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 THE GREEN BAG CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. (The Rate Bill.) "Constitutional Aspects of the Senatorial Debate Upon the Rate Bill," by James Wal lace Bryan, American Law Rtrciew (V. xli, p. 801). A long and interesting review of the questions raised in the debate before the final passage of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. (Suits Against States.) " Suability of States by Individuals in Courts of the United States," by Jacob Trieber, American Law Review (V. xli, p845). Reviewing the decisions of the Supreme Court which finally settled that a suit by a private citizen would not be sustained if a state, although not a party on the record, were the real defendant, and the decisions as to when an action is in reality against a state. CONTRACTS. " Contracts in Restraint of Trade," by N. W. Hoyles, Canadian Law Times (V. xxvii, p. 673). CORPORATIONS. " Corporations and the States," by Thomas Thacher, Yale Law Journal (V. xvii, p. 98). A three-page article developing the idea that if the fiction that incorporation is the creation of an artificial being is not allowed to obscure the fact that it is merely giving an association of persons the privilege of being regarded as a person distinct from its members, "it is easy to see that there need be no substantial distinction between foreign and domestic companies with respect to the power of control of each state within its bounds. If it be borne in mind that incorporation simply gives a privilege to a body of men, and that such privilege given by one state cannot operate in another, it is clear that the privilege may be made subject to conditions, including the power to regulate the enjoyment of it, in like manner, whether such body of men has elsewhere been given a like privilege or not, or, in other words, whether the corporation is foreign or domestic. "One obvious conclusion is, that the argu ment that national control of corporations is necessary because a state is powerless as to corporations of other states doing business within its boundaries, rests upon a purely fictitious foundation." . CORPORATIONS. " Public Utility Cor porations in General," by J. B. Whitfield, American Law Review (V. xli, p. 870). A

condensed exposition of the position of the public service corporation in the state. CRIMINAL LAW. " Cruel and Unusual Modes of Punishment," by R. L. MeWilliams, Law Notes (V. xi, p. 169). CRIMINAL LAW. " Right of an Officer to Arrest Without a Warrant," by Hon. John F. Geeting, Law Register (V. xxvii, p. 848). CRIMINAL LAW. ". The Unwritten Law," by " Rusticus," Canada Law Journal (V. xliii, p. 764). EQUITY. "Courts in Equity — in Cases of Xuisances Committed by Riparian Owners," by F. Beecher, Central Law Journal (V. Ixv, P- 430 )• EXECUTORS. " Certain Points in Connec tion with the Devolution of Estates Act," by F. P. Betts, Canada Law Journal (V. xliii, P- 753)FICTION. In the December Reader, Brand Whitlock under the title of " Fowler Brunton, Attorney at Law " (V. xi, p. i), in the guise of a story gives a popular account of the pass ing. of the old time general practitioner and the rise of the corporation lawyer. HISTORY. " A Memorial in Behalf of the Architect of Our Federal Constitution, Pelatiah Webster," by Hannis Taylor. INTERNATIONAL LAW. " The Net Result at the Hague," by David Jayne Hill, Decem ber Review of Reviews (V. xxxvi, p. 727). INTERNATIONAL LAW. (The Peace Con ference.) " The Second Peace Conference," by A. H Charteris in The Juridical Review (V. xix, p. 223) notes at some length the effect of the fourteen draft conventions which have been approved by the conference. A subsequent paper will deal with some of the reasons that led to disagreement on the other conventions proposed. INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW. " The Standard Oil Fine," by H. L. Wilgus, Michigan Law Review (V. vi, p. 118). An elaborate review of the case against the Standard Oil Company in which Judge Landis recently imposed a fine on 1,462 counts aggregating $29,240,000, and of the widely circulated pamphlet issued by the company attacking Judge Landis. Professor Wilgus upholds the action of the court. In regard to the effort