"Its object shall be to discuss the subject of the law and practice relating to public utilities and to their regulation by commissions or otherwise. It may report to the Association, and matters relating to public utilities may be referred to it. "The proceedings of the Section may be published from time to time at the discretion of the Executive Committee and on the recommendation of the Committee on Publications. "All members of the Association who desire may enroll themselves as members of the Section. "The Section shall be organized by the appointment of a Chairman and Secretary by the Section, and a Chairman and Secretary shall be thereafter annually elected by the Section for the year commencing upon the final adjournment of its meeting." Concerning the proposed amendment to the By-Law looking to the division of the Association into five divisions, and ordered to be printed in the JOURNAL, the committee reports that said. By-Law was printed in the January, 1917, number. The committee has been unable to give adequate consideration to the matter and recommends that no action be taken thereon by the Association at this time. The committee has also passed the following resolution: "Resolved, That the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association recommends to the various State and Local Bar Associations of the United States that they undertake war work along the following lines: "1. Rendering legal assistance to those entering the Federal Service and to the Exemption Boards; "2. Conservation of practice of lawyers entering such service; "3. Relief, where not otherwise provided for, of the families of lawyers engaged in such service; "4. Assisting the federal and state authorities in all activities in connection with the war, including the furnishing of capable public speakers for the promotion of patriotism and patriotic endeavor. "It is further recommended that the work of the various State and Local Bar Associations along the foregoing lines be, so far as possible, co-ordinated and standardized." The committee further reports that at a special meeting held at the Grand Union Hotel, Sunday evening, September 2, the following resolution was passed: "Resolved, That the Sub-Committee on Finance of the Association be directed to invest $20,000 of the funds of the Association in bonds issued or hereafter to be issued by the government for the purpose of carrying on the war." The committee has further resolved that the dues for the ensuing year of all members of the Association who have suspended active practice of law to enter the military or naval service of the United States should be remitted. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE SUTHERLAND, ELIHU ROOT, GEORGE T. PAGE, SELDEN P. SPENCER, WILLIAM P. BYNUM, CHAPIN BROWN, CHARLES N. POTTER, JOHN LOWELL, CHARLES BLOOD SMITH, ASHLEY COCKRILL, WALTER GEO. SMITH. Cooper, Lawrence, Huntsville. ARKANSAS. Arnold, William H., Texarkana, Cockrill, Ashley, Little Rock. McRae, Thomas C., Prescott. Martin, William H., Hot Springs. Rose, George B., Little Rock. Stayton, Joseph M., Newport. CALIFORNIA. Mott, John G., Los Angeles. Mueller, Oscar C., Los Angeles. COLORADO. Hartman, William L., Pueblo. O'Donnell, T. J., Denver. Smith, Milton, Denver. CONNECTICUT. Baldwin, Simeon E., New Haven. Brosmith, William, Hartford. Brown, Arthur M., Norwich. Harriman, Edward A., New Haven. Hewitt, Harrison, New Haven. port. Webb, James H., New Haven. Wright, William A., New Haven. DELAWARE. Laffey, J. P., Wilmington. Marvel, David T., Wilmington. Penington, Robert, Wilmington. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Baker, J. Newton, Washington.. Gregory, Charles Noble, Washington. FLORIDA. Blount, W. A., Pensacola. Hunter, William, Tampa. Rose, A. J., Miami. GEORGIA. Adams, Samuel B., Savannah. Chipley, Hunt, Atlanta. Gordon, William W., Savannah. Bancroft, Edgar A., Chicago. Buckingham, George Tracy, Chicago. Goodwin, Clarence N., Chicago. Graham, James M., Springfield. Howe, Thomas Francis, Chicago. Kramer, Edward C., East St. Louis. Kreamer, Ernest L., Chicago. Parrish, J. L., Des Moines. Saunders, C. G., Council Bluffs. Sawyer, Hazen I., Keokuk. Tinley, Emmet, Council Bluffs. Walker, W. M., Keosauqua. KANSAS. Allen, Stephen H., Topeka. Smith, Charles Blood, Topeka. Smith, Charles W., Topeka. KENTUCKY. Brown, Eli H., Jr., Frankfort. Evans, Walter, Louisville. Simmons, Robert C., Covington. Stone, Henry L., Louisville. Tomlin, John G., Walton. Trabue, Edmund F., Louisville. LOUISIANA. Cahn, Edgar M., New Orleans. Randolph, Edward H., Shreveport. MAINE. Looney, William H., Portland. Morrill, John A., Auburn. Walz, W. E., Bangor. MARYLAND. Barton, Randolph, Jr., Baltimore. MASSACHUSETTS. Abbott, Ira A., Haverhill. Bailey, Hollis R., Boston. Bassett, J. Colby, Boston. Bowman, Harold M., Newton Centre. Mason, John W., Northampton. Smith, Reginald Heber, Boston. Storey, Moorfield, Boston. Voorhees, Harvey C., Boston. Williston, Samuel, Cambridge. Wilson, William H., Lowell. MICHIGAN. Ball, Dan H., Marquette. MINNESOTA. Brown, Rome G., Minneapolis. MISSISSIPPI. Stovall, Adam Tonquin, Oklahoma. MISSOURI. Able, Sidney Thorne, St. Louis. |