The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-02
WANTS OF THE LAWYERS.
Resolutions Affecting Practice Were
Adopted by State Bar Association.
ALSO KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T DESIRE
Report Of One Committee Was Nearly
All Killed---Papers Were Read by
Houston Lawyers.

Galveston. Texas, August 1.-The second
and last dny's session OF the Texas State
Bar association convened at o'clock this
morning. The attendance was not what
might have been desired, but the meeting
was most interesting to those who were
present.
The report OF the committee on judicial
Jurisprudence was read by Mr.. Bryan aud
was as folowsi
/. II is recommended that all contests
be transferred from the county 70 the dis
trlct court as soon as the contest Is fled
2.A law permitting the winning party
to have case affirmed on certificate Ia the
court of appeals at any time after thirty
days time has expired for filing appeal
bond and before petitlou for writ OF error
is nlcd. where the losing party has failed
to file appeal bond. AS It now is the losing
party has twenty days TO effect appeal, or
can ask for writ OF error at any time
within a year after Judgment has been
rendered.
D. All cases, civil and criminal. com
menced In the justice conrt to he finally
tried on appeal to the county conrt and 10
allow no appeal from county court In any
case commenced IN Justice court
4. When a district judge Is disqualified
TO empower the governor to appoint any
qualified attorney 10 try the ease. Under
present conditions an effort must first be
made 10 get two Judges 60 exchange
benches, ana if from sickness or other
reason, rendering II Impossible TO exchange
them the parties 70 the suit. or their coun-
sell shall have the right Ia select or agree
upon an attorney OF the court for the trial
thereof. "
After the reading of the report 1t was
discussed at length and every recommends
tion contained therein was voted down with
the execution of the fourth, and that was
SO amended as to prevent the special Judge
SO appointed from being paid for his
services by having the same taxed In the
bin of costs,
Judge Philip Lindsay of Dallas read the
report OF the committee on legal educa
tlpn and admission 10 the bar IL reiterat-
ed the recommendations passed at the last
years session, which as that 4 State eXs
amining board or boards he appointed for
the plrpose of examining applicants for al
m!ssion TO the bar. II MISC urged tho hill
he adopted that was prepared by Prof.
SmRins of the State university. which pro
vsded for the appointment of an examining
board by each OF the courts Of civil APP
pcals Of three lawyers, said boards TO hold
at least four meetings each year. and at
| the meetings examine IN Writing such APP
pilcants az may appear before them. All
applicants must make q grade of 80 per
cent on all subjects and must make an
! average grade OF not less than 60 per cent.
Each applicant for license must pay fee
] Of SO before examination.
/ Prof. Simkins introduced q resolution re-
/ QncSttng thP governor 10 ASK the cnnSiueru'
/ ton OF this bill at the coming special sea
| sion OF the legislature. which resolution
was unanimously passed
| Judge Tod read paper on n review Of
noteworthy decisions. which covered nearly
I nifty eases that have heen decided since
! the last meeting of the association. liz
dwelt at length upon the decision of the
/ supreme court In the mnndamus suit y
1 compel the land commissioner 10 issue p0t
| cnts upon school lands that were supposed
to contain OIL and highly praised the do
csion of the court.
Judge Norman c. Kittrell Of Houston
read paper on the Barker case. recently
! tried In New Jersey In which he niad'
1 comparisons letween the laws OF than state
I and the laws OF Texas. and showed that u
/ he could not have been convicted OF n fel
/ ony, whereas Ia New Jersey he was sent
enoed to serve FIVE years In the state pen
ltentiary. Judge Kittrcl argued the rexa'
! law fitted the alleged crime with better
Justice than do tho laws of New Jersey.
! The following officers were elected fol
| the ensuing year, James II. Stuhbs 81
/ Galveston. president. J.. X. Bryan OF We
/ lasco vice president: J. L. Peelcr NJ AuS
tin chairman Of the board Of directors
Dallns was selected rs the place Of meet
I Ing for the next annual session. The meet
ing then adjourned.
| cutter Galveston was placed at the disposa
Of the visitors and they went out for ~
| excursion on the hay.
| Considerable disappointment was oc
cAsloned by the fact that several OF thos
who were on the program did not atten'
and the plans for the exercises were con
siderably altered.