The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-28
SECOND DAYS SESSION
BARRIsTERs HEAR REPORTS FROM
 STANDING COMMITTEES. ....,
Judge Thsyer Unable to Read His Ad- dress on Account of Heavy CoId-Nntional Arbitration ''
 EndOrged.

St. Louis, Sept 27.-The second day 6 session of the American Bar Association was called to order today by President Hegarman.'
 The annual address of Hon. Amos M. Thayer, United States Circuit Court Judge of St. Louis, was read by Judge Franklin Ferris, also of this city. Judge Thayer was present, but owing 10 0 heavy cold he was unable to deliv- CT the address himself. The subject of the address was The Louisiana Purchase. its Influence and Develop ment Under American Rule"
 Committees Report.
 The standing committee on interna- tional law briefly reviews the more i'm portant events of the year in the field of international law, concluding the review by saying:
 The United States have done much to promote the settlement by arbitra- tionu of international disputes. When once our people realize that justice be- tween nations ought to be attained by peaceful means, our influence will be exercised in favor of the resort to such means and against the arbitration of the sword. And that influence if we are true to our national traditions, will become more powerful every year."
 The report then takes up the Russo Japanese war and discusses it at some length. Briefly the report states: Tt is not for your committee to pass any judgment upon the merits of this war, but we do submit that the Japanese claim Is of character that affords just grounds for mediation under the second title of The Hague convention" The third article declares that the sigma tory powers think it to be useful that x.yht he. in the conflict may offer on their voli- ton. so far as circumstances may make 1t appropriate. their friendly offices or their mediation to the States engaged in the conflict.
 The United States might. as 1t seems to your committee, very prop erly avail itself of the provisions of The Hague convention and make an endeavor to put an end to the further shedding of blood in Manchuria."
 Maritime Bill Favored.
 The standing committee on juris- prudence and law reform submitted ary degrees and combinations or trusts. The report states that as q careful investigation throughout the country had been made to ascertain how far the evil of the sale of honor arydegrees in law exists, and that but single instance had been discovered -i nTennessee. Regarding the sub ject of combination in the form of trusts the committee reported that un. der the clause of the constitution to regulate commerce. Congress has no those which have for their object the carrying on of exclusively interstate business. The report concluded by submitting a resolution:
 That the bill presented to congress by the Maritime Law Association of the United States, entitled An act to authorize the maintenance of actions for negligence causing death in mari. time cases. Is in the opinion of this association one which supplies a de- feet in the law of the United States. and we earnestly recommend to con. gress that 1t should take up and pass this bill"
 Trusts Discussed.
 The majority report of the standing committee on commercial law sub mited in pursuance of a resolution adopted at the last meeting of the as- sociation that the committee be in- structed to report specific remedies in Legislative form for any unlawful com- binations, which may threaten com mercial intercourse, Is based on the concluSlon that the resolution referred to the federal power to regulate in- ter-state commerce rather than to the State power to conrol commerce ex- clusively within the State.
 The committee Is therefore of the opinion until the expected remedies ru. gently provided by law for the protec- ton of commerce against Illegal com binatiOns are further Invoked and their efficiency further tested, 1t Is not necessary to propoand additional leg islation extending the summary pro- cedure.
 Taxation the Remedy.
 A minority report was submitted by Walter s. Logan stating that he was nnahIA tn agraA Antlraly with khA con-