The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10

by Major Holmes Conrad, who,5
defended him before the House Commits, (,
tee for Courts OF Justice, and Messrs4,i
Wise and Watkins and Frank W. Chris1i
tian. of Richmond.
Tho decision Of the Senate yesterdays
though q foregone conclusion, excited,
much interest and a number OF peoplea
thronged the chamber to hear the ra-i
suit. gf5
The removal resolution will be sent back
to the House tomorrow, and action Is
expected Tuesday of Wednesday.
The Senate convened at 10 a. NJ. ye5rer-
day, the Lieutenant-Govern presiding.
The attendance was large. thirty-five ser-
ators being In their seats. ys S35
The committees were discharged from
the consideration of a number of hills
and they were placed on tho calendar.
Several OF these We're passed. but they
were local bills. S,s, 5S & H S$
The Senate bIll approprlating $50 o9o 4 a.
dtional for the construction Of ;hsAcells
building at the penitentiary was made a
special and continuing order for 1915 r.
M. Monday next. Il
The Senate bill to provide rooms for
taken up and passed The bill proposes
to secure four rooms In the City Hall for
this purpose. 8
The consideration of local bills taken,
from the calendar consumed practically
all the morning hour.
When the Senate resumed consideration
of the House joint resolution removing,
Judge C., j. Campbell, OF Amherst. Mr.;
Cogblll, Of Chesterfield, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved by the Senate, That the testi-s
mony taken by the investigating commits
tee Of the House OF Delegates and steno-S
graphically reported in the case OF c..
]. Campbell, judge of Amherst County
Court. printed copies Of which have been
delivered to each senator, be adoptedi
and considered by tho Serate as evidenced
In passing upon the joint resolution In
relation to the removal Of raid G. J.,4l
Campbell as judge of The County Courtl
CT Amherst.
Tho resolution was adapted by q re-s
corded vote of % to 0.
Mr. Shackelford, Of Orange. moved to-
strike out Of the list OF charges on which
the House voted to remove Judge Camps
bell the charges numbers and A. Charge
No. is that relating to the assault on \
Dr.. C. II. Crawford and No that which /
states that Judge Campbell unlawfully {
procured the indictment of Beard. In <
making this notion. Mr., shackelford
of tho removal Of Campbell. He said:
Before casting my vote in this case. 7
wish to say that perform ono of tho !,
most dsagreeable duties that my position
ever imposed on me-dlsagreeable Tor the n
reason that the machinery which has been
used to bring this cause before the Leg
4is.eture was put In motion In order to
ayengo n personal assault. which in my
opinion should have been rsslstel pel- i
sonally and because the case has been
prosecuted by personal and political ene-
mics of Judge Campbell.
In the course of the investigation les
gret to say reasons have been shown
which justify removal as shown In causes
Nos and 3 of the House resolution.
Judge Campbell must take the conee-
auences of having his recorl brought to
light, no matter by what means,
The pending question was then on tho
motion of Mr.. Shackelford, OF Orange,
to strike out the causes for removal as
agreed upon by Tie, House OF Delegates
the second and fourts causes. The pend
ing question was ordered and the vote
takenrby yeas and nays with the follow
Ing, result; - y. a..