The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
HEARS REPORTS
ON LAW REFORMS
american Bar Association Has
Busy Opening Day in Boston.
COMMITTEES SLAP CONGRESS
Refuse to Recommend Legislation
Concerning "Third Degree" and
Interstate Airship FiI0hts--
judge Farrar Presides.

Boston, Aug. 29.--Both progressive
and conservative commentators
were made by special committees OF
the American Bar Association In their
reports to the thirty-fourth annual con-
yention OF the association, which be-
gan at Huntington Hall today. The
heavy legal artillery of the country Is
in attendance at the convention. which
was opened this morning by the ad
dress OF Judge Edgar II. Farrar OF
Louisiana, president OF the associa-
ton
The committee on insurance law re-
ported on its efforts to have congress
frame an insurance code for the DIS
trict of Columbia that would serve as
a model for the state to follow. AS
cordng to the committee. the insur-
ance laws of the District or COLUMBIA
are the worst in the United States. "
Among other things. the committee
on commercial law recomme ended op-
position toward the repeal OF the Ma
tional Bankruptcy Act, and suggested
that the association approve the pur'
pose Of the international Conference
for the unification of laws concerning
bills of exchange and promissory
notes, and urge the continued parti-
cipation of the United States in the
conference.
, Court Of Patent Appeals.
The subject of the proposed court OF
patent appeals was dealt with at
length and with vigor by the commit
tee on patent. trademark and copy.
right law. which reported its ineffec-
tual efforts to have congress pass
bill creating such court and ex-
planned its lack of success by declar-
ing Congress seems to be ready to
give US everything except what we
want" The proposed court, as recon-
mended by vote of the American Bar
association, would be of five judges.
who would hear all appeals from pat
err decisions. THE proposed court
properly organized" reported the COM
mittee, will be as permanent as and
scarcely less important than the Su-
preme court itself" A bill Is now be.
fore the house. reported the commit
tee. introduced by Representative Sui.
yer of New York. which embodies all
the Ideas OF the Bar Association. and
the committee declares: I'VE owe to
Mr. Sulzer our best efforts to assist
him in the passage of his bill F"
The committee on Jurisprudence
and law reform says in its report: ut
is interesting to note the variety OF
subjects referred They include the
third degree airships. woman's SUI.
frage revision of laws and increase OF
judicial salaries The committee re-
fuses to recommend the resolution
aimed at the third degree" The
proposition is to exclude confessions
In all criminal prosecutions. unless 1t
Is shown that the confession was not
only made voluntarily. but made in
the presence of a third person selected
by the accused The committee OBJ.
jects to the phrase "all criminal prose
cutions" as too broad, and declares
that local laws will have to be made
to cover the special conditions exist.
ing.
As to Airship Legislation.
As to the "airships" resolution
which was offered by Judge Baldwin,
giving the federal government juris
diction over aviators who make inter.
state flights. the committee declares II
cannot recommend the adoption OF
the resolution The policy Of the as
ISOLATION is not to propose legislation
unless it Is on a subject OF general In
terest. and about which there can be
no reasonable doubt as to the neces
sity for legislation The navigation OF
the air has not become so general az
to permit uniform legislation, 80 as tc
fix with legal certainty rules for its
government"
The referred resolution relating tc
woman suffrage the committee re
fuses TO consider. lodging the issue
by saying 1T is not deemed proper
Tor the association to take part in any
political discussion"
Despite the heavy work Of the day
the members of the association fount
time for entertainment between thu
morning and evening sessions. An ex
cursion was made by special trolley
cars 10 Cambridge. where there wa.
an inspection OF buildings and the
law library Of Harvard University ant
reception by President Lowell O
Harvard
The other regular sessions of tn,
convention will be held tomorrow
morning and evening and Thursda!
morning The annual address will b,
delivered tomorrow evening by vii
liam B. Hornblower OF New York.