The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
TO
HONOR LEE { /: ).
House aid Senate Held I'D Brief Brief.
Sessions Yesterday and Sew
.cra1 Bills Offered.
Mr. II LEAKE MADE E A JUDGE j
Ex-Ntcinbcr From Goochland
Elected to Bench to In
strc State Property.

rho session Of tho h General Assembly
yesterday was brief, and, though mark
ed by tho introduction Of II number OF
Ellis IN each house, was otherwise ,in-
important.
of the House, was elected judge or
Goochland county for two weeks, or I'M
I'll tho judiciary system becomes opera
MI. Anderson offered plan to Great
d fund to insure the State buildings
against loss BY fire or other wise. 4
proposes tho purchase of State bonds
ana dovotlng the interest thereon to the
purpose. q. II sS ....S " y
+ 4 bill was offered sbyaMrs Gum, OF, Nor
folk, proposing 10 increase the neri diem
RI mem bcrs to s. instead OF 81 assnoW,
and to dock those nbsentees sr without
leave or adequate. excuse, wv 4. s, az
4 communication: from atfe Supreme
Court OF Appeals directs the attention !, OF
tho General Assembly to. the; detec,lVe
condition of the state Library building.
Both houses adjourned until "Wednesday,
to-day being Gtncral Lee $ birthday ana q
legal holiday. II, y,
E The session of tho Senate of Virginia
Yesterday continued just forty-fivc MN
utes. the body being called to order by
thc 1iertenant-C Governor and the pro-
ccedings begun with prayer BY the Rev.
n r. McFaden, ~ Of: the Presbyterian,
Church. Whent the body adjourned, It
was until noon Wednesday, no session
being held to-daygout. Of respect TO inc =,
memory of General Robert p. Lee 70
being his natal day and state hoil-
day.
A Joint resolution, setting as u special
ORDER the election of a judge Tor inc
County Court Of Goochland was re-
ceiyed fro mthe House, and concurred
IL Nv the Senate. Former Delegate D.
Fl. I,eake was nominated and received
ali ,thc votes cast, being declared duiy
elected fudge. He will serve forsbu Two
weeks the court being abolished Feb
5ruary 1st.
Tho following communlca ton was read
to The Senate and referred to the prop
er committee for its consideration:
~, state Law Library,
Richmond. Va, Nov 10. 1919.
10 the Honorable. the President ana
Judges OF the Supreme Court OF An-
peals: aE.p
The librarian feels constrained by the
responsibility Of his position and q sense
Of public duty to make the following
representation to your Honorable Court /:
| The conditions Of the, Library are simply
deplorable:
i. There is great lack OF room for
| the books, and, as there, Is no room ZOE
additional shelving, many books havo to
, be kept OH the floor and thus Impede
access TO those that are shelved.
| . The system OF heating Is destructive
To the building and greatly increases
| tho annual eXpense of keeping the BOOKS
| ", ropd1tion for llSc, x r!.t
g. During the warmer months the SKY.
| lights operating like sunglass, make I
lights operating like n sunglass maze
| the reading-room SO hot during nearlS
all the working hours as to render y
practically uncomfortable. ,s5s.y
4. Often. during the sessions OF thf
court, there is not room for the pa
to use the Library without excessive
crowding. to their great Inconvenience
and discomfort
s. Books can only he put In the hands
If tho court by means of dumb
| waiter" which is cumbrous and slow.
G It is practically impossible to I'M
nrovo existing conditions while the LII
| Lrory is continued In its present quar-
ters
7. II is, therefore, with all Difference
respectfully suggested to the court w
less their wisdom shall advise pette
plan, that it call the attention OF TN
| General Assembly to existing condition
md urge upon that body the immediate
necessity of assigning other and NOR
commodious rooms to the Library, WheT'
the books can jbe properly ahelved ant
preserved. and where both bench an
bar may consult them with some con
venience and comfort.
Attention is respectfully called to tn
act approved March 3. 1892, wherein tn
purposes and objects of the Librar
building are declared, and to the join
resolution passed at the session OF io9o
80. See House Journal, pages 62O-62l.
All of which is respectfully sublnttef
and as in duty bound, &c,
State Law Librarian.
Tho enclosed communication, from nj
. ". w, Scott Is approved and arespectfull
| forwarded to the committees Of the Ger
cral Assembly for their consideration.
, ai. JAMES KEITH,
President Supreme Court OF Appea IS.
TO INSURE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
MIR. Anderson. Of Richmond city, intr
. duced n bill having for ts purpose t.
, adequate insurance OF the public bull
! ings OF the State. II proposes the pu
chase of bonds OF the State to the ma,
mum amount OF n million az
] lars TOR the creation Of fund TO
. used for such insurance. The intere
Q thereon being used to insure against I'll
o wind or other destructive powers
> In this connection the following jol
9 resolution was also offered:
G Resolved by the Senate. That the 81
rotary Of the Commonwealth be, and
is hereby, requested to ascertain and
! port to the Senate, first, what policies
: insurance are now carried on tho cnplt