The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-02

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and the defendant has not appeared, no
decree or judgment Tor divorce shall be-
come final or operative until six months
after hearing and decision.
Section I. Wherever the word divorce
occurs in this act, it shall be d|-emed to
mean divorce from the bond of marriage.
Section S. Ah acts and parts OF acts
pea1ed
Hon. T. c. Pitcher. of Fauquier, VEL
to-day present in the House q resolution
On the subject of delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention, which will not
only create a surprise, but which Is
likely to cause a. lively debate. It will
provide that the number of delegates to
the convention be fixed at one hundred.
apport!oned on tue basis of the present
House OF Delegates; and that all the
nominations, after being made locally,
be certified to the Secretary Of the Com
monweaith, whose duty 1t shall be to
place the names SO certified upon one
general ticket. to be elected from the
State at large. The idea is altogether
unique and win, doubt, come as
great surprise to the members. 1t is
argued in support of the proposition first,
that it is evidently the determination OF
Hoc; 10
uie i1et .si.nt"to ~ ~ :. IL .ooo,,d
or so1nepliins ,aatt,, ~ 10 ,,,e,o,,,ars
that .'ie pan u ,,.o.,,a ;,,-,,,l ,,s
ZOE me otd.L d. "a. +;",oat -. -hand-
eiectioii o. .ho go. Ta,n13e pr;c.
Some ma joii.s. 80 49, 10 r-as.
heartily in favor of the suggestion and
would help Mr.. Pitcher to LlSht for the
adoption Of his resolution, if necessary.
There are those. however, who beEeve
1t 1Esht De petteh ~ 4i'i We III. ~,
parry fepteeeiiteo ~ oiis ~, ,.ol1
the ground that ~ - ~ -. ait tao r,',s,h
lor ANY pdl y ~ t'1 ,s1;1,a,,+i,.o hod,-
The resolution VIII cause nun u.sous-
sion, no dolot' "aieii - %
The Senate Sonlhllt,ee 81. l uoiio ~
StltutlollS ana fuLcd .i'ii siiei" a i i.e ..l'
III me senate eAidiilpel Ee's'eiuS
noon, and 1lNed next FIluay fae oHAoIN
NJ. Tor ,he Sol'uet <,tiol. ~ =, IN
tered by MI GLASS. OF ~ iiSnou. =, ~ ~
corporate the sweet Bflar lhStitu.e' VI
Amherst county, "illcn vas ieesiI'i. %
tablished by the Will OF Nhe iaie I'D
Fletcher Williams. OF una. county,
Counsel for the VaTlo1s interests lhE oiseu
in the charter appeared before the COM
mittee and made opening statements re,
garding their respective SIDES ana WIN
be present to make ulelr arguments "iieh
the body meets next FRIDAY.
Following are the names OF the a0tor-
neys and the interests which they repre-
sent: Judge John D. Horsley, tne tsus-
tee of the institute: Mr.. AUBREY II
Strobe, the executor OF the estate OF the
late Mrs. Williams; Messrs Otto L..
Scott and Buchanan Amherst county
and the Stat of Virginia; Messrs Lee
e Howard and Caskie & Coleman. The
heirs of the estate. The fight promises
to be d most interesting one and is at
tracing widespread attention throughout
the State.
There is still much gossip concerning
the successor of Judge Whitule judge
of the Fourth Judicial Circuit. The friends
of Speaker Saunders contend that if he
decides to run he will be an easy winner.
He will no announce his intentions in the
matter until there is a vacancy. Judge
w. r. Barksdale of the County Court of
Halifax, is a candidate, and his friends
saw he is meeting with much encourage
should be elected to the judgeship there
is every indication of spirited contest
for the speakership. The names OF Capt.
r. S. Parks Hon. G. G Galleher non: y.
7. Embrey. Hon. W. t. McRae ana non;
L. c. Pitcher are pelnG ireels lheh.ioiieu
by tnelf irlenus; ooi' ,. ~. 49, ~
Oh Huipepei' SAL i'o, ',17. h-.a1,ad 80
Wlll!hS ~ iis> t.ie ia W. o,oot
uie'ioi, tii''' ~ 80. -, 49, u Ryan
Gu Juu5e CIV i.,s - - -a,t sneal,er
~ 49, To,,sa ,ro,ded these gentlemen
H.onld consent to run for the places.
Hon. Stafford G.. White, who was on
Yesterday elected by the Legislature to
fill out the unexpired term Of the late
Judge John w. Rely on the Court OF APP
peals is expected to arrive in Richmond
tonight. Judge Nhlttle VIII De tehdereo
an ovation by ms frlenos upon ms sPiei'-
did triumph when ne comes TO the CITY
lie IS expected soon 70 present rs ~.
l.: gu - 80 aoi.oa ',,os;,io,3 Ie Nil,
,,,,c+ 1;I,aI,- ,s.,,r,a hie now duties m
1,a,,,,,,a,. 49, ,oa -, 49, ooro,,,ission of I,,d,a
ph1aear, viii e,,nira nv limitation of Fe6-
nav ODD Jndga Iyhittle,s term will ex-
pire with that of the Supreme Court
Judges on January LIST, 1907.
The followers OF Judge Whittle, while
not disposed to gloat over the splendid
victory of their man, and still congratu-
ating each other, are about as happy
as people ordinarily get. The fight WIS