Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-08
GEORGIA LAWYERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

WARM SPRINGS. Ca. June 5.-The
Georgia Bar association has adjourned,
after elecrng the following officers:
President, T. NJ. Cunningham, Savan-
nah.
First vice president, Judge Joel Bran
ham, Rome.
Second vice present. John E. Donald
son, cambridge
| Third vice president. w. K. Miller, Au-
gusta.
Fourth vice president, A. w. Evans,
| Sandersville.
Fifth vice president. A. H. Thompson.
/ LAGRANGE.
Treasurer, Il. d. Harrison Atlanta.
! Secretary, Orville A. Park, Macon.
Chairman executive committee, A. w.
/ Smith, Atlanta.
| The following committee on legislation
/ was named by the chair: Roland Ellis
Macon; j. Randolph Anderson, Savannah;
/ ]. ]. Flynt, Griffin. Delegates TO Ameri-
can Bar association, Justice B. n. Hill
/ Atlanta R. c. Aston. Atlanta; Judge j.
L Sweat, Waycross.
A resolution was introduced by T. H
! Hammond, providing that If the judges
of the higher court of this state should
deem it proper to conform to the judi
cial custom of wearing robes as insignis
of Office while presiding, as observed In
the supreme and other courts of the
| United States, their adoption of the GUS
| tom would be favorably regarded by this
association.
| After a lively, though dignified, dis
cussion. participated in by z. d. Harri-
| son and Alex w. Smith, OF Atlanta, and
H. c. Cunningham, of Savannah, the
resolutNn was carried by good major
| ity.
The session Just closed is regarded as
| NJ Ho history
of the association.
ABLE PAPERS READ.
The papers read and addresses deliver
/ ed during the sessions Of the convention
have been both scholarly and interesting
| terms not always synonymous, and thE
constructive work of the convention has
been along lines of higher ethics in the
| legal profession, which 1t is hoped viii
bear early fruit.
At the last session of the meeting, Mr.
! George s. Brown, of Macon, read paper
on the question of Guaranteeing Bank
| Deposits" taking the position that such
guaranty would not only be unwise but
| disastrous and would lead to reckless
| banking. The speaker asserted that prac-
| tically all bankers and credit men were
| opposed to such a measure and that in
! the opinion OF those experts in finance
| the passage of such a law would invite
rather than prevent financial crises and
panics.
Mr.. Hamilton Douglas took the opposite
side of this question on yesterday, and
the two papers setting forth the argu-
ments of both sides aroused considerable
interest and discussion among the law
years
GEORGIA LAW BEFORE WAR.
! Judge Joel Branham. of Rome, read 9
very interesting paper on Georgia Law
| as II Existed Before the War"
The report of the committee on juris.
| prudence. law reform and procedure wai
adopted without change. This report
recommends, among other things, the
adjustment OF the law authorizing pris-
oners to make unsworn statements and
In lieu thereof permit them to testify and
be cross-examined as other witnesses: the
| adoption and publication of new code
that grand jury presentments of one term
of the superior court be read to the sue
| ceeding grand jury, so that the latter
may intelllgently take up the work Of
the former grand jury.