Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-09
Debate OIL the Judicial Bill,
TIE uouSE OF DELEGATES, or SATURDAY,
MARCH III, lSfn.

MARCH III, lS6n.
, Lin which had passed the Senate, re arrangin: the ju-
,I;ri.l circuits. dist lets and sections VI the State. Mnd CON
,titmllnr a new Circuit in the West, came up on its third
reading.
Sir. WEST moy,d to refer II to tile Committee Of Courts
Sir. COwAN opposed The nioiiun, and n.sed to lay II
upon the table. 50 il could he called w ami acted On at any
,I,nr-st,.inr that the bill had undergone careful rxamina-
lin in the Committee Of Courts OF Justice ih the Senate,
hefurr i, passed that body. and that the Encouragement
made By The senate WIS a just one, ana le "hIy "hr 'Hat
could be passed by this Legislature.
Mr.. WEST contendrd that tls arrangement nA" been
GOTTEN up for the benefit Ct certain asEirnnt' Tor me judge
hip, and that il ~Fss unjust I" Judge I""he" u" '''N
from him. UUO votes.
Mr.. CONAN replied, that no such complaint was made
hy the gentleman fr"ta Harrison when The i11-r In " !,
rrunrtrd To his body, and asked To he passed. cut'', < ;hc
circuit in two, and forming = circuit Of Jour '"uhAes U
the benefit Of "a particular aspirant In his county. ihhi
This arrangement only sa%r 10 Judge Camden one county
not How ia h, circuit, and that lac could Hot lie fia'eriAi'y
Injured. m.
wanted TIE circuits to feIlin rs they M" are.
Mr.. CRANE was opposed to The hill. He had not been con.
suited. and did net know WHETHER his CONSTITUENTS "'H'i
Mr.. PHELPS opposed scnIiug the bill to the comiu!;trc {:
that the llDors Of The Judges wee equalLrd, and that /! he
I al tir.r liz could show 10 hi, House that This bill ought 10
Mr. FOREMAN las! Ia, objection TO the hill. only tina; 1t
transferred the Woo! Circu, TO the Trp,h District, which
would take away the District Cour; from Parsrr-hurs; EH:
!, that wts an error which had been Inadvertently made ia
The Senate, i; could br corrected.
Mr. HOFFMAN, VIII much warmth, said thar this ar.
r,nrrmrnr had brrn made by i friend Of 4 certain gentle.
man living in the county III wood. who WIS "a a.pirA All !or
the Judrcsh:P-ihat lie had .ren' the plan III :!.e hand writ.
Ian, ,r the friend Of that is pirant-ihat Judges EImi.Iun
and McI,u,uas ,i not ask hi, Legislature ~ relieve lhrm
--.ul ,lat the Senator from Lewis said he would have no
thing 10 d." with tr arfahSeH'e''' "h' "'u'I "o'' ''l 'H
vote FOR the bill.
Sir. ARNOLD said lie supr"sedhr was the person ALLUDED
10 by the gentleman from. HARRISON: that after tina; gentle.
man. bill, constituting 4 circuit VI The couniie. "' Harrison,
uushur, laI buur and Randolph, had been virtually de.
frntrI by Tie opposition oil the mrnIheT from Taylor and
the lnealhers ir"In Wheeling, VIII" coise'i'cd ih"t Judge
.u .tI 80, L., r.ff.yrIi m ia. Ntr al Judge
Camden. and ihr Ill. tIhIrT, THAI he had drawn Gp Tie plan
(which had been adopted by the Senaic) and save It 4" the
SENATOR from Lewis. who approve" % ~ ana Mm m u i"
drr>tuuI was opposed by every Senator IN the MIN ju,ft!4'
section uf The State. That he did not want to iniErr Jadsr
Caun,.en, :or lie was lis personal friend; that hs oh'y o.J'''
was TO relieve each uf the Judges ~ mat ju''ciai tve'"'' ,
hy uupor,iunins the l.bor, equally between them. lie hsn
no desire lp promote the aspirations "i any ri'';ida'" icr
hose Offices: that whist the judge Of the Lewis circuit did
not AK TO be relieved, it would he Unjust to IMPOSE upon
him la. labor uit-r growing counties, and give to The JudGS
Of the Harrison circuit but four, That II mcinber' "Sull
rAa.-inr III. reports OF the clerk, Of these judges, They
wouIi see tia: rmr judges who we're not e""rini"ils; per
formed rs r.uci. labor - those who did, ana That 'lls ar.
rauyeinrit WI, the mot equitable and jnsi one 'nht
could he sIaIir; tina, whilst i, struck every Impartial IhiIi
ucuuaiutr with The facs. - heiEg right, ihai fr"r"sr"
by the gentlemen from Harrison was partial and l"'al mis-
character, and certainly noi Tree from an effort '" '''' ~"
object unju-tly imputed ~ Others. -,
Mr DICKIHSUS. Of Prince Edward. Wnnir'l 1" amend
the hli 80 ~ Ia form L n"" circuit IN The Eastern p"Fi 81 the
State, ami ASKED that lhe hI De EeirFFr"t9 TIC immune
,jnJ.r HOPKINS sniL Il was impossible At hi, late day
Of the session ~ rr.arraGf" the JaGi"idl cIrcu's' uls''''s
and sections nf the state 80 IL TO la justice To the people,
AMI moved the indefinite postp"rrn'cn' OF The whole suo-
icrr, which wa- carried 10y - large majority.
Tie arrangement OF circuits proposed ny llil- mi, III he
9th judicial section NJ the state. wa, a. follows;
Is,h Circuil-wuyne. CLh.ll, Mason, Putnam aud Mann
Sln.
lytl, Circuit 80 Lewis, tp-hur, barbour, Raniolph, GtiI'-r,
Calhoun and Bra Ston. =,
.pth Circuii-iianr.ck Brooke, 0h!', Marshall. We,sei
and Tyler.
list Cir, vi, = Ilarr!.on. Marion, Mon"nEaiin, Preston,
TAYLOR and Tucker.
-! Circu:,-wood. Writ, rlra,ants, D"ihriis-. l;!Ieh!",
Jackson and Roanc.