The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-11

scheme OF taxation are necessarily in
valid. ihuS practically holding the whole
act invalid
In conclusion, Judge Young said: And
now the important question arises and
is 10 be considered by the legislatures OF
! the several states and particularly by
TO sustain an amendment 10 the Con-
Stitution that practically does away with
those time-honorcd principles in regard
10 direct Hnd Indirect taxation and to
representation going hand i'm hand With
taxation, so strenunGs'E fought for and
carefully maintained by the builders OF
the Constitution VIII we sustain an
amend dmcnt that opens the door to taxa
ton that Is utterly Inconsistent with The
iundnmcntiu principles Of our govern
n%nl, just because, IN The language OF "a
chici Justice. government of delegated
powers should he found to be not less
powerful but less absolute than the i'm
mental power had supposed?
NO one wishes to curtail or limit the
government OF IN" United States in It's
necessary and proper powers. no one
having lis interest at heart denies to tho
government, II tho cXiEency arises. tho
power and right to take every inch of
"a Subornc 10 its demands every citizen OF
tins great republic bUr ii all these arc
taken they should he taken in accordance
with th" rules Of the aw Of the land
ana never rontIT,r! To those great bui-
warkS OF civil liberty SO carefully pre-
nIared by the eminent !meu who sat in
Finances Of Association.
Richard w. i.ouns, representing the
executive council. said tho council had
II" report 70 make. except 10 submit It's
approval OF the report made by w A
MhrCnea' :has -, trcasuer. This s,,atement
on hand was sl3l.61, The receipts since
then were S%Ss.6i the Disbursements
lilo. th" balance on hand January 10
inns year heing ':22o The report MAS
There were no applications tor. mem
h"rsllip. which was the next business on
the calendar. and tho committee on
grievances had no report 10 make Evl-
IDENTIFY the memhc of tho bar entertain
the most ami"ahle rcla lions one toward
another. The standing committees had
no report Ia make.
Changes in Constitution.
James In-cbrctscn, reporting for a
special committee. recommended chat The
constitution he amended So tha; semi
! annual meetings shall be held. ono
the first Saturday following the first dav
OF the month in April and The other IN
October; that the annual address OF the
president be made at the April meet
! ing; rnat tbc executive council arrange
for papers and addresses at both meet
inGs; that on the evening OF the day of
the April meeting banquet bc given
and smoker on the evening OF the Oc-
| tohHr meeting.
Further changes proposed were ,lat all
/ applications for membership bc referred
report TO tho council and no one shall H..
admitted unless by two thirds vote nj
/ me members. II Is proposed that the
! me- mhcrShip {n the association shall he.
! limited 10 members prac,icinc in the su-
prcma court that the initiation fea shall
! he 81 and the annual dues g.. Honorary
members shall oe Judges Of tho supreme
! anG districts courts and auch retired
! members of the supreme court bench as
! shall be recommended. II was also suG-
G"s,cd that committee 10 obtain mem
4 l.- he mi Huf .s.-
II was AT this point that Judge c. s.
! NaTian arose and asked that Tho con
! sitution oc consulted 80 ascertain
! whether they could pass those am aud =
ments al that meeting. The secretary.
announced thai the constitution read that
| IL should remain u7alterablc unless by
AZ there were Only. some score present.
n~tinn had 10 he deferred. Judge Nariau
! tnen moved that when the associa don
adjourned II ad journ until the first Sat
urday after the FIRST of the month o.
! April aud mec; at p. in. for tho pur-
pos" of considering the amendments pro
posed II the constitution. Members who
cannot attend that meeting should send
in their vote or assent or dissent i'll writ =
/ inE. Gn motion was adopted.
Report OH Ethics.
| Chief Justice Straup, representing tho
committee on ethics submitted as Tho
cauuus OF ethics Of Tho profession tho one
adopted by tho American Bar association.
1908, and recommended its adoption. il
WaS adopted and ordered spread upon the
minutes. so that whon thc proceedings
are printed every member WIN secure =
! copy.
Humor OF the Profession
stephen T.. Richards read what ne
| tcrm+d a chapter of incidents: they were
| really number Of humorous anecdotes :,
recently complied hN tho Hon. Adai r..
Stevenson and entitled Our local Cali
, ing
T.. y. Walton delivered an address ON
! Tho Rules of Law.
! Tho election of officers came next T..
! II. Critchlow and Charles Baldwin were
nominated for the presidency. and on a
vote being taken AIr. Baldwin secured
eighteen votes. Mr. Critchlow nve. and
tie election of Mr.. Baldwin was made
unanimous. stephen l.. Richards was
elected secretary and i. r. Sw8urr treaS-
urcr. TIL" old executive council OF iivc
members WAS renamed. as follows; T.. W
| Young, Waldcmar Vnu Colt H. J.
Dininny, Frank E. Nebelicr ard George
tiaiycrson OF Oecen.
ON motion OF J. r. Christensen the
executive c'-uDcil Hus requested 10 ar
rang" Tor banquet at The April meet
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