The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-28
JUDGE CHRISTIAN
|. MADE PRESIDENT
Unanimously Elected by
Virginia State Bar
Association.
FINE EULOGY OF
SENATOR DANIEL
Former Governor Montague Ar
gues for international Court of
Arbitration-Maryland Asso-
ciation Elects VIM. L. Mar
burg President-Moon
Bill Endorsed.
BY RIoN ,1ckIss1cK

UNANIMOUSLY erected president OF the
Virginia Bar Association to-day. While
the best of fraternal good feeling has
existed at this session. there has beer
present certain insurgent sentiment
as to who should be the next presi-
dent. A very prominent element of
the association favored the election OF
w. 3. Mc1lwaine, of Petersburg, to the
highest office, but so strong was the
insurgent opinion that an ex-Confed-
crate and one of the older men OF
the bar should be SO honored, that the
ting committee reported Judge
Christian as their choice. Vigorous
applause greeted the report of the
committee, which was adopted forth
with.
Other Officers Elected.
The other elections We're as follows:
vice-P Presidents, John S. Barbour.
Piedmont: j. Norment Powell. Bristol;
Joseph stebbins. Jr., South Boston:
Walter H. Taylor. Norfolk; R. Gray
| Williams, Winchester. John 3. Mi
nor was reelected secretary and
| treasurer and a. r. Long, Lyrcfburg.
/ and Allen T. Eskridge. Pulaski, were
| chosen to fill vacancies on the execu-
! tive committee.
W. B. McIlwaine, Petersburg; ]. F..
Bullitt. Big stone Gap, and John NJ.
! Johnson, of Alexandria, were chosen
| to represent the association at the
next meeting of the American Bar AS
/ sociation.
The morning joint session of the Bar
| Associations of Maryland and Virginia
| consisted of two addresses. Former
Governor Montague. of Virginia, took
as his subject. How Far the United
States Supreme Court May Be Taken
/ as a Model for an International CouM
/ of Arbitrai Justice" and George A.
/, Syhi,elocke. of baltimore. spoke on
1.-THE Proposed Changes in Admiralty
Law"
| The gist of Mr.. Whitelocke's disser-
tation was that Congress should pass
a law providing for recovery by next
of kin for the death of those killed in
collisions at sea. There is no such
law at present. he pointed out, and
the ununiformity of the State laws
cause difficult situation.
Model for International Court.
1T would not be inaccurate to con-
clude that the Supreme Court is the
most distinctively international court
the world has thus far seen and to
suggest that no new court of interna-
tional justice could study the origin.
character. growth and working of this
American model of Jurisprudence with
out inestimable compensation" declared
Mr.. Montague, in discussing the crea-
alton of an International tribunal anal
| ogous to the United States Supreme
Court.
The theories of constitutional con-
! struction and jurisdiction have ulu-
mately yielded to the geographical po-
/ litical and ethnic forces of country
and peoples, which have been and are
i now making for unification or nation
alism in the American system. The
preservation rather than the consoli-
dation of States is likely to be the
line of least resistance in the progress
and development of the arbitral court"
The argument, which Mr. Montague
ably sustained, was that it is possible
to build up a system of international
equity. to be administered by an in
ternational tribunal. modelled closely
atsef aye, the supreme Court. He said that
future will be commanding power
among nations for the settlement of
their controversies in a manner credit
| aple ana beneficial to the human race
Separate Meetings.
After the Joint session there were
separate meetings of the associations
Al the meeting of the Maryland Bar
Ssssoclatlon, William 4. Marburg, OF
Baltimore, was elected president
The election Of officers was the main
business OF the session of the Virginia
/ association.
The The code Of professional ethics pro.
for adoption in the several States was
adopted after slight discussion by
larry st, George Tucker and others
0n motion of Robert NJ. Hughes, si
4 Norfolk. a resolution was passed cali.
Ing on members of the bar to be more
careful in Endorsing applicants for ad
mission to the bar.
Report OF Neurology Committee.
"A 0f ,,{,
Bar Association, former Attorney Gen
/ eral Anderson made a report from tn,
4 neurology committee, mentioning tn
deaths OF CHEF Justice Fuller, an hon
Esgleston, John D. Horsley, jackson
Guy. B. B. Munford and Senator Daniel
Selected by the family of Senate
! Daniel to perform this sad duty, Judg
Il George L. Christian, OF Richmond, rea
\ a masterful eulogy on the Lame Lio
of Lynchburg." It was unanimousl
voted to send fine engraving of Sen
ator, Daniel and copy Of Judge ChaIs
) Bar Association, to be incorporated 1
!, Its proceedings.
The committee on expert testimon
Tspoortted on proposed statute, lik
employment ofexpert witnesses by tn
!, State In certain cases. Consideratiol
Of the matter was POSTPONED until TIL
1911 meeting. Secretary Minor thel
read the announcement OF committe
appointments of the president elect.
/ Eppa Hunton, of Richmond, spok
! In favor of the Moon bill In Congres
increasing the pay for Federal Judges
The association Endorsed the bill.
The Association of Commonwealth
Attorneys met in the afternoon, trans
ferring their regular business.
Want Circuit ReOrEanixcd.
The Maryland and Virginia associa
tions passed resolution requestin
President Taft, IL consistent and pos
i sible to select man from the Fourt
: Circuit comprising South Carolina
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland an
, West Virginia, for the next vacancy il
! the United States, Supreme Court
!, which has had no representative OF
! the bench since Chief Justice Taaey,