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war with Italy in the New Orleans matter, and unless it is afforded some means of offering reparation in its courts, this condition of things will continue. There may be some objection to the powers proposed to be conferred on the President by Professor Baldwin's bill, but of the justice, propriety, and imperative need of some such scheme there can be no reasonable doubt. The foregoing were the only exercises of the Association that the Easy Chair was able to attend. We are informed that the Association kept up its well-earned reputation for "larking" by attending a concert and taking an excursion on the lake. Milwaukee's chief product was procurable at both; and then there was the usual concluding " banquet." The Association did two well-advised things : it abolished its annual gold medal, and it elected Judge Cooley president for the coming year. UNIFORM LEGISLATION. — The Easy Chair was more especially interested in the proceedings of the conference of the State commissions on uniform legislation. This scheme, represented by these bodies, probably originated in the American Bar Association. At any rate we are quite willing to give it the credit. Hut the first practical outcome was the appointment by Governor Hill, of New York, in 1890, of a commission of three lawyers to consider the practicability of obtaining uniform legis lation throughout the country on any subject, espe cially marriage and divorce, and suggest measures to that end. Several other States followed this example, and the first conference of the commissions was held at Saratoga, in August, 1892, at which were represented the States of New York, Massa chusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Georgia. Mississippi had also appointed commis sioners, but none were present. The second con ference was held at the city of New York in November. 1892. At these two conferences several measures were recommended. The third conference was held at Milwaukee in August last. Meantime the States and Territories of Connecticut Wisconsin, Kansas, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana. Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Illinois had also appointed commissioners, and at this conference the States of New York, Massa chusetts, New Jersey, Michigan. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Connecticut, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois were repre sented. The conference adopted and recommended the work of the first two conferences, and laid out work for committees, to report next year at the annual conference. The conference recommended a scheme of uniform laws on the following subjects : the acknowledgment and execution of deeds: sealing and attestation of deeds, the soleinn;zntion and

recording of marriages and fixing the age of consent; jurisdiction in suits for divorce, making the co respondent a party, and permitting re-marriage after divorce. execution of wills; probate ol foreign wills; abolition of days of grace; uniform standard of weights and measures. Forms of legislative acts were also sub mitted in respect to all these matters except marriage and divorce, and weights and measures. The com mittees appointed were intrusted with the subjects of forms of conveyances; forms of notarial certifi cates; commercial paper; marriage and divorce; mode of choosing presidential electors; descent and distribution; and wills. The following is a complete list of the commis sioners, with their residence and post-office address : New York. — Henry R. Bcekman, President, 11 ' Broad way, N. V. City; Irving Browne, 16 Court St., Múflalo; Wm. L. Snyder, Temple Court, N. Y. City; Albert E. Henschel, Secretary, 214 Broadway, N. Y. City Massachusetts. — Edmund H. Bennett, Taunton; Leonard A. Jones, 209 Washington St., Boston; F J. Stimson, 53 State St., Boston. New Jersey. — Richard Wayne Parker, Newark; G. D. W. Vroom, Trenton; Otto Crouse, Jersey City. Michigan. — C. W. Casgram, Detroit, S M Cutch eon, Detroit, A. C. Maxwell, Bay City. Delaware. — Thos. F. Bayard, Wilmington; Geo V. Massey, Dover; A. P. Robinson, Georgetown. Pennsylvania. — Robert E Monoghan, Westchester; Chas. R. Buckalew, Bloomsburg; Ovid F. Johnson, 608 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Georgia. — Peter W. Meldrim, Savannah, Walter B. Hill, Macon Mississippi. — R. H. Thomson. Brookhaven; S. S. Calhoun, Jackson; W. V. Sullivan, Oxford. Connecticut. — E. Henry Hyde, Jr., Hartford; ErlUs P. Arvine. New Haven; Lyman D. Brewster, Danbury. Wisconsin. — J. E. Dodge, Racine; G. M Woodward, La Crosse; G E Green, Green BayKansas. — T D Thacher, Lawrence; R. A Sankey, Wichita; Jud. J. W. Fitzgerald, St. Marys, J. O. Wilson, Salina. New Hampshire. — J L. Spring, Lebanon; Jos. W. Fellows, Manchester; H. E. Burnham, Manchester North Dakota. — Burke Corbet, Grand Forks; Chas F. Amiduvrn, Fargo; Geo. W. Newton, Bismark. Also State Revising Commission. Montana. — J. B. Clayberg, Helena; T. C. Marshall, Missoula; J. W Strevell, Miles City Wyoming. — C. E Blydenburgh, Rawlins; J. С. Нее neen. Evanston; M. L. Blake, Sheridan. Minnesota. — Chas E. Flandran, _St Paul; Chas M. Start, Rochester; W. S. Pattee, Minneapolis; W. W. Billson, Dnluth, C. E. Chapman, Fergus Falls. Nebraska. — J. M. Woolworth. Omaha; H. D. Estabrook, Omaha; Т M. Marquette, Lincoln Illinois. — John С Richberg, 605 Opera House Build ing, Chicago; Arthur A. I-eeper, Virginia, Cass Co.; E. Burritt Smith, Room 6, 49 Dearborn St., Chicago. South Dakota. —AB Kittridge, Sioux Falls; L. B. French. Yanktnn : T. W. Wright, Clark.