The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-03
TEXAS BAR ASSOCIATION
A Distinguished Gathering Of Lawyers
in Session at Dallas.
rOpRHSs LAND SYSTEM WAS ENDORSED
Justice Brown Believes that the judges
Are Forced Into Politics by the
Primary System.

Dallas. Texas. July 2.-Ihe twenty.Hrs4
annual session OF the Texas state Bar as
ISOLATION began In the auditorium If the
Carnegie library at IL 80 today. The az.
tendance was not large. measured by the
crowds that come to many state gather.
lngs. but II was distinguished looking
body Of men that faced President James
b. stubbs. In the hail sat Judges II. II.
Gaines and Thomas J. Brown OF the su.
preme court. Colonel Thomas NJ. Campbell
Of Palestine. Assistant Attorney General
I. 6. Reese of Austin. former Attorney
General NJ. NJ. Crane and a score of other
lights OF the legal profession In Texas
After calling the body to order. Presi.
dent Stubs presented Judge John L.
Henry, president Of the Dali Bar assl.
citation and a former memJes OF roe 81.
prcmc court, who delivered tue address II
welcome. Judge Henry was greeted With
applause which increased when he referred
to the lamented Sawnle Robertson
Hon. Clarence II. Miller OF Austin re.
Psd to f Pfe. SSa5ei Stubs As
II required an hour and half for It's
delivery and was heard with profounl az.
tentiou by all present, Mr.. STUDIOS re.
ferred feelingly 70 the death Of ChGrlas :.
Morse. secretary of the association, and
said he would be sadly missed, lie dis.
cussed In detail the laws passed by the
Inc law. the Galveston sea wall, the Phlip.
pines, the Confederate reunion, etc. lie
praised Dallas In high terms FOR the man.
ner in which the Confederate reunion was
taken care OF. and said the Dallas meeting
was the brightest spot in the lives cf the
rapidly declining veterans Nj. Stubs or
gued against the retention OF the Philip
pines and said the Islands should be treated
Just as Cuba has been.
The annual report Of the board OF az.
rectors was submitted through Chairman
Aha Of
Justice t. j. Brown " the supreme court
spoke on the feature OF the report, lrglhg
against the judiciary, taking part in poll.
tics. He said the primaries were iesp0usi.
BILE and that often Judge vas forced 70
get into politics or he defeated As IL was
only a suggestion, 1ndge Brown al not
press the question,
The annual reports Of the secretary and
treasurer were approved.
The report of the committee on iuris.
prudence and Law reform started discus,
sion that consumed nearly the entire after.
noon. IL was read by Assistant Attorney
General I. s. Reese and recommended the
Torrens land law system, changes In the
divorce law so the divorced parties can not
remarry for three or hve years aud vigorous
antitrust legislation that will avoid tho
unconstitutional features Of the recent
Texas laws.
The Torrens land system was opposed at
much length. Maco Stewart Of Galveston
offered ar amendment reciting that man
whose only CHIN to land Is the fact tAat
he has lived IN II ten years shan nave no
case against al innocent purchaser With
this amendment the entire report vas
adopted
The report of the memorial committee
paid eloquent tribute 10 DR. Charles s.
Morse and 10 Clef Stewart and Was adopt
ed by a rising vote. Other business was
POSTPONED until tomorrow.
The local Bar association gave an elegant
banquet tonight 10 their visiting brethren
nj the Oriental hotel Hon. NJ VI. Crane
presided MS POSTMASTER. Speeches were
mnde by c. c. Potter of Gainesville Judges
Sam j. Hunter and r. q. Tarltou II Fort
Worth, Felix McCord Of tyler and others.
greatly enjoyed by all Of the $50 guests
present.