Woodruff County news., 1902-06-05
The Lawyers.

At the annual meeting of the State Bar Association held in Little Rock last week the following legisla- tion was recommended to the legis- lature:
 ''In the last two meetings of this association various plans have been | brought forward by able and distin- guished lawyers for the relief of | the supreme court. It is quite evi- dent that it is the earnest desire of | this association and of the bar of the state, that the accumulated business of the supreme court be disposed If so that appeals may be determined shortly after filing therein. Our own views, strengthened by the prior discussions in this associations are that the relief of the court must come from the court itself, and not in the curtailment of appeals or the creation of additional judges or courts.
 ''Taking it as the concensus of opinion that the court itself must furnish the relief, and believing that such is the only practicable plan, we recommend:
 q. To the legislature that it furnish to the court such number of stenographers and clerks as may be necessary to relieve the judges from all clerical work in the prep aration of opinions.
 "2. To the court, that it exercise the discretion vested in it by sec tion 1062 Sandels & Hills Digest, authorizing the court to award 10 per cent damages on the affirmance of all judgments where the appeal is taken for delay.
 "Wc think that where it is evil dent to the court from an inspec- ton of the record that the appeal has been prosecuted for delay that the 10 per cent should be added, whether the case has been treated as a delay case or not, and that such course will relieve the court of many vexatious appeals.
 We recommend to the legislature that it either establish an additional insane asylum or increase the ca pacity of the present one It is the first duty, and it is the pleasure, of our people to care for those unfort unates who are bcrcft of their req son, and we regard it as reproach to our state that many of such peo- pie have to be confined in the county jails, instead of being properly and tenderly cared for in hospitals erect ed for that purpose.
 ''We recommend to the legislature the establishment of a reform school, where juvenile criminals may be confined, and while undergoing con- fnement for crime be trained to be educated workmen and useful citi- zcns.
 We recommend to the legislature the submission to the people of constitutional amendment vesting the pardoning power in commits sion, irremovable during their term of office, except for cause; that it shall be the duty of such commits sion to investigate all applications for pardon and to obtain, so far as practicable, all facts in regard tc the crime and the reason why elem ency should be exercised
 The following resolution was also adopted:
 Resolved, It is unprofessional for any member of the bar to accept or receive any compensation for his services or use of his influence in procuring or defeating legislation, either state or municipal, and this whether it be for making an argu ment before a committee or other wise; and no attorney for corpora tion receiving salary should ever undertake to influence legislation in behalf of such corporation
 Officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, George B. Rose, of Little Rock; vice president, J. c. Hawthorne, of Jonesboro; secretary, H. H. Armistead, of Lit tie Rock; treasurer, George E. Dodge, Little Rock.