[Titles of addresses and papers are printed in italics.]
Adams, John, 45, 46, 61; appoint- ment of Marshall by, 61, 62, 63 Agnew, Daniel, 35
American Bar Association, report of Delegates to, 37-43; attitude of, toward reversal of decisions, 152, 154; Delegates to, 184 Annual Addresses, 219 Appellate courts, effect of proposed
change on, 143, 144, 146 Arizona, modification of fellow-ser- vant rule in, 162
Arkansas, abolition of fellow-servant rule in, 162
Auditing Committee, members of, 58; report of, 86
Aviation, resolution relative to, 39
Binney, Horace, 66
Birchard, William J., biographical sketch of, 26 Black Hawk, 6
Blackwell, J. Y., 22
Blanchard Act, 189, 192
Boies, Horace, 148
Bonds, decision of court relative to issuance of, 98, 99
Bradley, Justice, attitude of, to- ward judicial construction, 100 Brewer, David J., 126, 147 Brockett, O. M., letter from, 185, 186
Brown, Alexander, biographical sketch of, 24, 25
Brown, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 23, 24
Brown, William D., biographical sketch of, 25, 26
Bryce, James, tribute to Marshall by, 72
Buchanan, James, 63
Bunker Hill Monument, railroad used in construction of, 102
Burke, John, Governor, response to toast by, 112-117; address by, 156-183
By-laws, amendment to, 194; text of, 199
Calhoun, John C., Webster's reply to, 49
Belsheim, Gullick H., biographical Carney, J. L., address by, 59-73; re-
Carpenter, C. A., response to address
of welcome by, 9-14
Cedar Rapids, meeting of Associa- tion to be held at, 3 Charleston & Hamburg Railroad, 102 Chase, Warren, biographical sketch of, 26
Chatham, Lord, 44
Chattanooga, meeting of American Bar Association at, 37; descrip- tion of battle-fields near, 40-43 Chicago, number of murders in, 152 Chickamauga, description of battle- field of, 41
Choate, Joseph H., charges against, 38; reference to, 51 Circuit judges, days of, 6 Clark, C. A., 17
Clark, J. J., discussion by, 136-139 Clark, James W., biographical sketch of, 26
Clarkson, John T., discussion by, 186, 187
Clements, W. G., discussion by, 127, 134, 155
Code pleading, teaching of, 82 Collateral Inheritance Tax Law, res- olution for repeal of the, 59, 124,
Committee, special, question referred to, 18, 184, 189
Committees, reports of, 14, 15, 18- 37, 39, 123, 127; appointment of, 184; list of members of, 205-218; memorandum of subjects referred to, 223
Common Law, importance of, 7, 8 Common law pleading, teaching of,
Compensation for injuries, inade-
quacy of, 159; adjustment of, 161, 162; provision for, 164, 165 Constitution, chief functions of, 118; amendment of, 119 Constitution of Arizona, provision for recall in, 99
Constitution of Iowa State Bar As-
Constitution of United States, in- fluence of lawyers in adoption of, 46, 47; Marshall's interpretation of, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69-73; import- ance of judicial interpretation of, 96, 97; separation of powers in, 99; protection of, 122 Contributory negligence, modifica- tion of law of, 162, 163; reference to doctrine of, 168 Convictions, percentage of, 152, 153 Cooley, T. M., 17
Corbeth, Thomas, 27
Corporations, basis of federal juris- diction over, 97
Courts, constitutional duty of, 99; danger in reversal of decisions by, 109; need of confidence in, 112; loss of confidence in, 131; rela- tions of jury and, 143; relief of, 145
Crawford, Phineas White, biograph- ical sketch of, 26, 27 Criminal law, administration of, 142 Crippen case, 126, 139 Crosby, James O., suggestion by, 58, 59; motion by, 86, 155; discussion by, 127, 144
Davis, Jacob C., biographical sketch of, 27
Davis, J. C., response to toast by, 101-106
Dawley, F. F., paper by, 53-58; dis- cussion by, 146-150; amendment to by-laws by, 194
Decisions, danger in reversal of, 109; recommendation of law rela- tive to reversal of, 123, 125-155 Deemer, Horace E., 86; report by, 123-127; discussion by, 151-155, 186, 187, 188-194 Demolins, Edmond, 57
Demurrer, recommendation relative
De Tocqueville, quotation from book by, 120, 121
Devitt, J. A., announcement by, 52;
response to toast by, 89-95
Dewey case, 147
Dexter, Samuel, 66
Dillon, John F., 17; estimate of
Marshall by, 67, 68
Dolliver, Jonathan Prentiss, bio- graphical sketch of, 27-29 Douglas, Stephen A., debates be- tween Lincoln and, 51
Ellsworth, Oliver, 61
Elwood, Thomas Ethan, biographical sketch of, 29
Emery, James A., address by, 165 Employe, change in relation between
