Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-23
LAWYERS WANT NEW LAWS
tate Association has Several Suggestions
TO Make to the Lawmakers
EPIDEMIC OF INDUS TRIAL LEGISLATION
President CaIkins Cannot See Reason
for AEitatiOn for Change of Poll
cies that Have Brought
About Prosperity.

The seventh annual convention Of the
Nebraska STATE Bar association, which
convened at Edward Creighton institute at
y. m, has several proposed legislative
enaetments which promise to be thoroughly
threshed out. Among these is the demand
for a larger supreme court, increased pay
to it's members and action on some sort OF
child labor law that will guarantee mutual
satisfaction to the employer and employe
without ignoring the common interests OF
society and humanity.
Ralph w. Breckenridge, past president,
was scheduled to introduce the president
Of the association, Z. c. Calkius Of Kear-
ney, who makes his annual address on the
subject, "The Sufficiency Of the Common
Law"
Just now we are threatened with an
epidemic Of Industrial legislation" said
| Mr.. CallIins. why, after a decade Of I'M
precedented material prosperity there
should arise such opposition to the system
under which 1t has hourished and such an
| unsuitable desire to overhaul the agencies
which have augmented the earnings Of
both labor and capital to a degree never
before experienced in a like period, would
| be an interesting study This cannot pur-
sue further than to suggest that a man
\ like his porcine prototype is most likely
| to overturn the trough when he has had
| his I'LL. Whatever the reason is II is here,
and the energies Of coming legislatures will
be absorbed in meeting this demand. It is
/ to be hoped that whatever is DONE and no
matter how much the individual may be
| protected, that his right to protect him
self by an appeal to the courts will not
be destroyed or impaired; but, on the
contrary, that 1t will be strengthened and
| assured and the distractions 70 It's exer-
else which have arisen under novel indus
trial conditions may, SO Gar as possible,
be removed
other Questions Coming Up.
Among other questions which may come
before the association is that Of increasing
the required education Of those beginning
to read law to four years. the regular high
school course. Hitherto a student was
allowed to begin reading law after three
years Of preliminary education
| Not as large an attendance is expected
this year as at previous meetings, because
of the fact that many of the courts through
out the state are in session and the lawyers,
consequently, busy. The meeting was set
for this time because it was the only time
at which f. w. Lehman of st. Louis, the
principal speaker, could be secured. Mr..
Lehman's address, THE Lawyer in Amer
lean History" will be delivered Friday aft
ernoon. It will be of a popular nature and
the public is invited to hear It.
H. G. Moorhead, A. G. Ellick and w j
Coad are the local committee in charge OF
the banquet, which will be given Friday
evening at the Omaha club,
Officers Of the association will be elected
Friday afternoon. The present officers are
z. C. Calkins, Kearney, president; Roscoe
Pound, Lincoln, secretary, and A. C. EIllck
Omaha, treasurer, The executive commit
tee is composed Of John S. Dryden of Kear
ney, Judge II. J. Kelligar of Auburn and
F. A. Brogan Of Omaha. One member o.
this committee is TO be elected in place o.
Judge Kelligar, whose term expires.