Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-29

Co.. have rad q paper NJ Davies
iiW' 1914. taken over hy Herbert j.
| llua,rmHu. of iitR,rmun. y. VI, who
/ was invited 60 .poHE before the assoc
citation Nj IlaR,rman suid that the
present meeting uf the sp,.ation
/ marked 900 epoch boo GA, history OF
/ pnii 100 th, future welfare .of tho
state
b M Hagomau reviewed the pres.
lem prosperous condition oi the state.
told of Oh, long ngh' gor statehood
and said that 60 VAS up TO the LAWYERS
more han go an other class ol cha.
lcus whether stat.ioo to- New Mex
. leo ls Ju bp q blessing or Cur-v Nh
ilugormun said that caucus govern.
men vii ue of no bench whatever
| that IL is his opinion that The people
viii now assert themselves aud iu1i.
cafe their rights ana preferences tor
! policies and persons and that poi.
! itirians viii be- compelled to more
closely voice Tho Wishcs Of their con.
stliueuts than ever before. Nj la
/ german praised the work Of the wcu
who obtained the resolution providing
iur tho submission ui The matter ot
more easily amending the constitu.
! lion of New Mexico Hut also com.
piimontcd Attorney General Frank ".
CLANCY fOr his IDEAS In progressive
| Legislation outlined a,forc the Bar
association Yesterday
Following Mr. llagormans address.
Ms lloNcy read fcry interesting
ANA instructive paper Uniform state
Laws Nj H,roys paper, which
Occu licd almost an hour. Was quite
! technical. easily understood. however.
! by those learned In the law The
paper had been prepared with great
care and was 500 exhaustive review Of
the progress nad, IN onacting uni.
form state laws. which work was Civ.
On q great impetus several wears ago
! by President Roosevelt az confer,
cncc of governors az the various
states The paper covered negotiable
| Instruments. bills ct lading. divorce
marriage relations. child labor. en-
! plOycrs liability ana several other
important questions OF similar nature.
Concluding. Mr. Hcrycy took M
J thn question of uniform legislation In
Sew Mexico past ana future and said
] in part
! 'Lct us conclude Win a. brief dis.
/ cus-iuu ui Uniform Legislation 900 Ncw
/ Mexico, sud what She has done and
/ what she has not done along this line.
The first step taken in the territory
| for uniform legislation was the pass.
! 1gr OF tac negotiable instruments act
and the next was by Governor cur.
| ~ when M appointed three commis-
| sion,rs 60 attend the national confer
| cnce at seattle This commission.
Iappuiut"d In 1905. consisted OF James
| q. Fitch Judge Alfred a Freeman
and myself 30 great amount of
| WORK wHs done hy the commissioners
! then becuus" no act of the legislature
! supported their appointment and no
| apUrtoum'nt Tor expenses was made
ana little "r ma interest was taken in
tiis matter. consented 60 addr, rs
you ON Tho subject Df uniform state
laws, n1t brCdus, I am anxious a.
speak, but because ! realize IN" i'm.
puriance of this particular work at
ms particular time by this particu-
lar association The state istr assoc
4 citation Is an institution OF gicat good
\ ana con s'cur, almost anything rca-
\ sonablr from the Legislature Tn"
l acts which I have referred 60. in my
/ paper should De passed by the next
\ Legislature after having been APPROX
I ed by this association / say next
Legislature because that Is the oppor-
\ tune time for securing favorable Jc-
| ton The Legislature has already
1 passed the negotiable Instruments
Il
most important Is set To come. There
are no laws In this territory ON the
\ subjects of sales. Transfer OF stock,
Bins of l.aling Workngm, Com
! pcnsution for Industrial Accident and
/ child Labor. and 30 b. much easter Ia
/ got uniform laws passed now than 81
/ viii De- in the future when other and
I inadequate legislation By introduced.
/ would suggest that this association
appoint q committee on uniform laws.
/ 10 coopcrai, with the Two commits
/ siouerS, Judge Freeman having re-.
| moved frem New Mexico. ANA that
| resolutions D." adopted approving
! those various uniform acts aud urg-
! ing the passage 0f an act making an
appropriation for the expenses Of tho
/ commission. I would also suggest
| that this resolution condemn any
i amporlpg with or amending Of any
/ Of iIc Uniform acts, once passed, un-
\ an such amendments are adopted hy
\ tlr national conference would al
$50 urge hat this association supply
u itself with copies 81 the proceedings
of tn national conference. including
Il copies ~ said proposed acts ana be
at TIA, capital when the next icglsla
tur" meets, prepared to secure favor
I rbio action thereon"
II After MI Hpry,N had finished
\ reading hts paper the election uf Of
II hcors was taH,n ur Thomas a. VIII
Il kcrson Vt Albuquerque placed iu nom
nation TIE name of Mr.. Heryay tho
|, nomination hcing =, condcd by NJ E
n Hickey MI Williams nominated
\ George 8 Reese of Portaics, the nom
nation being seconded Dy AZ Iirryey.
\ who said that H. had known MI.
\ Reese for number ~ wears; that hr
Nos , nnc lawyer and man we'll
|. qualified for the presidency of the
association
a want YOU n'l 20 consider Mr.
| Itocsa's nomination said MI Horyry,
"Mr. Reese IN not present but / wish
II you Co give him consideration as IA