The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-08
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CIRCUIT COURTS
IN SMALL CITIES
Mr.. QuarIes Wants System Changed
TO Have These.
BIG FIGHT OVER THIS IDEA.
The Augusta Member Insists That hlauy Of
the tiustings Courts Are Not Needed.
Some Circuits unsatis-
factory.
Mr.. QuarIes Wants System Changed
BIG FIGHT OVER THIS IDEA.

The Constitutional Convention yester-
day debated for four hours a resolution
offered by Mr.. Quarles recommittlng sec
ton of the judiciary report, with III
structions to report a new section put
ting all cities of the second class in the
circuits. No vote was taken on the
propositions.
a committee was named to confer with
=: similar one from the Legislature to
fix and report q. schedule tor the ad-
journment and reassenlblinS otethat body.
There was a large attendance OF mem
bers and numerous visitors were on the
floor Among the latter were General
Scott Shipp, of Lexington, ana lion Ben
r. Harrison, of Amherst. Delegate. =.
w. Campbell, Of Washington. was in the
chair. for a while. The body adjourned
at O'Clock till noon tomorrow
THE DAY in DETAIL
The convention met at 10 o'clock; pray.
er by DR.. Dunaway, seventy members
being present.
A number OF petitions relating to the
liquor license resolution were presented.
Mr. Thorn presented a petition from
the wholesale grocers and TOBACCO deal
ers of Tidewatcr Virginia in favor of the
passage of the Witlcrs Railroad Corpora
ton Commission.
A. resolution offered by Mr.. OFlaherty
that the convention meet on 2Menday at
y O'Clock was adopted.
4 resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of q. special committee confer
with the Legislature as TO the time or
adjournment or that body was. presented
by MI. I'urnbull aud adopted sza
The chair named the followinSclncmber
on the committee: Aessrs. INrlipuil, X
Walton Moore, BraSton, Wysor, and
Wescott.
The convention went into Committee OF
the Whole to consider the report Oh the
judiciary Committee, Mr.. Boaz presiding
Mr. Quar,es offered a substitute for Or.
Dunaway's amendment, instructinS the
convention to refer section 5, back TO the
Judiciary Committee with instructions L"
redistrict the State, putting all cities OF
the second class III the circuits.
Speaking. of his resolution, Mr.. Quarles
said he was not in favor OF monthly
terms where they were. rot needed. nor
OF more judges than We're necessary tor
the dispatch of business. lie opposed
city and corporation courts for cities
of the second class. They should all be
e,nbrac ed III the system of Circuit courts
He :claimed that there was no sanctitE
surrounding the committee who: made
the report The report was the, property
OF the convention and each. member here
had a right to examine it. discuss II,
and if it was satisfactory adopt It; 9TH
erwise, make it suitable to&tlle wishes
OF all the members of the convention or
destroy it entirely
! WAS A. COMPROMISE.
T.. He said the report made was .admltte'i
to be a compromise report and such 'loc'
uments were not. entitled to tie accepted
as that Of q committee. All the mem
:ers of the committee had signed the
report, and yet on every section 9e'
considered members OF that. committee
Including the chairman, have been lead
inc fights for or against it,. After fur
Their criticisms of The COMMITTEES, Mr.,
Ouarles proceeded to show that the CIT!
Of stanton was made to pay every cent
OF the salary of its corporation JudS2,
while the cities of Danviie. Petersburg
and Roanoke paid but one halt the sai-
aries of their judges. he said such an
/. encouragement was monstrous In ITS IN
Justice. lie asked why such thing had
been done.
Mr. Meredith explained that. clues OIL
less than ten thousand Inhabitants nav
ing corpora ton courts at present pro
tested against having their courts
merged into the circuit courts, altno'ish
it was admitted by many OF them that
finally agreed l,y them that they Wca'o
nav the Salaries OF their Judges aud TINS
was provided for.
MI. Ouar.cs: The gentleman had pet
ter have made an o~atorical answer
Mr.. Meredith: Il can't talh oratorE- |
try t.; talk common sense. tApplauso).
WAS NOT NEEDED.
Mr.. Qunrlcs. in reply 10 question,
stated that he did not think Staunton
needed q corporation court; that no pns-
meg; men OF Stanton wanted IL ana
THAI the court was kept up 20 give inc
;u,;c, an Office lie declared that the
committee h9d forced = court on staUr-
ION that the peorEc cid not want
He then criticised the eighteenth Cir
c1;t composed of Rockingham. Augusta
ana Eockhridgc Counties ana contend
cd that no one judge could transact The
business OF that circuit. He also crit
;riscd the nineteenth circuit and stated
that the two circuits were not properly.
arranged.
AR Braxton spoke ably for report and.
u, rcplv3 to his colleague, Judge Quarlcs.
Flo rccited the amount OF litigation i'll