employer and, 156, 157; small amount of compensation received by, 165; compulsory insurance for compensation of, 166; obligation between employer and, 171; anal- ogy between seaman and, 173-175; increased danger to, 175; need for protection of, 175; contribution by, to compensation fund, 179 Employer, change in relation be- tween employe and, 156, 157; in- surance of, against liability, 158, 165; fixing of responsibility upon, 164, 165, 166; defects in insurance of, 166; obligation between em- ploye and, 171; reasons for fixing responsibility on, 178; contribu- tion by, to compensation fund, 179; attempts to fix liability on, 179, 180
Employers' Liability and Working-
men's Compensation Acts, 156-183 Employers' liability law, adoption of, recommended, 123, 186, 187 England, number of murders in, 152; percentage of convictions in,
152, 153; fellow-servant law in, 159; industrial insurance in, 180 Error, recommendation relative to reversal of judgment on account of, 123, 125-155
Europe, principle of workmen's com- pensation in, 164; industrial in- surance in, 165, 180
Executive Committee, members of, 3, 87; report of, 183
Farrar, Edgar H., president of American Bar Association, 39 Federal Courts, reorganization of, 40; wide jurisdiction of, 96, 97; plan for reformation in, 118; spe- cial function of, 122
Federal Judicial Code, 152
Federal Judiciary and the Bar, The, 117-122
Federal Practices Act, 40 Fellow-servant doctrine, origin of, 97; reference to, 159-161, 168; modification of, 162, 163 Ferguson, William Pitt, biographical sketch of, 29, 30
Fitzgarrald, William Franklin, bio- graphical sketch of, 30 France, number of murders in, 152; percentage of convictions in, 153 Franklin, Benjamin, 45 French Revolution, 139, 140
Gatch, C. H., 17 Gear, John H., 27
Georgia, abolition of fellow-servant rule in, 162
Germany, number of murders in,
152; percentage of convictions in, 153; industrial insurance in, 180- 183
Gleason, Horace W., biographical sketch of, 31
Goths, movements of, 54 Grant, James, 17
Grievances, Committee on, members of, 184
Haines, R. M., discussion by, 153, 154
Hamilton, Alexander, 46, 50, 51; character of, 47, 48 Hanging, defense of, 111 Harl, Charles M., resolution to mem- ory of, 123; reference to, 194 Harlan, Justice John M., opinion of, in Standard Oil case, 100 Hayne, Robert Y., Webster's reply to, 49, 50
Holland, industrial insurance in, 180 Hornby, John D., biographical
sketch of, 31 Hubbard, N. M., 22
Idaho, modification of fellow-ser- vant rule in, 162
Illinois, constitutionality of railroad commission laws of, 102, 103; reference to, 142, 165 Income tax, change of court de- cisions relative to, 97, 98 Insanity as defense to criminal charge, 124
Insurance, compulsory, 165; effect of employer's liability, 165; de- fective system of, 166; benefit of compulsory, 166
Intoxication as defense to criminal charge, 124
Iowa, constitutionality of railroad
commission laws of, 102, 103; laws relative to railroads in, 104; desirability of federal control of railroads in, 104, 105; labor legis- lation in, 162, 163
Ivory, Theodore W., biographical sketch of, 31, 32
Jay, John, career of, 44-46; refer-
ence to, 61 Jay's Treaty, 45
Jefferson, Thomas, 44, 45, 139, 154 Johnson, James, 24
Judge and the Law, The, 95-100 Judges, recall of, 7, 99, 100, 148; character of legislation formu- lated by, 97, 98
Judgment, recommendation relative to setting aside or reversal of, 123, 125-155
Judicial interpretation, importance of, 96, 97
Judicial reform, efforts to secure, 118
Jurisprudence, essentials of ideal system of, 117, 118
Jury, reversal of judgment on ac- count of misdirection of, 123, 125-155; usurping of functions of, 130, 131; relations of court and, 143; fixing of amount of damages by, 178
Jury of our Peers, A, 106-112 Jury trial, importance of, 109, 110; need for elevation of standard of, 110, 111; advantages of, 145
Kent, Chancellor, 70 King, Rufus, 46
Lacey, John F., address of welcome by, 5-9; discussion by, 134-136, 152, 153, 188, 190, 191 Laurens, Henry, 45 Law, true test of, 8; eternal nature of, 73-75; change in methods of teaching, 78, 79; preparation for study of, 79; power of judge over, 97; loss of confidence in, 131
Law, The Judge and the, 95-100 Law, The Railroads and the, 101-106 Law, The Uncertainties of the, 89-95 Law Reform, Committee of, report
of, 123-127; discussion of recom- mendations of, 127-155, 186-194;
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