The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-24
BANQUET SERVED
LAST EVENING
Nine Candidates Present
Themselves For Examin-
alton to Practice Law in
Vermont Adjourned Until
Friday.

The Vermont Bar association, in its
2Sth annual session at Montpelier to-
day, elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year:
President, Fl NJ. Butler Of Rutland.
First vice president, Fred a. Rowland
OF Montpelier.
Third vice-president, Robert Roberts
Of Burlington
Secretary, John II. sIimms of ST. AT
bans.
Treasurer, Hiram Carleton of Mont.
pelier.
Librarian, Edward H. Deavitt Of Mont
pelier
censors. President Butler, ex-oficio
Fred L. Laird Of Montpelier, w. n.
Batchelder Of Bethel, c. 6, Austin, Jr,,
OF St. Albans and A. F. schwenk of
Brattleboro.
The reports Of the retiring secretary
and treasurer were accepted and adopted.
This forenoon H. w Blake Of Island
Pond and 4. W Butler Of Jamaica were
admitted to membership. after which
adjournment was taken to Friday morn
ing
AZ yesterday afternoons session Of
the association, il was voted 20 request
the committee from the association hay-
ing in charge the bill providing for a
reorganization d the Judiciary 70 20
before the Judiciary committees AZ tie
Senate and House to advocate he pass
age Of this measure The standing com.
mittee on jurisprudence was instructed
70 investigate the present method II
drawing grand and petit Jurors and re
port to the annual meeting any improve
ments they may suggest
The meeting last night was held hi
the county court room. The Hon. H. II
Powers, the president, Was in the chair
and the Judges OF the supreme court oc-
cupied seats within the bar The ad.
dress Of Judge II. H. Powers. tie re-
tiring president. was the feature Of the
evening and the scholarly production
was listened 10 with marked atten-
tion.
The subject was; "Fhe Influence Of
Public Opinion upon the Trend Of Judi
cial Thought IN regard 60 the am
thority Of Congress over the regulation
oi railways, Judge Powers said the word
regulate in the commerce canse of
the federal constitution III its ordinary
sigiitieation implies supervision over an
agency already in existence carving on
commerce. and It can hardly be said
that it implies Congress can initiate
committee or engage in It. The whole
theory Of government is that Of control,
supervision and regulation Of the busi.
moss OF its people, 50 far only a. it j.
necessary to promote the public good
Subject to such control the people ha,c
a vested, natural and incontesti6le right
90 carry on any lawful business or pur-
sue any lawful calling
Congress IN regulating interstate com
merce ought to have the power 10 say
that its agencies shall moi impeli the
health Of people IN the state through
which they operate. 1t ought to have
the power to say that a railroad shall
not transport n carload Of paupers OF
diseased persons from one ssate to an
other Il i the duty If Copgrsss III
such eases 70 look 70 the saf.ty of tic
people Of the states. The federal gov
erumeut has every attribute Of sover-
eighty possessed byany goverTmeat on
the face Of the globe.
Banquet Last Evening
Following The evening meeting AT tho
court house the annual bapqnet was
served at the Pavilion hotel Plates
were set for 80 and every scat was oc-
cupied. The menu was q very attractive
one and after cigars had been rcack-s
President II H. Powers. who nliiciated
as toartmaster, raped fof nBdcr and
introdicpd amid much applause, Cover
nor Fletcher y. Proctor, Who resaona-1
for Vermont
A. +. Greenfield Of Montreal dele
gate from tile Montreal bar, brought the
greetings Of that association and the
other speakers we're Lieutenant -golernM
Prauty who responded for the senate,
Judge W. w. Miles for the supreme
court. Spealspt a G. Cheney for tvs
House Of Representatives. Frank L.
Greene Of st. Albums for the presA
Representative Maxwell EYaIts Of Wind
sor for he legislature ia general ana
Col y, IL Aimds of ST. Alhans Wig
was given permission II talk on ap~
old subject.
The banquet broke MP at midnight
with the singing Of "Auld Lang HynN1