The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-14
1IH Il IS
BEING ADOPTED.
Committee Winning Their
Battles.
FEW MATERIAL ]. e. AMENDMENTS.
Committee Refuses to Strike Out Minimum
Salary Of Supreme Court Judges.
The Days Pro-
ceedings.
Judiciary Committee Winning Their
FEW MATERIAL AMENDMENTS

day devoted its entire session., save the
morning hour, to a further consideration
of the report of the Committee on Judi
| ciary and made considerable progress
thereon.
Several sections were disposed of and
but few. amendments were adopted, though
several were offered and rejected. An
amendment offered by the committee was
adopted, providing that when a city
court shall tie without a judge for ninety
days it shall become part of the cir
cult in which it is situated. Section 13
was amended SO as to provide that
judges of city courts Of the second class
shall not be required to hold Circuit
| Court, and so as to permit the judge
| of city court to reside within a mile of
| the corporation.
Mr.. Quarles moved to. strike out $4,000
sa larry for judges of the Supreme Court
and leave the matter of fixing salary to
the Legislature. This was rejected after
a long debate.
The report of the Conference Commit
tee on adjournment of the Legislature
was presented and laid on the table. a
resolution was offerd by Mr.. Turnbull
and adopted limiting speeches on the
| judiciary report to twenty minutes. Sec
tion 2 of the report was excepted from
the provisions Of the resolution. Among
the prominent Virginians on the floor
of the convention were ex-senator Frank
T. Glasgow. Of Botetourt. and Judge ].
Thompson Brown. Of Nelson.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention met at 10 O'Clock.
There was prayer by DR.. Dunaway.
| Seventy-two members were presnt.
Mr.. Turnbull offered a resolution that
speeches on the further consideration OF
the report of the Judiciary Committee be
limited to twenty minutes.
Chairman Hunton offered to amend so
that no limit be placed on discussion
of section 2 relating to jurisdiction Of
Supreme Court. It was adopted
Mr.. w. A. Anderson referring to the
assertion MADE yesterday that he had not
been present more than month III the
conve ntion, stated that he had examined
the record and found that he was absent
only thirteen days before Oct. LIST, and
after that time he was absent eighteen
days by reason Of other duties
He said he did not intend to lecture
the convention yesterday and did not
think his remarks justified that charge.
Mr. Turnbull said he intended no in
Justice to Mr.. Anderson in his remarks
Thursday. and had no doubt he had
quoted the record correctly.
PLAN REPORTED.
Mr. Turnbull, for the Joint Legislative
and Convention Committee, submitted a
report recommending that the Legisla-
ture adjourn on December Goth, to meet
February 10Th. The report was ordered
to lie on the table without action by the
convention.
An amendment to section II. offered
by the committee, providing that when
a Hastings Court of a. city was without
a Judge for ninety days. it should become
a part of the Circuit Court system and
e. Go he tran TO
Circuit Court, was adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr.. keezen
to section IS was adopted. providing that
judges of city courts OF the second class
should not be required TO hold Circuit
Courts.
Section Is was further amended so as
to permit a judge OF a city court to re-
side within mile Of the corporation.
Section IA. authorizing the Legislature
to establish a court to administer laws
necessary under the Torrens system OF
land registration was adopted,
Section 10. relating to appointment of
guardians, committees of estates, admin
istrators. &c. and the probate of wills
by clerks of Circuit Courts was adopted.
Upon reconsideration Section 10 was
passed by so that the Judiciary Commit
tee could further perfect the language OF
the section. 1t was considered as giving
clerks too much Jurisdiction.
OFFICIAL TERMS.
Section Is relating to terms OF Office of
judges was ADOPTED.
Section II was taken UP.
Mr.. Quarles moved to strike out $1,000
salary of Supreme Court judges and leave
it to the Legislature to fix. He said it
should be left to the Legislature. If fixed
in the Constitution it was too much now
and might be too little twenty years hence
DR.. Dunaway moved to strike out the
whole of Section II, which relates to the
salaries of Supreme Court. Circuit Court
and City Court judges and the pro-
portion in which the State and localities
shall pay them He thought the Legisla-
ture corpeent to deal with the question.
Speaking on the Quarles motion, Mr..
Braxton showed that the convention Of
1851 fixed a minimum salary of $1,000 for
Supreme and $1,000 for Circuit Court
judges, with the addition Of mileage. He
said that was twice as much cost Of liv-
ing considered as the amounts recon-
mended by the Judiciary Committee.
NLr. WitherS advocated striking out
minimum salaries. and said when Viz
5ginia lawyers became so prosperous they
would refuse to become judges the State
would be prosperous enough, and the
Legislature could be trusted, to increase
salaries sufficiently to induce them to
do so. He had no fears whatever on
lIlS point
SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
Mr.. r. Walton Moore opposed the
amendment. saying the Constitution pro-
vided the salary for the executive head
of the governmnt, and it was equally
necessary that the judiciary Department
| of the Government should be protected
from any possibility of having their sal
aries placed so low as to practically de-
stroy its efficiency
Chairman Hunton made an earnest
speech in opposition to the amendment,
5contending that judges ought to t'e law
yers of extensive legal knowledge and
practice and to get good lawyers enough
salary should be paid them to attract the
| best class. He said the report did not
limit it to $4,000. but simply fixed a min
Eimum. 1t could be increased as neces-
sity required.
Mr.. Lindsay Gordon strongly support
8ed the amendment He said Mr.. Huntcn
and others of the Judiciary Committee
had continually argued that everything