The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-27
LAWYERS IN SESSION
AT ANNUAL MEETING AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION.
?. w. MELDRIM ELECTED
AS GEORGIA's REPRESENTATIVES,
ON GENERAL COUNCIL.

Convention in Session at Hot
Springs, Va.-Wns Called to Order
by Charles F. Lobby of Maine-AIl
States Except Nevada and Nearly
All Tel ritOries Represented in As
sOciatiOn Twenty-Five states
Adopt Uniform Law Regarding
Negotiable Instruments.
Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 26-The an
nual convention of the American Ear
Association opened here to-day. About
two hundred lawyers are inattend-
ance. The session will last until Fri
day night.
The Virginia Bar Association held it's
annual convention here this year ana
adjourned yesterday. A committee of
twenty-five members of the state assoc
citation reconvened to-day to welcome
the members of the national body.
Hon. Charles F. Libby, of Maine. call
ed the convention to order in the alb
sence of U. NJ. Rose. the retiring presi-
dent, and presented Francis Rawls, OF
Philadelphia, president of the associa-
ton. The president in turn introduced
Allen Caperton Braxton, of Staunton.
who delivered the address of welcome,
as the representative of the Virginia
Bar Association.
President Rawle spoke briefly in re-
ply to Mr.. Braxton's address. He then
delivered his annual address, reviewing
national and state legislation during
the past year.
Secretary John Hinkley, of Baltimore.
read his annual report 1t showed that
all the states, except Nevada, and near
ly all the territories, are represented IN
the association. Thirty-nine states, two
territorial and 319 local bar associations
are represented.
On motion of Burton Smith, of Geor-
gia, a recess of ten minutes was taken
to allow state delegations to nominate
members of the general council, which
is composed of one member from each
state.
MeIdrim Represents Georgia.
The following were elected. Alabama,
Oscar r. Hundley; Arkansas, John
Fletcher; Florida, r. w. Williams
Georgia, P. w. Medrim; Kentucky,
William H Mackoy; Louisiana, Z. J.
Herman; Mississippi, r. H. Thompson;
North Carolina, j. Crawford Biggs;
South Carolina, z. w. Mordecai; Ten
nessee, H. p Ingersoll; Texas, F. C.
Billiard Virginia, A. A. Pglegar.
Henry II. Ingersoll of Tennessee in
troduced a resolution providing for a
standing committee on uniform state
laws. The resolution went over until
tomorrow. Tonight Sir Frederick
Pollock read a paper on law reporting
in England.
His paper was an interesting one on
English Law Reporting interesting
especially to lawyers. There was one
thing he said however. that may in
terest that portion of the public which
complains of errors in newspapers. The
newspaper is, as is well known, made
in a few hours. The articles are writ
ten hastily and the proofs of them
are read hurriedly, But those who
report and publish the decisions of the
courts have plenty of time in which
to make corrections. In speaking Of
errors in reported decisions Sir Fred
erick said: I'VE do our best TO provide
a series of checks. First there is the
reporters eye; then the judges; then
the editors and his clerks (and my
clerk has read proofs for and with
me for twenty years.; then the sub
editors; and finally the readers in
the printing office. Yet with all this
we cannot wholly avoid errata.''
Tonight the members of the asso-
citation attended a reception given by
the Virginia Bar Association.
Uniform Legislation.
The committee to secure uniform
legislation by the states held its last
meeting to-day. The report of the
president, Amos VI. Eaton of Rhode Is
land, showed that twenty-five states
have enacted a uniform law governing
negotiable instruments. Several states
have adopted a uniform divorce law.
which provides that parties cannot Sc
cure divorce in any state for cause
which would not entitle them to d.
vorce in the state where they reside.
The Association of American Law
Schools held its annual session to-day.
Representatives of twenty or more in
situations were present. Papers were