The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19

| body governing state banks OF issue thdt
are or hereafter may be chartered"
| The resolution was referred.
| Mr. Maupin. on behalf OF the Commit
tee on Public Property. offered the fol-
lowing:
..,rbe Committee on Public Property. 10
| whom were referred the resolutions
touching the better ventilation OF the
hall of the House OF Delegates. beg leave
10 make report.
They then offered plan OF ventilation
| by electric fans
TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Mann. Of Petersburg. offered
| Joint resolution under which the election
| OF Judges for the following counties was
| 10 be made n Joint order for next Tues
day. at 1890 o'clock: Brunswick. Carroll.
| Franklin. King William. Lunenburg,
| Princess Anne. Wise. James city. York
and Williamsburg. The election of judge
| OF the corporation court of Manchester
was also 10 be postponed until that time.
while the election OF judge OF the nj
| teenth circuit was 10 be postponed IN
| definitely.
| The resolution was agreed 10. and soon
| afterwards Senator Mason informed the
| House that the Senate had concuTred IN
! the resOslution.
| Mr.. Winborne. OF Rockbridgc, next IN
| troduced a joint resolution providing for
n postponement of the JOINT order con-
corning the election Of county judges
| from 1890 to 1870 y. n. The resolution
| as agreed 20.
REFUSED TO RECONSIDER.
The first matter TO come mp was the
motion made on Thursday by Mr. Mann.
| of Nottoway. TO reconsider the vote by
which the Joint resolution had been
agree. to. that n special Joint committee
Of six members. from each House be
appcinte TO my cstigate certain charges
preferred against Judge Turnbull' OF
Brunswick.
In the absence Of Mr.. Mann. who Is
attending the funeral Of Or. Neble't' the
la's m ,nber from Lunenburg, Judge
Watkins novel that the House refuse 10
reconsider the vote. The House promptly
agreed 10 the resolution.
on motion Of Mr.. Winborne. 1t was
then agreed TO take up out Of It's regular
order House bill No Sc, entitled TO
amend and re-enact subdivision OF
sesction 1S5 Of the Code. relating TO the
salaries Of county Judges.
TO CUT DOWN SALARIES.
The section IN its amended form is as
follows:
1Sj. Fifth. Salaries OF county court
Judges The county court judges each
the sum Of two hundred dollars and an
additional CONDENSATION of ten dollars for
every thousand inhabitants over ten thou
sand. to be determined by reference TO
the census OF eighteen hundred ana
eighty and afterwards TO the last preceu-
ing Official enumeration OF the innanitahtS
of this state. and in such computation,
any fraction Of thousand population
shall not be counted unless said fraction
N Gya hrn drpd
II shall be counted as one thousand. Such
sum and additional compensation shan
no a charge on the county, and be leNled,
collected. and accounted for in the same
manner that other county expenses are
but shall be paid in quarterly instruments
whenever there are funds in the county
treasury out Of which the same may be
paid When the same person is judge OF
more than one county. each county IN inc
district SHALL pay in proportion to the
inhabitants thereof. and the mileage al
lowed by law shall be a charge equally
upon the counties Of the district, and in
estimating the population Of any county
under this section there shall not be
take into the estimate any portion OF the
pnpulation in the corporate limits OF any
city.
? This act shall be in force from and
after the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight.
In speaking to the bill. Mr.. WlhDorh
called attention to the fact that thete
was an actual deficiency between the
revenues and expenses of the state OF
500 600 annually and in 1901 when the IN
terest on the century bonds Is TO he
increased from two to three per cent
an additional expense of S1S0.0OO VIII be
niIed ON the state. Besides the revenues
Of the State would likely be largely cut
down I'm 1900. when new assessment goes
into effect.
Mr.. Willard. Of Fairfax. opposed the
measure, which in his opinion would not
bring the desired beneficial result
Mr. Carter, OF Scott. also opposed the
bin and while he was speaking. Mr.. Jor-
dan. of Frederick, desired TO know why
II was, that Scott county paid into the
State treasury only about $4,000 and re-
ceived from the State over $4,000. In
referring to the criminal expenses OF
Scott county. Mr.. Jordan said, he had IT
from the Auditor of Public Accounts.
that there appeared one woman on trial
about once a month
Mr.. Carter admitted that perhaps the
courts did not carry out everything az
they ought TO- but he courted the fullest
Investigation. lie had heard complaints
that the cases were kept in court too
long and that too many witnesses were
heard. while frequently the case ended
I'm dismissal.
Mr.. Saunders. OF Franklin. also spoke
against the bill. but before any action
coul1 be taken the time for the execution
Of the Joint order arrived.
After the usual prelimnaries Mr.. Saun-
ders, Of Franklin. placed the following
gentlemen in nomination for judges:
ELECTED JUDGES.
City Judge for Radford. George Z. Cas-
sci.
City judge for Winchester. William NJ.
Atkinson.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Accomac. John W. G.. Blackstone.
Albemarle. John NJ. White.
Amelia. +. r.. Farrar. =
Amherst. Bentley h. Campbell.
Appomattox. ID. A. Christian.
Bedford Galloway Brown.
Botetourt. G. w. Breckenridge.
buckingham. John r. Moss.
Campbell. stephen Adams.
Caroline. L. c. Moncure.
Charlotte. Boylan Green.
Chesterfield, w. |. Clopton.
Clarke. s. j. G. Moore.
Culpeper w l.. Jefres.
Dinwiddie. II. ]. Epes.
Essex Thomas CroSton.
Fauquier. c. NJ White.
Floyd. Waller l.. Howard.
Fluyanna. w. II. Holman.
Frederick. W. NJ. Atkinson. '''
Gloucester Charles Catlett.
Goochland A. Y Monteiro.
Greenesvile. w. S. Goodwin.
CroVcop Top,ac a Dodppft