The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-30

ST. PAUL, Aug 29.-Five hundred
prominent lawyers from nearly every
State IN the Union gathered in st. Paul
today to attend the twenty y-ninth an
nual meeting of the American Bar as
sociation. which will be held in the
House of Representatives chamber of
the State capitol The first session was
called to order by George r. Peck of
Chicago, president of the association.
A warm debate is expected when the
committee on insurance law presents It's
report. Federal supervision over insur-
ance is favored by majority of the
committee, who, in their report, held
that insurance is interstate commerce.
A vigorous minority report will be sent
to the association, attacking this theory
The report of the committee on the
proposition TO create q court of patent
bills recommends that a bill be passed
by Congress creating such a court, TO
be presided over by five judges, who
shall sit on cases arising over patents.
In the report of the committee of
code of professional ethics a stinging
rebuke is mcted out to the "shyster
lawyers.
President Peck delivered the annual
address, which was received with gen
erous applause.
The nomination and election of mem
bers was then taken up. This was fol
lowed by the election of the general
counsel, the reports of the secretary,
treasurer and the executive committee.
Following the presidents S address l30
candidates were admitted to member
ship, This, with 4S4 previously ad
mitted by the executive committee,
make total increase for the year Of
GA,
Among those chosen as members of
the general council were:
Robert A, Jennings, Juneau, Alaska;
f. h. Ellinwood, Prescott, Ariz.; Lynn
Beach, Denver; D. l.. Wilsington, Hon
olulu; ", ". Woods, Wallace, Ida; J.
s. Seallon, Butte, Mont; Francis M.
Huffaker, Virginia City, New, and r. s.
Dean, Salem, Or
David w Yancey, Manila, P. L.; W.
II. Berger, FL Paso; Charles s. Variah,
Salt Lake City; Charles T. Shepard,
Seattle; Charles NJ Potter, Cheyenne,
Treasurer Wadhams reported a bal
ance on hand of $5256
Buffalo and Los Angeles are working
for the next annual meeting.
Night Session Well Attended.
Bar association s twenty-ninth annual
meeting drew an attendance which
filed the large chamber Of the House
OF Representatives in the State capitol
TO the doors. Roscoe Pound of Lincoln,
Neb., read paper on ''The Cause Of
Popular Dissa tisfaction with the Ad-
ministratlon of Justice.
The second paper was read by j. j..
Jenkins, chairman of the Judicial COM
mittee of the National House of Rep
resentatives, on the subject, 'Can Con
gress Transfer to the State its Power
TO Regulate Commerce.
Immediately following this session q
reception was rendered In the capitol
to the visiting members by the Min
| nesota Bar association. The report of
| the insurance committee Is likely to be
warmly discussed, a majority and mi
| nority report having been made. The
majority report condemns the Arm
strong law of New York as "conspicu-
ously unwise,' and declares that not
only are many States charging insurance
| companies much more than the cost of
State supervision, but that in many
| States, ''the administration of insur-
ancc laws has been charac terized by un-
blushing fraud, mostly in the shape of
| blackmail or by gross incompetency.
| The committee recommends;
Biennial apportionment of deferred
| dividends
Repeal of retaliatory tax laws and
valued fire policy laws.
Each State TO have fire marshal.
The United States TO forbid the use
of the mails by "wild cat" insurance
companies.
The Federal statute to regulate inter
| state insurance transactions.
The minority report objects in par
ticular to the last recommendations OF
the majority.
The committee on commerce defends
the present National bankruptcy Law
and recommends its retention.