Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-03
Ii JUDGE RARAAM
THREW THEM DOWN"
srskAsS --
tsuDclnea mad Because Limit
us lot Placed Up9n Iuobsr
Of Saloon Licenses.
INCREASE N SALARY not GRANTED
Twelve Votes Were Necessary to Pass
/ Ordinance Putting Into Effect In
crease Already Provided For IN
!, ondyet, and Only Ten Could be
Mustered.

Judge I. j. Earham . failure 10 com
ply with the request Of The council
that not more than 40 liquor licenses
be granted for the present
Aacal year seems to have
hsen Il costly action for the
Judge. When the annual budget was
made up by the council about two
months ago. provision was mad. for
m increase OF $500 per year in IN,
Saiary Of the judge OF the Corporation
Court. Lat night, after several
members had asserted that the judge
had "thrown the counci! down" in the
liquor iiccnse matter, the common
council declined to pass an ordinance
putting into effect the increase in sal,
ary covered in The budget The rev
term begins next February, and after
mat time th. salary OF tn judge can
neither be increased nor decreased
Tor eight years,
When the ordinance sent up b. the
anance committee. making the IN
crease In salary, was read last night.
20 opposition was expected. II was
thought that the matter was settled
when the budget appropriation was
made, and that the measure. looked
upon as mere Formally. would 80
through without discussion.
"Threw Council Down."
The surprise came when Mr.. Har-
Fis. Of the Third ward, rose and de-
clared that he had opposed the In
crease when It was first proposed. and
did not intend to vote for 1t now. He
went on to say that Judge Barham
bad "thrown the council down" in the
liquor license matter. and that he did
not see why the council was called
upon to increase his salary.
Mr.. WEST replied. declaring that all
the members had voted for the In
creased appropriation. and that It was
not proper for them to come in at this
late date and 30 back upon the coun
CHS action. He denounced the threat
- cut on the increase In salary be.
cause Of judge Barham's attitude in
the matter Of liquor licenses as un,
jnst ard wrong.
Mr.. Cox declared himself against
the Increase. saving that Judge Bar.
ham had certainly thrown the cnur-
ell dewn:" that the Judge had told
him that he would act accordingly /:
the council asked him not to limit
the number Of saloons.
Judges Attitude Defended.
Messrs. Ford, Davis. Morgan and
Cheadle urged the passage of the or
dinance, declaring tina: no fair mind
ed man could desire TO TAX" the sal
ary Increase from Judge Rarham Oh
nccount Of the latter's attitude in the
Hqu0r license matter and that they
believed the judge failed to comply
With the councils request for no o,hc
reason than that he could not do SC
legally.
Mr.. Kcllum supported the stand
taken by Messrs. Harris and Cox. He
too, mentioned that the judge had
thrown the council down.
Mr.. Harris disclaimed any inteR
ton Of pena!izipg Judge Barham. say
Ing that he bad always been opposct
b the salary Increase
NESTS Chr'S.iN and Wallace SAID
hat they had opposed the iucreas.
q first. and could not vote for IL a
this time.
President u. s. Jcncs oppressed tn
belief that no member Of the council
was guilty OF desire tn pcnaiiz
The judge He went on TO say tina
BE- was absent when the budget or
diaance was passed. oths rwiSs he Ger
toin!y would have opposed this IN
dfease alcrE with some others, I'M
that as the action ard been taken
he did no, propose 20 vote against tn
present ordinance. He went on to- sa
thai he did not i'riicvc Jud=c Barhar
had any intention uf throwing IN
council down" that the judge d.
What he thoaSh, was right.
Ten Affirmative Votes.
A motion 40 adopt the ordinaac
vas lost by a vote o; s tc ~. a tire
f0ufths vote being required TO a5op
u. The vorr was as follows: Ayes
KetchpE. Boiling. Chs adle. Dsvi,
Ford. Msrshsil Morgan. Via. West an
Zones. nays-ChriStIc, Cox. Harri.
keliuns. Wallace and waShburn.
AssSrs. Wes, and Morgan we're II
ehsed 10 contest tka ruling that
ehree fosFths' vote sas required. an
ur. West sskci for the opinion :
In city attorney on The subject. Ate
some discHsSjcn. however. Mr.. Mo
Qnis motion to APPEAL from u
chars ssciSiya was withdrawn.
iud-e BarhamS salary D. no
Se5to . ycs=. Of which amount n
e0fe psyS bali " vas propc~ed
"a $50 :" tht city appropriation
erdsr 10 iacreaSe The salary TO 500