Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
COUNTY LAWYERS BANQUET
Judge Taylor Finds Spirit of Un-
rest in Court Affairs.
Reforms IN Procedure should Come
from liar nnd Bench, Rather Thnu
from Legislative Action,
Says Jurist.
Vt the Hotel Vermont last evening was

At the Hotel Vermont last evening was
held the annual meeting and banquet OF
the Chittcnden County Par assuci alton,
with an attendance of p members. Fol-
lowing the dinner. served a G:3O, the law
yers retired to the roof garden shortly
before nine O'Clock, whore President Max
J.. Powell acted as toastma.ster Tho fol-
lowing officers were elected for the COM
Ing year: President, Senator t. G.. Now
or; ice-presidcnt. Mayor Robert Rob
erts; secretary, Joseph T. St"arns. treas
urer. Claude n. Grafton; secretary or gov
erning board. e. =. Cowles: members OF
governing board for three years, Mayor
Roberts and Judge j. ii. Macomher. Uni
ted States Senator Varda man. who Was
In the city, was expected to be prese ut
u he finished his lecture at tho high
school In time, but was still speaking
there when the lawyers adjourned
Charles r. Allen was the first speaker
OF tho evening. and paid full and high
tribute to the late Judge A. A. Hall, en-
pha sizing his clear. impartial and indo-
pendent qualities on tho bench. and cit
ing tho Sims case, wherein Judge Hall
differed with the majority OF the supreme
court, but received 4 general opinion con-
curing with his own
Mr.. Powell delivered the president s.
address. discussing the practice OF the
law yesterday and to-day Describing
the methods Of trial in vogue
years ago. when suits wore con
tested with the utmost ardor. he depre-
Gated needless resort to legal process
and CONNIE ndcd that type Of lawyer
that adjusts a clients affairs out of
court and saves needless expense. In
conclusion, he pleaded for fees COM
mensuratc with the brains Of the pro-
fessicn. Fees he said. remain much the
same in sections Of Vermont as they
| were IN years past. and while engineers,
for example. receive duo financial re-
ward for their services. the legal pro-
fession. in respect of the character OF
the men in its ranks, Is perhaps the
poorest paid Of any line OF effort.
Judge Taylor. now presiding IN Chit
tenden county court. said that the pres
ent time is one of unrest In court af-
fairs. Tho spirit Of reform is abroad
Much OF mis- is due to agitation. but
for it there must he some real ground
some wrong to no rightcd oven If but
an imaginary one.
ut occurs To me-" he observed, that
legislation as q means Of meeting these
needs is fraught with danger. Changes
| should come from bar and bench II
| seems to ne. If conditions are not cor
| rected, they are liable to be subiected
to legislation, with possible attendant
disadvantages
| No preliminary injunction or restrain
| dor .lil oh h., icctt a
without notice. except when immediate
! and irrcparabc harm would be likely tc
result. He also recommended alienation
| ing justice.
| "Colectively. he concluded. 9TH,
! members OF tile bar want to eXpcdit,
| Justice. but individually they seek 10 de-
lay it, We should take individually tho
attitude we collectively tal;e
! Mr.. Powell touched upon tho New
| England railroad situation in MS intro
duction of Chairman John w. Redmon,
of the State public service commission
and delivered himself Of a pun worth!
Of repetition.
"Kailioad presidents" said Mr. Pow
ell, may in future trust in Providence
but Providence will never AGAIN trus
! in railroad pr sidonts.
There was a time. said Comm ssione
Redmond, when such men as EdmundS
/ Fiied and Phelps. any of them able t
represent the United States with cred!
at The Hague. We're all practicing stimuli
tnucously IN Vermont.
The lawyers profcssion," said he, 81
rot to he practiccd for the sake of max
| a, lttt; nhto
to mako tho most OF himself mentally
morally and spiritually, let him enter IN
law The doctor and the minister. nevc
contradlcted. become in few years in
tolerant. l!ut tho LAWYER gets lcke
many times, all his life. and he acquire
a healthy respect for the opinion ~ tn
other fellow.
Much iinc Is lost in the trial OF law
| suits, ana in debating the admissihilitv Q
evidence. Time is wasted also by III
court, under existing methods"
Commissioner Redmond spoke ably Il
some time uDon the fundamental prime
Plies Of American government, emphasi;
ing the need IT the present day Of
thorough und, rstandns Of econom
lrohlems SO important a phase of Il
civilization of to-day.
Talk these over with all sorts
men, said he. They are reading al
studying, just as you are. and fro
sources the most unexpected you ca
/, arm something. Make known what 20
learn"
The evening was concluded with II
business meeting. at which the associs
ton went on record as favoitng the hi
| ~,
eating an additional county tax. not
exceed one per cent OF the grand list
provide for alterations and repairs up'
the county court house. including the az
dition of a number OF rooms FOR purpose