The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-03
CHANGE IN LAWS
NOT DISCUSSED
BY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
DIVISION AMONG THE COMMITTEE
MADE REPORT IMPOSSIBLE.

MAJORITY of Proposed Changes Re-
ferred to Criminal Law-Judge
Cam Discusses the Sessions of the
AsSOciatiOn-Endeav to Increase
Salaries of Superior and Supreme
Court Judges-ExceIIent Papers
Read by Members of the AssOcia-
ton.
With the exception of Judge George
T. Cam and Capt. W. W. Gordon,
the Savannah attorneys who attended
the sessions of the Georgia State Bar
Association at Warm Springs last week,
have not returned to the city. Judge
Cam was compelled to be in the city
yesterday morning to call the dockets
in the Superior Court, and Capt Cor
don was called home by business.
Both gentlemen spoke in the highest
terms of the sessions of the associa-
ton, and stated that discussions on
different legal questions and the pa
pers that were read by several of the
members were both instructive and in
teresting.
Practically nothing was done with
the report of the committee which rec
commended several sweeping changes in
the Georgia laws, especially as re-
CARDS the criminal practice. sum
mary of what had been suggested in
the committee has been published here
tofore in the Morning News. In speak
ing of this feature Judge Cam said:
The committee was so divided
among themselves that no action could
be taken on their report by the asso-
citation. In fact it is doubtful if the
suggestions made could have been call
ed a report at all. When the announce
ment was made. and it was seen just
how badly the committee was divided,
a motion was made to refer all mat
ters suggested back to them. This was
carried.
ION the second day the committee
was recalled and the association took
up the discussions of the pure ballot
laws, and the increasing of the sala-
ries of the Superior and Supreme
Court judges. Both recommends tions
of the committee, favoring the sug-
gestions, were accepted by the asso-
citation, and an effort will be made to
have the desired laws enacted"
The More Important Acts.
1.-The idea of the committee regard
ing the increase in judges salaries is
to raise the salary of the Superior
Court judges to $4,000 yearly and that
of the Supreme Court judges to $4,000.
If passed, the law will apply to all the
judges of the Superior Courts in the
state and not to those of any special
courts.
THE suggestion that judgments be
kept alive by recording them on the
general execution dockets was also
adopted by the association. An outline
OF what is intended by this movement
has already been given in the dis
patches.
Another important act of the asso-
citation was taking their stands in
favor of a law to allow the garnish-
ment of resident debtors by creditors
residing outside of the state. The i'm
portance of this can be readily seen.
Excellent Papers Read.
There were several excellent papers
read during the sessions" continued
Judge Cam. THE paper of Mr.. T.
NJ. Cunningham, Jr., of Chatham coun-
ty, was particularly interesting. Mr..
Cunninghams subject was Maritime
Law Before beginning the presen-
tation of the subject, Mr. Cunningham
stated he had selected it because it
was an important branch of the law
and yet one with which many will not
come into direct contact.
The paper by Judge Lumpkin was
also an excellent one That by Judge
BrdnnOn, OF Rome, on Inc EtnlCS OF
the Bar was an eleVating discussion
of an important subject. A humorous
paper was read by Mr.. Ray of Co.
lumbus. There were many others of
high character. and all subjects s.
cussed were presented fully and
elegantly.
THE sessions of the association were
well attended. There We're four of
the Supreme Court judges in attend
ance, and many of the judges of the
| Superior Courts. There was also a
large attendance of attorneys from
different sections of Georgia."
Col. P. w. Meldrim and Mrs. Mel
drim, Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Cunning
ham, Jr., and Mr.. A. A. Lawrence
had not returned to the city last
night.