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but perhaps not all of us would admit that, even if such had been the fact there was an election of judges in the State of Ohio; among the rest, three judges in the then ninth subdivision of the State of Ohio, making 27 judges in all. I don't know how many of those judges are now alive, but one of them we have here with us. You all know him; he doesn't need any introduction. Judge Martin Welker will deliver to us an address on "Law and Lawyers." If he don't know something about lawyers by this time, I don't know who does. Judge Welker will now address you.

Judge Welker delivered his address, for which see Appendix No. 13.

GEN. JONES: I move that the Association give a vote of thanks to Judge Welker for his excellent and instructive address.

Seconded, and carried unanimously.

JUDGE U. L. MARVIN, Akron: I notice that Mr. Hall, your newly elected president, is here. In behalf of the bar of our county, I desire to thank you for the compliment you have paid it in the selection of your president.

The Secretary having been compelled to leave to join a steamer sailing for Europe on the 20th, Mr. H. A. Mykrantz was elected secretary pro tempore.

MR. TALCOTT: I believe this forenoon a motion was carried to take a recess just before the head of miscellaneous business was reached, and as that was not called this afternoon, will it not be proper at this time to consider miscellaneous business?

THE PRESIDENT: If such is the pleasure of the Association, we will return to miscellaneous business. Has any one miscellaneous business he desires to present?

JUDGE LAWRENCE: I have a couple of resolutions which I desire to submit:

Resolved, That the Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform be, and is, directed to consider and report on

the expediency and utility of requiring the printed record and briefs of counsel in each important case decided by the Supreme Court to be bound up separately, or with others, in volumes of convenient size, to be kept for examination when required in the state law library

Resolved, That said committee is also directed to consider and report on the expediency of requiring the reporter of the Supreme Court in all important cases decided by the Supreme Court to report the material points made and authorities cited by the defeated party, and such points made and authorities cited in support thereof by the successful party, as may not be covered by the opi..ion of the court.

I have prepared some remarks that I should have desired to' submit, had not so many members left. It is perhaps sufficient to present the resolutions. I will say as to the second resolution,' requiring the reporter to give the authorities cited, that cases are sometimes decided when material points made by counsel are not noticed by the opinion of the court, and in that way they are covered up, and the public does not know really what is decided. or what is not decided.

The resolution was referred.

MR. MONNETT:

As a member of that committee, I will ask the Judge to submit his address to the committee for our guid

ance.

THE PRESIDENT: I apprehend that will be granted without the necessity of any motion. The Judge will kindly furnish it to the committee.

JUDGE LAWRENCE: I have but a single copy, but when I get home I will have a copy made and furnish it. I don't want to lose this one. If printed in the proceedings, I have no objection to giving it, but I don't ask it.

THE PRESIDENT: That is a matter that is settled by the Executive Committee.

On motion the Association adjourned to to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

THIRD DAY-Morning Session.

PUT-IN-BAY, July 19, 1895..

The Association met pursuant to adjournment, the President in the chair.

On motion of Mr. Fi ch, a resolution of thanks to the authorities of the town of Put-in-Bay was adopted, for the use of the hall.

MR. FITCH: The Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform submit the following resolution:

Resolved, That in the judgment of the Association the compensation allowed to the judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio is an inadequate return for the constant and exhaustive labors they are called upon to render in the discharge of their duties and for the responsibilities resting upon them; that it is now less than that paid to the judges of the highest courts of many of the states; and that in our opinion, as a matter of justice to them, to the dignity of the state and the pride of its people, it should be raised to rot less than six thousand dollars per annum, and we therefore earnestly request of the legislature to pass a law making such increase of the salary.

We recommend the adoption of the resolution, and that it be referred to the committee to bring the same to the attention of the General Assembly.

The resolution was adopted and the recommendation concurred in.

MR. FITCH. The same committee submit the following as a substitute for the resolution offered by Judge Lawrence.

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association, the printed records and briefs of counsel filed in cases in the Supreme Court to at least the number of eight copies should be bound at the expense of the state in volumes of convenient size, and that one of the said copies be placed in the law library and one in the state library, and the others be distributed as provided by law to law libraries or law libraries of the law schools of the state; and that this be referred to the Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform to prepare a bill, or take such action as they may deem best to secure the passage of a bill by the General Assembly upon this subject.

Adopted.

The resolutions introduced by Judge Lawrence, on recommendation of the committee, were referred to the new Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform, after some discussion.

The various vice-presidents and members of committees were reported by the several districts, for which see lists elsewhere in these proceedings. On motion the same members as last year were ordered to be placed upon the lists for the Seventh District, by the secretary.

JUDGE LAWRENCE:

I have one more proposition that I would like to have referred to the Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform:

Resolved, That the Committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform be, and is, directed to make inquiry and report on the expediency and utility of providing by law that in all equity cases taken to the Supreme Court any party therein may require a re-examination of the evidence in the case as fully as if there had been no findings of fact by the Circuit Court.

MR. TALCOTT: I listened yesterday with a great deal of pleasure to many of the suggestions and some of the recommendations in the annual address of the President; and I think it is due to the Association that these suggestions and recommendations should receive consideration. I therefore move that they be referred to the committee on Judicial Administration and Legal Reform for consideration, and to report such action as they may deem desirable for the Association to take.

The motion was seconded and carried.

MR. FITCH: I would like to offer a resolution in the words

of my friend Judge Pike a year ago: "I move you that a vote of thanks be extended to the officers of the Association for the fine and impartial manner in which they have performed the duties of their offices."

The motion was seconded, and the motion being put by Mr. Fitch, was carried unanimously.

The Association then adjourned sine die.