Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-19
THE CONVENTION

the com mittee OF the whole was con-
6rmed yesterday as an Institution in
the organization of the constitutional
convention.
Mr.. Keezells motion to reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. Walton Moore's
resolution to abolish the committee OF
the whole was adopts few days ego
was taken up and discussed and after
debate the motion to reconsider was
sdopted-yeas, 81; nays, 19.
The question before the convention
then was the adoption OF Mr.. Moore's
resolution to abolish the committee OF
the whole, and it wac defeated by q
recorded vote OF % 10 favor of the
proposition TO 81 against 1t.
Colonel Summers introduced reso.
luton as an amendment to the report
of the legislative department providing
for reduction OF the State representa-
ton 10 Congress In accordance with
any reduction Of the actual vote. The
resolution was intended as an offset to
the effort to disfrancbise the illiterate
negro vote, but IL attracted no atien.
ton, as Mr.. Pedigo had offered q
similar resolution earlier in the Session.
Judge Harrison presented amend
ments to the report OF the committee
on legislative department. His propo-
sition ia that members OF the legislature
shall be elected as Dow-seDators for
four years and delegates for two years
IL provides further that there shall b.
biennial sessions OF the legislature OF &c
days instead OF 80 days. beginning the
second Wednesday in January.
The convention Immediately went
into committee of the whole to con.
slider the report OF the committee on
legislative department, and the re-
mainder OF the session was devoted to
the discussion of questions relating to
the terms of members of the General
Assembly.
There was an important and interest.
ing session of the judiciary commit, ee
yesterday morning. The clerk an.
nounoed that Messrs. Ayers and Walk.
er had recorded their votes In oppcsi'
ton to the motion made by Mr.. Thorn
at previous meeting that section 3 oil
the present constitution. defining the
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals. be retained. This, in effect,
adopts the report OF the subcommittee
signed by Messrs. Thorn, Robertson,
Smith, Cameron. Meredith, and Brsx
ton. The subcommittee, composed OF
Messrs. Walker, Eggleson, and With
era, made its report concerning the
court system for cities aud towns. Sew.
ersl amendments were adopted and
the report was then adopted by the
committee. AS amended 1t reads Bs
follows:
Richmond. Va, Sept. ii, 1901.
To the Hon. Epp, Hunton, Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee:
The undersigned special committee. sp-
pointed for the purpose of making sugs e3tions
as to system Of courts for the cities of the
Commonwealth, respectfully report, as fol-
lows:
1. That for the purpose Of q judicial sys-
| tenn the cities OF Virginia be considered as di.
| vided into two classes the first class to in
clude all cities containing by the last proceed
ing United States census or other authorized
| by law ~ 500 inhabitants or more, and the
| second class to include ali cities containing
according to said census, less than 12,6UO in
hsbitsnts.
| 2. That each city OF the first class shall be
| included within one Of the judicial circuits OF
) the State, and the judge for the circuit shall
hold a separate term or his court In and for
such city, II such city shall contain less
than 10000 inbsbitsnts, ii shall, in addition
to the circuit court, have one city judge, who
shall hold a corporation OF hastings court
| and If the city shall contain 300, 600 inhsbi.
| fat.f n hal ha al ad fof sal
city such additional judge or Judges as the
publ interests may from time to time re-
quire and with such jurisdiction as may be
! conferred by law.
3. Ihat esch city of the sec md class shall
be included within one Of the judicial cir
cults OF the STATE but no separate Term of the
circuit court shall be held therefor so long as
such city shall retain its city court. All
cities of this class now existing shall, in ad
dition to the circuit court, have one city
judge, who shall hold corporation or hus'
tings court, but esch city Of the second class
msy abolish its corporation court by ma
jOrity OF the qualified voters thereof voting 10
favor Of abolishlng the same at elections to be
held for the purpose IN two successive years.
4. The salsries of the judges OF ali the
courts Of cities Of the first class, so far as fixed
by the State, shall be plid one.haf By the
8. The sssry Of the oorporhtion judges Of
the cities OF the second class shall be paid OF.
iirely bS the city, and one-half OF the salary
of the Judge OF the Circuit Court shall be p,id
by the State, and the other one.hslf by the
cities and counties in the circuit, TO be appor.
toned among them according to their popu.
lat on.
D. That hereafter no corporation or hust-
ings court shall be established In any city
within this State with less than $500 10.
habitants. Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED p. THoM,
FRANCIS L. sMITH,
VIM Z. CAMERON,
VIM. GORDON RoBERTsoN, L
A. y. BRsXToS,
C.V MEREDITH,
Committee.
dissent from section reqniring Two cleo |
tons to abolish corporation courts abolish In /
cities of second Glass; and do no. assent TO /
payment Of salaries 10 manner suggested.
EUGENE WITHERs.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Twenty-Five Iodian maidens were
baptized at the Pomonkey Iodisp reser.
walton, 10 King William county yester-
day. The scene was probably one oil
the most interesting of the kind ever
witnessed In this State.
PC. Warwick, who is now engaged
10 re-survey OF the States oyster
grounds, says that the work thus far
done shows an increase of over 800
pieces. The Dew survey, Mr.. Warwick
says. will show that there are at leas
4 900 acres still available for renting.
The entire acreage now rented by the
Commonwealth is $4,000, which brings