The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-15
Sentiment AGAINST
URGING CATION BILL
Resolution to Look Into Advisa-
bility of It's Passage Tabled
BY Bar Association.

The Bar Association of Richmond held
its annual meeting yesterday in its room
in the City Hall Reports of the various
committees were read and received that
of the executive committee again sug-
costing the purchasing of the John Mar
shall house to be the home OF the assoc
citation and as Il club for the associa-
tons members. The report of the adj
mission committee presented the names
of Messrs. II. A.. Atkinson, John a.
Cutchins and john b. Swartout. The
election Of Officers was then proceeded
into, the places being filed as follows:
President, George Bryan First Vice
President, D. C. Richardson; Second Vice.
President, james b. Cannon; Third Vice.
President, Henry c. Rely; Secretary and
Treasurer, Maurice A. Powers; members
of tho Executive Committee, Douglas
Gordon dhree years. and George g.
Gregory, for the unexpired term of Mr..
George Bryan; Committee on Admission.
Thomas B. Snead, John d. Guy and
Murray Mcclure.
The committee on arrangements re-
ferred in its report to the success of the
late entertainment. which the association
had given, and suggested that 1t be re-
pcated. a motion was passed that the
committee arrange for another enter
tainment, to be given some time during
March.
The Legislative Committee reported fa-
Vorable progress in the matter of having
passed by the Legislature an amendment
TO section 3l9; of the Code of virginia
stating that ii would come UP before the
Committee on Laws of the State t.egis-
"a ~
stands, the section referred to prescribes
that penalty be inflicted upon any one
practicing law in any court of Virginia.
The amendment proposed is TO strike out
the word court" so to make Illegal the
practicing of law without license
whether in court or outside.
The Committee ON Police Court re-
ported that 1t had looked into the matter
of having an official record kept of the
police docket, stating that they had seen
the high constable in reference to the
matter and had found that he is keeping
the record as desired. They suggested
that committee should go before the
Council in order to have the matter made
one of official record through ruling
Of that body.
The most important subject of discuss
sion was on having the Legislative Com
mittee look into the advisability of urN.
ing the passage through the Legislature.
of the bill introduced by Mr.. Cation. in
creasing the sum to be paid for licenses
by charter companies and corporations
to $500
Mr. Hill Montague spoke against the
motion, saying that it is beyond the
rights of the legal profession to attempt
TO enforce the passage of such "A bill.
Mr.. John Garland Pollard took up the
same line of argument, saying that these
companies are perfectly within their legal
rights, and that 1t is unworthy of the
legal profession to ask that a prohibitvs,
tax be placed upon them for the benefit
of the lawyers. Their business, he said,
can be, and is. done properly. 1t is the
abuse of it that should be prohibited He
declared that the motive underlying this
movement Is to protect the lawyers
pockets, which is reflection upon the
legal profession.
A motion was offered that the resoiu-
ton be tabled, which was carried
a motion will be made at the next meet
ing that places on the subcommittee
shall be made appointive by the president
of the associations.