Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-13
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The Senate concurred in the House
resolutions fixing the causes on which
the vote to remove Judge Clarence |
J. Campbell shall be taken.
The debate over the Campbell resolu-
ton was exciting. Mr.. McIlwaine in
sisted that the Senate had nothing to do |
with the case, and he was answered by
Senator Wickham. Senator McIlwaine
had moved to strike from the resolution
the words 'the Senate concurring"
This. said Senator Wickham, would end
the whole matter. No one doubted the
ability or integrity of the Senator from
Petersburg, but if the advice of the SEN
ator were taken it would create scandal
such as the State had never seen.
Senator Keezel said the result OF such
action would be to end the whole matter
and estop all further proceedings. SEN
ators Walker and Anderson concurred
in these views.
The motion to strike out was de-
feated-ayes, s, noes, 90 and the
Anderson resolution was adopted, and,
as amended, the joint resolution was
concurred i'll.
Following is the Anderson substitute:
Resolved by the House of Delegates
1.-THE Senate concurring), That the gen.
eral assembly will proceed to determine
whether or not G. ]. Campbell should
he removed from his Office as judge OF
the County Court of Amherst county.
Resolved, That twenty days before
either house shall act on the question OF
such removal, the sergeant-at-arms Of
such house shall give notice to the said
G. J. Campbell that the general assembly
is about TO proceed against him, and
shall at the same time give the said Z.
J. Campbell q copy of the following
charges as the alleged causes for his re-
moval upon which such House is about
to act.
HOUSE.
The House by recorded vote of ~ to
5. passed the Barksdale pure elections
bill without material amendment. On
the final passage of the measure only
Messrs Davis, Walter Jordan, Lassiter,
Lee and Lewis voted in the negative.
The bill now goes back to the Senate
for concurrence in several unimportant
amendments, and then it will go to the
governor for his signature. Then 1t
will be law.
Mr.. Lee declared that the bill was a
republican one, and that if he had been
correctly informed the patron of the
measure had not always trained under
the banner of democracy. of you
scratch the back of the republican
party" he said, "the Senator from Hall
fax will grunt."
Meanwhile, Mr.. Barksdale walked up
and down the main aisle, his face white
with rage. Mr.. Duke, who was in
charge of the bill, arose and declared
that it was unfair to attack a member OF
a coordinate branch who had no oppor-
tunity to reply. eff the House will
give the Senator from Halifax five
minutes" declared Mr.. Duke, Gin
which to answer the charge, he will
meet it in a way satisfactory to the
House."
The House may give him five hours,
so far as / am concerned" said MIR.
Lee, and proceeded with his remarks.
Mr. Wallace defended Mr.. Barksdale
and Mr. Lee made a disclaimer of inten-
ton of doing the Halifax Senator an in
Justice. and the incident was closed.
A bill was offered for the relief OF
county treasurers.
The State Senate finance committee
last night heard arguments for and
against the Mann liquor, bill, but took
no definite action.
The House committee on schools and
colleges last night reported without
amendment the Boaz bill to allow the
board of visitors of the University OF
Virginia to create an executive head
and prescribe his duties. Several
amendments had been offered to the
bill, among them one providing for CO.
operation of the Society of Alumni, but
all of them were rejected.
The committee on finance of the
House reported bill to lay tax of 81
on each 800 worth of iron ore or coal
mined in the State. The bill was not
approved by the committee, but it will
doubtless cause fight when it comes
up in the House. The bill is along the
lines of one offered by Mr.. Whitehead
earlier in the session that aroused the
immediate opposition of the mining
companies and railroads.