Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-24
Action is Taken on Recommendation Of
Retiring President Breckenridge.
ASSOCIATION tLtcrs NEW OFFICERS
Roscoe Pound Says Common Law 10
Arrayed Against People.
He AND PECK ADDRESS LAST SESSION
Splendid Banquet Given By Local
Bar as the Closing FunS-
tIon of the Annual
MeetinR.

These officers were elected late Thura-
day afternoon by the Nebraska Bar asSo-
citation.
Presldent-E. c. Calkins, Kearney.
Vice Presidents-J. &. STROBE, Lincoln w,
T. Wilcox North Platte; j. l.. Mcpneley,
secretary-Roscoe Pound
lreasurer--A. q. Ellick.
Messrs. NJ. a. Hail, Il. c. Bronze and j.
L. Mcpheley were named as a committee
to memorabilia the legislature on the sub
ject Of exercising more care in enacting
legislation and in framing laws that will
be In harmony with the best legal thought
Of the day.
Retiring President Breckenridge. Secre-
tary Pound and Frank A. Brogan consti-
tute committee to present to the supreme
court an argument on the advisability OF
modifying the present rule as to lodgment
of appeals
Messrs searle, Richards and stillman
were appointed to take up and consider a
protest from the Retail Grocers' association
of Nebraska touching the relation OF GER
tain attorneys to collection agencies. The
charge is that members of the bar are, In
some Instances, securing money in a man
ner that comes pretty close TO trenching
on false pretenses. The committee OF in
vestigation will report at the next meeting
| of the association.
Revision of Laws.
An effort to have revision of the Ne
! braska code OF laws will be made, and tho
president viii soon appoint committee of
three to consider a plan for the furtherance
/ of that object. The association went on rec
ord as strongly in favor of the recon-
mendation of President Breckenridge along
that line. The committee Is to be selected
/ by President Calkins and Retiring Presi-
dent Breckenridge after consultation.
! on motion of Judge Hastings OF Lincoln
I the association passed resolution indors-
( ing the action of the American Bar asso-
clation in demanding a higher educational
qualification for men who desire TO study
law. The resolution also demands this edu-
cationaI requirement. should be the taking
Of four-year high school conrse, OF i
Tnestfug- OF the NrequiremtsIts imposed ts,i
entrance to the state university genera,
courses.
Thanks of the association were extended
to President Dowling and the authorities
of Creighton university for the use OF the
meeting hall vote Of thanks was alsu
ordered spread on the records for Hon
George r. Peck for his address of Thurs.
day afternoon.
Crowd to Hear Peck.
Incidentally it should be noted that Mr.
Peck had crowded house during the de-
livery OF his address and was given the
most fattering attention throughout its
reading. At frequent intervals there were
signs of appreciation of the MANY
beautiful thoughts presented and the hu-
NOR interviewer in the address met with
hearty Acknowledgements c. J. Smyth. in
moving the formal vote of thanks. ex-
pressed but the thought OF all when he
said lie had sat entranced during the pro-
sentation of the paper
Some discussion was given to protest
from Sarpy county members of the par
against q custom OF the county Judge. who
was alleged to be practicing in his own
court, in a way As no one who had signed
the protest was present the association
finally laid the matter on the table without
| action.