SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS-EVENING SESSION. The Association was called to order at 8:30. The President: We have the pleasure this evening, ladies and gentlemen, of hearing a distinguished former member of the New York bar, a leader of the present Louisiana bar, and an ex-President of the American Bar Association. It is none too often that a man attains great success under even one system of laws,—it is rare indeed that a member of the bar has the opportunity of practicing under the civil and the common law, and attaining distinction in each. But such has been the fortune of our friend and visitor, Judge Howe of New Orleans, who will now address us. Judge William Wirt Howe then delivered an Address on "The Law of Primitive Peoples." (See Appendix P.) THE BANQUET. At the conclusion of Judge Howe's address the Association adjourned to the dining-room of the hotel where the "informal collation" was spread. The President acted as toast-master and called upon the following gentlemen in turn: Judge Howard Van Epps feelingly responded on the subject of "Love"; Col. A. R. Lawton sang a plantation melody, "I'se Gwine Back to Dixie"; Mr. Alex. Smith spoke on "The Association"; Mr. J. K. Orr, from the laity, gave us some views of the lawyer from his standpoint; Major P. W. Meldrim discussed the question, "Has the Lawyer Kept Pace with the Times?" Colonel W. A. Henderson of the Tennessee bar was introduced and extended a fraternal greeting from the bar of our sister State; Mr. G. M. Napier fittingly closed the evening by toasting "The Ladies." THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The Association was called to order at 10 o'clock Friday morning by the President. Chairman Smith: I am permitted by the Executive Committee, before announcing their report for the order of business this morning, to call attention to the fact that the American Bar Association has made provision for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the organization of the Supreme Court, by Chief Justice Marshall, next year. They have appointed a committee to confer with the Bar of each State, and it is desired that the State Bar Associations act with them. Whether it would be proper to raise a special committee, or whether it should be referred to the Executive Committee to be appointed for next year, I do not know. I move, however, that this matter of a suitable celebration of the organization by Chief Justice Marshall of the Supreme Court be referred to the Executive Committee for such action as may be necessary in conjunction with the American Bar Association. The motion was seconded and adopted. The Chairman of the Executive Committee announced the program for the day. The President: The Association will hear the report of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Dessau: The Nominating Committee begs to make the following report: The committee appointed to report officers for this Association for the ensuing year beg leave to submit as follows: H. W. Hill, Greenville, President. Charlton Battle, Columbus, 1st Vice-President. Z. D. Harrison, Atlanta, Treasurer. The President: You have heard the report of the committee. According to the Constitution all elections have to be by ballot. If there are no other nominations, and the chair hears none, a motion for the Secretary to cast the ballot of the Association will be in order. On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Association for the gentlemen nominated by the committee. The Secretary: I take pleasure in casting the ballot of the Association for the officers named. Judge Van Epps: I ask as a matter of personal privilege to send forward to the Secretary's desk and have read a brief resolution, and I ask that it may be put upon. its passage. The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: Resolved, 1st. That one and a half lines of the printed record be appropriated and set aside to the expression of the following sentiment: "Sacred to the memory of the members of the Association who departed this morning." Resolved, 2d, That a recess of thirty seconds be now taken for the indulgence of the strong mixture of pleasure and displeasure among the bereaved co-members of the departed who are left to bear the heat and burden of the day. Mr. T. A. Hammond: I take pain in seconding and expressing my approval of the resolutions just read, and I hope my time will be taken out of the time allowed for the expression of the sympathy of the Association. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Peabody: I wish to offer an amendment to section four of the by-laws defining the duties of the Executive Committee, as follows: "At all meetings of the Association they shall do everything in their power to promote social intercourse among the members, to the end that every member attending shall become personally acquainted with every other member." The President: Under the rules that lies on the table until the next meeting. Mr. Terrell: That is for an amendment to the constitution. This is an amendment to the by-laws. Mr. Lawton: I have been on the Executive Committee and I cannot but feel that its duties are sufficiently onerous without adding to them duties of a social nature. My observation is that that committee is a very busy body. That committee has done a great deal in bringing the members together, making one acquainted with the other, but it would not increase the strenuous efforts of the Executive Committee to make the meetings of the Association a success by adopting this resolution. I think it would be unwise to adopt that suggestion, and I hope the by-laws will not be so amended. Mr. Terrell: I move that the by-laws be amended by having an additional standing committee known as the Social Committee, that committee to be appointed as the other committees are appointed. Mr. Peabody: I accept the substitute. Mr. Meldrim: I think Reception Committee is rather better. Mr. Terrell: That is a good suggestion, and I will adopt it. The substitute as amended was adopted. Judge Hillyer: I desire to offer a resolution. The addresses we have heard were all good, and in singling out this one of Chancellor Hill I do not wish to make any dis tinction, but there is something particular that makes me take this one from that string of addresses to which we listened so attentively on yesterday. I am a graduate of Mercer, and possibly some of the men before me may come from one of the schools known as denominational colleges; but without reference to association or allignment with these different colleges, we are all citizens of Georgia, and in common with every other inhabitant of the State we owe allegiance to the State University. Agitation is the means by which all reforms and forward movements are brought to success, and I think there was something in that address which might properly be brought to the attention of the members of the General Assembly. They might see it casually if published in the papers, or they might see it if contained in the usual reports, but I think to have it printed separately and mailed separately to each member of the legislature in advance of the assembling of that body, as soon as they may be chosen and their names ascertained, would the better fix their attention upon this important subject. The truth is, as a Georgian, I feel some mortification in the want of progress in this matter of colleges; not only of the State University, but the other colleges as well. When this eclipse occurred which attracted scientific men from everywhere we had people from the Pacific, even from Belgium-scientific men with instruments of a great and costly character to make observations, not one of our Georgia schools or colleges was there with apparatus to make a respectable or even decent appearance in the presence of these scientific men. Mr. President, we ought to be ashamed that after spending millions on education we have left off the capstone. I move the passage of these resolutions: Resolved, That the admirable address of Honorab.e Walter B. Hill, Chancellor of the State University, delivered on yesterday, and to be embodied in the usual report of the proceedings, be also separately printed, and a copy furnished by the secretary to the members of the next General Assembly, so soon as chosen and ascertained, and in ad |