The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-10
Meeting OfLawyers Comes
to Close.
FINAL SESSION AT LAKE
General Debate on Disbar-
ment Proceedings.
Members Insisted ON Having the
Names Of Unprofessional Barras-
ters-Critlcfsm OF the State
Universlty Board II
withdraw.

Thomas Rufin Roulhac OF 6heh1eld,
United States Attorney for the North
ern District of Alabama was yesterday
chosen as President Of the Alabama
state Bar Association and Alexander
Troy of Montgomery was for the
twenty-eighth time elected Secretary
and Treasurer Of the organization OF
lawyers.
wen as the other officers Of the Asso-
citation, was by the unanimous voice
OF the assembled lawyers and the dis
cussion of the long service Of Mr.. Troy
in the interest OF the welfare of the
profession in Alabama was tender and
sincere.
The honor conferred upon Colonel
Roulhac was in q measure a recognt-
tfon Of his labors as chairman of the
Central Council, which, under the new
Alabama law, has begun the work OF
purging the legal profession of Ala
bama of unworthy members. Colonel
Roulhac has been jealous in this
interest and his report submitted to the
Association at Jackson's Lake yester-
day afternoon showed that, notwith-
standing the law was enacted less than
q year ago, at least seven unworthy
lawyers have already been brought to
book.
A Profitable Meeting.
The twenty-seventh annual meeting
OF the Association came to a close yes
terday afternoon at o'clock and some
Of the visiting lawyers declared that 1t
had been the most profitable meeting
in the history Of the Association. The
meeting place next year will be deter
mined by the Executive Committee, but
It Is more than probable that the law
yers will again gather in Montgomery.
The second days session Of the Asso-
citation was held at Jackson's Lake
where a splendid barbecued dinner was
served to a party Of about one hun
dred men, including many friends OF
the lawyers. The party was taken to
the Lake on a specially chartered train
which left the Union railway station
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The session at the Lake was full OF
interest. Indeed the lawyers spent the
best part of the day in discussing mat
tiers of great import to the profession
The matter that claimed the largest
share of the Associations time was the
report of the Central Council wherein
it was stated that certain lawyers had
surrendered their licenses to practice
under the new law to save themselves
being prosecuted for disbarment. The
report did not give the names OF the
was read members were on their fee
demanding that the Association be pro
vided with the names of the lawyers
who had been adjudged unworthy
These demands precipitated a debate
which continued nearly two hours
Senator Edmund w. Pettus finally
disposed of the matter by making O
motion that the names be forthcoming
His motion was adopted and Chairman
Roulhac bold the Association who the
lawyers were.
On the motion of Oscar r. Hundley
of Huntsville the Association recon
sidered its action of Friday in adopt
ing the report of a committee which
criticised the management of the State
University. After some debate and
pointed statement made on the floor Of
the meeting by M. p. LeGrand o.
Montgomery a member Of the Universe
ty Board of Trustees the vote was re-
considered and the report. instead o.
being endorsed. was merely received
and fled"