUI
preme court in Porto Rico and the Phil
ippincs He quoted the amendment and
gave a history % the case Then he
said, referring to slavery as It existed
in she United States
"The negro cannot be drivsn ont Of
she soutk EIe S. vastly the superior or
the Filipino physically, and untl the
Philippines produce Fred DOUG IS or
Booker r. washington he has uoehlng
10 fear in an intellectual comparison
SIR Iittleheld's address was greeted
with long and vigorous applause.
Reports of he following staining
committees were subm .'ced without
being read. Jurisprudence and law re-
form legal education and admission 10
the BAR. commerciet law, International
law. obituary and law reporting and
dgosting
Bankrupt Law.
The commercial law committe in its
report expresses dissat isfactton with
the rev bankrupt law, and declares
that 10 has made strong efforts to Sc
cure afCeudmauts but i'm vain. IL closes
as follows. '-Tcur committee are still
of the opinion as expressed IN their
former reports.
"Tlrst-Tbat q bankrupt law is wise
and hcncncent legis alton
Secondhand jhe idea, bankrupt law
SIS one that's ta1 Allows every honest
cea-nf t4 procure speedy discharge
from his OBLIGATIONS upon the surren-
deF of an his property; thl gives every
creditor complete remedy against ac-
tual on contemplated fraud on the part
of the debtor, Co furnishes all 1rauo
era the part Of the debtor or creditor
with relentless severity.
Inrce-That our present bankrupt
law, Ca fulln these conditions, needs
careful and ucnChant amendment OF
TIM Zines that this association mas aI'-
"Fcurth-That the association should.
through it's committee on commercial
lew tur the ensuing ycar continue Us
l1c of No X looking To the perIectlilS
al fhe bankruptcy law.
ha report of the committee on obitu-
aries showed thirty deaths among the
n emoe-s during the year.
tt Wis point AG0lph Noses or chi
c1@C created sensation by making
strong protest agains the character OF
BIZ Litt.eleld's address. SAID he
WISH 20 record my note OF dlsSeIt
r. The general applause which Followed
the presentation of the i1sular cases
hy Sir LittlefIeld when the matter
came % my attention looked Win q
Grtat deal Of pleasure % the fact that
ia. ha had chosen this d.bcuit subject Ior
49, iniol nation of this association 1
regret 90 have listened not to a piece
Of Information. but rather 20 what 1
consider an unwarranted attack on the
and as member Of this association I
wish t0 raise my voice in protest
against the use of this platform for a
purpose of tL1s kind
Wen MARSHALL Was Denounced.
Il remember 10 have read that when
the celebrated ease of Cohen vs. Viz
Einia was decided by Chief Justice
Marshall, he was burned in efiigy in the
CITY OF Baltimore. He was uenounCed
tn every court house in Virginia, ana
yet we looked upon that great decision
as one Of the indications of the gov
ercnent- And that is nos the only IN
stance where denuuciatioD has followed
me acutn OF the supreme court OF tne
United States Those who believe IN
the ss'1orlty have FUN confidence IN me
socer second Thought of the people OF
tle united States as 20 the correctness
or Jhls great decision. It has politl-
Gag aspect, and it is bat natural that
0i Of as free American should axe
divergent views. bur protest against
we use or inns platform on the para OF
any man. however capable --
mere ihomas Patterson of PennSyl-
N9n-a lnterposed q point of order,
"nlfh Nas sustained by the president
night
Hen ne eveSins session was called
- tlltr Henry " Estabr0ok Of Chi
so vas introduced and spoke on
,e>SnQer Hamilton as q Lawyer.
r, 5lo6i + was followed - Platt