The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-01-29
Richmond Letter.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 3, 1901

The last General Assembly was face
tiously called the "Long Parliament"
the present one bids fair to be called
the Continual Caucus, since there have
already been two joint caucusses, and
another one now becomes necessary.
owing to the death Of Judge b. A.
Hancock, Judge Of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit, yesterday.
Ordinarily, the General Assembly.
out Of respect to the memory Of the
dead judge, would wait at least 10 DAYS
before caucussing, but the judicial term
as fixed by the Constitutional Conven
ton begins February /, aud as the term
in one Of the courts Of the circuit Pow
hatan) begins on the first Monday.
which is the first day of the month, IT
Is necessary that judge be immediate
ly elected. For this reason, the caucus
will almost certainly be held some
night this week, probably Wednesday
or Thursday.
The circuit embraces the city Of
Petersburg and the counties Of Amelia
Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway and
Powhatan, and there are number of
strong lawyers resident IN the circuit
who would probably like to wear the
ermns, but there are but two can
didates, Hon. Walter Watson, Of MOTTO |
way, ana George Mason, Esq, now
City Attorney, Of Petersburg. The |
circuit is represented in the General
Assembly by three senators, McIlwaine. |
Mann and Sadler, and five members Of
the House, Baker, Harrison, Lee
Clarke and John Watson, and the dele
CATION is said to be divided. Both
Messrs. Watson and Mason are good
lawyers, men in the prime of life, and
either one would dignity the bench, so
that the legislature can not well make
4 mistake.
Hon. Robert G. Southall, now repre-.
sentative in Congress from the Fourth
District, was spoken Of as a possible
'andidate up to day or two ago. It
s understood that he intimated that
he might prefer a judgeship to. a seat in
congress, and talked over the matter /
With some Of his close friends. but
lnally decided that, now that Mr.
ames +. Epes has announced his can I
idacy for the congressional nomination
the Fourth District, it would look
Ike he was running in the face Of fire. ~
nd so declined to contest the Judge. :
nip. U
One OF the important measures intro \
uced into the legislature is that Of d
enator A. +. Thomas, Of Lynchburg.
hich provides an appropriation Of 7
10000, from the treasury, for public L
hools, in addition to the amount al.
ady appropriated. Senator Thomas st
IS also introduced bill which aims N,
take the school boards out Of politics al
providing that they shall consist of
rec citizens, to be appointed by the 2e
rcuit judge, instead Of the Common
ealth's Attorney, Superintendent o, Co
hools and one citizen, as at present.
lother feature Of the first bill is that
special fund shall be distributed
iformly among the various counties. "
les and towns, but that the loca
ards may apply it to such primary
lools as they believe to be for the
bile good. The effect Of this will be
!. the local boards may apply the II
I'd to the support Of white schools. ha
n the death, Saturday, OF DR.. VIM. nn'
Hening, Of Powhatan, there passes tri
ay noted figure in Virginia politics. In
g little old man with the hooked MI
e and the snow white beard had ia
n Republican, Populist and Demo it I
t by turns, and had his enemies in din
nty; but hi, sterling honesty, his
Iaunted courage, and his unceasing dlri
tical activity made him a man iis.
1ng men. II some hated him, there rs
e many more who loved him.
edmond Will soon have at least kir
sky-scrapers. The gaunt skeleton in
ne steel building Of tine American per
ional Bank is already towering sky s AZ,
d at Tenth and Main streets, and
erdsy the contract was signed for IL
Mutual Assurance Society's twelve.
steel, stone and brick building
ID is to rear its tall front at Mint
Main. The contract price
OOO, and the contractors are Johnis Y