PRESIDENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Thomas J. Devine, San Antonio, 1882; T. N. Waul, Galveston, 1882-3; J. H. McLeary, San Antonio, 1883-4; B. H. Bassett, Brenham, 1884-5; A. J. Peeler, Austin, 1885-6; T. J. Beall, El Paso, 1886-7; W. L. Crawford, Dallas, 1887-8; F. Charles Hume, Galveston, 1888-9; H. W. Lightfoot, Paris, 1889-90; Norman G. Kittrell, Houston, 1890-1; Seth Shepard, Dallas, 1891-2; John N. Henderson, Bryan, 1892-3; S. C. Padelford, Cleburne, 1893-4; Thomas H. Franklin, San Antonio, 1894-5; William L. Prather, Waco, 1895-6; William H. Clark, Dallas, 1896-7; William Aubrey, San Antonio, 1897-8; Frank C. Dillard, Sherman, 1898-9; Presley K. Ewing, Houston, 1899-00; M. A. Spoonts, Fort Worth, 1900-01; James B. Stubbs, Galveston, 1901-02; Lewis R. Bryan, Houston, 1902-03.

ANNUAL ADDRESSES.

1883-Mr. Richard S. Walker, of Austin, "The Bench and Bar in the Early Days of Texas."

1884-Mr. B. H. Bassett, of Brenham, "The Lawyer as a Citi

1886-Mr. Sawnie Robertson, of Dallas, "The Death of Chancery."

1887-Mr. C. C. Garrett, of Brenham, "Conflict Between State and Federal Courts as to Jurisdiction of the Former Over Nonresidents."

1888-Mr. F. Charles Hume, Esq., of Galveston, "Execution Process: Should the Legislature Extend It?"

1889-Mr. S. B. Maxey, of Paris, "The Federal Constitution." 1893-Mr. Thomas H. Franklin, of San Antonio, "Judicial Centralization."

1894-Mr. B. D. Tarleton, of Fort Worth, "Some Reflections on the Relations of Capital and Labor."

1895-Mr. O. M. Roberts, of Austin, "The Right and Duty of Coinage by the United States."

1896-Mr. Seymour D. Thompson, of Missouri, "Government by Lawyers."

1897-Mr. N. W. Finley, of Dallas, "Trusts, Combinations and Conspiracies in Restraint of Trade."

1898-Mr. Sam J. Hunter, of Fort Worth, "Life Tenures of Office in a Republican Government."

1899-Mr. F. Charles Hume, of Galveston, "The Supreme Court of the United States."

1900-Mr. William Wirt Howe, of New Orleans, "Roman and Civil Law in the Three Americas.'

PAPERS READ.

1883-Mr. A. J. Peeler, of Austin, "Rights of Land Owners in Texas to Protection Against Governmental and Individual Aggression in the Use and Enjoyment of Their Property."

1883-Mr. Robert G. Street, of Galveston, "Texas Pleadings." 1884-Mr. O. M. Roberts, of Austin, "Legal Education and Admission to the Bar."

1889-Mr. O. M. Roberts, of Austin, "Law and Pleading.” 1890-Mr. B. H. Bassett, of Dallas, "The Model Brief." 1891 Mr. J. M. Avery, of Dallas, "Liability of an Organizer of a Corporation for Its Acts."

1892 Mr. C. C. Garrett, of Brenham, "Limitation of Actions When There is a Trustee Authorized to Sue."

1892-Mr. S. C. Padelford, of Cleburne, "Government."

1893—Mr. H. Teichmueller, of La Grange, "The Homestead Law."

1893-Mr. T. S. Reese, of Hempstead, "Criminal Law." 1893-Mr. John G. Winter, of Waco, "Community Law." 1893-Mr. Richard Morgan, of Dallas, "Receiverships." 1893-Mr. James C. Scott, of Fort Worth, "Private Corporations."

1894-Mr. E. B. Perkins, of Greenville, "The Statutory, Craze." 1894-Mr. Robert G. Street, of Galveston, "Medical Jurisprudence."

1894-Mr. Edwin Hobby, of Houston, "The Legal Profession: Its Value, Importance and Influence."

1894 Mr. Charles S. Todd, of Texarkana, "Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors."

1894-Mr. Norman G. Kittrell, of Houston, "The Criminal Law of Texas and Its Administration."

1894 Mr. T. H. Conner, of Eastland, "Juries and Jury Trials." 1894-Mr. T. F. Garwood, of Gonzales, "The Respect Due by Members of the Bar to the Judiciary."

