The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-04
BAR ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES REPORTS
And Listens to Address By Judge
George M. Powers of Su-
preme Court.

/ Justice George M. Powers gave al
address before the Vermont Bar asso-
/ citation this. morning on Federal 20.
lice Power" one of the three leading
powers of our government Although
! the supreme court has always claimed
that Congress does not possess this
power, Justice Powers took the stand
| that IL il exercised in legislation. He
cited the laws in regard to colored ole
omargarine, white slavery, diseased
cattle and drug traffic. Congress, in
exercising police power, comes under
the provision of acting for general well
fare. He predicted that the supreme
court viii at some time uphold this
power exercised by Congress and may
go further and hold that beneficial leg
islation will have authority over state
law where federal law is of benefit to
people of every state.
Judge Frank Il. Fish was asked to
tell the association Of the present stat !
us Of his history OF the Vermont bench
and bar. This. was started by Judge
Charles A. Prouty, who left the work
in the hands OF number of friends at
the time Of his death. 1t was planned
to include this history in the history
of Vermont, recently published by
Walter III. Crockett. and Judge Fish
stated that 10000 words of what he
had written had been submitted to Mr..
Crockett to be included in the fifth vol
ume Of the history The members Of
the association seem to be in doubt as
to whether their subscriptions to-
Crockett's history would include the
fifth volume or not. About two-thirds
of what Judge Fish prepared is ex-
cluded by the provision for 10000
words.
On motion Of Fred Il. Gleason, secre
tary, the board OF managers was in
structed to act on the request for so
copies Of the proceedings of the asso-
citation for the state library
The report of the bar association del
cgate for 1920 was not given owing TO
the fact that none OF the members at
tended the national convention. The re
port for 1921 was given by Edwin
Lawrence Of Rutland for w. r. Me-
Feeters of the committee.
A memorial sketch Of Chief Justice /
Lovcland Munson was given by Hon. |
James Batchelder. Warren Il. Austin
gave a report of the committee on |
Practice, Procedure and Organiza-
ton" The report recommended that |
Ihe limit of jurisdiction for justices
# peace. municipal and city judges in
,ivil actions be raised from $40 to
500. The committee did not feel il
,xpedient that the Vermont Bar asso-
'iation and supreme court should as
iist in the selection of candidates for
on the bench. 1t was not
hought best that few members of
he bar should have the backing of the
est and finally, the committee be-
ieyed that the present method OF Sc
Getting candidates was safe and effec-
i've.
At the afternoon session Hon. Frank
'lumley gave a memorial sketch on
lhief Superior Justice Zed S. stan
on and Hon. Hale X. Darling gave an
ddress on aDeclaratory Judgments.
number Of the committees reported
nd the session closed with miscellane-
us business.
One of the most important amend
ients that has been made to the con-
titution of the Bar association came /,
p at this mornings session when the ,
Dmmittce on ethics recommended that ,
be committee OF professional conduct ,
ave added authority which will do
way with repetition of the public
Y which took place in The meeting /
uesday afternoon. The amendment
roy1des that the committee shall !
ave power to conduct investigations !
nd may examine persons ex parte and
nat when they have reached their con- !,
usions they may start disbarment :
by placing the informa-
on before the proper officers and shall :
ssist him in his effort il needed. I.