The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
WEEK OF INTEREST
WITH LAW MAKERS
Three Important Matters TO Re-
ceive Attention.
THE coDIFYING COMMISSIONS
Question of It's Appointment TO 30
Passed Upon-circuit Judgeship
Contests-Matter of Adjourn-
n,ent Till November.

Much interest attaches to the work Of:
the General Assembly this week Three
important matters are to be- determined
and there is popular interest In all Of
them
Judges for the new circuits formed un~
der the Constitution Just put into effect
are to be chosen: the question OF whether!
or not a codifytns commission shall be-
appointed Is to be decided: and the matt
ter OF adjourning from the end OF thsi
All fthese problems Will probably.
week. to November Will be determined.
have been solved by Wednesday. The
question of appointing a codifying COM
mission will come up in both branches !.
on Tuesday: the caucus to nominate Cir,
cult judges In contested districts will bel
held Tuesday night. and 1t Is eSpectedE
that tho House resolution providing fosif
adjournment from next Friday to NoveElr-1
Der 18th will come up in the House to-
morrow or next day
A very short and important session OF
the General Assembly will be- held to-.
morrow. It Is going to be difficult to gee
a quorum nearly all the members o&
both houses who live in the eastern or
middle section of the State went nome
Friday to spend Sunday. Only those
whose homes are a long way on arc mere
now All knew at adjournment hour bTIs
da that the fight of the short term wiki
occur on Tuesday and nothing OF conse-t
quence will be done tomorrow. And so5
there will be no hurry to get In their
seats tomorrow on the part OF the mem ]
bers of either house.
1t has been demonstrated that the heat
of midsummer is too oppressive Tor Leg.
islators to do their best work for ther
constituents and for this reason little
will be attempted at the present session.
and an early adjournment is anticipated!
Practically nothing has been accom-
plished go far. beyond the taking OF the,
oath, and when the new circuit Judges
shall all have been nominated and elect
ed. the body will likely adjourn until
November.
The House has already passed joint
resolution fixing next Friday as the day
for final adjournment, but the Senate
will probably amend it SO as to prolone
the session into the following week. AZ
1t may be discovered that amendments
to the election laws, and other ieglsla-s
ton which will require but little tins
are needed.
The codifying commission Tight VIII
come up on Tuesday In both Houses. but
the idea of choosing commission rom
the Legislature Is already as dead as a
hammer Whatever the Senate may do
on the subject, the House will hardly adopt
such a measure, for the impression IS
widespread among the members that
some deal or State Is in the air. ana
thew are determined to see that 1t Is
..snla shed" A reconciliation may be-
brought about and joint COMMITTEES be
appointed to work on the codif1cadon OF
the laws. and report on them at the Mo-
ven1ber session
The t1dseship CAUCUS to be held Tues
dav night will be one of great interest
The various contests have attracted much
attention. and the friends OF all OF this
candidates are hard at work. A great
number OF political leaders Will come 70
the city tomorrow and Tuesday to take
part in tho battles. The following Is a.
schedule OF the contests. with hst OF
the candidates:
Norfolk county: Captain John W. Hap
per. Portsmouth
Brunswick; Judge ]. F. West, Sussex.
Eighth Circuit: Judge John NJ. White.
Charlottesville. A1r. Paul Petit, Fluvan-
ma.
Twelfth Circuit: Judge T. r 3. Wright.
Essex: Hon. Lloyd T. Smith. Northura-
berIand.
Garnett. Matthew's: Hon. claggett b
Jones. King and Queen
Eighteenth Circuit: Judge S. Houston
fletcher, Rockbddge: Judge Lyman
,Chalkley. Augusta
Nineteenth Circuit: Judge George K.
Anderson. Allegheny; Judge G. w. Breck-
cnridge. Botetourt-
twentieth Circuit: Judge ]. Randolph
Tucker. Bedford: Judge Henry e. Blair.
Montgomery.
Twenty-second Circuit: Mr.. w ]. Hen
son. Giles: Judge. J. H. Stuart, TazewelL
Twenty-third Circuit: Judge James p:
Sheeey. Smyth; ex-Judge F. 3. Hutton
Washington.
Twenty-fourth Circuit: Judge H A W.
skeeu. Wise; Judge n. A. Bond, Scott
County Courts of Powhatan and Cum
berIand: Mr. W. NJ. Smith and Captain
J. a. Booker. OF Cumberland. and Messrs.
Haskius Hobson. Jr.. and Joseph T. Sad
Ter. of Powhatan.