1895-Mr. George W. Davis, of Dallas, "Texas Pleadings." 1895-Mr. Wm. H. Clark, of Dallas, "Deeds of Trust Preferring Creditors."

1895-Mr. John G. Tod, of Houston, "Administration of Community Property by the Survivor."

1895-Mr. R. L. Batts, of the University of Texas, "Some Reflections Concerning Legal Education."

1896-Mr. E. J. Simkins, of Dallas, "Proper Subjects of Legislation."

1896-Mr. F. W. Ball, of Fort Worth, "A Desultory Denunciation of Texas Law and Procedure."

1896-Mr. H. Teichmueller, of La Grange, "Judge and Jury." 1896-Mr. A. E. Wilkinson, of Denison, "A Review of Some Recent Noteworthy Decisions by the Higher Courts of Texas." 1896-Mr. John Dowell, of Austin, "The Symbolism of Commerce Trade Mark."

1897-Mr. Leroy G. Denman, of San Antonio, "Our Present Judicial System: Its Advantages and Defects."

1897-Mr. Joseph Spence, Jr., of San Angelo, "A Review of Recent Noteworthy Decisions of the Higher Courts of Texas."

1897-Mr. M. A. Spoonts, of Fort Worth, "A Divided Allegiance."

1897-Mr. Presley K. Ewing, of Houston, "The De Facto Wife.” 1897-Mr. Wm. Aubrey, of San Antonio, "Mob Law." 1897-Mr. B. R. Webb, of Fort Worth, "Some Needed Reforms. in Our Real Estate Laws."

1898-Mr. Norman G. Kittrell, of Houston, "Needed Reforms in the Assessment and Collection of Taxes."

1898-Mr. George E. Miller, of Wichita Falls, "Some Features of the Uniform Bankruptcy Law.”.

1898-Mr. Jonathan Lane, of La Grange, "Our Courts."

1898-Mr. W. A. Kincaid, of Galveston, "In the Known Certainty of the Law is the Safety of All."

1898-Mr. B. R. Webb, of Fort Worth, "A Review of Recent Noteworthy Decisions of the Higher Courts of Texas."

1899-Mr. T. S. Reese, of Houston, "A Plea for Exactness and Certainty in the Law."

1899-Mr. Edward F. Harris, of Galveston, "Some Recent Noteworthy Decisions in Civil Cases by the Higher Courts of Texas." 1899-Mr. W. C. Wear, of Hillsboro, "Admission to the Bar." 1899—Mr. Philip Lindsley, "Humorous Report of Annual Meeting of the Tennessee State Bar Association."

1900-Mr. J. B. Dibrell, of Seguin, "The Legislative Function." 1900-Mr. J. A. Holland, of Orange, "The White Man's Burden, from a Legal Standpoint."

1900—Mr. A. E. Wilkinson, of Austin, "Law and Literature." 1900-Mr. Edwin B. Parker, of Houston, "Anti-Railroad Personal Injury Litigation in Texas.”

1901—Mr. John G. Tod, of Houston, "Recent Noteworthy Decisions of the Texas Courts."

1901-Mr. Norman G. Kittrell, of Houston, "The Barker Case." 1902-Mr. Maco Stewart, of Galveston, "The Story of a Land Title."

1902-Mr. John Charles Harris, of Houston, "Trial by Jury in Civil Causes."

1902-Mr. Yancey Lewis, of the University of Texas, "The Rights of Riparian Owners in the Matter of Irrigation."

APPENDIX.

PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ADDRESS

DELIVERED BEFORE THE

TEXAS BAR ASSOCIATION,

BY

HON. LEWIS R. BRYAN,

OF HOUSTON,

PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Gentlemen of the Texas Bar Association:

The By-Laws of the Texas Bar Association provide:

"The President shall open each meeting of the Association with an address, in which he shall communicate the noteworthy changes in statutory and constitutional law, and especially such changes as affect the development and progress of the law and the administration of justice."

Since the last meeting of this Association, there have been held sessions of the Federal Congress and the Legislature of the State of Texas, at which the hereinafter mentioned noteworthy changes in statutory law have taken place; and an amendment to the State Constitution has been adopted by a vote of the people.

FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

It is believed that the following eight enactments of the last session of Congress will comprise all that would be proper to be noticed in this address:

(1) A new division of the Eastern Judicial District of Texas was constituted out of the counties of Bowie, Franklin and Titus; and the terms of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for said district, were required to be held twice in each year