Show FRAME BILL FOR UNIFORM LAND TITLES Commissioners R Reach ach Agreement Agreement Agree Agree- ment A After Her Three Y Years ars of Discussion VOTE IS NOT UNANIMOUS Measure Based on Harry Thaws Thaw's Escape From Mat- Mat Goes Over milE draft for or a uniform law on onI onI THE I I the system of ot land title tte registration was wa sealed scaled with wih thes the tho s stamp mp of approval yesterday by the tho conference of the commissioners U on un uniform state stat laws by a U vote ote of or 17 to 7 Tho uniform n bill bi for extradition of or lunatics as recommended b by the tho committee com coca met Its Is death b by being It I Is said by some members 1 of ot tho the conference to have been drafted as result of the of Harry Harr Thaw from New Now York to Canada and the commissioners hold that laws Jaws drawn for special cases are arc harmful harmful The Torrens system for or registration of ot land title tile was before beroT the tho commissioners commissioners commissioners commis commis- three years ears before It was threshed Into shape to bo adopted A number of the commissioners yesterday yesterday yester ester esterday day took the posH position Ion that such a law should be bo so drawn dran as to carry ern more details on procedure In courts tho the registration of land and fees to be charged A majority of tho commissioners commissioners commis commis- regarded the tho details as nonessential nonessential non non- essential and left lec many questions of ot purely local policy to the tho different state legislatures One Ono of the most Interesting debates before betoT the commissioners yesterday on tho the Torrens system was whether the bill 11 as It Is drawn would sufficiently prot protect t the rights of or dower and courtesy courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy which exist In all common law al states tates W. W O. O Hart of Louisiana nn and Walter Vater George Smith of Pennsylvania raised the time point that If i the tho certificates of registration are Aro to remain In charge of the thc registrar and tho the duplicate Is hypothecated by tho the owner o ner of oC the tho land landas landos as os the certificate and a Men lien len created the tho certificate on file fie shall be evidence of ot title tile The conference agreed with this view T DI r nud Courtesy Courel C. C A Allen Alica Alen of Kansas Kansa asked what protection had bad been provided for widows especially as to protecting rights of dower He lie cited a case wherein where where- in a bachelor might become possessed of ot lands and go 0 before tho the registrar and register them under tho the Torrens system that ho ml might ht marry marn and hy- hy tho the certificate without no notice 10 rio rio- tice Uco of or his marla marriage e or might soil sell sol the theland theland land and aDd that If ho died without noting not not- ing Int tho the fact tact of ot his his' marriage on tho the orl original certificate the tho lower dower cower Interest of the widow ml might ht be he Jeopardized The model bill bi was making rapid progress until this discrepancy In Its provisions w was noted b by Mr Allen Alen A number of the commissioners gave gaye va varied ya- ya ned ried views as to what the proposed law laW would do for the tho protection of or the widow widoW or of ot the husband In case cae of ot courtesy It I was a decided that the tho records records records rec rec- of marriages should be sufficient notice to tho the world of oC such marriage and would be sufficient to protect I either dower or courtesy This seemed scorned scored to satisfy the conference but Thomas A. A Jenckes of ot Rhode Island and L D. D Walt Wall al of Louisiana Luisiana called attention to the rule In common law states states which recognize common law marriages wherein no record Is made no marriage license granted Santed or no ceremony per per- formed Tho The commissioners threshed this this out out at length and and decided that common law marriages and tho the Issue of or common law marriages would be fully tuly protected by tho the laws of ot the states state as tho the Torren system would not in any auy way va disturb existing statUtes statutes statutes stat stat- utes relating to descent and distribution I ton tion Uon but would provide pro only a new now method for tor obtaining title tto t to td lands I Attitude of Opponents Those who voted against adoption of or tho the system bill to bo be recommended rec rec- to tho the states opposed It on the ground bround that several sections did severa not meet their approval al Hollis Hols It R. R Bale Bailey of Massachusetts urged the commissioners to deter defer action acton another year Clr so that commissioners not present present pres pros ent at this conference might have an opportunity to offer sug suggestions tons He lie also urged the conference to amend the thc uniform draft so that there thoro might bo be created In all al states enacting such sucha a law a land court the business of ot which should be to administer the provisions of the Torrens system The commissioners took the position that they thoy should not attempt to dictate to to states as to whether a a special court I should be created It I was pointed out b by Mr lr Bailey Batey that In Massachusetts tho land court has caused the law of that state tate to meet with pronounced favor The commissioners voted down the te amendment W. W O. O Hart of Louisiana