COMMITTEES Executive Committee.-C. G. Saunders, ex-officio, chairman; First District, E. D. Morrison, Washington; Second District, H. C. Horack, Iowa City; Third District, G. W. Dunham, Manchester; Fourth District, J. H. McConlogue, Mason City; Fifth District, H. M. Remley, Anamosa; Sixth District, W. R. Lewis, Montezuma; Seventh District, J. H. Henderson, Indianola; Eighth District, L. H. Mattox, Shenandoah; Ninth District, O. W. Witham, Greenfield; Tenth District, J. W. Morse, Estherville; Eleventh District, W. P. Briggs, Sheldon. Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.-S. M. Ladd, Des Moines; E. B. Evans, Des Moines; Ralph Otto, Iowa City; H. J. Wilson, Burlington; J. C. France, Tipton. Legal Biography.-C. J. Wilson, Washington; W. R. Lewis, Montezuma. Law Reform.-E. B. Evans, Des Moines; J. J. Clark, Mason City; M. A. Roberts, Ottumwa; C. H. Van Law, Marshalltown; E. W. Weeks, Guthrie Center; Carroll Wright, Des Moines; A. N. Hobson, West Union. Membership.—A. T. Cooper, Cedar Rapids; Frank S. Dunshee, Des Moines; James A. Devitt, Oskaloosa. Grievances.-J. B. Weaver, Jr., Des Moines; S. B. Stevens, Hamburg; John McCoy, Oskaloosa. Delegates to American Bar Association.-H. C. Horack, Iowa City. Executive Committee.-H. E. Deemer, ex-officio, chairman; First District, H. J. Wilson, Burlington; Second District, Emlin McClain, Iowa City; Third District, George A. McIntyre, Shell Rock; Fourth District, C. E. Scholz, Guttenberg; Fifth District, C. H. Van Law, Marshalltown; Sixth District, U. M. Reed, Brooklyn; Seventh District, R. M. Haines, Des Moines; Eighth District, L. H. Mattox, Shenandoah; Ninth District, I. N. Flickinger, Council Bluffs; Tenth District, J. W. Morse, Estherville; Eleventh District, George Jepson, Sioux City. Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.-Scott M. Ladd, Des Moines; Ralph Otto, Iowa City; Louis Block, Davenport; F. W. Sargent, Sioux City; C. A. Dudley, Des Moines. Legal Biography.-J. B. Weaver, Jr., Des Moines; W. R. Lewis, Montezuma; C. J. Wilson, Washington. Law Reform.-E. B. Evans, Des Moines; J. J. Clark, Mason City; C. H. Van Law, Marshalltown; W. E. Johnston, Ida Grove; A. N. Hobson, West Union; F. F. Dawley, Cedar Rapids; Robert Healy, Fort Dodge. Membership.-O. D. Nickle, Sioux City; A. H. Hollingsworth, Keokuk; W. M. Davis, Iowa City; E. H. McCoy, Waterloo; A. L. Rule, Mason City; C. E. Walters, Toledo; T. J. Bray, Grinnell; Clifford Cox, Des Moines; V. R. McGinnis, Leon; Henry Peterson, Council Bluffs; Thomas McCarty, Emmetsburg. Grievances.-E. C. Roach, Rock Rapids; F. F. Faville, Storm Lake; D. F. Stockman, Sigourney; E. M. Carr, Manchester; W. B. Quarton, Algona. Delegates to American Bar Association.-Scott M. Ladd, Des Moines; H. C. Horack, Iowa City; E. M. Carr, Manchester. Program.-H. E. Deemer, Red Oak; R. M. Haines, Des Moines; M. J. Wade, Iowa City. Uniform Laws.-N. D. Ely, Davenport; J. L. Carney, Marshalltown; C. G. Saunders, Council Bluffs; Charles S. Bradshaw, Des Moines; Glen Brown, Dubuque. Section on Taxation.-J. H. McConlogue, Mason City; Charles A. Clark, Cedar Rapids; John T. Clarkson, Albia; J. C. Mabry, Centerville; Wesley Martin, Webster City; Frank O'Connor, New Hampton. Constitution and By-Laws.-A. T. Cooper, Cedar Rapids; R. M. Haines, Des Moines; J. A. Devitt, Oskaloosa. ANNUAL ADDRESSES 1895. L. G. KINNE-"How the Supreme Court Disposes of Cases." 1896. JOHN BARTON PAYNE "The Legal Profession. Its Opportunities and Obligations." 1897. JOHN GIBBONS-Security Under the Law is the Shaft and Shield of the Republic." 1898. H. C. TOMPKINS-No address. 1899. J. H. MCCONLOGUE “The American Lawyer: his Obligations and Opportunities.' 1900. JOHN L. WEBSTER- "Has the United States a Duty and a Destiny to Fulfil in China?'' 