The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-12
lEGlSlATU RE
The Campbell Report Adopted
Charges as Preferred by Majority
Committee Accepted by
House.

The Campbell case came up in The
House Monday. The majority report
winch gives Tour causes Tor the removal
oil the Amherst Judge WAS presented and
wac met 10y motion from Mr. Folkes Of
Richmond, that all causes should be-
stricken out save the two on which the
committee was unanimous These were
the selection of Judge Wood to try the
assault case aud the alleged prosecution
OF Sheriff Beard Messrs Sipe and -
opposed the motion Mr.. SouthAll moved
that the House take up each charge
separately.
There was a long discussion and Mr.
SouthaH finally withdrew his motion
and submitted one that the House strike
out the first charge-that Judge CamD
bell had conuived at the sale of honor bv
Druggist Day, but it was finally lost
on vote of 20 TO 81
AmOtion followed to strike out that
part OF the report relating to the COW
hiding This was lost by the same vote
numef ically, although there was some
difference in the alignment of the mem
oers The resolutions making the charges
upon which Judge Campbell was to be
tried the same as those in the majority
report were then adopted without divi
sion. The resolutions go to the senate
Tor concurrence.
In the senate a letter was read from DR.
Drewry, of the Centeral State Hospital.
counting an investigation OF the charges
that have been brought a. ainst its man
agement. Mr. keezell's motion that the
committee on public institutions be au-
thorized to make a thorough investiga
tion was unanimously adopted
The bill TO re-enact and amend the sec
ton 0f the code in rQrart - IL,
towns In conformity with the new consti-
tuition was reported by the committee
that has had it in charge.
Mr.. Lyle opposed the bill increasing
the salary OF the reporter Of the Court of
Appealsfrom 200 to$ 500 MrLyle's
amendment was Lost by a vote OF Is to
., and the bill was ordered to its en-
grossment
The senate bill to amend the code in
relation to collection of taxes and levies
WAS passed
Hon. X. G. Southall, member of the
House from Amelia and Nottoway. has
resigned his seat. MIR Southall retires in
order to wind up some private matters
before assuming his congressional du-
ties In Washington next winter as rep
resentative from the Fourth Virginia
district. He has served several terms in
the House. Speaker Ryan will shortly
order IA special election to fill the vacancy
and II is said that Col. Meade Haskins.
OF Nottoway, will be chosen.
A senate joint resolution was reported
from the Committee on Courts, looking to
an amendment to the Constitution to re-
store the method OF election of Senators
that obtained under the old Constitution
This retains the "hold-over" Senators
The bill of Mr.. Mcllwaine, making Sc
crecy in divorce proceedings very diff
cult, was brought up and passed after
some discussion and unsuccessful efforts
to amend the measure
The general game law for the State
was reported, and amended in several re-
sPects. Ii was made a special order for
Friday.
1t the House the Lyle Child Labor bill
was so amended as to make it practical
ly the Cabell bill and passed.
The Barksdale Pure Election bill was
the subject OF n long discussion in the
House. MIR. Cumming made a strong
speech for the insertion OF the word cor
euptly, as desired by the committee
Able speeches were made for and against
the amendment, but no action was
taken.