The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-04
THEY ENTER A PROTEST.
A Mootlng OF tho Ohio County Bar
Held Saturday.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF SESSIONS
OF tho Supreme Court or Appeals
Meets with Earnest Opposition by
all tho Lawycrs-To Meet ut
Charleston Only Would DO Hard.
approximations Adopted.


At the meeting OF tho momberB OF
tho Ohio county bar Saturday TO express
THAR on,r,ori ~ ,bo hin which ba.
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passed tho state senate, providing LOT
only two terms OF the supreme court oil
appeals each year and both OF these
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,,, '"''o wa '"'S' $500
ahce. Inc lawyers present were larry
representative OF the bar, among them
being Col. Rober. White. General Al.
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T. haooafd' george D. Ca!aWci'' lIen'y
NJ. Russell, William Erskinc, b. S. Ali.
son md prosecutiny Attorney John A.
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order ny MIR. Alfred Caldwell, upon
whose motion Col. White took tho chair.
7. NJ. Garvin was elected secretary.
Col. White, in assuming tho position
OF chairman, said:
"Gontlomen, this meeting has been
called for tho purpose OF considering an
effort which is being made, as am In.
iDI ulCu, utlbIU LILO ltsltlutuTU W
change tho law. fixing tho ailtings OF tho
Court OF Appeals OF this state. The
chair Is ready 10 hear suggestions or
discussion"
Col. George d. Caldwell said no un.
derstood there was similar measure
before the Legislature once before, and
ut time, he believed, when the chair.
man OF the meeting he addressed WIS n
member OF the Sjudiciary committee.
During the discussion which followed
In the committee, a. the speaker was
informed, the committee had before II
tho provisions OF Sec. 0, Of Art. s OF the
Constitution, which reads:
"9. There shall be at least two terms
OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals held
annually, at such times add places as
may be prescribed by law"
Colonel Caldwell said the effort now,
as on a former occasion, seemed 10 be
to interpret the word "places" In the
constitutional provision 10 mean "place."
lie held that il was certainly not the
obiec, OF the trainers Of the constitution
to limit the sessions OF the cour, 10 one
place, or they would not have used tho
language they did. Colonel Caldwell
proceeded to present the DISADVANTAGES,
OF having all the sessions Of the court
held at Charleston. and In doing this
pointed out tina. attorneys having bust.
ness before the cour. from this and
neigboriny countie, would have 10 lose
day in going to Charleston, another
day in getting back home and still an.
other in getting over the fatipues of the
trip, besides other decided disadyan,-
ayes, and in addition to thi, the cost to
li,igants would be greatly increased.
Mr.. Erskine stated. briefly. that he
was very much in favor of Continuing
the preien. arrangement.
Col. White said he recalled thu for.
NOR ettor. to pass such a bill. The pro.
posed measure had been killed in com.
mit,ee. Col. White said he had nl,o
been informed that the Ohio county
representatives in the legislature had
enormously informed members Of that
body tina. the Wheeling bar was in ia.
yor OF the proposed change. s.I