The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
SECTION 8 Still! III =. i.
UNDER Il i. + FIRE RI !.
Another Day Consumed in lis Dis
cussion.
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STAND.
Tor EoI. sAs1E
Judges Campbell, porsloek,, eQuarles fgaEd
asx.. Others Join In Fight Against tbs
Committee Report---Day's is4-t' ~
Proceedings.

nearly four hours in debate in committee
OF The Whole (Nir. Boaz in the cnair)
over section eight of the report OF the
Judiciary Committee
Judge Compbeil, of Amherst. spoke al
length in favor OF Mr.. Dunaway s motion
to 1ecomrit the section and It was vas, over
whelmiHgly defeated. a substitute i%for
section eight was offerGd by Mr.
Dunaway, which hadll "ttieF effect
OF dividinb the State into twenty
seven circuits, no one Of (which should
contain more than four counties. Mr..
DunaHay wanted the whole matter pass
ed by for the present, but this was de-
feated. and it was debated at great
length. The convention adjourned, pend
ing the discussion. and no vote was reach.
ed. The body will meet again at 10
o'clock to-day. 49,
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS:
The convention met at 10 o'clock; prayer
by DIR. J. B. Hawthorne,gc seNerty-tWo
members being present. -el-s rusf rrss7
The convention VENT nto Committee or
the Whole to further consider the report
Of the Judiciary Committee, Mr.. Boaz
presiding. Judge Campbell resumed his
speech in support Of the resolution offered
by Dr. Dunaway. that the report be
recommended with instructions to dis
trict the State into judicial districts so
cluded in one circuit. [1rlA LsboLrgC
He said if the report of the committees
were to be ADOPTED without examination
or amendment. the convention Could got
through its work in ten days. This would
oe good for the convention. built "ou1d
be disastrous to the people OF the Com
mcnwealth.
He claimed that the County Courts had
not been abolished. True, he sald the
No. tod n X n
so. but You watt he exclaimed. "ualIl
this matter comes up in the convention
and the roll is called and metnoers acre
have to go on record, and we VIII see
whether the County Court system is ao>l-
ished or not.
SALARIES TOO HIGHGsG
Judge Campbell said ille}Jniea ltsCno re-
Fiction on Judges Hancock andusslElson
in stating there was no sense III SlVihS
them $500 a year. when; they would be
glad to continue in ofi!ceauptil they died
at $500. -g S
He thought they were excellent judges,
and he voted for them in the Legisla-
ture. land if you take me off the bench
] will come to the Legislature again bye
and bye ana 1 will vote for them again.
he exclaimed.
DR.. Mcllwaine said he had been grossly
misrepresented by Messrs. Campbell and
Quarles in their referring to him as ad-
vocating the report Of the committee
without amendment. He said he was
not such a fool as that. SPAll3 heo NAG
said was that the report was the Hatured
work OF able men, and it should not pc
sent back to the committees but amend
ments should be made by the Committee
of the Whole. He had opposed recon-
and he did so still.
:.
The resolution to rccC.nmt was over
rejected.
DR.. Dunaway offered another amend
ment and submitted a list of twenty
seven judicial circuits as a, substitute for
the report of the committee.
1t rnerges cities of the second class in
to the circuits. and does5cUnota Include
more than four counties in any lone cir
cult. s5uae ~ 81
Mr.. Wise raised the point OF orderthat
the identical question involved had, been
debated for three days, anu2had just been
defeated
DR.. Runaway claimed that re present
was intended for action by
the Committee of the Whole, the former
was to recommit for action by the judi
ciary Committee. He asked that the
be passed by, so that his sub
stitute could be printed and members aC-
quaint themselves with the merits OF the
proposed apportionment OF circuits.
CHAIRS RULING.
The Chair ruled the amendment, was
in order. qa2.5 ,I9Is xcg
DR.. Dunaway made another speech in
favor Of monthly, terms OF courts,yand his
argument was along the Jsameuline OF
his speech. heretofore fully reported, and
against destroying the old county-court
day. He strongly urged that section sand
his amendment be passed by until Wed
nesday.
Chairman Hunton opposed the amend
ment and the motion to pass by. He
said 1t was the exact scheme that had
been debated for more than three days
and overwhelmingly defeated.nLIt meant
that DR. Dunaway thought that unaided
he could in night arrange a more sat
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