BAR ASSOCIATION

PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTIETH
ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT
ALBANY JANUARY 15-16 1907

AND

CHARTER CONSTITUTION BY-LAWS
LISTS OF MEMBERS OFFICERS AND
COMMITTEES AND REPORTS FOR

THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

WILL BE HELD AT THE BUILDING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

No. 42 WEST FORTY-FOURTH STREET,

Resolution relative to enlarging the Committee on Salary of Federal

Judges..

Treasurer's report

Motion to appoint Committee on Legislation and approve pending

bills relative to Salary of Federal Judges......

25

27

30

Discussion on report of Commission on Revision of Federal

Statutes.

31

Motion relative to appointment of Committee on Revision of

Federal Statutes

35

Notice of proposed amendment to Constitution of Association rela-

tive to the Ninth Judicial District..

36

Paper by J. Aspinwall Hodge...

38

Discussion on Mr. Hodge's paper.

by William B. Hornblower..

by Simon Fleischmann

by Edward B. Whitney.

58

58

60

61

by Thomas F. Wilkinson..

63

Motion to convey to family of John Notman the sympathy of

the Association

127

Report of Committee on Grievances.

128

Election of James Hagerman and Henry St. George Tucker as

honorary members of the Association.

131

Response by James Hagerman..........

132

Resolution relative to appointment of Committee to Consider the

Abuses of the Contingent Fee....

134

Nominations for membership....

134

Motion to refer to Committee on Law Reform subject of examina-

tion of witnesses before trial..

135