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MR. MATHENY: I would move the appointment of the usual auditing committee to examine the report of the Treas

urer.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: I will name as the auditing committee, Mr. Williams, Mr. Hay and Mr. Johnson, to whom the report of the Treasurer will be referred for examination, to report later.

MR. PAGE: It does not seem to be on the program, but is not this the place for the appointment of the committee on nominations?

PRESIDENT STEVENS: This is the point at which that committee is generally appointed.

MR. PAGE: I move that the Chair appoint a committee of five on nominations, to propose officers for the ensuing year.

The motion was seconded and adopted.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The Chair will name as that committee Mr. Page, Mr. Gregory, Judge Wood, Mr. Golden and Judge Curran.

The next thing in order upon the program seems to be the report of the Committee on Law Reform, by Judge Jesse Holdom.

(The report will be found in Part II).

PRESIDENT STEVENS: What will you do with the report

of the Committee, gentlemen?

MR. BALDWIN: I move its adoption.

The motion was seconded.

MR. GREGORY: I have merely examined the report as the Chairman was reading it. It seems to me that the bill for regulating the sale of real estate is in line with other legislation, and that the Association might perhaps be prepared to endorse it without further consideration, if of opinion that it is desirable to eliminate the period of redemption from sales under judgment and decree. But the provisions upon the subject of habeas corpus I think are of very great

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importance and for my part I should prefer that that part of the report should have further consideration. It is suggested by Mr. Moses that it might be desirable to have the report laid over for further consideration tomorrow, and i will move as a substitute for the motion to adopt the report, that its further consideration be deferred until tomorrow. The motion to defer was seconded and adopted.

MR. KREMER: What was the motion?

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The motion was to lay over that report for further examination until tomorrow before acting upon its adoption; that was the motion that was just put and carried. The report then goes over until some hour tomorrow, for further action by the Association.

There has perhaps been no subject connected with the practice of law that has received more attention and been more generally written upon and talked upon than the enlarged use of the writ of injunction, and we, I think, are fortunate in having an opportunity to consider this matter, which will now be presented by Hon. John N. Jewett. "The Writ of Injunction as a Governmental Agency." (Applause). (The address will be found in Part II.)

PRESIDENT STEVENS:: We are very grateful to Mr. Jewett for the paper, and it will take the usual course of publication in the proceedings of the meeting.

Upon motion, a recess was taken until 2 o'clockP. M.

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The Association reconvened at 2 o'clock P. M.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The next thing upon the program is the report of the Committee on "The Expediency of Calling a Constitutional Convention," by Mr. Zeisler. Mr. Zeisler, I understand, is abroad, and the report will be made by Mr. Strawn, second upon the committee.

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MR. STRAWN: It is due to this Association to state that Mr. Zeisler, who had largely to do with framing this report, is not present to present it. The report, however, has been printed, and it was Mr. Zeisler's wish that the members of the Association might read the report, as the matters involved are weighty, and he thought they were entitled to more consideration than might be given it on the hasty making of the report. If any of the members wish a copy of the report, they can get it of the Secretary, I believe.

MR. MATHENY: They were distributed this morning.
(The report will be found in Part II.)

PRESIDENT STEVENS: Gentlemen, you have heard the report, what will you do with it? What action, if any, will the Association take?

A motion was made that the report be accepted and filed. The motion was adopted.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The next thing in order is the report of the Committee on "Procedure in the Supreme Court of Illinois," to be made by Mr. Lessing Rosenthal.

MR. ROSENTHAL: Mr. Chairman, at the last meeting of this Association a resolution was carried, providing that the matter of hearing and considering and determining causes by the Supreme Court, be presented in proper form to the Supreme Court, itself, and that the Judges of the Supreme Court be petitioned by this Committee to change their practice. The President of the Association is the Chairman of that Committee, and as he was actually engaged in his office as President of the Association, a part of the duties devolved upon me. Our Committee has decided that it will be more advisable to present the matter to the Supreme Court in the most intelligent and best manner, and for that purpose our Committee is collecting information in reference to the proceedings of the Supreme Courts of other states. The gathering of that information is not yet completed, and I suggest that it is wise to make a motion to continue this Committee

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and to allow the matter, to be presented to the Supreme Court next fall or during the next year, and let the report of this Committee go over for one year. In other words, the Committee is in position to report progress at this time, but must state that it has not yet finished its labors.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: You have heard the report, gentlemen of the Association, and the suggestion that the Committee still be continued and allowed further time to report in accordance with the direction of the Association a year ago.. What action will you take with reference to it?

MR. MOSES: I move that further time be given.

The motion was seconded and adopted.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The next thing is the report of the Committee on "Revision of the Corporation Laws of the State of Illinois," by Mr. Adolph Moses.

(The report will be found in Part II.)

PRESIDENT STEVENS: You have heard the report of the Committee and the recommendation that the Committee be continued with power to act and authority to take further action.

MR. WILLIAMS:

I move that the prayer be granted.

The motion was seconded and carried.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: The next thing in order is an address, "The Tramp Corporation," by Judge William E. Church; if he will come forward now, we will find out what this is. Judge Church, gentlemen of the Association.

(The address will be found in Part II.)

PRESIDENT STEVENS: On behalf of the Association, I ex tend the thanks of the Association to Judge Church for that paper, it is one that I have been anxious to hear, and I thought it would be of interest to the members.

There is one thing more upon our program for today, which will complete it. The report of the Committee on

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Grievances as to the "State of Professional Morals," by Mr. Frank Asbury Johnson; is that report ready?

(The report will be found in Part II.)

PRESIDENT STEVENS: I feel like congratulating the Association upon the character of the reports of the committees today; they have been, in the main, very complete and very instructive. This completes our program for today, and if there is no objection we will take a recess.

A MEMBER: I don't know whether I am in order or not, but it has been suggested by some gentlemen here today, that this meeting of the State Bar Association could be held at some time when it is not so warm, some other season of the year, say in September or October. I do not know whether it is a part of the constitution of this organization that the meeting should be held in July, or not.

PRESIDENT STEVENS: No, there is nothing of the kind, that is generally fixed by the Executive Committee, or by act of the Association. The opinion of the members of the Association was taken with reference to the meeting this year, as to place and the time and the length of the meeting, and it was found by the replies that were received that perhaps about ninety percent were in favor of holding the session here and at this time of the year. It was held at this time of the year, a little later than usual, on the assurance that the courts of Cook County would conclude all their work last week, and it would leave the lawyers and judges free to attend the Association, but it seems they just lengthened out the business of the courts here another week, and I suppose it is hard for the lawyers to get here. It has been held in the summer, I will say for the benefit of those that do not know or have not thought of it, that it was held at this time or during this month because there is more leisure as a rule on the part of the members of the bar. It has not been thought best to hold it in the winter at the time when the bar of the whole state are engaged in work. But it is a matter that is left to the