Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-19
THE LICENSING OF LAWYERS.
MIR. McIlvainc's Bill Passes the Sem
ate-Committee News and Gossip.


ate-Committee News and Gossip.
The Senate yesterday passed Mr.. Nc
uwaine's bill TO amend SECTION 319l Of the
Code, as amended by act of February 2,
1892. relating to the licensing OF persons
TO practice law in this State. This bill
has the endorsement OF the State Bar As
ISOLATION. and is an important measure;
Section 1891 of the Code, az amended, VIII
read as follows:
ANY three or more judges of the SUI
preme Court Of Appeals acting together,
may, under such rules ana regulations
and upon such examination both as 10
learning and character, as may be pre-
scribed by the said court, grant 10 any
male citizen over the age OF Il years,
who has resided in this state SIX months
preceding his application. . license IN
writing TO practice law In the courts or
this State. And 1t shall be the duty OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals, as soon as
practicable after the passage or TINS act;
to make and promulgate sad rules ana
regulations. All. licenses granted or
signed by any judge of The Supreme
Court of Appeals of this State since the
18th day of January, 1864, am all licenses
heretofore legally granted, shall be as
valid as If granted under ms aea: pro
vided the attorney at law holding me
same has already commences the pracuce
OF his profession, or shall commence the
practice thereof within twt years from
the date of the granting OF said license;
otherwise the said attorney shall not
practice in this State without hrst Oh.
tanning a license as provided by this act
This act shall be in force from its pas
SAGE.
The HudsOn-keesee contest
A meeting Of the House Committee on
Privileges and Elections was held yes-
terday afternoon at $50 O'CLOCK; "heh
the Characterization case OF HUDSON vs.
Keesee, of Halifax county, was CoiI-
sdered. No action was taasn hoWe W.
and the committee VIII meet dsal Ha..' .n,o
morning at 10 CLOCK 10 lIoiiS "f'
of the question. ,,o,,o,r
Judge Boiling. who represented Sdp'aIa
Hudson the contestant, stated tnat III.
contest was based on three siVu ao,,s;
First. that at the precinct OF Locusi
Level. where Mr.. Kcesee received a ma,
ioritv of 113 votes. the election was heiu
in a room 1Sx4 feet, where the DOOM;
the constable. the election-oincers anu
the public were mixed all day, ana me
successful candidate spent about nan
dav in that room. All this was zone ~
violation of section 10 of the eleetion-iaw.
and inasmuch as the spirit OF 'he iaM
had been violated lhe PieSiNN
second that at Red Bank MI. Reese
received a majority OF FOURTEEN Notes,
and there the judges ana clerks W.
not sworn They met together. ana Wnen
they were asked 10 be sworn, they ny
cIined to do so. declaring that the oatn
which they made at The Spite eiec'ion
held good. -. NJ Lxaasee
received a majority of twenty-nine Votes.
and there only two judges were ples,s si,'
most of the time. who conducted the eiec,
ton The contestant claimed that twc
Judges could not hold the election, under
The provisions of the Code OF virginia
and that no precinct should he counter
where a Judge had been absent
Judge Boiling, in conclusion set i9 naa
that in the entire county i,4G votes hau
been cast for Keesee. and l.3@ Tor HUI
SON. and if the News Ferry Precinct
was thrown out Captain Huoson woulu
have majority of Twenty-Five votes
Mr.. Edgar Allan and S major Flana-
gan appeared in behalf of Mr.. kessee'
and Mr.. Allan contended that the com
miftee should not consider am ailegdtlon
which had not been set forth IN the orig.
nal petition. and. thereforf. the mrs.
ground OF contest as 20 lpcust Lever
ssho,,id not he considered. Mr. Allan an
swered all OF the alegationss Of MT h dl-
son categorcally. and Mr.. Flanagan us
cussed the law points involved. ..,
Tbe committee ruled out the deposition
a. 70 the Locust Level Precinct, and al
iourned until this morning.