in the annual report and sent to the members of the Association. The motion was duly seconded and carried. The President: The next business is the nomination of new members. George Herbert Smith, of Rochester: Mr. President, I desire to place in nomination the name of Eugene M. Strouss, of Rochester.. Edward T. Payne, of Glen Cove: Mr. President, I nominate Franklin A. Coles, of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. He is the present district attorney of Nassau County. I also nominate Halstead Scudder, of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. Edward B. Whitney, of New York: Mr. President, I nominate Alfred R. Page, of New York. Sanford T. Church, of Albion: Mr. President, I desire to place in nomination the name of Henry Morgan, of Brockport. The President: These nominations will go to the Committee on Admissions. The next business is the report of the Executive Committee. Edward B. Whitney, of New York: Mr. President, Mr. Buchanan, the secretary of the committee, has the minutes and will be here shortly. The President: We will pass that for the moment. The report of the Treasurer. Albert Hessberg, of Albany, presented the following report of the Treasurer: ALBANY, NEW YORK, January 14, 1907. To the New York State Bar Association: The Treasurer respectfully makes the following report: Amount on hand at date of last report...... $4,558 59 Amount received for dues...... Interest on funds in National Savings Bank.. Total... Disbursements during the year..... Balance on hand at date of this report..... Checks Nos. 69, 70, 71, 72 not returned... 7,064 76 105 00 $11,728 35 5.909 29 $5,819 06 37 59 $5,856 65 Total, inclusive of 4 checks not returned, $5,856 65 ALBERT HESSBERG, Treasurer. The foregoing account has been audited and found correct. January 14, 1907. J. KECK. GRENVILLE M. INGALSBE. Summary of Disbursements. Secretary's account, salary... Secretary's account, including general expenses, postage, traveling expenses and sundries. Treasurer's account, clerk hire. $999 97 423 78 150 00 Expenses of annual report.. Expenses of Grievance and other Committees, gation . . . Miscellaneous . Net increase in funds during year.... $1,298 06 Expenses. Expenses during 1905.. Expenses during 1906.. $8,858 87 5,909 29 Decrease in expenses for 1906 over 1905, $2,949 58 Membership. Number of members who paid dues for 1903. 7 Number of members who paid dues for 1904 . . . 13 79 1,222 Number of members who paid dues for 1907... Number of life members... 12 Increase in life members.. Number of resignations.. Number of deaths reported to Treasurer. Number of members who have failed to pay dues.. January 14, 1907. 138 8 16 18 301 ALBERT HESSBERG, Treasurer. This report was presented to the Executive Committee last evening; the books, papers and vouchers of the Treasurer were referred to a sub-committee, consisting of Judge Keck and Judge Ingalsbe, and the report was audited by the sub-committee; its audit appears upon this report. The President: Gentlemen, what shall be done with this admirable report of the Treasurer? On motion duly made and carried the report was received and placed on file. The President: The report of the Committee on Admissions is not ready, I believe. Election of members will be passed. Election of officers is to take place this afternoon. The reports of standing committees. Reports of special committees. Has any special committee any report? The meeting is now open for miscellaneous business. Edward A. Sumner, of New York: Mr. President, I desire to move the appointment by the chair of a committee of three, under a resolution passed by this organization at its last meeting, upon the question of a reasonable increase of the federal judiciary. It seems the appointment of a committee by the chair, at that time, was overlooked. The President: Can you refer to the resolution as it was passed last year? Mr. Sumner: You will find it near the end of the record. William B. Hornblower, of New York: In that connection, Mr. President, I have been handed some resolutions which I understand have been adopted by the New York City Bar Association and which it is suggested would be appropriate for the State Bar Association to adopt. They are as follows: Resolved, That the New York State Bar Association approve the bills now pending in Congress providing that the salary of federal judges shall be made substantially equal to those of the judges of the highest Appellate Court of the State in which they reside. Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of five to urge the passage of such bills or any other measure which will regulate the injustice of underpaid judiciary. If it be true that a resolution was adopted at the last meeting of the Association, and a committee of three was provided for, it would seem that this is right in line with that action; and by enlarging the committee to five, and authorizing them to urge the passage of the bill, that would carry out the purpose intended last year. |