The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-30

|, Rel before tha said committee and mace
8 his defense to the CHARGE, therei a Pre-,
@nnd Mi OF the evidence, which should ne
u considered by the Senate, In It's ACTON
{ ia Be taken on the pending House 1 ssn NJ
Il resolution for the removal from otilce
1T the said g. j. Campbell.
33&AiSS4 Third That believing that each member
@Epf the Senate should determine for nm
Relf whether the evidence su .sa a tme
signed respectfully refrain from express
ing their conclusions upon the 4, ,ev w
Respectfully submitted tsj%
(signed.) y :, !, :, ! {. V s..
R:5 4 S sRS s
SSFss ~ i$ RI =. BOYD SEARS,
1 9 9 neI:A HHTStANN WALKER.
%48si The McIwaine Report ;3s#
[ Then the Chairman Of the, comm tee {,
4 signed by five others. That report, with
whitehead, IS herewith printed IN fu VIZ w
t4 the se a day Afpr i body
4 passed the following resoluton: \.
qssst5SSe r.
ferred to = tie Geminittee for Courts Of
Justice Of the Senate, which shall re-.
port upon the Legal status 81 tme upon
+ the evidence taken and printed IN u. the
ii nause.' IL; Az a3 (, , u . . . /, Z, !, 49,
Y Of the legal status Of the case; III ls
deemed expedient, to state briefly the Pre-
ceedings which have been had ,d ther 81 n
prior to y 81 Ie bar
OF Amherst countyiand others were pre-
sented to the House. ,sof Delegates. re.
IN G me
trial Of Or. q. III. Crawford before :. e, SAID a1
Judge On contempt proceedings 4, 4, the ne
missed Said memorials appear at length.
4 on pages s to 10,s inclusive, Of the printed
tho adS
! November 1902, adopted the following
81 Resolved. s That the Committee for
4 Courts Of Justice shall investigate, the
Z charges preferred against, Judge G. y
by members bar Of the
3st.-Ssand that said committee be-. and Is
II hereby. authorized to send for persons
tbe a or e's to
aeso my 0pss
IDS hereby authorized to employ such
stenographic assistance as they. deem
necessary to take the evidence In said
q CaSe.'' IL
Pursuant to the foregoing resolution,
the Committee for Courts of Justice be-
gan the Investigation Of the said charges
m M Il Of f. this Investigation counsel rep
1 resenting the petitioners filed a supple
( mental memorial containing certain ad.
pa sfa o ud e efa see
i pages 10 to, 16 Of the printed record) And
4 bn the filing of the said supplemental
(ithsday Of January, 1908. adopted the
\ following resolution. enlarglng the scope
ss of the investigate
House that I'M the lnvestigation Of the
y rharges against Judge c., J. Campbell.
lhe said committee are hereby authorized
~ of all the charges OF malfcasance or mis-
feassance in office alleged against G.
Campbell subsequent TO his last cleo
3 tlon as Judge Of Amherst county"
What Was Contemplated. SE
SAID eSmmlttee to take test
4 and also such testimony as was offer
ed by judge Cam pbell n REPUTATION there
sn and a S2E asn4aqa s hs Ssss
4 Delegates on tho Eth daySof March, 1908,
\ which is printed in full In the Journal q
(which the committee was acting con-
tempated only such invest igation as
nnas he t1e oase y eSsatea
to take In the premises" the effect Of
Inc SECOUu aIGSOiullOn DclnR SlOlDly 10
enlarge the scope Of the Inquiry. with
the aiorIty, OF the committee to the
buttons as to authority under ' witch h the
testimony was taken. and concludes as
I'VE think proper to herewith submit
the formulated charges and resolutions
which we think should be adopted, so
as to comply with the requirements Of
4 he Constitution with re- ~ 10
+ after" I'd 's
u appears. from the journal Of the
9pse that nere Vas VA Esnt diversity
i COMMITTEES and Of the House itself. as
TO what charges should be agreed on as
tho basis Of the proceeding against Judge
embodied in a concurrent resolution wi iIsf
was communicated to the Senate.
Merely lnquisitorlai.
Up to this point, the action of the
Whest aa Of Being
ny the Constitution, or Of proceedlng ir
20, WIN rs preys,Hns
i'JudEes may be removed from office
for cause hy concurrent vote Of boll
majority OF all the members elected Il
each House must concur in such vote
and the cause OF removal shall be en-
judge against whom the General AS
8 have notice thereof. accompanied BY i
copy Of the causes alleged for his re-
"A lnoval at least twenty days before tn,
day on which either House OF .the Gen
r eral Assembly shall act thereon.''
l5ss As no notice whatever had been giver
Judge Campbei' that Che General Assem-
Ks bly, WAS about 70 proceed against him un
y der the provisions Of this section OF tht
d Consultation, accompanied by n copy
\ OF the causes alleged for his removal
tie said concurrent resolution was sc
amended by the Senate as TO provide fol
n the notification required by the Consri
1893, the following concurrent resolution
as amended by the. Senate, was agreed
70 by both houses OF the General Assem-
HResolyed. by the House Of Delegates
ll,e Senate concprr!ngl, That the Gen
s eral Assembly will proceed TO determine