the gentleman who delivered the annual address upon the same subject, I desire to offer the following resolution : Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed, of which the retiring President shall be Chairman, to report at the next meeting of this Association upon the advisability and practicability of the adoption of a code of professional ethics by this Association. Amasa M. Eaton, of Rhode Island: It gives me pleasure to second that resolution. Raphael J. Moses, of New York: I would suggest that it ought to be referred to the Executive Committee. M. F. Dickinson, of Massachusetts: I hope it will be adopted and not referred to the Executive Committee. The resolution was adopted. Willis B. Smith, of Virginia: Ordinarily in associations of this character resolutions such as the one I am going to offer are not presented, but there are certain times when I think they are appropriate : Resolved, That the American Bar Association desires to express to the President of the United States its unanimous approval of and admiration for his efforts to bring the blessings of peace to millions of homes abroad darkened and desolated by war, and it is hoped that he will continue to use his utmost endeavors to aid in every way possible those who are trying to end a war between two great nations which have always been friends of the American people. I say that ordinarily this Association might hesitate, but in a matter of this character, in which I am sure the eyes of the world are looking to the President with hope, it does seem to me that it might unanimously pass this resolution. James H. Brewster, of Michigan: I second the adoption of that resolution. William H. Mackoy, of Kentucky: I do not think a resolution of that kind is germane to the purposes of this Association, no matter how praiseworthy it may be, and although all of us may agree with the sentiments expressed in it. Ernest T. Florance, of Louisiana: I think there is a precedent for that. I remember at one of our meetings, after a long contest, the Association sent a cablegram to a very celebrated lawyer in France expressing our appreciation of his efforts in subserving the ends of justice, and I think if this Association could do that it certainly can adopt a resolution thanking the President of the United States for subserving the cause of peace throughout the world. The President: There is nothing in the Constitution or by-laws of the Association which would prevent the adoption of the resolution. Ferdinand Shack, of New York: I would suggest to the mover of the resolution that he add the authorization to the Secretary of this Association to apprise the President of the United States of this action. Willis B. Smith, of Virginia: I will add that. The resolution was adopted. The President: Election of officers is now in order. John C. Richberg, of Illinois : I move that the Secretary cast the ballot of the Association for the election of the officers nominated. Frederick C. Woodward, of Illinois: I second the motion. The motion was adopted. The Secretary cast the vote of the Association as directed, and the officers named were elected. (See List of Officers.) The Association then adjourned sine die. JOHN HINKLEY, Secretary. SECRETARY'S REPORT. NARRAGANSETT PIER, RHODE ISLAND, August 23, 1905. The report of the proceedings of our last meeting at St. Louis, Missouri, in August, 1904, has been printed and distributed to all members, and also to all State Bar Associations and legal journals and to a large number of libraries in the United States and abroad on our free mailing list. There were two thousand members at the close of the last meeting. Thirty-four members have been elected by the Executive Committee between meetings under Article IV of the Constitution as amended. The membership of the Association includes representatives from all of the states and the territories of Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Indian Territory, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and from the Philippine Islands. Invitations were sent to all State Bar Associations to send three delegates to this meeting and to all City and County Bar Associations, in states having no State Bar Association, to send two delegates. There are thirty-eight State Bar Associations, four territorial Bar Associations, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and about three hundred and eighty-six local Bar Associations. The reports of the Committees on Insurance Law, Indian Legislation, Commercial Law relating to the bankruptcy law, the supplemental report of the minority of the Committee on Commercial Law relating to the subject matter of the 1904 report, the Committee on Patent, Trade-Mark and Copyright Law, relating to extension of patents, and report of the same committee relating to court of patent appeals, for this year have been printed and distributed to the members by mail fifteen days before the meeting. The report of the Committee. on International Law has been printed for use at the meeting. Notices were sent to all members of Standing and Special Committees requesting their attention to matters referred to such committees. An invitation was received from the Librarian of Congress requesting the appointment of a delegate from this Association to a Conference on Copyright Legislation to be held in New York on May 31, 1905, which was referred to the President of the Association, who appointed Mr. Arthur Steuart, of Baltimore, as a delegate to the conference. The Secretary regrets that the report of the proceedings for 1904 was not printed and distributed to the members at an earlier date, but asks the indulgent consideration by the members of the fact that the meeting of 1904 took place one month later than usual; that the volume has now grown to nearly a thousand pages, and that the report for 1904 embraces for the first time a number of new matters, including the proceedings of the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the Conference of State Boards of Law Examiners. The Secretary expresses the hope that the new portions of the report having been now formulated the printing of the proceedings in future may be somewhat expedited so that the bound volume can be delivered to members at an earlier date. A register of those in attendance is kept in the reception room. Every member and delegate is requested to sign it as early as convenient. A list of those present will be printed for distribution at the meeting and will also be included in the report of the proceedings. There are copies of the Constitution, list of officers and members of committees, copies of committee reports and forms of nominations on the table for distribution. The Secretary endeavors to keep the street addresses of all members, and members changing their addresses are requested to notify the. Secretary. Respectfully submitted, JOHN HINKLEY, Secretary. |