Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-05-22
WILL BE A CANDIDATE FOR
LEGISLATURE

Richmond, Va, way 21-The Am
herst county trobule has been set
| tied and Governor Montague has
appointed Judge J. White, of AL
bemarle county, to preside over
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of Judge L. J. Campbell. Under the
new constitution all county courts &C
cut of existence next February, their
places being taken by circuit court
judges. Judge White was some time
ago elected circuit judge for the dis
trict in which Amherst is situated.
His appointment is agreeable to all the
factions in the county, the representa-
lives of Judge Campbell acquiescing.
A citizen of Amherst said today that
it was not thought Judge Campbell
would appeal to the supreme court
from the action of the legislature in
removing him, being unable to meet
the heavy cost, but that he would
make strong fight for election to the
legislature this fall. He will probably
monwealth's Attorney Otto L. Evans,
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Campbell or DR.. Scott.
The Anti-Saloon League and the
ministers of Amherst will endeavor
strenuously to defeat him.
BY long sessions and close applica
ton the legislature today disposed ii
great mass of routine business and
bills of Importance, thereby brighten
ing the chances of adjournment Fri
day.
An attempt was made in the House
to secure speedy consideration of the
bill, now in the hands of committee,
allowing druggists in local option dis
tricts to sell liquor in small quanti-
ties The House refused to take the
bill from the committee, the statement
being made that the effect Of such
bill would be to raise UP a crop of
days" all over the state, the allusion
being to S. A. Day, the liquor selling
druggist of Amherst, who has become
famous in connection with the Camp
bell case.
The House passed the bill to enable
the Governor to appoint successor to
a judge removed from office. This
was designed to enable him to act in
the Campbell case.
The senate bill making an appropria-
ton of ten thousand dollars and APP
pointing a commission to arrange for
placing statue of General Robert E.
Lee in Statuary Hall at Washington,
was passed.
Other Senate bills approved includ-
ed the following: To prevent the cham
ging of the direction of any public
road without permission of court.
To allow manufactures of wine,
who shall have mandatory in any
county, district or corporation, which
may vote, or has voted against liquor
license therein, to sell therein such
wines; provided, delivery thereof be
made to common carrier to be trans
ferred out of such county, district or
corporation.
The following House bills were pass
ed:
To establish and maintain an eff
cient system of public free schools.
To authorize the state corporation
commission to impose fine upon for
eign corporations doing business ia
Virginia, without having obtained Il
license or certificate of authority from
the commission.
In the Senate the general laws COM
mittee reported unfavorably the bill
relating to liens on manufacturing
companies giving bankers and capital
lists preference over supply dealers.
AS an emergency measure the Senate
passed the bill requiring boarding
|hous-keepers to place printed placarGs
of an explanatory nature beside all gas
| fixtures, to prevent danger to those
ignorant Of their workings.
The bill exempting keepers of board
| ing houses from the payment of 8
license tax was passed.
| At the afternoon session of the House
the bills confirming the government
of cities and towns and those relating
to the election of city, county and dis
| trict officers were passed.
The Senate passed the bill making
common carriers liable for delay in
| forwarding goods consigned to them.
A bill was passed making an annual
appropriation of $4,000, to the Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg, in lieu of $4,000 The bill per-
hitting the governor to designate
judges to fill vacancies created for any
cause was passed.