The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-28
CHANGES IN THE LAW
ARE CONSIDERED
American Bar Association
Hears Committee Recon-.
mendations

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept 27.-The sec
ond days session of the American Rar
association was called to order TODAY
by President James Hagerman of ST.
Louis An address by Amos M Thay
er, United States circuit Judge for the
Eighth circuit, on 1.-The Louisiana Pur-
chase, Its Influence and DEVELOPMENT
Under American Rule" was read.
The session received reports of stand
ing committees. "a
The report Of the comnitteeson in
ternational law reviews the more i'm
portant events of the year in the field
OF International law, concluding the re-
view by saying:
The United States has done much to
promote the settlement by- arbitra tion of
international disputes If we. are trne
70 our national traditions our influence
VIII become more powerful every year.
The report takes up the Russo Japa-
nese war and states:
1T Is not for your committee to pass
any judgment upon the merits of this
war; out we do submit that the Japa-
nese claim is of a character that af-
lords just grounds for mediation I'M
der the second title of The Hague con-
Ventlon. The third article declares
tnat the Signatory powers think it to
be useful that one OF more powers
which have no part in the conflict may
oiIer OF their own eolition, so far as
circumstances may make it appropri
ate, their friendly offices or their n1edi-
alton to the states engaged in the con-
flct. The United States might, as it
seems TO your committee very prop
erly avail itself of the provisions of
The Hague convention and make an
endeayor to put an end to the further
shedding of blood in Manehuriaps The
report was adopted
Law Reform
The standing committee on iuris
prudence and law reform submitted its
report, dealing with sales of honorary
degrees and combinations or trusts
The report stated that a careful in
vestigation throughout the country had
Deen made to ascertain how far the
evil of the sale of honorary degrees in
law existed, and that but single in
stance had been discovered-in Ten
| nessee. Regarding the subject of com
b1nation in the form of trusts, the
committee reported that under the
clause of the constitution to regulate
commerce congress has no power to
create corporations, except those which
nave for their object the carving on
OF exclusively interstate business The
report concluded by submitting a res
olution:
That the bill presented to congress by
the Maritime Law Association of the
United States entitled IAN act to author
Ize the maintenance of actions for neg
| iigence causing death in maritime cases.
IS; IN the opinion of this association one
Wnlch supplies a defect in the laws of
the United States and we earnestly rec
ommend to congress that it should take
! up and pass this BILL
The report was adopted with the ex-
ceptfon of that part concerning the
taxation of property, which was re-
ferred to the committee on uniformity
of laws.
Commercial Law
The majority report of the stand
ing committee on commercial law,
submitted in pursuance of resolution
adopted at the last meeting of the as
ISOLATION that the committee be in
Structed to report special remedies in
legislative form for any unlawful COM
binatfons which may threaten CONNER
clal intercourse, is based on the con-
c1usion that the resolution referred to
the federal power to regulate interstate
commerce rather than to the state
power to control commerce exclusively
within the state. The committee Is
therefore of the opinion that until the
existing remedies recently provided by
law for the protection of commerce
against illegal combinations are fur
Their invoked and their efficiency fur
Their tested 1t is not necessary to pro-
pound additional legislation extending
the summary procedure
A minority report was submitted by
Walter s. Logan which concludes:
know OF no better weapon that the
community has for its defense than the
weapon of taxation lam the more con-
WINGED as to the effectiveness Of this
method of regulating large combinations
the opposition to it that is made by the
combinations and corporations affected.
The passage OF such legislation would,
believe, go a long way toward settling in
the interest of the people the important
and yexatfous trust question.
Remedial Procedure
The report of the committee on rem
ediaI procedure was received and laid
on the table.
A resolution was adopted providing
that the majority and minority reports
on criminal procedure should be re-
ceived and laid on the table, and in
view of the fact that the reports were
not printed and distributed fifteen days
before the converting of the association,
consideration should be postponed un-
til the next annual meeting. Leave
was given the committee to amend the
report If found necessary, have 1t
printed and distributed fifteen days
previous to the next meeting as re-
auired by the bylaws.
The report of the committee on in
ternational law was read, after which
the following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the American Bar asso-
citation concurs in the resolution adopted
by the national arbitration conference at
Washington, Jan. II, 1904.
Resolved. That a copy Of this resolu-
ton be Transmitted to the secretary of
state of the United States.
Benjamin F. Abbott, of Georgia,
made an address on the question: ITO
What Extent Will a Nation Protect Its
Citizens in Foreign Countries?
The reports of the three following
standing committees were received and
adopted: Grievances, law reporting
and digesting and obituaries. The lat
ter report showed that eighteen mem
bers had died since the last meeting
a year ago.
Duke Is Shot
DRESDEN, Saxony, Sept. 81
While hunting cartridges today Duke
Henry of Mecklenburg -Sehwerin was
shot Inv Prince OtflOn of Schoenberg-