1901. SMITH MCPHERSON "The Recent Insular Tariff Decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States."' 1902. PAUL E. CARPENTER "Some of the Legal Phases of Insanity." 1903. DAVID J. BREWER-"The Triumph of Justice." 1904. No address. 1905. EMLIN MCCLAIN-Limitations on Federal Power in the Government of Territories." 1906. JOHN CAMPBELL "Freedom of the Executive in Exercising Governmental Functions from Control by the Judiciary.” 1907. HANNIS TAYLOR-The Science of Jurisprudence." 1908. GEORGE R. PECK-"The March of the Constitution.” 1909. JOHN H. WIGMORE—“The Science of Criminology—Rules of Evidence in Criminal Cases." 1910. C. S. THOMAS "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied.” 1911. JOHN BURKE "Employers' Liability and Workingmen's Compensation Acts." 1912. WILLIAM RENWICK RIDDELL “Comparison of the Constitution of the United States and Canada.'' PAPERS READ 1896 L. G. KINNE-Procedure and Methods of the Courts of Final Resort of the Republic of Mexico, the United States of America, and of the Several States and Territories of the Union.'' 1897 J. H. HENDERSON-"The Enactment of Law; its Observance and Enforcement.'' 1898 M. J. WADE-The Association and its Objects."' 1899 JOHN M. READ "Trusts.' D. D. MURPHY-"Some Proposed Reforms in the Administration of the Criminal Law." JAS. O. CROSBY-President's Address. THOMAS A. CHESHIRE "Proposed Reforms Relating to the Bench." SCOTT M. LADD-"Should Expert Witnesses be appointed by the Court, or should their Selection be left to Litigants?” 1900 S. F. PROUTY-"Majority Verdicts in Civil Actions." MATTHEW MATTHEWS-"The Ideal Trial Lawyer." L. C. BLANCHARD "The Practice in the Nisi Prius Courts." GEORGE H. CARR—"Should we have an Additional Court of Appeals?" 1901 CHARLES A. CLARK-"The Law Reformer.'' J. C. MABRY-"What Salaries should our Supreme and District Judges Receive?" J. J. MCCARTHY-"Perjury in Judicial Proceedings." FRANKLIN C. PLATT "The Lawyer's Duty in Respect to Himself and his Client."' GEORGE H. CARR-"The Lawyer's Duty in Respect to Himself and the Court." C. W. BINGHAM-"The Lawyer's Duty in Respect to Himself and the Client of His Adversary." E. M. CARR-Insanity as a Defense to Crime." 1902 M. J. WADE-"The Use and Abuse of Expert Evidence.' H. M. REMLEY-"Should the Marriage of Feeble Minded and Degenerates be Prohibited by Law?" J. H. MCCONLOGUE-"Justice Samuel F. Miller." H. S. RICHARDS "Ought our Laws be so Amended as to Exempt from Taxation Moneys and Credits, and Other Forms of Property Easily Concealed?" A. E. SWISHER-"Should the Law Providing for the Collection of Taxes be Changed so as to Enforce by Additional Penalty, or Partial Confiscation, the Assessments of Moneys and Credits which now Escape Taxation?" GEORGE W. WAKEFIELD- "The Need of Law to Govern the Trial of Equity Cases.' E. E. MCELROY "Would the Adoption of a Law for the Taxation of Mortgages and Relieving the Real Estate Covered by Mortgages from so much of the Burden of Taxation be Desirable?'' 1903 F. F. DAWLEY-"Submissions to the Supreme Court under the New Statute." W. H. C. JACQUES-"What should be Deemed Indebtedness Within the Meaning of Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Limiting the Amount thereof which Municipalities may Incur?'' WM. MCNETT "What should be Deemed Indebtedness Within the Meaning of Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Limiting the Amount thereof which Municipalities may Incur?'' 1904 GEO. W. WAKEFIELD-President's Address. M. L. TEMPLE-"How Far are Labor Unions Liable for the Acts of their Members?" WM. H. BAILY-"The Control of Public Utilities." CHAS. A. CLARK-"Municipal Government." 1905 A. E. SWISHER-"An International Court." W. H. MCHENRY "Reformation of Criminal Practice." CHAS. NOBLE GREGORY "The American Lawyers and their Training." R. M. HAINES—“Statistical Data from Official Reports.” |