Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-15
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


Of the Senate. The matter came up as
the special order, and after long and
hot debate was referred to the judiciary
committee, which will report on the
legal status of the question.
This action is regarded 10y the friends
of Campbell as victory for him, and
some 60 SO far as to say that it Is an at
tempt to smother the entire proceeding
in committee, and express the belief that
the committee will not make report at
this session of the legislature.
When the special order was called,
the House resolution Of removal was
read, and Mr.. Clayton offered resolu-
ton providing that the Senate proceed
on the 18th to determine whether or not
Judge Campbell be removed, and that
the evidence taken by the House COM
mittee be considered as legal testimony
by the Senate in its final action.
Mr.. Massie opposed the adoption of
the resolution on the ground Of irregu-
larity. Then followed considerable
cross-fring between Mr.. Clayton on the
one side and Messrs. McIlwaine, Opie
and Barksdale on the other, these latter
claiming that it would be unfair to Judge
Campbell for the Senate to act in his
case without having read the evidence;
and Mr.. Barksdale declared that in the
event the Senate concurred in the House
report the case would be taken to the
Court of Appeals. Mr.. Bardsdale made
a strong defense of Campbell, winding
up with an appeal to the Senate to do
him justice.
Mr.. Shackelford offered as a substitute
for the Clayton resolution the following;
Resolved, That the question of the
removal of Judge G. ]. Campbell be re-
ferred to tie committee for courts OF
Justice of the Senate, which shall report
upon the legal status of the question,
and, further, their conclusions upon the
evidence taken and printed in the cause.
Mr.. Halsey offered the following
amendment, which was accepted by Mr..
Shackelford: "Resolved, That the reso-
buttons passed by the House Of Delegates
removing Judge G. j. Campbell from
Office as Judge of the County Court OF
Amherst county be and they are hereby
referred to the committee on courts OF
Justice, with instructions to consider and
report at the earliest practicable time the
legal status of the case"
Mr.. Halsey's substitute was changed
in minor particulars and was discussed
at length, when Mr.. Shackelford said, at
the risk of being charged with vacillat-
ing, he would ask to withdraw his con-
sent to the Halsey resolution and to re-
new his own amendment to the Clayton
resolution. The vote on Mr.. Shackel-
fords substitute was 20 to IL.
1t was stated at the Capitol yesterday
that Judge Campbell had retained
Messrs. Wise and Watkins and Frank
w. Christian in the event his case goes
to the Supreme Court. Frank w.
Christian is attorney for the State in the
suits by John S. Wise against the new
constitution, and if he defends Judge
Campbell he would be in the attitude OF
opposing the State.
The Governor sent to the Senate for con-
frmation yesterday the names of Philip
B. Brown, Blue Ridge Spring; DR.. John
n. Upshur, Richmond, and Thomas W..
shelton, Norfolk, to be members of the
board of visitors of the Virginia Military
Institute.
The Senate passed the bill amending
the charter of the town Of Warrenton.
The following bills were offered and
referred in the House:
To make a conspiracy bya wife or any
person to cause husband to commit adul-
terry a felony, and prescribing a penalty
therefor, and placing wife on same ground
with husband under the present law.
To prohibit the publication of names
of attorneys in connection with divorce
cases.
The following House bills were
passed
To amend an act so as to validate the
acknowledgements taken to, and the re-
cordation of any deed or other writing
executed by a company, or for the
benefit of a company, although the
notary public OF other officer, duly
authorized to take acknowledgements,
was a stakeholder, an officer, or both,
in such company at the time of taking
the acknowledgment, but not otherwise
interested in the property conveyed or
disposed of; and to allow hereafter any
notary public or other officer duly auth
0rized to take Acknowledgements, to take
Acknowledgements to deeds or other
writings executed by company, or for
its benefit, although stakeholder in
such company; provided he is not also
at that time such an officer of said COM
pany as would have to unite in execut-
ing the deed or writing, or is not other
wise interested in the property conveyed
or disposed of thereby
To appropriate the sum of 81, 500, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, to
pay the per diem, mileage and other
expenses of the joint committees on
final revision and adjustment of the
statutes.
HOUSE.
The House passed these Senate bills;
To amend section 1850 of the code fix
ing the order in which debts of decedent
are to be paid.
To authorize and empower the board
of supervisors of any county in the State
to adjust and settle judgments in favor
of any county against any treasurer or
ex-treasurer thereof and his sureties.
The general revenue bill, with the
Mann liquor bill incorporated as one Of
ifs secticns will roach the governor to-