Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-27
TO ABOLISH NEEDLES 2 :
Use OF Printed Copies of he - II
Appeals should be Allowed and
Duplication of Papers
Discouraged.

DETROIT. Aug. 2e.-At today's session
of the American Bar association the COM
mittee appointed two years ago TO con-
slider the matter Of unnecessary costs and
delays In litigation, submitted a report in
which Il advocates a gradual but sweep
ing reform in judicial procedure. The COM
mittee reported satisfactory progress in
bringing to the attention of congress pro
posed laws TO authorize the appointment
of official stenoRraphers for United States
courts and fix their compensation, to
limit the setting aside Of verdicts on error
unless the error complained of shall ap-
pear to have resulted in a miscarriage OF
Justice and to permit the use OF authorized,
printed copies OF records in appealing
cases instead OF written or typewriter
manuscript.
Further, the committee outlined the gem
eral principles on which It considered a
reorganization of state courts should
eventually be effected.
"The whole judicial power Of each state. -
says the report, "at least for civil causes,
should be vested in one great court, of
which all tribunals should be branches,
departments or divisions. The business as
we'll as the judicial administration of this
court should be thoroughly organized, so
as to prevent not merely waste of judicial
power but all needless clerical work,
duplication Of papers and records and the
like, tnus obviating expense to litigants
and cost to the public
Court in Three Divisions.
This court should have three chief
branches-county courts, including munic-
ipal courts, q superior court of first in
stance and a single ultimate court of ap-
peal. All judges should be judges of the
whole court, assigned to some branch or
locality, but eligible and liable to sit in
any other branch when called upon TO do
so. Supervision OF the business admins
tration of the whole court should be COM
mitted 10 some high official of the court.
who would be responsible for failure TO
utilize the judicial power Of the state ef-
fectively."
The committee suggests that a similar
official, who should be a Judge, not a
clerk, act I'm each branch or division and
that In like manner the clerical and
stenographio force be under a responsible
officer with suitable subordinate super
vision official
The commltteemen's signatures attached
20 the report are those of Everett p.
Wheeler, Roscoe Pound, Charles F. Ami
don. Joseph Henry Beale, Frank Irvine,
Samuel c. Eastman, william E. Mikell
Charles Il. Littlefield Charles d. Esta-
brook, Edward t. Sanford, Charles S.
Hamlin. Charles b. Eliot, George Turner
John d, Lawson and William L. January
Libby May BE President.
A rumor which members of the Ameri'
can Bar association. assembled in conven-
ton here will neither confirm nor deny
is in circulation tonight to the effect that
tomorrow Charles f. Libby Of Portland
Me-. will be elected president of the asso-
ciation Mr.. Libby, who is president of the
Portland Railway company, was a promi.
nent candidate for the office at the meet
ing held in 1907 when Secretary of Wai
Dickinson was chosen president.
No sessions Of the association were held
this afternoon or tonight. the delegates at
tending the Detroit-Philadelphia base bal
game and various receptions. All OF the
business left TO be completed tomorrow Il
the election OF Officers and the submis-
sion OF a report on titles to real estate y