Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-24

Becrstary--Roacoo Pound
Troasurer---A. q. Ellick.
Member of Executive Committees. p.
Davidson.
The Nebraska State Bar association. at its
seventh annual meeting Friday In Creigh-
ton institute adopted the report OF the
committee on legislation affecting the pro-
fesson. providing for the appointment OF
committee of seven TO secure the pas
sage Of a Joint resolution I'm the legislature
submitting the proposition for a constitu-
tionai amendment TO give permanent relief
to the supreme court situation.
u was pointed out that the present COM
missioner system Is not satisfactory and
Is only provisional arrangement at best.
The bar association IS in favor of six or
nine judges on the bench. OF having them
residents Of the capital city, of having
minority representation and of salaries in
creased so as TO secure good men for the
positions on the bench.
The report submitted by B. F. Good,
chairman OF the committee on judicial ad-
ministration, was read by Roscoe Pound.
The committee advised the return to the
district attorney system in place OF the
present system Of prosecution by county
attorneys. Many county attorneys are in
experienced prosecutors. said the report.
a
ney be selected for every judicial district
OF the state. with deputies where they are
needed, The county attorneys should be re-
tanned for advising county commissioners
and other like duties and the expense Of
the salaries OF the district attorneys could
he made UP by reduction in the salaries
of the county attorneys. II was also rec
commended that the grand jury be called
once year instead of at the discretion
or the judges, as it is now.
Debate over Term OF study.
, The report Of W. G. Hastings. chairman
of the committee on legal education. pro-
voked some discussion. The report recon-
mended an Increase Of one year in the pre-
iiminary educational requirements, from one
desiring TO study law; that no one be ad-
mitted to the bar except by examination
by the supreme court commission ana that
lawyers who have practiced N other states
be compelled 70 undergo the same examina-
ton upon coming 10 this state unless they
have been praetlcing for certain number
OF years, to be hxed by law.
Former Senator w. v. Allen Of Madison
and others made pleas on behalf of the
poor young man who studies law alone and
then hnds himself barred from practicing
by the statute, which requires that he shall
have read law IN an ONCE or attended a
law school for three years.
II was pointed out that no deserving per-
son Is prohibited from practicing law, but
that the examination requirement keeps ur
the standard.
F. W. Lehmann Of st. Louis ana former
Senator W, V. Allen Of Nebraska were two
Of the principal speakers Friday. Mr.
Lehman spoke on ''The Lawyer in Amer.
team History and Senator Allen on Some
L
Judges"
Mr. Lehman took occasion in the course
OF his address to declare that the Northern
Securities company was not a corporation
but a crime and that the men who formed
Il knew this TO be a fact when they did II
He made this assertion when speaking o.
the professional relation of lawyers I,
corporations.
Sacee-E Depends ON Honesty.
Senator Allen, who preceded Mr.. Lehman
on the program. said in part:
"The successful lawyer must be honest
He must entertain no thoughts OF tricks O
devices. He should love justice for itself
He should think honestly and then ne vii
be sure TO think logically. Anyone vii
trust the open, logical lawyer rather thai
the man who depends on sophlstry an,
triokery 20 attain an end Nor should
lawyer be satisfied with the present judiea
opinions. II he believes them wrong n
should attack them with al the strengt
Of vigorous intellect Money should b
only a secondary consideration.
There is a difference between lawye
and an advocate The latter often waste
much OF his minds strength on expression
but he also stands often IN greater esteer
IN the public mind. and we often ind hin
on the judicial bench. though a man q
rlfsT srrff A
might be better fitted for the place"
lawyer a Many-sided Man.
"The lawyer is a n.any-slded man. He
an individusl 10 whom Is entrusted tn
life, Mbersy properly and reputation q
persons who are at once his fellow citizen
ana clients He must therefore, be We've
as q professional man, citizen sustainin
the iIsual relation OF citizen 20 citizan. as
member OF the bar having close relation
10 the courts before which he practices ans
BY Virtue OF his calling. man 20 whol
The community instmctively turns in cas-
of trouble for advice on both public an
private matters, Tor I assume that II D
does not know something more than Il
mere mechanism OF his occupation and hi
not spent some time az least in famillariziu
himself with the works Of the great jurls
of the ancient and modern world he hs
not risen % the true dignity OF the Or,
fessinn.
Il hardly think I am IN a position prol
srly to advise the voune man OF toda
lust how he should study law Not havir
had the advantage OF a tutor or law schoc
or even the association Of a kindred splT
IN my studies, and my reading having be,
guided morn by chance than design. ,
not claim to be competent 10 Judge how
young man should enter upon a profe
slonal career. But J am satisfied. att
many years. that ! pursued the best cour
that could, circumstances as I was.
frst borrowed copy bf Biackstone's Cor
menthries and having read Il 70 no a
vanttee ] became convinced that IL vi
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