Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-17
Members Of Supreme Court Bench
Came Near Having Their Terms
Cut Short One Year.
lawmakers MISTAKE THE LAW
Flood of oratory Let Loose But II
/, Win Have to Flow Again as An
i, other Election Must Be Hcld--sli
{. Presented for Protection of Game
j, Railroads Not kiissed
,sr,e.aI 10 Tho naily rrcss.,

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RICHMOND. w. Jan. Iii. Both
houses oi tho Legislature this morn
Ing blimderod into Il mistaken idea
that in order 10 save time they wcrc
Under The necessity of olccsing Judges
OF the Supreme Cour; of Appeals
today. and, blissfully unconscious of
their error, they proceeded to choose
the juriats OF Nlrginia's highest trl-
bunal
II Judge phlegar in the Senafc
hadn't discovered along about
o'clock, after all the jurists had
been nominated and recorded vote
xaken on their election, that the
Whole business was premature there
IS no telling what might have hap
nencd
Wiser members declare, however.
that they believe the mistake would
haya shortened the ;term of each
judge one year, go
The error arose from n conflict be-
tween section 100 OF tho Constitu.
ton and section Il Of the schedule
appended thereto
The Law is Explicit.
The Constitution says that tho
Judges must he elected before Feb
ruray |, 1907 while the schedule
declares rIat they are to assnme
the duties Of their Office on the first
OF February after their election
The two thines sound alike, bu,
in their workings they are different.
For instance, il Tho judges had
been elected today and followed The
provision saying that they are to
assume the duties OF Office on the
first cf February after their cleo
tion," they would have 10 go into
n new term in February. 1905. no,
at The end OF their present term
in 1907.
Judges Had Been Nominated
MI OF The five judges had Pre-
viously hc"n nominated by the Dem
ocraiic mcmhcis in camrus Assem-.
Glcd, so that naught.- according to-
the mistaken idcn--remainod ia hr
done TO-DAY save elect them scna
ratcly in each !!onsc and then IN
joint session.
AS reSul, of the general misap
prehen"ion, the whole ceremony OF
election was gone through Nth, and
IN The House several pretty little
speeches were worked off with fine
effect, and no, without THEM need OF
applause.
Railroads Are Under Valued.
a joint resolution presented in the
Senate today hy Senator Thomas. of
l>ynchburg. calls upon tho State Cor
poratiOn Commission TO inform the
Senate Why the railway properties
devoted TO transportation in Virgin.
Ia show such discrepancy between
the commercial value as given Out
by the Department. OF Commerce and
Labor Bulletin and the assessment
OF the same property for taxes. The
bulletin gives the value of the prop.
critics as s2ll,3l5,00O, which is as.
sessed for State taxes at 1863 ,269.6 23
Would Amend Election Laws.
Senator Sims today introduced
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to tho Constitution of Virginia.
The resolution proposes to amend sec.
tons 90, 81 and 90 of Article II. of
the Constitution by striking out the
requirement of prepayment of poll
tax as prerequisite to qualifica-
ton to REGISTER and vote.
Perfection for Vireinia's Game.
An interesting bill was introduced
by Colonel James r. Cation in the
House today for the establishment
of game preserves, and for the en-
forcemcnt OF the laws against tres
pass and unlawful hunting and fish.
ing
The Fields Trials Association of
Virginia ard the Game Protective