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SECOND DAY.

Tuesday, September 27, 1904, 10 A. M.

The President called the meeting to order.
New members were then elected.

(See List of New Members.)

Hamilton McWhorter, of Georgia :

To-morrow, Wednesday, has been set apart as Georgia Day at the Exposition. To-morrow evening a reception will be given to Georgia's Governor. In behalf of the Commissioners from Georgia, I am requested to invite the members of the American Bar Association and ladies to attend the reception in the Georgia State Building.

The President:

The invitation will be referred to the Executive Committee. In this connection I wish to state that I am in possession of an invitation from the owners of the steamboat Corwin H. Spencer tendering the Association an excursion on the Mississippi River. Also, among other invitations received is one from the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association to visit their establishment.

I desire further to make the announcement that at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning there will be an organ recital in this hall which will give way promptly for our meeting at 10 o'clock, and all the members of the Association are cordially invited to be present.

Gentlemen of the Association, it is a privilege of which I am extremely proud to introduce to you at this time Honorable Amos M. Thayer, United States Circuit Judge of the Eighth Circuit, who will read a paper on "The Louisiana Purchase, Its Influence and Development under American Rule," it being the annual address for this year.

Amos M. Thayer, of Missouri:

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the American Bar Association I very much regret that owing to the condition of my eyesight and also the condition of my vocal organs I shall not

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be able to read the paper which I had intended to read on this occasion. I therefore request your permission to allow the paper to be read by my friend, Judge Ferris, who has kindly consented to read it for me.

Franklin Ferris, of Missouri:

I cannot forbear expressing my regret that this paper is not to be read by its author. It is hardly necessary for me to say that my regret is not diminished for your sake and for his by the fact that the honor of reading the paper has been assigned to me. I do appreciate, however, the privilege of rendering even a slight and imperfect service to one whom we all love. and honor.

The annual address was then delivered.

(See the Appendix.)

Fabius H. Busbee, of North Carolina:

I ask unanimous consent to introduce a resolution upon which I shall not ask action at present, but it will take such course hereafter as the Association may determine.

The President:

If there is no objection, the gentleman from North Carolina. may offer his resolution.

Fabius H. Busbee:

The resolution that I desire to offer is this:

Resolved, That the Committee on Judicial Administration and Remedial Procedure shall be instructed to take into consideration the expediency of taking some action upon or giving forth some expression of its views upon the part of the American Bar Association to induce its members, and American lawyers generally, to exert their influence in their respective homes to suppress the evils of mob violence and that this committee be requested to report by resolution, memorial or otherwise, at the present session if practicable.

The President:

The gentleman from North Carolina having asked unanimous consent for the introduction of this resolution, and unanimous consent being granted, if there is no objection the

SECOND DAY.

Tuesday, September 27, 1904, 10 A. M.

The President called the meeting to order.
New members were then elected.

(See List of New Members.)

Hamilton McWhorter, of Georgia :

To-morrow, Wednesday, has been set apart as Georgia Day at the Exposition. To-morrow evening a reception will be given to Georgia's Governor. In behalf of the Commissioners from Georgia, I am requested to invite the members of the American Bar Association and ladies to attend the reception in the Georgia State Building.

The President:

The invitation will be referred to the Executive Committee. In this connection I wish to state that I am in possession of an invitation from the owners of the steamboat Corwin H. Spencer tendering the Association an excursion on the Mississippi River. Also, among other invitations received is one from the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association to visit their establishment.

I desire further to make the announcement that at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning there will be an organ recital in this hall which will give way promptly for our meeting at 10 o'clock, and all the members of the Association are cordially invited to be present.

Gentlemen of the Association, it is a privilege of which I am extremely proud to introduce to you at this time Honorable Amos M. Thayer, United States Circuit Judge of the Eighth Circuit, who will read a paper on "The Louisiana Purchase, Its Influence and Development under American Rule," it being the annual address for this year.

Amos M. Thayer, of Missouri:

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the American Bar Association: I very much regret that owing to the condition of my eyesight and also the condition of my vocal organs I shall not

be able to read the paper which I had intended to read on this occasion. I therefore request your permission to allow the paper to be read by my friend, Judge Ferris, who has kindly consented to read it for me.

Franklin Ferris, of Missouri:

I cannot forbear expressing my regret that this paper is not to be read by its author. It is hardly necessary for me to say that my regret is not diminished for your sake and for his by the fact that the honor of reading the paper has been assigned to me. I do appreciate, however, the privilege of rendering even a slight and imperfect service to one whom we all love. and honor.

The annual address was then delivered. (See the Appendix.)

Fabius H. Busbee, of North Carolina:

I ask unanimous consent to introduce a resolution upon which I shall not ask action at present, but it will take such course hereafter as the Association may determine.

The President:

If there is no objection, the gentleman from North Carolina may offer his resolution.

Fabius H. Busbee:

The resolution that I desire to offer is this:

Resolved, That the Committee on Judicial Administration and Remedial Procedure shall be instructed to take into consideration the expediency of taking some action upon or giving forth some expression of its views upon the part of the American Bar Association to induce its members, and American lawyers generally, to exert their influence in their respective homes to suppress the evils of mob violence and that this committee be requested to report by resolution, memorial or otherwise, at the present session if practicable.

The President:

The gentleman from North Carolina having asked unanimous consent for the introduction of this resolution, and unanimous consent being granted, if there is no objection the

resolution will go to the Committee on Judicial Administration and Remedial Procedure for report at this session.

Next in order are reports of standing committees, and the first of these is the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform, of which Mr. Meldrim, of Georgia, is Chairman.

Robert D. Benedict, of New York:

The Chairman of our committee does not appear to be in the hall at the moment, and I am second on the committee. I would state that the committee has prepared a report, and I presume it has been distributed. Unless it is desired, I do not propose to take the time to read it, but would simply move the adoption of the recommendations of the committee.

Charles H. Bane, of California:

I second the motion.

Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska:

It might be well to know what recommendations the committee makes.

The President:

Mr. Benedict, you may state briefly the recommendations made in the report of your committee.

Robert D. Benedict:

There were two matters referred to the committee: One being under the resolution of Judge Baldwin at the last meeting as to the sale of honorary degrees in law. The only person the committee found who sought to make sale of such degrees was a man then living in Tennessee, but who was compelled to leave that state and went to the District of Columbia, and the last heard of him was that he was under arrest there. I have noticed in the public press since that time that an order has been issued refusing him the further use of the United States mails. We do not consider that any further action in that matter is called for.

The subject of combinations or trusts, under the resolution introduced by Mr. McCrary, was considered by us and we concluded as follows: First, that under the clause of the

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