Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

Amherst. be notified that on the Goth day
| of December, 1902, the general assembly of
Virginia 1roceeG to consider the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved by the general assembly of
| Virginia that c.. J. Campbell. judge Of the
county court of Amherst county be, and
he is hereby, removed from the Office of
| judge of said county court, for the follow
| ing reasons:
]. Conduct unbecoming judge OF this
Commonwealth.
. For assaulting and cowhidins
sutton in. his court, while he. the said G.
j. Campbell was judge of the same.
g. That the clerk of the house Of dele
gates furnish the said c. ]. Campbell
with a copy of this resolution.
The matter was discussed at some
length and during the discussion. Which
was as 10 the procedure only. Mr.. Her
mans suggested that the matter should
be disposed of before the Christmas re-
cess to clear the way for the regular
business of the session.
MR.. WARE MOVED TO TABLE.
Mr.. Ware. of Amherst, moved to table
the resolution but as it was not before
in order.
Mr.. West and others thought the com
mittee should be given an opportunitS to
act on the resolution before it was pro-
posed to Discharge them from its con
sideration.
Mr.. Jennings stated that delegations
from Amherst and Nelson desired to be
heard when the resolution was taken up
b., the committee. Finally the whole mat
ter was left to the committee without
acton by the house on the Heermans
resoluuon. and without any discussion of
the merits Of the case.
The action of the senate in passing
joint resolution providing for revision
of the code in conjunction with the work
of conforming the statutes to the con-
stitution was communicated to the house.
and provoked some discussion, chiefly in
the way of explanation of the plan and
the necessity therefor. Messrs. Hunley
and Settle and Fea therston explained the
resolution and pointed out the need of it:
ORDERED TO ENDORSEMENT:
These bills on the calendar were or
dered TO their third reading and engToss-
ment:
House bill to pay certain officers Of the
Virginia penitentiary certain salaries. due
them and not paid.
House bill to amend and re-enact section
753 of the Code of Virginia as amended
and re-enacted by an act entitled AN act
to amend and re-enact section 1853 Of the
Code of Virginia. relating to State de-
positories.' etc. -
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
These new bills We're introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Stearnes: To correct an alleged
erroneous assessment OF lands Of Jane E.
and w. l. Smiths estate, in Warwick
county.
BY Mr.. Toney: 4 bill to authorize. the
school board of the city of Manchester
TO borrow money ndzissue bonds not to
exceed sl5,ooo, for building and equipping
a School-house. +a--;izz--7.sS-sp
Il BY Nh. Thomas Y. Gardner: bill
providing for the extension OF the COR
porate limits Of cities and towns.
By Mr.. Whitehead: To prohibit the
establishment and location OF smallpox
| hospitals. OF. pest-houses within two hun
dred yards Of the public streets and roads
IN any city or county in the Common
wealth. 4frSg
BY Mr.. Stafford: To amend andre i..l,.
enact section $685. of the Code of vir-s
gina. in relation to the exemption OF
!aborinS men who are householders, and
providing for waving the same.
By Mr. Fulton: To authorize the trus-
tees OF the Cltntwood school district to
issue bonds, to build n schools house in
said district. and to sell the present
school-honse site and with the proceeds
purchase another. Fss staes
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