The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
LAWYERS IN SESSION
.ruRrsTs CONVENED YESTERDAY AT
 NARRAGANsETT PIER.
Feature of First Day of Session or Amerfcan Ear Ansociation Was Address of President Henry
 St. George Tucker.

Narra Ransett Pier, R. l.. Aug. sS.- Between 900 and 300 leading members of the bar. representing nearly every State in the country and including Jus tices White, Brown, Peckham ana Me- Kenna of the Supreme Court or the United States were present at the nrst session of the twentieth annual meet lnR of the American Bar Association, which began a three days' conference here today. Others among the 1urists included many members of the teaching staffs in the law schools of the great universities of tho country.
 The principal feature of the days proceedings was the address ~of the president. Henry St. George Tucker Of Lexington. Va, which was compre- hensive review of the noteworthy changes which have bean made in the states by the National Congress and by state Legislatures during the past year.
 A general council was elected with q number of changes from the body elected at last years convention in St. Louis and forty-eight lawyers were elected to membership. The bill brought up by the United States attef- r1ey general to provide for the extra dition of criminals from one district to another In the United states and au- thorfxif.g issuance of special bench warrants in certain criminal cases was referred to the Committee on Jurispru- dence.
 In the evening there was an address by Harvey Nj. Shepard of Boston on The Jury Duty" in place of paper by Thomas J. Herman of New Orleans. who was unable to attend.
 Prominent jurists from sections of the United States gathered here to attend the opening sessions today of the twentieth annual meeting of the Bar Association, Included in the num- Der were Justices White and Brown of the United States Supreme Court and many professors of the various law schools connected with the great American universities. The confer ences will continue through until Fri day.
 As the first features of today's ses- sion the president of the association. Henry St. George Tucker of Lexington. Va, delivered his address. paying spe- cial attention to the most noteworthy changes in statute law on points of general interest made by Congress and in the various State Legislatures dur followed by the nomination and elec- ton of members and the presentation of departmental reports
 Between 400 and 500 members of the association were present when the con- vention was called to order. President Tucker delivered his annual address. 8 feature of which was comment upon the changes which have been made in the statutes by State and National Leg islatures during the past year.
 Thirty five new members were admit ted. Judge Samuel J. Baldwin of New York was chosen delegate to the Inter national Bar Society which meets soon at Christlana, Norway. The executive committee directed a committee in charge of law studies In schools to make an examination of the course which are required to secure degrees in order that a uniform scale may bo attained throughout the country and proposed several amendments to the by laws. The report of the treasurer shows receipts during the year of s16.- 296 with disbursements of $1l,7s4, leaving a balance of $4.111.
 Judge Thomas fin General Council
 The general council elected includes the following: Alabama. W. H. Thomas, Montgomery; Arkansas, John Fletcher. Little Rock; Flora, R. W. Williams Tallahassee; Georgia. c. D. Meldin. Att lanta; Indian Territory, s. T. Bledsoe. Muskogee: Kentucky, William Fl. Mo Greer. Covington; Louisiana, p. F. Lorcnce, Baton Rouge; Maryland slppi, E J. Bowers, Bay St. Louis; Mis- souri, Wm. Lehman, St. Louis; North Carolina, J. c. Briggs, Durham. Late in the afternoon the section on legal education held meeting presided over by Lawrence Maxwell of Cincinnati 4 paper on the subject some admission requirements apart from educational standards was presented by Lucien H Alexander of Philadelphia followed by a general discussion.