Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-07
TRIBUTE TO HACKLER
THE SENATE ADOPTS APPROPRIATE
RESOLUTIONS TO HIS MEMORY.
su,reme Court Judges Elected The
Mitchell Measles Bill Reported
Proceedings ir Detail.


opened with prayer by Rev. DIR. George
Cooper.
Mr.. Berry offered a resolution providing
that Ohe House concurring) tho oenerai
Assembly proceed at 1910 to elect judges
OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals.
The resolution was agreed TO. as was
also resolution by Mr.. Hurt that al
1 o'clock the Joint bodies proceed to the
election OF county judge for Patrick
county.
In obedience 10 a concurrent resolu-
ton the Auditor OF Public Accounts iaid
before the Senate a statement slowing
the status Of accounts OF the trca.uiers
and clerks OF the several counties and
cities OF the Commonwealth. The state
ment was ordered to be printed.
JUDGES ELECTED.
The hour for tho execution OF the
Joint order having arrived. the election
OF judges OF the Supreme Court OF Ap-
peals OF Virginia was proceeded with.
AIr. buchanan put IN nomination Hon.
John A. Buchanan; Mr.. Wickham nomi-
mated Hon. X. H. Cardwell; Mr.. Echols.
OF Staunton, placed In nomination Mr.
George NJ. Harrison. Of that city; Mr.
Fairfax nominated Judge Keith, or Eau
culer; Mr.. Lovenstein seconded Judge
Keith's nomination.; Mr.. Washington also
advocated Judge Keith In complimentary
terms; Mr.. Jordan nominated Judge John
w. Rely, of Halifax; Mr. Stubs paid
a high tribute TO each OF the gentlemen
nominated by the caucus; Mr.. Hurt Sc
conded the name Of Judge Rely; Mr..
Watson paid high tribute to the cha
| racter OF Judge Rely.
John a. Buchanan, II. Ii. Cardwell,
George NJ. Harrison, James Keith, and
John ". Rely, having received all or the
votes cast, were declared by the Lieu
| tenant-Goyernor as duly elected judges
| of the Supreme Court OK Appeals for the
| next regular legal term.
The hour for the execution OF the joint
order for the election OF a judge for
| Patrick county having arrived, AIR. Hurt
| put in nomination Mr.. Powhatan Bouldin,
| Jr., for that position, and he was elected.
BILLS PRESENTED.
The joint order being dissolved, the
| following bills were introduced and re-
| ferred:
by Mr.. Lovenstein: To permit city and
county school boards TO change the dispo-
| sitionS OF school funds, to prescribe the
methods therefor. DC.
by Mr.. Green: Allowing the treasurer
! of Wythe county further time TO collect
taxes for 1887, 'Ss, and 80.
| HONOR TO MIR. HACKLER'S MEMORY
The hour for the special order, memo
| rial services TO the late Senator Hack
| Ter. having arrived. It was taken mp.
Mr.. Jennings, who now represents Mr..
| Hackers district, submitted "a memorial,
| and MIR. Jones made u brief but feeling
| address on the life and character OF the
| deceased senator.
| Mr.. Jones spoke Of the faithful manner
| IN which Mr.. Hacker had reDresen. 'd
his district and In a broader sense MS
| State, and alluded in forcible terms to his
service in the Confederate army where
| he lost an arm, and his force and ability.
which had brought him into public lie.
MIR. JENNINGSS MEMORIAL.
Mr. jennings memorial was then read,
as follows:
| Mr.. Presldent.-As the senator fiGm
| the district formerly represented BY my
| deceased friend, James Wiley litcbler,
| 1t would seem proper that l should ray
something OF his history and the manner
| IN which he filed the brief span CT his
| allotted life.
Judge Hacker was born n the county
! OF Grayson on the I'D Of May. 1911. At
| the outbreak Of the late var he volun-
teered and entered tho military service
OF the Confederate Government as IL FRI
vats soldier, and by personal gallaairy
! and devotion 10 duty rose TO the rank
! OF lrst lieutenant Of his company. In
the battle OF Piedmont, Va, he was
! badly wounded AM suffered the loss Of
| his right arm.
Being disabled from rendering ercient
military service. and from engaging in
laBn l
returned TO his home, taught school for
time. ana subsequently, attended one
session at Emory and Henry CI'lcge.
Upon his return from college he entered
upon the study of law in the Office Of
the late Colonel A. II. Davis, at one time
a senator upon this floor. IN due CO urse
Of time he was admitted - the par and
commenced the practice OF law at Inde-
pendence about the year 1865. aud rapidly
built UP a large practice.
WAS MADE JUDGE.
About the year 1870 he was elected
! Judge OF the County Court Of Grayson
| by the General Assembly, and held this
! Office for five years, when he resigned,
and within the same year was elected
! commemorative attorney for Grayson
county, which office he held for twelve
years.
lie was then elected member OF the
| House OF Delegates. and at the succeed
ing election was elected 10 the Senate
OF Virginia, and before the expiration of
| his term the message came which sum-
| moned him to duties in higher sphe re.
He died the 9th OF January, 1893.
Such, I'm brief, is the history of Judge
! James Wiley Hacker.
| He leaves a wife and seven children
10 mourn his untimely death and his
devotion TO his family and theirs 70 him
may be clearly expressed by quoting the
touching words Of his widowed wife in
letter TO me, in which she says: 'In
fact no language / possess is sufficient
10 express 10 you what q loss we have
sustained in his death. He was true
and honest and faithful and conscien-
tous I'm the discharge OF the duties OF
| every trust committed TO his hands"
His immediate neighbors and country
| men, who knew him most intimately in
all the walks OF life from boyhood 10
| mature manhood, are those who most
deeply deplore his untimely end.
The memorial resolutions which were
introduced at the beginning OF the ses-
sion were adopted. and the Senate ad-
iourned.
House of Delegates.
AS Speaker Cardwell entered the House