The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-23
BAR A ASSOCIATION.
MAINE ARRAIGNS SUPREME
COURT.

Thirteenth amendment to the Com
stitution Observation-Disclosures of Eli
gibiIity of Women for MembershiD
Laid over for n Year.
Denver. Col, Aug. pa sensation
was caused at to-day's session of the
American Bar Association by the ad-
dress of Congressman Charles E. Lit
tIefield of Maine on "The lnsular
Cases" Mr.. Littlefield's address drew
forth loud and long continued APP
plause and a motion was made to ten
der him a vote of thanks for it, but
this was declared out of order by the
president, on the ground that the
speaker is member of the associa-
ton. The view of the mover was not,
however, universal with the members,
for just before recess was taken Adolph
Moses of Chicago made vigorous pro-
test against what he characterized as
IAN unwarranted attack upon the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
His remarks were cut short by point
of order, but his words were greeted
with applause in which a considerable
minority of the convention Joined.
In MS ADDRESS, MT. LlLllellSlu oe}AN
the insular cases considered in the
manner in which the results were
reached, the incongruity of the results,
and the variety of the inconsistent
views expressed by the different mem
bers of the court ARE without
parallel in our judicial history"
Mr. Littlefield discussed the thir-
teenth amendment to the constitution
as it has been construed by the Su-
preme Court in regard to Porto Rico
and the Philippines. He quoted the
amendment and gave a history of the
case Then he said, referring to slav-
cry as 1t existed in the United States:
"The negro cannot be driven out of
the South. He is vastly the superior
of the Filipino, physically, and until
the Philippines produce a Fred Doug
lass or a Booker T. Washington, he
has nothing to fear in an intellectual
comparison"
The committee on commercial law
reported that the present bankruptcy
law was in need of amendment. The
general council of the association de-
cided that women are ineligible for
membership in the association under
the present constitution. This decision
was reached in the case of Mrs. Jane
b. OFT of Iowa, who had applied for
membership. The council was almost
evenly divided on the question. 1t was
decided finally to let the matter go over
a year, and take up the question of
appointing a committee to draft an
amendment to the constitution which
will make women ineligible.
A resolution was adopted which pro-
Vides that the president and the Exec
utive Committee of the association be
requested to take all necessary steps
to promote and carry out the plan of
holding a universal congress of law
yers and jurists during the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair of 1903 as suggested by
the Fair management. The resolution
further provides for the appointment
of a committee made up of one mem
Der from each state and territory in
the Union to aid the project.
The report of the John Marshall Day
Committee was called for, but William
A. Ketcham of Indianapolis, objected
to its being read, because he, as
seen it,
Considerable feeling was shown by
several members regarding the mat
ter, and the report was postponed I'M
til tomorrow.
The meeting then took recess until
10 a. m.
The general council met tonight and
agreed upon the following nominees,
whose names will be presented to the
convention tomorrow:
President, U. NJ. Rose, Little Rock
Ark; secretary, John Hinkley, Balti-
more; treasurer, Francis Rawle, Phil
adelphia.