The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-23
SOME FAVOR AN
EXTRA SESSION.
OPINIONS DIFFER AS TO DISPOSAL
OF NEW CODE.

OPINIONS DIFFER AS TO DISPOSAL
OF NEW CODE.
Most Members Of Judiciary Committee
Want to Complete Preliminary Work
Before Deciding as to the Final
Course Of Action - Several Find
Their Portions of the Work Well
Done
Al: W lawyer members of the legis-
lature ara busy as bees working over
the statute revision volume sent in by
the commission last week, and many at
torneys outside the legislature are
checking up the sections in which they
are especially interested. AS soon as
the additional volumes ordered have
been printed, the bar of the state will
be we'll supplied.
Opinion differs very much as to the
merits of the new code, and members
OF the legislature are still at sea as to
y. what will be done with it. Some, like
DR.. Cole of Fergus Falls. are already in
favor of an extra session. hey would
adjourn the present session in few
days, turn the code over to the lawyers
to find its mistakes, and meet in extra
session next winter to adopt it..
Most of the lawyer members are not
ready yet to adopt the extra session
idea. They prefer to work ahead and
see what can be done with the code at
this session.
It is possible that the code will never
vision is that it changes the language
Of the law, and so arouses a good deal
of alarm. Before the present revision
was started, St. Paul law publishing
house had begun work on a compilation,
like the one published in 1894. Its
material was turned over to the re-
vision commission for $4,000. There is
the revision and allowing the publishing
house to work up it's compilation as a
substitute. However, the members
seen by T ne j Journal are in favor
of an earnest attempt to adopt the re-
vision, either at this session or an extra
session.
General George P. Wilson, chairman
pro TEN Of the senate judiciary COM
mittee, says:
Task Almost Impossible.
cit seems almost impossible to be-
lieve that the revised code can be en-
acted at this session. Nearly every
phase of the work has met with objec-
ton from some quarter, and it will
have to be gone over with extreme care.
1t is too early to say what dispositi ion
will be made Of it, as we have not had
sufficient time to- tell what changes will
be necessary
Senator Henry j. Giertsen says:
81 am in hopes that we will be able
to pass the code at the present session,
but as yet nc. one has been able to
done. 1t may be necessary after all to
adjourn without adopting the code, and
to refer the subject to another commits
sion to report to the next session.
Senator J. F. Calhoun says:
cit does not seem possible to me that
It might be a good plan to hold an ex
decide on that question. The statutes
need to be scrutinized very carefully
not only by the judiciary committees
but by the bar Of the state, in order not
to overlook any mistakes.'
Senator L. E. Jepson says:
~ am not sure but an extra session
would be the best solution of the diff
Guilty. We certainly are unable to dc
work Of any other sort until this revi
sion is out of the way, and l doubt il
it %ii be possible t9 do justice to the
Representative w. P. Roberts is op
posed to an extra session. He says:
Says Complaints Are Exaggerated.
ct think many people have been I'm
necessarily scared over this new code
When we have gone thru it I do not be
criticism found. I have been working
on the eight chapters assigned to MI
ever since Friday noon, and I hav,
found very little to take" exception to
In fact, the work as far as have gon
that if we work hard the code can b
easily worked into shape in two or thre
weeks. It is necessary, of course, in
revision to change the language, but
think, as a rule, it will be found tina
the spirit of the law has been well pre-
Senator E. E. Smith saws:
1T cannot predict what will be don
in the end, but in my own Judgment !:
believe we ought to 60 ahead, take tn
code UP carefully and adopt it this ses
sion, after a thoro examination an
comparison; From what have, seen o
piece Of work. When the members o
the bar have had time to 90 over copie
and furnish the committees with all tn
possible criticisms, then we can take
up intelligently, correct the mistakes
to attend to whatever other Legislation
is needed. Of course, we may not sue
ceed in finishing the work, but ] be
lieve it's at least our duty to try.''
Representative H. B. Chamberlai
says; -s:;.,
''It looks very much as tho an extr
session would be necessary, but if it
possible to finish the work and adopt
49, at this session, [ am, of course, in favo
Of doing SO. I think we should folio,
finish it, but T find it much create
undertaking than I had supposed. I
what have gone over have foun
nothing of any moment to criticize.'
Log Lien Law Emasculated.
Local attorneys who have gone owe
the law relating to log liens, say tina
the effect Of the law has been destroye
by the condensation, and that if the ne
. code is adopted without change it wi
be impossible to make lOg liens hold.