The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-25
Letter From Charleston,
Supreme Judges i'm the LObby-The
Election Bill and the Chairman OF
the Judiciary Committee Of the
House-The Filibustering Against
the Convention Bill.

CHARLESTON, Feb. -, 1911.
Dear Register:
Last Saturday when the Supreme
Court bill was ander consideration in
the Senate, an effort was made to change
the time for holding the Wheeling term
from July until August. This was done
avowedly for the comfort Of the Judges
and the Clerk Of the Court-all OF
whom, with the exception, perhaps, OF
one Judge, had come down to the
"lobby" to accomplish their desires.
I'm the course OF the discussion, Sen
ator Dayton referred to tie proposed
amendment as having been offered sole
" for the comfort OF the Court, but said
the interests and convenience of lawyers
who practice in Circuit Courts which
meet during August and September,
of clients whose cases in one or the
other court would be neglected, and Of
witnesses, also, were to be taken into con
sheraton. Hethen referred to the course
of some Of the Circuit Judges, who
come to the Legislature and have the
time of holding their Courts changed
of which no public notice was given, to
the great inconvenience Of lawyers
clients and others. lie said he had the
greatest respect for Judges and all func
tionaries in their proper places, but when
they decended to the lobby he lost his
respect for them.
One OF the Judges took great ofiense
at the language used, and went so far al
to express a grievance against the pre-
siding officer for not calling the Senator
to order for his remarks about the "co
ordinate branch" On Monday, howev
er, Senator Dayton disclaimed any disre
spect toward the coordinate branch,
and the President said he did not un-
derstand that any disrespect was meant
or the Senator would have been prompt
" called TO order. So far so good
But the fact is, the Judges Of the Court
Of Appeals Il will say as a newspaper
correspondent, and not as a Senator),
have disgraced the positions they should
adorn, by their small lobbying against
the proposition to take the sense of the
people on the subject Of Constitutional
Convention. They seem to feel con-
demned in advance, and object to allow
ing the whole people to say whether
their further public services are re-
quired. .a
The Election bill passed the House
yesterday, and will be promptly passed
by the Senate. The honorable chair
man Of the Judiciary committee in that
boIy embraced an opportunity to de-
nounce the Charleston correspondent OF
the Wheeling REGISTER for having
carelessly remarked that said chair
man had strangely delayed reporting
an election bill until about two-thirds
of the session had passed. will now
say that both before and since the de
nunciation of your correspondent by
said chairman, i have been informed
by different members Of the committee
that the bill was prepared in the early
part Of the session, and that the chair
man was directed to report it TO the
House at least two weeks before he die
report it. There are two facts, l may al
well mention in this connection First
Mr.. C. S. Lewis, Chairman Of the HOUSE
judiciary committee, is opposed to thu
repeal of the registration law, that in