The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-15
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That Body 10 FixI Salaries 4 Circuit.
Judges.
PEOPLE TO ELECT MAGISTRATES.
The Amendment Of MI. 3. I. Gordon is
Adopted Judiciary Report Is
Completed Except
seetionz.
That BODY 10 FIX. Salaries Of Circuit
PEOPLE TO ELECT MAGISTRATES z ] S

The Constitutional Convention yester-
day further considered, the Judlciatr7S.Ie
port in Committee of the Whole,. ana ana
completed 1t with the exception OF !! sec
stion 2. !.
Much debate was, had on Mr. winners
amendment striking out the s. PROVISION !
fixing the salaries Of circuit judges anu !;
leaving the matter to the Legislature
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. DunaWay offered an amendment
striking out the provision requiring the
counties tospay one-halfs Of the salaries
+ of the circuit judges and placing the
cost entirely upon the State. The amend
sment was rejected:
Sections 10. 10, TO- 81 and % were passed
without amendment and when section
% was takensu up, relating to the jurisdic-
ton and mode Of appointment OF; justices
Z of the peace, Mr.. Gordon OF Nelson.
moved to amend by striking the section
out. The amendment was adopted. This
completed the report, except as to sec
ton 2.
THE DAWN DETAIL.
The convention met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by Dr.. McIlwaine; sixty-tive
members being present.
Leaves of absence We're granted severa!
members.
DR.. McIlwaine. chairman of the Com
nlittee on Education. made report on
the composition of the State BaorG of
Education and recommended that it be
composed of the Governor, Attorney-Gen-
.eral, Superintendent of Pulic Instruction,
one City and one County superintendent
of Schools, and the heads of the Univer-
sity, Polytechic Institute, at Blacksburg,
and lie State Female Normal School. at
Farmville.
The school superintendent on the
board are to ]be selected by the other six
members, but shall not participate in the
election of County and City Superintend-
ents.
The convention went into Committee
of the Whole to consider t. report Of the
Judiciary Committee. Chairman Boaz
notified members that he would strictly:
enforce the twenty-minute debate rule.
Mr. Withers spoke i'll support Of his
amendment to strike out of section II all
that related to payment of $500 salary
to circuit judges and leave it to the Legis-
lature.
WAS NOT DEMANDED.
He said the judges We're not demand
ing this extra pay. 1t was ridiculous
and shameful for this convection of law
yers to give to members of their profess
sion all these fat positions, and then
pay them more than they were asking
for
Mr. Meredith contended that the Iabors
CT the judges in future would be doubled
but the increase of salary would not be
doubled
He then showed how the work Of
Judges ofr> City Courts had been in
creased and the expenses of the
cities increased, whereas the county
court expenses was decreased by fifty
per cent. s@
Judge Quarles said the convention pos
sessed sovereign powers, it was the State,
and should protect all the citizens there
of. and it was unwise, unbusiness-like,
and wrong: to declare that for all time
in the future the people of the State
should not be allowed to pay less than
900 a year to circuit judges.
WE'RE FLYING TOO, HIGH.
Mr.. Eggleston earnestly supported the,
amendment He thought some members
of the convention were flying too high,
and were in danger of robbing tue people
of rights they were sent here to protect.
Mr.. Richmond, made a strong speech
for the amendment, and declared that
it was an outrage to attempt to thus tie
the hands of the Legislature in the in
terests of members of the legal profess
sion. ~,
Mr.. Keezell ably advocated the amend
ment and said he was ABSOLUTELY certain
that the first Legislature which met after
the convention adjourned would change
the circuits as arranged by the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. James ". Gordon opposed the
amendment on the ground that if the
Legislature was not compelled by the
Constitution to pay good salaries. it
might by indirecton throttle the judi
ciary Department of the Government by
making salaries so small, that judges 4
could not lbe obtained.
Mr.. Bouldin urged that the fixing of
salaries be left to the Legislature
MIR. Parks supported the amendment
Mr.. Barbour sustained the report of the
committee.
WAS ADOPTED.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Withers
to strike out the minimum amount named
for circuit and city court judges. was
adopted by a vote of IS to II. This leaves
it to the Legislature to fix salaries.
Many pairs: were announced
Judge Quarles' amendment to strike out
the whole section was rejected without
debate.
Dr. Dunnaway offered an amendment
to section II, striking out that portion
requiring Inc, State to; pay half the :ex-
.penses of Judges. The chair ruled it
out of order By-unanimous consent, Dr..
Dunnaway was granted the privilege OF
making a speech. He Gid so.
The ruling of the chair was also ny
unanimous consent, suspended and a vote
taken on the amendment 1t was over
wheimingly rejected:
The following resolutions were adopted
without amendment:
Section IS, relating to impeachment and
removal proceedings.
Section 10. prohibiting all judges from
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