The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-29
BAR ASSOCIATION
 ELECTS OFFICERS James Hagerman of Missouri
 is Made President PATENJ COURT FAVORED Recommendation of Committee Is Adopted After Amendment-BiIl
 Provides for Judges to
 Be Appointed.
PATENJ COURT FAVORED

Hot Springs, Va, August 2s.-At the morning session of the American Bar association today the following officers were elected:
 James Hagerman, Missouri, president.
 John Hinckley, Maryland. secretary.
 Frederick F. Wahams. New York, treasurer.
 New members of executive committee: Francis Rave, Philadelphia; P. w. Mel drim, Georgia; Platt Rogers. Colorado; M. F. Dickinson, Massachusetts; Theo- dore S. Garnett, Virginia; w. P. Breen. Indiana and Evrett P Wheeler, New York, chairman of the committee on in- ternational arbitration. which dealt chief ly with the award made by arbtrators of the Plus fund.- The committee on law reported it's digestion and endorsed the following resolutions:
 Proposed Solution.
 Resolved, That in the opinion of the association 1t is important that the rapid increase in the number and volume of reported cases in the United States should be checked That it Is not desir- able that opinions should be published which would discuss merely questions of fact; or which reaffirm without modifi- cation some obviously we'll settled prin- ciples of law That the judges should consider and decide which of the opin- ions are not for publication, having in view the true purpose of reporting and the rapid increase of our reports, and that the reporters should abide by this daafG nd f,,, tlo,. .f their own in emitting cases of no value in the illustration or development of legal principles"
 The resolution was lost by a decided vote.
 Patent Court of Appeals.
 The report of the committee on patent trademark and copyright law recommend ed the establishment of a court of patent appeals by congress for the determination of patent trademark and copyright cases, having jurisdiction of all appeals and writs of error in those cases, it's decisions to be final, subject only to such power of review by the Supreme court as shall be necessary to preserve the jurisdiction vested in that court by the constitution.
 The draft of a bill for the creation of the court accompanied the report. The bill provides for court of seven judges. tne cnle1 justice 10 De appointed by the President from among the circuit judges. The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals to designate the other six judges from among the judges of the United States Circuit courts. The chief justice of the court is to receive a salary of $l2,00O year and associate judges $11.- 300 year. The proposition occasioned considerable debate.
 Recommendation Adopted.
 After a debate of more than an hour the association finally adopted the report of the committee recommending the es- tablishment of the patents court with an amendment that the subject of trade marks be eliminated from the proposed jurisdiction of the proposed court.
 The officers nominated were elected.
 A committee was appointed to report on the feasibility and advisability of the for nation of an international bar associa- tion, the committee to report at the meet Ing next year. which will be at St. Louis in connection with the International Law yers congress.
 Many lawyers spoke at the banquet which marked the close of the convention tonight.