The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05
NEW JUDICIARY
TO Be ELECTED.
Present Legislature to Choose.
The judges.
PROGRESS WITH SCHEDULE HE'D y L
Early Adjournment of Convention in
sight-senators and School Sup-
erntendents to Serve Out Their
Terms-Day's Proceedings.

erintenQehtS 10 0SISS |uA s'S.'
Terms-Day's Proceedings.
The Constitutional Convention held but
one session yesterday, but great deal
of important work was disposed Of
The schedule was practically completed.
except for several matters that were rec
commended TO the Committee on Final Re-
vision for further consideration.
An amendment was adopted providing
for tbs converting by the Governor OF the
Legislature in extra session on TUESDAY.
July 18th, to recognize the new Consn-
tuition and to prepare to put 1t into elect
Another very important Amendment was
adopted, empowering the present Legis-
laIure to elect all tbs new circuit judges
and also judges for the city courts at
Radford. Bristol and Buena Vista, unless
these latter shall be abolished meanwhile.
Mr.. Pollard secured the adoption OF one
which permits the present county and
city school superintendent to serve out
the terms for which they were chosen
last year The schedule was amended SO
as to allow Senator George Wayne An.
derson, of this city, to serve out the term
for which he was chosen. Several Inn
portant matters were referred to the
Prison Committee for report.
One of these was In relation 10 the
terms Of county and circuit court clerks
and another was an amendment offered
by Mr.. Kendall, providing that the mem
bers of the Legislature shall take the
oath and support the new Constitution.
Still another was the matter of sugges-
ting a Legislative Commission to sit III
vacation to adjust the statutes in the new
Constitution and report to the long ses-
Zion of the Legislature.
The work of the convention is being
rapidly completed and an early adjourn
ment is now apparently in sight
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention was called to order at
10 o: clock by President Goode and prayer
was offered by Rev William Davis. of
tile Methodist church. Sixty members
answered 10 their names and the journal
of the previous days, proceedings was
read and approved.
A number of leaves Of absence were
granted to various members for different
reasons.
ON motion Of Mr. ". A. Anderson, the
convention took UP the consideration OF
the schedule as reported by the Final
Revision Committee, and on motion of
Mr.. Barbour. of Culpeper, debate was
limited to five minutes.
Secretary Button proceeded to read the
schedule heretofore printed, and Mr.. w.
"A Anderson called attention TO the
amendments subsequently made by his
committee.
One of the first important amendments
adopted was that allowing the county
and corporation court judges to continue
to practice law as now until the end OF
their extended terms.
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placing the county and circuit clerks in
counties where there are two. and who
have agreed which should serve as
clerk on the same footing as to extern
sion as those who are serving in both
capacities.
Mr. Meredith opposed the amendment
in strong speech. The effect of the mo-
Ten was to make the county court
clerks the clerks of the new courts and
the circuit clerks their deputies.
Mr.. c. J. Campbell moved to pass the
section by for the present and it was
SO ordered.
The schedule was SO amended as to
allow Senator Anderson. Of this city. to
serve out the full term of four years for
which he was elected.
AS TO SENATORS.
q The amended schedule as to senator's
terms was offered by Mr. w. A. Ander-
son and adopted All the present sena-
tors are to serve out their terms, and
the successors to those whose terms
expire in 1906 will be chosen for two
years. which will bring the terms of all
senator's thereafter to be elected to 1907,
when the entire Senate will be chosen for
term Of four years
The committee proposed an amend
ment, which was adopted, continuing the
present election machinery, except reg
istration boards, which will be chosen by
the convention. until January l. 1904
Mr.. Pollard moved to allow the county
and city school superintendent to serve
out their present terms. and not to per-
nit the new State Board to interfere
with them.
Mr.. Meredith opposed the motion. and
IL was favored by Messrs. O'Flaherty,
Hancock, Pollard. Thornton, and others.
Mr.. w A Anderson sa-~ the report on
this subject was made in the interest OF
public education. The motion was warm
iy opposed by Mr.. Mcllwaine, who SAID
the new State Board should have tree
hand.
Mr.. Gordon, of Louisa, spoke on the
same line for the report OF t.ie commit
tee.
Mr.. Pollard contended that If the re-
MORT of the committee was adopted IL
would tend to MAKE enemies TO the Soh-
stitution instead OF friends.
His amendment was adopted-Ayes. 40
noes, %.
TERMS EXTENDED.
The terms Of Mayors CT cities are con-
,inuca 10 September LIST, 1904, by amend
1nent from the committee
The committee moved to amend by pro-
siding that the Governor convene the
General Assembly in extra session on
Tuesday. July Is. 1902. to put the new
Constitution into effect. and 1T was unani-
,nously adopted by the convention.
A further amendment was offered by
the committee providing that the present
General Assembly shall elect the new
circuit judges for the State and city
Judges for Buena Vista. Bristol and Rad
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