The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-08-29
American Bar Association
i'm st. Paul.
LARGE NUMBER PRESENT
FORMAL SESSIONS WERE BEGUN
THIS MORNING WITH .JHE AD-
DRESS OF PRESIDENT PECK,
FOLLOWED BY REPORTS OF or
FIcERs AND COMMITTEES.

st, Paul, Aug. 29.-Prominent law
years from nearly every state in the
union and great many more who are
not so prominent are gathered in st.
Paul today to attend the Twenty ninth
annual meeting of the American Bar
association, which will be held in the
house of representatives chamber of
the state capitol.
The first session was called to order
at 10 o'clock this morning by George
R. Peck Of Chicago. president of the
association.
This is the first time that the Ameri-
can Bar association has ever been so
far in the northwest to hold it's meet
ings, but Notwithstanding the distance,
there seems to be no lack in interest.
Over 200 attorneys mad registered
from other cities when Secretary
Hinckley closed his bureau in the Ryan
hotel last night and early this morning
there We're many who had arrived to-
day, who were waiting to be register
ed before the bureau was open for
business.
1t is expected that about 500 menu
bers win be in attendance at the ses-
sions.
The weather is delightfully."- cool and
bright with prospects OF continuing so
ffa Ia Snl,
pleasant time.
With the lawyers knack of getting
to the point as quickly as possible,
President Peck raped for order with
in few minutes of the time set for
the beginning Of the first session and
began reading the presidents annual
address in which he communicated the
most noteworthy changes in the stT-
tute law on points of general interest
made i'm several states and by congress
during the preceding year.
Mr. Peck's address was received
with generous applause when he con-
cluded and the nomination and the
election of members was taken mp.
This was followed by the election of
the general council, the reports of the
secretary, the treasurer and the, execu-
tive committee.
One of the most important features
will be the discussion of the report of
the committee on insurance law, which
will be submitted by Ralph w.
Breckenridge, Of Omaha, the chairman
of that committee
The report which is quite lengthy, |
makes the following recommendations. |
That the insurance committee be di- |
rected to draft and report to the next
annual meeting of the association a |
bill that shall safeguard the interests |
of the life insurance companies and |
their policy holders, but shall require
deferred dividends on life policies to |
be biennlally apportioned, credited and |
certified to the holders of such policies. |
2. The repeal of the so-called recipro- |
cal or retaliatory tax laws 3. The |
repeal Of the valued policy laws. A. |
The creation in each state of the office |
of fire marshal. s. Stricter incor- |
laws in the several states
with particular reference to the capt. |
tai stock and stockholders obligations
in insurance companies. 6. The en-
aetment Of federal statute forbidding
the use of the mails to persons, asso-
partnerships or corpora
tions conducting any kind of an in
surance business in the United States
who are not licensed to transact such
business by the states where such per-
sons, associations partnerships or
corporations are domiciled, or under
whose laws any such corporations are
z. The enactment of q fed
eral statute providing for the super
vision Of interstate transactions in in