PROCEEDINGS. tention recently, and is interesting, not only to the members of the profession and the courts, but the people generally. It is one upon which there have been many different views, and is a subject that probably but few of us have ever given very thorough investigation. We shall have the pleasure now of hearing the views of Judge Murray F. Tuley who, by his posi tion, and by his examination of this subject, will present it to us in undoubtedly a new light. Judge Tuley needs no introduction to the legal profession or any assembly of lawyers or judges in the State of Illinois. (Applause). JUDGE TULEY: Gentlemen, I wish to thank you for the compliment you paid me by electing me as your President the coming year. I appreciate the honor you have conferred upon me in so doing, as highly as any honor I ever received, and I hope, with your co-operation to perform the duties of the position to your satisfaction. (The address will be found in Part II.) PRESIDENT STEVENS: The able and instructive address will take the usual course and be printed in the proceedings of the Association. It has made some suggestions that undoubtedly will furnish food for thought and further consideration on the part of the bar, and through the bar may per haps be made effective in the legislature, as it seems to be the only place where it can be done. It seems to me that the bar ought to attempt, so far as possible, to secure men for the legislature that will understand their business and that will devote their time and attention to the interests of the people, and this subject affords an extremely interesting, and it seems to me almost a necessary subject for the consideration of the legislature. On motion, a recess was taken until two o'clock P. M. PROCEEDINGS. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Association reconvened at 2 o'clock P. M. PRESIDENT STEVENS: The Association will come to order. The report of the Committee on "Code of Practice," by Mr. Otto Gresham, is next in order. (The report will be found in Part II.) PRESIDENT STEVENS: The bill prepared can be read if the Association desire to hear it. It will be printed in the proceedings and every member of the Association will have an opportunity to examine it thoroughly before the meeting of the legislature. What will you do with this report, gentlemen? MR. WILLIAMS: I move it be accepted and be printed in our proceedings. PRESIDENT STEVENS: It is moved that the report, with the accompanying bill, be printed in the proceedings. A MEMBER: I understood the motion to be that it be accepted. MR. WILLIAMS: I meant received, and not adopted. PRESIDENT STEVENS: Any report that has been read by the consent of an Association is received by the Association, it is already before it and is, so far as possible, accepted, if it is not to be adopted, as a rule of the Association; I therefore put the motion as I understood it, that it be printed. Every bill or paper that is read before an association is already received and no action, as far as that is concerned, is necessary. The motion was adopted. PRESIDENT STEVENS: The report of the Committee on Legal Education, by Mr. James DeWitt Andrews. MR. ANDREWS: The theme which I have proposed and which we have taken as the basis of our report is this-a Uniform System of Education, based upon Modern Jurisprudence, should be introduced in the law schools. (The report will be found in Part II.) PROCEEDINGS. PRESIDENT STEVENS: You have heard the report of this Committee. I would suggest that if it meets with the approval of the Association that this Committee be continued, to act according to the suggestions of the report of the Committee in doing its part, on behalf of this Association, to bring about a uniformity in the mode of education of lawyers. is moved and seconded that that be the order taken with the report. The motion was seconded and adopted. It The Committee will be continued then, with instructions to represent in that behalf, the Illinois State Bar Association. The next thing in order is the report of the Committee to Secure Action by the General Assembly on the Report of the Practice Commission, by George T. Page, Chairman. MR. PAGE: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: is very brief, and I will not get up on the platform. Report presented as follows: This report To the President and Members of the Illinois State Bar Association: GENTLEMEN: Your committee appointed to devise ways and means to secure action by the General Assembly of Illinois, upon the report of the Practice Commission, report that in their investigation of the matter they found that a large majority of those who had familiarized themselves with the work of the Practice Commission, are enthusiastically in favor of its enactment substantially as reported; but your committee also found that there are many lawyers throughout the State who have had little opportunity to learn the scope of the work done by the committee, or just what is hoped to be accomplished by the proposed revision. In view thereof your committee availed itself of the authority vested in it, and in connection with the Chicago Bar Association, procured to be printed 6,000 copies of the Report of the Practice Commission for distribution among the members of the Bar and so that any interested person may be advised of what is proposed therein. The Report as printed, shows in detail all the recommendations of the Committee, and presents the several proposed amendments in form of bills ready for passage, with proper references to the act and page to be amended, so that any one taking a copy of the Statute and of this PROCEEDINGS. printed Report, may quickly and accurately inform himself as to every proposed change. Many of the printed Reports have been distributed and others are here with Mr. Matheny, the Secretary, for distribution. Your Committee finds that while there are objections to specific parts of the recommendations that are of minor importance, yet they found no one who has made any extended criticism of the Report as a whole; the very general expression of opinion being that the Report should be adopted by the General Assembly substantially as made. While the Chicago Bar Association has never had before it the Report of the Practice Commission for approval, yet it bore a considerable portion of the expense of printing the Report, and its Committee met with this Committee and was unanimously in favor of aggressive action before the General Assembly. It is the opinion of the Committee, that, while the Report of the Commission is of such a character that it ought to be passed by the General Assembly without effort on the part of any one; yet there are so many matters of more or less importance always claiming the attention of the legislature, that your committee believes it will be necessary to have shown before the General Assembly and its Committee, to which this Report may be referred, the strong sentiment which exists in favor of the enactment into laws of the recommendations of this Report. It is the belief of the Committee that there should be before the General Assembly, a strong and persistent effort made to have the merits of the work of the Practice Commission recognized, and to that end a committee should be appointed who shall, on behalf of this Association, have charge of the Report of the Practice Commission before the next General Assembly, and into whose hands the whole matter shall be committed for action. That such Committee shall have full authority to co-operate with the Chicago Bar Association and with such other Associations as may wish to act in the matter. Such a Committee will necessarily have considerable expense and the Committee recommends that some provision shall be made for such expense by this Association, and recommends that the sum of Three Hundred Dollars be placed at the disposal of such Committee for actual expenses, to be paid out on the order of its Chairman. GEORGE T. PAGE, Acting Chairman. PROCEEDINGS. PRESIDENT STEVENS: You have heard the report, gentlemen, what will you do with it? MR. RICHBERG: I move that the report be adopted and the recommendations concurred in. The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted. PRESIDENT STEVENS: The report of the Committee on Increase of Federal Judiciary for Seventh Circuit, by Mr. Charles E. Kremer. MR. MATHENY: Mr. Kremer was unable to wait until this number was reached upon the program, and he has left the report of the Committee with me, which I will read: Report presented as follows: The Committee on Federal Judiciary for the Seventh Circuit have to report as follows: During the last session of Congress the Senate passed a bill providing an additional Circuit Judge in the Seventh Circuit. The bill was then introduced in the House and referred to the Judiciary Committee. An effort has been made by the Committee to secure the passage of the bill, and all of the members of Congress from the State have been asked to speed the passage of the bill, and it is hoped that it may be passed at the next session of Congress. Respectfully submitted, C. E. KREMER, PRESIDENT STEVENS: What will you do with that report? Any recommendation or motion with reference to it to be made? JUDGE GROSS: I move that it be filed with the Secretary and the existence of the present committee continued. The motion was seconded and adopted. PRESIDENT STEVENS: The report of Delegates to American Bar Association, by Judge Benjamin R. Burroughs: Report presented as follows: Gentlemen of the Illinois State Bar Association: Your delegates appointed in 1901 to the American Bar Association in session at Denver, Colorado, from August 21st to 23d, 1901, report tbat they attended, were cordially received, and found the Association |