The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
new JUDGES
ARE n ELECTED.
Legislature Provides for the
Judiciary,
THEREWASNO OPPOSITION
Long and Tedious Siege Of Roll Calls as
Required by Observation-Disclosures
town Bill In House-Big Days
Work In Both Branches.

Tho twenty-four new circuit Judges pro-
vlded by the Constitution and named re-
Gently By the Democratic caucus werc
chosen by Joint vote OF the two houses
Of tho General Assembly yesterday after
room.
Mr.. J. 3. Prlnce, Jr. was elected Judge
OF the County Court OF Southampton, to
succeed his father, who has resigned on
account OF Ill health.
The chief matter OF interest in the Sen
ate YVES the rejection by that body In
executive session Of the nomination OF
Hon. D. 8, Pollock as superin-
teadnnt of schools for tho county
Of PULASKI. Mr., Pollock Is for
mar member OF tho House. and was named
by tho Board OF Education to succeed Mr..
C Guy Larew, resigned. Tho fight on
M, Pollock was led BY Senator P, F. st.
Clair. OF Giles, who had recommended tho
appointment OF Alr. l. e, Darpt There
was but ono vote In tho Senate fAvoring
confirmation. and this was by Senator D.
Gardiner Tyler. OF Charles City. It Is
said that faotional politics are responsi-
BILE for tho rejection OF Mr.. I>Ulock's APP
podntrnent, as no has always been q warm
political fr4end Of former Governor Tyler,
having placed tho lAtters name before the
caucus for United States senator in 1880
against Senator Martin. Ar, Pollock was
Also q leader OF tho Montague forces In
tho recent gubcr1latorial contest.
Senator AackclfoN oncred now bill
on the liquor question, which embraces
many OF the features OF tho Mann hill.
IT was referred. along with petitions ask
Ing for tho passage OF tho Mann measure.
eenx4or HaIman's bill to con1ne hnbitual
.dr11nGards In sanfcAx1ums was passod. and
tho child labor bills weru sct as special
order Tor naxt "Wednesday. on motion OF
Mr.. Hlsey,
Tho Senate took up tho consideration OF
tho bills to provide for tho extension OF
tho corporate limits OF cluou and towns.
and made some progress thcreon. having
taken rcocss at Until 5:G o'clock P.
NJ
Tho House met at 80 P. NJ, and tho
greater portion OF tho session was tn
len up In tho execution OF the Joint
order having for its object th, election
nj tho circuit Judges,
Tho bill appropr1a4ing $4,000 to the
jamestown Exposition was imported
from the Committee on F1nance and
read for tho drst timn
q
fered and there was ono By Mr.. White
head to require Stationary engineers to
stand examination.
The Senate.
Tho sonats met with prayer by tho
Rev. GeorEo H Wray. Of tho Afetao-
dist Episcopal Church, South
( Mr.. ShackeifoTd offered bill to
axnend the code In relation to local op-
ton eieotions. the change being in tho
second paragraph OF tho bill, The meas
ure is as follows:
!. Be it enacted by tho Genera, AS
seznhly ct Virginia, that rccion five
hundred and eiEhty-four. chapter twen-
b-dve. OF the Code OF Virginia DO
amended and re-enacted 80 as 10 rad as
follows:
Sec 6st. Voting to DO by districts: H.
vote OF majority; In districts comprising
moro than ono voting precinct, In which
town Is situated, license to be granted
or refused according to majority In each
precinct Notwithstanding tho election
Is held for tho whole county. the vote
shall be by districts, ind II appear
from the abstracts and returns that a
majority Of tho votes cast in any rpagis-
ter1a1 district have been cast against
licensing the sale Of Intoxicating liquors,
no license shall DO granted for the sale
OF wine, spirituous or malt liquors. or
any mixture thereof, in such district. II
on the other hand, u appear from the
tho votes cast in any mng1steril dis
trtct have boen cast in favor OF liquor
license, then a license may be- granted
for the eale of wine, spirituous or malt
liquors, or any mixture thereof, in such
district. Where the election Is held in a
district only, or in city it
1t appear from tho abstracts and re-
turns that a ma jority of the votes in |
such election have been cast against IL
cense, no license shall be granted for the
sale of wine.a spirit tuous OF malt liquors
or any mixture thereof, in such district
or city; provided. ,5H5t1
however, that where there are two !
or more towns not constituting a sep
arate election district within one and
the same magisterial district, then
the voting Shall not be by magisterial
DISTRICTS but by election precincts,
and IL 1t shall appear from the alb
stracts and returns that majority
OF the votes cast In any election pre-
cinct in any such magisterial district
have been cast against licensing the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors, no H.
cense shall be granted for the sale
Of wine. spirituous or malt liquors.
or any mixture thereof. within such
election precinct. II, on the other
hand 1t appears from the abstracts
and returns that q majority of the
votes cast within any election pre-
cinct in any such magisterlal district
have been cast In favor OF liquor IL
cense, then a license may be granted
for the sale OF vine. spIrituous or
malt liquors. or any mixture thereof
within such election precinct In such
masdsteral district.
2 This act shall be in forco from Its
passage.
HARTMAN BILL PASSED,
The Hartman bill providing for the con.
flnernent of habltual drunkards in prI-
yate hospitals or sanitariums was passed
II had been amended in some particulars
ny the Committee for Courts OF Justice
me bill provides for confinement for
FOUR months and makes ample safe guards
for the conduct of the business Of tho
person SO confined during the period Of
confinement Tho bill does not provide
Tor any fund to be paid out of the STATE
treasury Of the State, The cost is to he
PAID out OF the estate OF the patent
or by his relatives or friends.
CHILD LABOR Bill.
The Cabell Child Labor bill was M ssad
by and made the special order for next
w ednesday' on motion OF Mr.. IInlsov