New-York tribune., 1901-08-22
LEGISLATION OF THE YEAR.
PRESIDENT EDMUND WETMORE RE-
VIEWS IT BEFORE THE ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION.
BAR ASSOCIATION.

Denver. Aug. 21.-The twenty-fourth annual meet
ing OF the American Bar Association opened here
to-day with large attendance OF members The
parquet and galleries of the Taber Grand Opera
House filled with visitors.
Among the features OF the morning session
the address by President Edmund Wetmore. OF
New-York. reviewing the important changes IN the
the nation and the States under the fol-
lowing classihCatiOns: Corporations and trusts.
labor taxation. municipal ownership. elections II
administration OF the law, civil and criminal. and
newly created offences. education. the laws relat
ing to marriage and the relation OF husband and
wife, and laws upon miscellaneous subjects. for
the regulation OF matters affecting public health,
morals welfare In regard 20 corporations, he
said In part:
The Incorporation Of company in one state
Is not generally looked upon with favor IN the
States where they intended to operate. and
the same guarantees and extend the same control
over foreign corporations as over those chartered
hold the foreign corporation 10 stricter account
ability.
Passing over the laws OF Indiana. Nevada, Wis
consin. West Virginia and New-Jersey touching
corporations and trusts Mr.. Wetmore said other
States. among them Rhode Island and New-York,
had taken more liberal steps, relaxing their laws
in some respects in order to retain corporations
within their borders New-York had indicated
distinct change in its policy. the purpose being to
attract Incorporated capital After citing some Of
the less liberal enactments OF other States this
subject. Mr. Wetmore added
The subject Of trusts has entered into the politi-
Sal issues that divide parufs IN nv jmr 'Tuntry our
pediency OF modifying much Of the legislation
that has been had had uP@n tniS ahGut hS thirty
states OF the Union have adopted stringent anti
ing the same period. the amount of capital and
labor employed i'm the form OF consolidated incor-
poration. to which that name is usually given,
n,sv W. inCrrased which would seem to show that
VIII hon irene
constitutions of all the States: the abolition Of
ba ba rSsgR fo% of of s PS%er Of capital Is beyond
Treating OF labor legislation passed by Califor-
MIA Minnesota. Utah. Colorado Texas. oregon
Illinois, Missouri and Idaho, the speaker said;
The right TO cooperate belongs TO all alike, that
dom 10 every 10 give his labor ~ 20 employ
the labor of Others upon such terms as the parties
straiut Of such abuses as ON grounds or puoilc
subject OF legislative interference. The more ex-
actly the laws framed 10 preserve a Just
equality of right To all classes without undue
harshness or favor 70 none the more powerful
their Influence in bringing ABOUT JGstice IN the
dealings OF men. singly or combined. with each
esD9cay ans tho in which the elections Of tinted
State Senators by the people and the referendum
said such legislation showed a distrust by the
people of legislative bodies.
The administration of the law by various States
education and the laws relating to husband and
after which he took up the law" and regulations
relating to public health and welfare, as passed
bv the several States, In this line he especially
recommended the State Department of Health OF
New-York and the temperance legislation OF
Kansas which he said was noteworthy Having
treated of the other classIhcations OF his subject
the sneaker said that n survey showed some de
fects among which were overlesislatton OppoT-
tunist legislation the evil which produced what Is
known as the political boss" In conclusion. he
said:
The exponents of the extreme doctrines of so
cialism are found not among the totllng masses
hut among authors and students and theorists
The preachers Of the doctrine or discontent may
he met among the educated. the tnteihsent anu
well lntanItoned quite often as among the SEX
seekers and the demagogues
Secretary Hlnkey announced that the Executive
Council had approved the applications Of l64 new
members representing twenty-one States and Terri
tories OF these siNty-four are from ColcsauO'
srbay nera declared members Of the association
audit the reasurers report and on publication ana
A new general council was chosen. among whom
were the following: NeW-York, j. Newton tlenot
North Carolina j. Crawford Biggs; ONO, j. VI
Sheets. PENNSYLVANIA. L. Wolverton; Rhode IsIanu
A NJ Eaton; South Carolina. Charles a W9ods
Vermont r. B. Taft: Virginia, $. $ Patterson
l. u brewster; Delaware, Anthony Hlgglhst Us
trict OF Columbia Henry +: Davis: Florida, X " w,
WtIiiams, Georgia p W. Meldrm Maine. ChHries
= Iibby: MARYLAND, 5. A Williams; MaSSaG GnuSeIts.
G. r,,'sI a. bennett: Hampshire j. W. Fellows
New-Jersey j. j. Ferguson