Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-15

following new members were chosen:
John Wilson, Bangor; Francis c.
Peaks, Dover; James @. Bradbury, Sa-
co: Waiter J. fitzpatrick, Biddeford:
Benjamin F. Cleaves, Bddeford;
Riddeford; George X. Bassett, Angus
ia; Frank Fl. Marshall, Portland; l.. w.
blanchard, Rumford Falls: Charles b.
Carter, Auburn; w. H. Judkins, Lew
lston; Augustus p Norton, Lewiston;
Fred +. Lawrence, SkoWhcgan; f. T..
Merrill, SkOwheSan; Frederick Rogue,
East MachiaS; Roland E. Clark, Hnul-
ton.
The address of the afternoon by Hon
Albert f. Pillsbury of Boston was a
discussion of certain recent attacks
made upon the validity of the 18th
amendment to the Constitution and
was listened to with much interest
The subject Of Mr.. Pillsbury's adj
dress was the scope of constitutional
amendment. suggested by an article in
a cdrrent review in which Federal eX-
Judge attacks the volidity of the Fiji
tcenth Amendment, and incidentally oi
t he Thirteenth and Fourteenth also. as
traditions" to the Constitution and not
amendments of it and therefore beyond
he amending power and void. The
address points out that amendment is
universally defined and understood az
extending to additions, that there is
nothing in the history of judicial OF
other discussion of the Constitution t.
| warrant the claim that additions can
not be made to it by amendment. anG
no judicial or other authority for this
claim: that if the question whether ar
amendment is "germane'' in the parlia
nIentary sense can be applied to amend
ment of the Constitution. which he dc.
| MES. the war amendments are gernlans
| to the purpose Of the Constitution. a:
| dc clared in the preamble. 1t is alsC
shown that Hamilton and Madison il
tie FeGoralist clearly disclosed tina
| they regarded additions to the Consti
tuition as being within the provision fo1
amendment, and finally, that the de
| bates in the Constitutional Convention
of 1877 settle the question. as it thert
appears that the possibility that til,
| state government might be completed,
| suhVerted or overthrow under the
amending power was distinctly brough
| to the notice of the convention, which
|Gisregardcd these apprehensions IL
raking provision for amendment Mr.
| Pillsbury objects to this sort of "hawk
ing at the Constitution. and especial,
to- the suggestion that it is to be amen
ded ''by 4 majority of bench of jud
Sos." of which he says we have airead,
| had quite enough. and he regards TIL,
subject as peculiarly one for the at
| tcntion of the members Of the bar, 'ol
whom devolves no higher duty than t,
guard the integrity and maintain the
Authority of the laws
| The following officers We're elected
| Presidential. B. Deasy. Bar Harbor
Vice rresdonts-George c. Wing. Au-
burn; Frederick II. Appleton. Bangor;
Charles f. Johnson, Waterville
Secretary and Observation-Disclosures L.
Eassctt. Augusta.
Executives committee-W. II. Newell
Lewiston: Charles S. Cook, Portland
o. +. Fellows. Bucksport; John W.
Manson. Pittsfeld; Joseph +. Moore,
Thomaston.
The other standing committees of
two years ago We're reelected.
The canons of professional ethics
adopted by the American Bar Associa-
ton at it's 31st annual meeting at Sc
attic Aug. 81, 1908, were read by Charles
r. Libby of Portland and the canons
were adopted The matter of uniform
form of oath was taken UP and the
form recommended by the American
Bar Association was referred to the
committee on law reform.
Hon. Herbert NJ Heath Of A""us+'
presented the following memorial for
me late Orviile D. Baker which Was
adopted by a rising vote:
The Maine State Bar Association
sincerely and deeply regrets the I'M
timely death Of it's late president. the
Honorable Orville Dewey Baker
He was a lawyer Of rare ability, an
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