The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-02

shall not be less than $500, with en-
Ho ADVOCATES making the county clerks
offices largely auxiliary 10 tue Coun.y
Courts. giving 90 these clerks quasi lu-
diclal functions as 10 probate OF wills
roads, etc., etc., with riBht OK dlPe"t ~
the County Courts. lie also auy0Sdlea
abOlishug the present system o. Oolh-
mOnWea4lh's attorney for each county
and substituting district attorneys, VINO
MALL be more tuan mere criminal prose
cutOrs, and shall be the competent co4n-
Sci OF tho clerks ana other county OH
cials.
Mr.. Harrison closed with a brief but
! spirited view of the critical CONDITIONS
which confront us, with an appear 10 VIC
/ bar TO prepare t0 meet the issues pre-.
scented and with an earnest argument on
the necessity OK good judicial system 10
enable this 90 bee done.
lie deprecated the sacrIlce or CON-
petcnt judiciary FOR cheaper expenses, IN
sistlug that nothing was SO expensive
as an Indifferent judicial system ana III
, competent judges.
point the speaker making no pfelehse
10 a phu0s0pyc treatment OK the SUBJECT
but tryir By his suggestions TO accom-
LEGAL LITERATURE.
Alr. John Stewart Bryan then retd me
report of the Committee on Library ana
MI. b. q. Massie. Of Richmond offered
appoint a committee of three members 70
investigate and report upon the Iofren5
system OF registry and land transfers.
submitting with their report "a dratt II a
adOptlnQ same should It's Adoption ne
deemed advisable. This resolution was
carried and "A recess was then taken 70 IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
THE VISITORS.
Among the families and friends ot mem
bcrs IN attendance are the following la-
dies. Mrs. r. Abbott. Jr, Of Lynchoqrg'
Mrs W S J KisN Mr., fI S1 Jd56 Hunter 1 Of
Richmond: Miss Jeffries, OF Cu.pep3ri
Mrs J. Allen Watts. OF Roanoke MIS-
Edward Ech0is, of stauni0h mrs Is.
Kirkpatrick OF Lynchburgi MIS- EI9thh,
OK Bedford city, Mrs. Mlcajah Woods OF
Charlottesville. Miss J G.. Read. MISS
Slaughter. of Richmond; Mrs. oliver Du-
rant. of Culpeper. Mrs. j. W Atkinson;
Jr.. of Richmond. Mrs. j. @. Clopt0n, or
Manchester: Mrs Jackson Guy of Rich
mond. Mrs VIM. j. Leake. OF Richmond
Miss Croker, OF Portsmouth, Ml7. "a. K
StrIngfellOY, Mrs. /. J.. Lewis. Mts, *.
Carter Scott Miss Belle Perkins, or Fich
m0nd Mrs r. l.. Morris. of Fredericks-
burg: Mrs. r. L. Parrish OF C0vington.
Mrs a. +. Robertson. Miss DuNdl, or
stanton; Miss Margaret Leake or
Goochland: Mrs. VIM A. Anderson, OK
Lexington. Mrs Alexander Bruce, Miss
Bruce. " Halifax. Mrs. Henry r. B4lr
Miss Blair, OF salem MIS- JyHH 90, W.
Kelly. or klcumOuNt MIS- ~ - = Hl"a
Cow " Roanoke. Mrs Henry Fairfax. OK
LOudoun. and others.
The following members have registered
with tho secretary. John Goode. of bed-
sie VIM. J. Leake. 4. " Patterson
Beverly b. Munford. John A. coke. Of
Richmond b. +. Buchanan, or Marion
S. c.. Graham Tazeweu. r. y. Strik.rt
George j.. Christian.. Of Richmond. WIZ
liam l. Clopton. Of Manchester. Marshali
Hanger OF stanton, II. Carter Sco,. OF
Richmond. George l.. Browning., NJ Mao
ison James Campbell. OF Bedford city .
s. =. Patteson John A Lamb. Of kicR-
mOud: T.. III. Jackson, Of Front Royal,
John Stewart Bryan Of Richmond; james
Keith. OF WarrentOn. John II. Lewis, OF
ford city. j. Baldwin Ransom, or Staun-
ton. Gardner l.. BOOthe. OF AleNandrla,
:. V. FulgersOn of Bristol; Henry n.
Blair or Salem. William Gordon ko9erl-
son. OF Roanoke; Eppa Hunton. Jr, war
renton: James r. Croker Of Portsmouth;
William W. Old. Of Norfolk; WllAam IS
Petit, Of Palmyra; John VI. WlAams, ol
orange: Holmes conrad. OF Wincin,esteri
J. l.. Jeffres. Of Culpeper. T., J.. Mgnta-
que. OF Hampton. l.. d. Starke, or Nor
folk. Wills b. Smith. Of Richmond, ID
ward Echols. of stanton, Johna W
Stephenson. Of Warm springs. T. NJ.
Page. OF Abingdon; NJ. J. Burks. of BED
ford City; James =, Harrison, Of Dan
yIIlle. william n yance' gi RHfehnSo9d:
Paul Petit OF Palmyra; H.. 7.
Barton. OF Winchester, Frank I. Crock,
er. Of Portsmouth; j. 7. McAlhster, ot
Warm Springs: Leonidas D. Yarrell. Of
Emporia. j. Aston Cabell OF Richmond:
william NJ. Atkinson. OF Winchester c.
b. Guyer. OF Buena Vista o. D. Batchel-
Tor. of Newport News; William NJ, Me-
Alllster. Warm Springs: George A. keyer-
comb. OF Covington: r. Hilton Jackson,
OF Front ROYAL. Marshall Mccormick OF
Berryville Robert Il. Prenus or sur
folk. Row II Smith OF Roanoke.