Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-16
4. E. sWIsHER, IOWA CITY,
is LAWYERS PRESIDENT
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promised in addition to that allowed
by statute or by the court, as affect
ing his credibility as such witness.
Action Delayed.
The Recommendation in regard to a
statute prohibiting the reversal
decision of the lower court by the SUI
preme court upon technical error
was postponed for action till the next
years meeting. The recommendation
Is as follows:
That statute be enacted directing
the supreme court not to reverse any
case, civil or criminal because of any
technical error unless the record dis
| closes that such error might have
changed the judgment of the trial
court.
! The, final recommendation recon-
mending the setting apart of one-half
day at each annual meeting for the
discussion of the law reform commit.
tee report was adopted.
The recommendation is as follows:
We recommend that this associa-
ton set apart one-half day at each an
nual session for the discussion of sub.
1ects that may be recommended by
the committee on law reform, upon
such conditions as to the time to be
allowed speakers as may hereafter be
determined and that such subjects be
presented as part of the report of
the committee and that the bylaws be
amended accordingly.
Municipal Ownership.
Following the disposal of the report
of the law reform committee w. H.
Bailey of Des Moines read a very
THE Control of Public Utilities" MIR.
Bailey presented carefully prepared
and able paper supporting municipal
ownership of public utilities such as
waterworks, lighting plants and cleo
trio street railways. He discussed
many of the troublesome questions
that nave arisen in connection with
interesting paper upon the topic:
that have arisen in connection with
the establishments of municipal
ownership in cities.
| Executive Committee.
Following are the names of the new
executive committee and the districts
they represent:
First-M M. Walker, Keosauqua.
\ Second-John F. Dewitt, Muscatine.
Thirds. M. Weaver. Iowa Falls.
| FOURTH. H. McCoulogne. Mason
City.
Fifth. L. Carney, Marshalltown.
Sixth-E. E. McElroy, Ottumwa
Seventh-C. A. Dudley, Des Moines.
Eighth-P. G. Winter, Creston
Ninth-C. E. Dean, Glenwood.
Tenth-E. B. Sweeting, Algona.
Eleventh-George W. Wakefield,
Sioux City.
At meeting Of the new executive
committee held thisafternoon Des
Moines was chosen as the place of
meeting next year and the date set for
Thursday and Friday of the second
week in July.
The following committees for the en-
suing year were named by the eXecu.
| tive committee:
Law Reform.
G. W. Kinney, M. J. Wade, H. M.
Remley, j. H. Henderson, E. S. Huston,
G. A. Clark, H. M. Towner.
| Delegates to National Association.
George w. Wakefield, Judge M. A.
Roberts, J. W. Ballinger
Legal Education.
Emlin McClain, c. G. Cole, H. E.
Deemer, M. Hoffman, George F. Henry
Legal Biography.
G. w. Wakefield, P. B. Wolf, w. E.
Miller.
Bylaws and Constitution.
j. A. Rogers, B. A. Younkes, William
McNett.
J n Membership.
w. H. Bailey, M. A. Roberts, ]. P.
Lyman.
Grievances.
w. B. Quarton, F. G. Platt G. w
Brigham, H. !. Sawyer.
Taxation.
e. E. McElroy. James Davis.
BAR 8 HI
Favor Municipal Reform.
BY unanimous vote this afternoon
the association went on record as fav.
t,ring the recommendation of the law
reform committee recommending that
all Iowa cities be governed by coln.
ell of three members instead of Nv a
mayor and city councilme.l as at pres
ct
The Recommendation is as foil VS.
Il udC liz LuuilSlpstl ooNVi AllilSHl VI
cites of Iowa should be veSte III a
council of Three aldermen, wnos term
Of Office snould be three y>G"s, after
1 the first corrcil the members of
which should serve respectively one
Two and three years. to be e'ernlined
by lot; therefore one alderman to be
elected annually; such aldermen il
all cases to be elected by vote Of
the whole city, and vacancies to he
filed by special elections, sucn coun-
ellis to be vested with all the present
/ powers of city councils, anil to elect
one of their members as mayor to ex.
e:c.se all the duties Of mayor, as de-
fined by law; such aldermen to la
4 paid from $4,000 to $4,000 per
Year depending upon the class Of the
city, with additional compensation to
tire mayor; all to be fixed by law; the
seid aldermen and n,ayor tc be re-
obil ed to f,evote treir entire tlnt to
the discharge of their duties. That
the statues of Iowa should be amend
ell accordingly"
/ John c. Snow. Iverton-Wife was
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