The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-30

that evening told his wife ne had
bought them, His wife delightedt3
asked II he had brought the colt1r
home, whereupon he replied:
mo dear. 4 had It sent to my moth
er. You know, 1t Is her birthday 70
morrow..Brookly Eagle
American Contributions to PhIIippir1
Law.
Our American lawmakers In fhz
Philippines have been discrimsuAi
ing. Comparatively few chnnszss
have been made in tho private sfz,-
stantive law. Certain sections Of he
civil code have been repeated, par
ticufariy those governing the admin
istration OF estates. which Ia, Ia q
sense. branch Of procedure. rc1.
tain additions have been made in thr
form OF acts OF the Philippine Com.
mission, as by enactng new libel am
trade mark laws providing. inter ain
Tor civil actions based thereon. ne
Spanish law. II may be remarked. has
no department corresponding exar<
ly to what In the English law Is dez
ignated by the term ''torts. ~. e.
wrongs dependent Of contract az.a
redressed by q civil action MS np-I
posed to criminal prosecn<,1e-
Doubtless the DEFICIENCIES or the Spas
ish law In this regard win reQuirz.
considerable similar Legislation b
the future. But the existing codes a.
substantive law. SO far as they go. ~
main, meanwhile, practically unin
paired. S
On the other hand, the Spanl5h
remedial law has been entirely swrr<.
away Within less than two years
after the American occupation, Gsxs
eral Otis, as military governor Of ces
Philippines, promulgated whai d
known Officially as General or-'a-
No. IS, but which is really conclze
and yet elaborate. humane. aud M
to-date code of criminal procedsra-
The authorship Of this clever pincr.
OF legislation has been ascribed II
cannot say how authentically, tc
Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary Of war
at the time OF It's appearance and ii.
is certainly worthy of SO distingpiz6
ed a lawyer. That II has snr7!ra.l
the military government and remzin.
ed in force more than ave years an
the while giving satisfaction. pra-rs
its adaptabiIity.
The, task OF sup1ianting the span.
ish procedure IN, civil cases was more
formidable. tecause OF the ls5.-er
scope and greater completely Ba<
within three months otter the iflaa-
guration Of civil government M
July. 1901. a new American code tk
Fcivil procedure went into eifert. Kay.
Ing been framed by Hon Henry c:
Ide. head Of the Department Of III,
nance and Justice. Thiz co.'s enz-
bodies the hest results OF the rnore-
ment In progress during the Last a
ty years in the various States tDz--i
a codificaticn OF remedial law. Il L
based particularly on the rodes t.<
California and Vermont. and il.
ciudes, as many do net. a rhs1tzr
which codiaes the general prirrlT.ez
OF the law Of evidence. This il expu.
cially needful in the Philippines. a..
cause the Spanish code had ven, ~.
Tie to say Of evidence. and xhers 4
not often. It is said. a legal. trnai1sa
on the subject In that language 10
our American law. on fha ernatra5-.
evidence Is one Of the coruer-sb1nzi
and II Is important to have his nm
ciples codified in order to fars1zta.
rs introduction into new Hold
From BLENDING Legal Systems In IL
Philippines, by Charles saruu.
Looinsier, In the American Mpnzz5s
Review Of Reviews for ssptember
subbubs-r couldn't for the 1lle z
me recall what you wanted.
Mrs Subty,bc.-f 1f, -. ! 80. I| 1.-7.