Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-29
Constitutional Convention.

Article was amended so as leave the
number, of Common Pleas districts
blank, and the number of judges in
each district and subdivision to be fix
ed in the schedule of the Constitution,
the judges to be chosen by the electors
of each division and subdivision re-
Ispectively.
An amendment providing for four
terms Of the Common Pleas Court an
nually in each county, "the judicial
service of each district to be apportion-
ed to the respective counties thereof
according to the population, not less
than seyenty-two days ofOpen session
in the first, third and fourth quarters,
and twenty-four days in the second
quarter" of each year, was adopted.
Also, an amendment providing that
the General Assembly may assign the
Judge of any district to hold court in
any other district, when necessary.
The nomination of Judge Waite to
be hief Justice was announced.
JAN. 20-Petitions were presented
for recognition of God 10 the COnStitu-
ton, and for the election of Judges by
large districts and by minority repre-
lSentation.
and so modified that provisional orders
issued by the Probate in case pending
in another court cannot be operative or
revived after being vacated or diSSolv-
ed. The proposition embracing Il
County Court system was Withdrawn.
Section l, as passed, authorizes the
General Assembly to establish courts
inferior TO the Circuit Court in one or
more counties or cities. An amend
ment to section IS aiming to prevent
any diminution of salary during the
term for which the Judge was elected,
was voted down. The $1,000 minimum
was stricken out.
JAN. 2l-A communication was re-
csived from the House Representa-
tives, requesting an estimate, within
ten days, of the amount of money re-
quired for the Convention during the
fiscal year 1874, and first quarter OF
1875.
A large portion of the day was occu-
pied in discussion of the section of the
Judicial Article fixing the salary of the
Judges of the Supreme Court. The
section as agreed to fixes the salary al
So, 900, until changed by the General
Assembly, which change, if made al
all, can only take place during the first
session held after adoption of the Con-
stitutjon. In default of legislation on
the subject, the salary will remain a,
: So, 900 during the full term of ten years
An additional section, providing fol
f minority representation in the election
: OfSupreme AMI Circuit Judges, was of
fered and discussed at length by Mr.
+, Ewing.
JAN. 22--The day was devoted to dis
cussion of Mr.. Ewing's proposition fol
a cumulative voting in the election O
Judges. The plan is intended to ap
q ply 10 the first election of Suprem,
and Circuit Court Judges under tn,
. new Constitution, when a full bencl
! will be elected, and contemplates sub
q mission to popular vote, either at tn,
same time the Constitution will be sub
) mitted or in a. subsequent year. tn,
, question whether the cumulative plal
: : shall be continued. No decisive action
upon the proposition was reached.
> JAN. 23-A petition was presented
a for the taxation of church property.
: committee on accounts were direct
j ed TO inquire whether expenses of tn
Convention could not be curtailed b,
r economy in clerical or other depart
, mentS.
= A proposition fer the creation of
: Board OF Control in each county to So
# pervise taxation, was submitted.
:. MIR. Ewing offered substitute fo
q his additional section to the Judicia
Article, providing that the first elec
;. ton for Supreme and Circuit Cour
;. Judge electors shall vote for no create
n number OF candidates for each OF sal,
. courts than majority OF the Judges L
n De chosen, aud that the question of con
. tlI.uInS this mode of selecting tn
g Judges shall be submitted to "a vote G
n the people in 1875, provision bein
- made that in case the proposition is re
g jected, the terms of the JUICES shall b
determined by lot. The first section G
the substitute was lost-32 to 3i-an
= the second section Was therefore with
. drawn. A substitute by Mr.. Herro
was then offered substantially the sam
I as Mr.. Ewing's. The first section c
/ this substitute was lost, whereupon MI
Ewing moved to strike out the remain
I der OF it, and substitute a plan for re
u stricted suffrage in the election G
Judges, to be submitted to vote of tn
people at the same time with the Con
;, stitution. Pending action on this prop
= osition the Convention adjourned.
I Jan. N.--The entire time of the Con
vention was occupied in the discussion
!, of Mr.. Ewing's substitute for Mr.. Her
!. ron's proposition for proportions
Z voting in the election of Judges. 1
" considerable part of the debate relate
to that feature of the substitute whic
g provides that majority of votes cas-
% with reference to it, and not "a nlajorit
Z, OF votes cast, shall be- necessary for Ii
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