Louisiana Louisi Louisi- ana called caled attention to the tho section providing providing pro pro- viding that Judges shall fix the fees for trial and ad hearing of causes before commissioners commissioner He said that Judges might allow alow a fee feo greatly In excess of what should be bo ro reasonable and tho the bill bi was amended so BO that the tto Judges are aro given authority to allow alow a fee not to exceed tenth one-tenth of ot 1 per cent of ot the tho assessed valuation of the land This amendment was the last to be offered and the time proposed Torrens system system tem tern uniform act nt was as approved during tho the latter later part of ot the afternoon Fugitive Bill Dt Stalled W W. O. O Hart of ot Louisiana chairman of oC tho the committee on Luisiana wills wils descent and distribution waived his time and In place of the tho report being read rend George secretary of the American Dar Bar association and chairman of or the committee on uniform legislation for forthe tho the extradition of ot lunatics read the tho report of ot that committee and the measure prepared by It At the outset out out- set Bet Walter Waiter George Smith I. I of PennsYlvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania moved mo that the tho proposed report be bo Indefinitely postponed but the conference conference con con- ference granted permission lon for It I to tobe tobe tobe be read and tho the measure presented to the the- commissioners Hollis R. R Bailey of Massachusetts and Mr r. r Allen Alen took exception to the wording of the first section claiming it did not distinguish between persons of unsound mind and persons who were fo so fO far defective liberty must he be mentally that lint their liberty restricted Judge W. W W A. A president president dent of the conference also too took ex exception ox- ox to this this' feature Mr Ir White White- lock explained that the measure was suggested by hy the escape of Harry Thaw from New ew York YOlk to Canada Several Se Sex Sev eral oral minor chan changes es were made In phraseology The Tho proposed uniform act provides pro that where anyone anon of unsound mind takes flight from a state the governor of the state state-In In which which he Is seized must extradite him At the evening session tho hO uniform bill bi for extradition of lunatics wa was waft recommitted without debate to the committee for tor Introduction next year when hen the conference meets There was to have been cn a roll call as to whether whither rol cul the bill bi should be approved but Mr Ir agreed with tho the majority of ot tho commissioners wih and asked that It I be sent Hent lack bark to tho committee for further stud study Other r The committee on uniform laws lawN for reported pi progress ogress progress and the tho re report re- re port was received and filed 1 by the lie conf conference ence There Thero was no nu debate on the I matter lt er W. W v O. O Hart chairman of or tho the com com- on wills vilis descent ani and distribution tion ton commenced reading t tile tho proposed uniform act for probate of ot wills wis mado made In foreign countries but there arose such a a diversity of or opinion as to wills made in Canada and subsequently probated probated probated pro pro- bated In the tho United States that thoro there was opened up up the entire entro law of ot wills wils and the commissioners began a discussion dis dis- as a to whether the tho law where death takes place or the law u ere iere the property Is situate should prevail in the probate This was ruled out of ot order b by W W. A. A president att of at t the conference C. C R. R of o Utah offered the Utah 10 law on the subject as a substitute fa for I the uniform uniform uni uni- form torm measure measure The commissioners decided decided decided de de- de- de to adjourn without taking ac ac- ac- ac ti tion ton General Delayed Gen Con Peter W. W president of ot the American Bar association did not arrive In Salt Lake yesterday accordIng according accord accord- ln Ing to his schedule The local committee com corn from the Utah State Bar Dar association asso asso- which had prepared to meet Mr 11 sought sought the assistance of ot the Denver Den Rio Grande Grando In finding him but ho he was sas not aboard an any of at the trains entering tho the cl city It I was thought by members of ot the tho o association who are arc In the tho cl city and by Herbert R. R MacMillan tac Ilan that General stopped d off or In Denver Den to attend attend at at- tend a dinner given on bv he the tho Denver Bar Dar association to Prof Proto Charles Charle E E. FrankIL Frankfurter Frank rank furter IL of at Harvard Memorial After the adjournment of or the commissioners COm com cam missioners resolutions wore were adopted on the thc deaths of at Charles F. F of ot Maine former tanner president of oC tho American Amer mer lean ican Bar m association who was wal one of or orthe the first t members of or tho the conference II 11 I II hI I. I Inger ll of ot Tennessee and M. M 1 G. G Cunniff of ot Arizona who was the first speaker o of the tho house hOlso of or representatives of oC that These resolutions were embodied in the printed reports of at the conference but a special motion moton was wal made calling attention to tho lie demises and W. W A. A nake asked for a l rising vote voto in the adoption of ot the resolutions which were Introduced b by W W. O. O Hart han of at Louisiana |