The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-23
A REPUBLICAN VIEW.
Congressman LittIefieId of Maine
Criticised the Supreme Court
ON INSULAR DECISIONS.
Address Made Before the American
Bar Association at Denver.
THE SPEAKER LOUDLY APPLAUDED.
The Majority of The Members IndOrSed
The Arrangement.
Or an MADE VIGOROUS PROTEST
f ~
Comm, yo;al Law Committee Expressed
Dissatisfaction with the Bankruptcy
/ Tr;,I Ll,.,. 1
lie SPEAKER LOUDLY APPLAUDED.
The Majority of The Members IndOrsed
the Arrangement.
~ MADE VIGOROUS PROTEST
Comm cal Law Committee Expressed
Dissatisfaction with the Bankruptcy
Law--Tred to Have It Amended.

Denver, August % "A sensation was
caused at today's session Of the American
Bar association by the address of Congress-
man c q LittleAeld in the insular cases.
Mr.. IAttledeld's address drew forth loud
and long-eontinucd applause. and a motion
was made to tender him vote OF thanks
for It. but this was declared out OF order
by the president on the ground that the
speaker is not member of the association.
The view Of the move was not, however,
universal with the members
BEFORE recess was taken Adolph Moses of
Chicago made a vigorous protest against
what he characterized as an unwarranted
attack upon the supreme court OF the
United States. His remarks were cut or
by point of order hut his words were
greeted with applause, in which con.
siderable minority Of the convention Joined
The convention met at 10 o'clock and
President wetmore introduced Charles e.
Llttlefeld Of Maine.
lie spoke on the "Insular Cases" These
eases, he suld. considered In the manner
IN which the results were reached, the In
congiulty OF results ana the variety OF In
consistent views expressed by the different
members Of the court. ARE without par
uuel in our history
Taking up the first case, known as De
Lima vs.. Didwell, stating opinion of every
member of the supreme court on the same
the speaker said Justice Brown did NOT
announce the conclusion and judgment of
the court affirming the Judgment of tue
court below, but rendered one Of his Own.
Referring to the opiuions Of Justices
white shiras and Mckenna, in the same
case. The sneaker said; Technically speak
inc. there is no opinion OF the court 20
sustain the Judgment. lt she Dooley cas-
Ss controIed by the Downes cases. sMd
Mir IittIedeld. there would seem % pe
NO good reason why II shouiu nov nghe
been decided. That il was not raises ,iie
iuferenre that II would be decided au
vcrsiliv 10 the government or IN thfre
was greater difference Of oplluou t ntl
usual. With reference 70 H. Justice Gta ~
is the only one who indicates MS position
Nj IL Little considered the other cases
which haa been 69Jsed o gsp I'm c sn s was
hardly worth while 20 speculate MS TO the
result of those cases. His conclusion as
10 the Porto Rico status Is prieH{ % ~, Ias
as the operation Of the constitution wa
concerned this territory was TO all legA,
intents and purposes a part OF the nnitru
States IL matters not how the constitution
ron ched the Territory. so far as this case
was concerned, so long rs 1t was there,
Mr. LIttleheld also discussed the thlr
fppnfn amendment To rus CONSUL lhA HN ~
has been construed 10y. the supreme court
IN regard to Porto Rico and the Philip
pines He said: referring TO slavery as Y
exists In the United States: the negro
on, not he driven ont OF the South HI
Is vastly The superior Of the Filipino physl
caly and until the philippines produce
Fred Douglass or Booker I. Washington
tho negro has nothing to fenr In an intel
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Littlcheld's al
| dress reports of the standing committees
were were submitted without bolng read
Tho commercial law committee In lis re
| port expresses dissatisfaction with the new
4 bgpkruptcv law and declares that II ba'
made strong efforts tc secure amendments
| but In vain. The committee Is still Of tn
j. That a bankruptcy law is wise ant
| benefcent legislation.
| 2 The ideal bankruptcy law ls one thH
/ (s) allows every honest debtor TO procm
IA speedy discharge from his obigationi
\ upon the surrender Of all his property ID
/ gives every creditor complete RENE
| against actual or contemplated fraud %
I the part OF the debtor; tcl punshts al
fraud Of the debtor or creditor with r,
That our present bankruptcy law b
fuldll these conditions needs careful ant
/ trenchant amendment on the lines that TN
| association has approved
4 That the association should, througl
| It's committee on commercial law for IN
ensuing wear. continue It's Hue OF WOrl
looking 70 the perfechng Of the bankruptc.
/ law.
At this point Mr.. Moses got the floor am
said: II wish 10 record my vote Of dis
/ ant TO the general applause which follewe
the presentation Of The lnsular Cases b.,
Nh. Llttledeld ! regret to have list NED
moi 10 a piece Of Information, but rytfe
III what | consider an unwarranted Aitlc
4 upon the supreme court Of the Unill'
| States. and as q member Of this ass c a
ZION I wish to raise my voice IN pro es
against the use Of this platform for a Dui
nese Of this kind / remember 10 hay
bead that when the celebrated case
Cohen vs. Virginia was decided by Chle
Iustice Morshall he was burned IN etng
i'm Inc city OF baltimore. He was d.
rnou1ced IN every court house In Nirgini
and vol we look upon that greet decls q
az one Of the vindications OF the COVER
mont and that Is not the only insta1c
whore Remuneration has followed the lcflo
~ the supreme court Of the United states
''hose who believe with the majority ha,
mn confidence In the sober thought OF On
nennie OF the United states AZ 70 the
Teetness Of this great decision u has
noiItical aspect and IL Is but natural tha
XII ~ us free Americans should rake, d.Yei
esnf views hut / protest against the us
81 this platform on the part OF any ma
my IRE Tbomas NJ Patterson proposed
I'M az order. which was sustained b
tbe president and recess was taken unit
| n.