The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
GOVERNOR O'NEAL
 OPPOSES GIVING
 NEGRO SUFFRAGE
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 man, who was detained in the Montgom- cry county grand jury room. the report of the executive committee was read by Robert G. Arlington of Montgomery. The committee, after investigation, rec commended that the personnel of the com mittee on legislative enactment be left discretionary with the president of the association A change in the associations 8 bylaws, as recommended by the com mittee, was unanimously adopted.
 This amendment authorizes the presi- dent to appoint special committees when he deems proper to urge the passage of any legislation proposed by the associa- ton. The amendment provides that spe- cia committee on legislative enactment shall be appointed by the president at the meeting next before each session of the legislature, which shall be continued un- til the annual meeting after the next ses- sion of the legislature, and it shall be the duty of this committee to present to the legislature all such bllls the enact ment of which will have been recommend ed by the association.
 The president will use his discretion as to whether or not the members of the committee shall be members of the legis- lature.
 Each local bar association may appoint five delegates annually to the meeting of the state association. according to an amendment of the bylaws recommended by the executive committee and adopted by the association
 Ii was noted in the report Of the execu- tive committee that five members of the association have died during the past year sa follows D. P. Bestor, Mobile: H. Austill, Mobile; J. F. Sanders. Elba; John w. Tominson. Birmingham; C. c. Whit son, Talladega. They were pronounced useful and distinguished members, and suitable sketches of them will be pre- pared
 Tn his annual address Judge Pelham discussed reform and revision of the ju- dicial system of Alabama and touched upon laws of other states and countries and compared them with those used in Alabama.
 Presidents Address
 "The people at large are justly dis satisfied with the cumbersome and an tiquated procedure that causes unrea- sonable delay and unnecessary expense in enforcing the laws and are looking to the lawyers to correct the evils Should the lawyers fail to take the lead and speedily bring about a proper reform and revision of the judicial sys- tenn of the state, the people will take the matter into their own hands and go to the extreme and radical lengths and do incorporate things in their wrath and resentment Of the lawyers failure to act when they should actg
 "The quasi-judicial Investigations conducted by the United States and Great Britain failed to fix tho personal criminal responsibility for the Titanic disaster. The popular opinion correct ly credits the loss of life growing out of this catastrophe to the speed mania that has taken possession of the age
 "The new Chinese republic is making more rapid strides in progressive leeisla- tion than aGy other country since if started on those lines a few months ago. It has already adopted woman suffrage and promises single tax and government ownership of railroads. mines and other industries.
 The Carroll county. Virginia, court house tragedy teaches a lesson and whispers a warning to the student of government and is a sufficient warning and call to arms against those whose pernicious teachings against the laws and the courts get beyond their control and take anarchistic shape in the minds of the vicious
 The country has lost one of it's great est and most faithful jurists in the death of Justice Harlan. One of his latest de- liveries, the dissenting opinion in The Standard oil and Tobacco trust cases contains a strong admonition to courts to steer clear of the seeming disposition to enter the forbidden alm of legislat- ing and making laws by their opinions rather than interpreting them.
 Attention is called to the fact that several of the statutes passed at the last session of the legislature, some of them revenue acts. have failed to meet con stitutional requirements and have been stricken down by the courts. The fact that the revenue act had been rushed