Milford chronicle., 1914-09-11
nVFRNOR TO CALL The
legislature TOGETHER

,.isl session of the General As
1F'ill mi be called about the first of
s.Jbs ssabsr for the purpose Of acting upon
g.ysT, ,srort of the Revised Code Commits
Y. =, ,comprising Herbert H. Ward and
W. Ip.rar3 Heisel, and also to give the
! 'ts Ds5 an opportunity to receive for con-
,.t;on ,s-a,i; an appointment by Governor
sior Sra.,f of new Judge for the State Su-
l-.. Court to succeed Judge Victor B.
4.ai'av who has bee. appointed a JUS
49, .of tbe United State Circuit Court
o T1is 1Rf statement is made on the auth
..r tr of Governor Miller. She COVER
y, .,,'i was not prepared to fix the time for
- snecial session, in view of the fact
s.titdepends upon certain contingencies
!. Y, .ome details are yet to be worked
Governor Miller's announcement fol-
,,,sd notification sent to him by the
p.yised Code Commissioners that they
leaked for a conference at their office.
10 Fonitable Building, on Monday, Sep
amer a. with Hon. George Fisher
ps-ce of Milford and Hon. John H.
Hammond of Georgetown, the respective
.s.irmen of the Senate and House COM /
~ittees on Revised Statues. This is in /
,ssor5ance with the legal requirements /
4 tbe premises. The Revised Code /
Commissioners. who will have cOmplet-
a their report by that time, will submit
+ 10 Messers. Piece and Hammond, for
REORGANIZATION, and will request them
!, ask the governor to call a special
session of the Legislature to pass upon
+ Following this conference a formal
request will be made of the governor
% issue the call for the legislative ses-
lion and he will do so. The commits
goners are now completing their report.
Judge Woolley will resign as a men,
ber Of the state judiciary on Tuesday,
%, unless something unfOre-
seen should develop to warrant his
leaving the State bench at another date
%, was selected by Judge
Eoolley as the time for sending his re-
-gnatiOn to the governor, after a con-
erence with the governor and the other
MEMBERS Of the judiciary. 1t was at
he request of the latter that Judge
YOOlley consented to continue a State
ldge until after the opening day of the =
eptember term of the New Castle
ounty courts, which will be September
|, Judge Woolley's colleagues insisting
pom him remaining on the bench during o
ie first day of the term, in view of the P
let that there are certain matters with Il
heh he is familiar and in which his Y
essence in a judicial capacity is con- L
tered desirable. This arrangement
IS agreeable to Judge Woolley, in y
9w Of the fact that he will not assume e
J Federal Court duties until next 81
NTH He is to qualify before the L
lited States Court of appeals. at the "
Court House in Philadelphia, =
the first Tuesday in October, which g
! be the 9Th, as a judge of that Court "
1 will assume his duties as such at q
It time m
Governor Miller, naturally, not having al
eived Judge WoOlley's resignation, y y
lined to discuss the matter of a sue 10
sOr, which will not be taken up for Ga
ly until after the resignation is re- r
'ed, on September p. Whether the
ction will be made public in advance
he presentation of the name to the
ate for confirmation the governor
med to say. The names of many
locratic lawyers have been mention
n connection with the appointment,
nothing has developed to indicate
the governor has reached any de-
N in the matter.
dge WOolley is Judge at-large, the
lent justice for New Castle county
Judge Herbert L. Rice. Whether
lt the remaining associate justices
be appointed judge-at-large and a
resident judge appointed for one of
ountles, or the new man will be the
is uncertain.