The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-10
ATTORNEYFaNDST
 GIVE yP LICENSES State baS Association Elects
 Offlcsrs at Montgomery
ASK FOR FEDERAL JUDGE
Resolution of Alex London Is Passed Which Asks for Another Federal Judge for Northern Ala
 bama District.

Montgomery, July 9.-(special.)-At it's final meeting at Jackson's lake today. the Alabama Bar association elected officers, announced the surrender of licenses of two Birmingham lawyers, and passed Hon. Alex I.ondon's resolution looking to new federal judge in the northern dis trict of Alabama
 The central council reported on the dis barment of attorneys who had charges filed against them announcing that Hcen- ses of John J. Moore and J. W. A. San ford Jr.. of Birmingham were in the hands of the council and that G. K. Me Gregor of Morgan county surrendered his some time since.
 The central council reported the names of others in hand but with no decision reached concerning action to be taken.
 William Blakey of Montgomery, Alex London of Birmingham. Alex Troy of Montgomery and 0. R. Hundley of Hunts Vile thought the names of these should be published. United States Senator Pet tus and A. D. Pitts of Selma and A. S. Vandegraff of Tuscaloosa opposed publi- cation, and this idea finally prevailed.
 New Members Elected.
 The following new members were elect ed; Judge J. M Chiffon and Judge T. s. Sayre of Montgomery. Henry Reese of Selma, Emmett O'Neal of Florence, Alex T. Walker of Florence.
 O. R. Hundley of Huntsville moved to reconsider action on the report of A. S. Vandergraff of the committee on legal ed- ucation and admission to the bar of yes terday because it criticised the University of Alabama. Carried
 Gen. R. F. Ligon, clerk of the supreme court, made a brief report for the commit tee on Legislation
 Secretary Alex Troy read a lengthy his- tory of the association prepared by him.
 An instructive paper was read by S. w John Of Birmingham, who took as his subject "A Just and Fearless Judge John Moore''
 Mir Alex London then called up his res- olution of yesterday, looking to new federal judge, which was as follows:
 London's Resolution.
 Whereas, by reason of the large in crease in the business of the federal court for the northern district of Alabama, the dockets are so congested as to amount to practical denial of justice, provision for an additional judge is absolutely nec- essary; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this association that an additional federal dis trict judge should be provided for in this state at the earliest practical day.
 Resolved further, That the central council of this association be and is here- by directed to take all necessary steps to carry out the provisions of the fore going"
 On motion of William Blakey of Mont gomery the resolution was passed.
 Election of Officers.
 The following were elected officers for the ensuing year.
 President, Judge T. R. Roulhac of Shef- field; vice presidents. George P. Harrison, Opelka; D. r. Bester Mobile; W. s. Thorington, Tuscaloosa; Phares Coleman, Montgomery; c. R. Bricken. Luverne; secretary and treasurer. Alex Troy, Mont gomery; chairman central council, w. w. Callahan, Decatur; chairman executive committee, S. H. Dent, Montgomery.
 Judge O. Kyle, appointed Judge of the Panama canal zone, left here today for Washington to get his commission. From there he will go to New York to sail for Panama July 19 Mrs. Kyle goes with him as far as New York.