The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
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tainlrs to County rouds, toll roads. bridges
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proylde foy inere9sns ths salary q tho
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special terms IN Ordsr e re enns,ea
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provide forStw commissioners OF tho revenue
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& : The House.
x The House was called to order at II !,
o'clock BY, Speaker Ryan, and being still
indisposed, no called Mr.. Stubbs to tho
chair, and the latter gentleman presided
during most OF the session. Delegate
Thomson, Of Floyd, offered prayer. and
though tho session Is drawing rapidly 70
a close, d large number Of bills were Of.
fored aud referred. &S .
n The three companion bills modifying
the Mann liquor law were passed. one one
strikes out the Jail punishment feature
another allows the barkeeper to plead
at his trial for selling to students, that
he had no means OF knowing his Gus
toner was a student, and the third giving
the dealer ninety days In which to dispose
Of his stock where his district has gone
dry. There was All effort on the part OF
Nlessrs Bird Row and Willeroy to reduce
the time to thirty or sixty days, but after
some discussion all the amendments fail-
ed and the bill was passcd. 4. Tho House
with Its calendar, and cnsross-Ss
cd Il large number Of the contested bills
on the calendar. pending tho arrival OF tho
time for the consideration Of the special
order. 5 .3-a. TIT. s 3s %a5
. q 81 THE TORRDNs BILL
Speaker Ryan now resumed the chair
and the special order, tho Torrens system,
land registration bill was laid before the
House, and Mr.. Wallace spoke at some
length for the measure and declared that
In 50 doing he believed no represented
the wishes of n Ia rye majority OF his con-
sttuents. Mr.. Wallace contended. that
the. old 1way,wa; cumbersome. and he cx-f
pressed the belief that. the present bill
would remedy a large existing evil 81
/. Mr. ardwell spoke armly against this
bill Iio declared that the proposition was
tho most monstrous one that had come
before the legislature at tho present SEES
sion, and Tho discussed Its talls In q
most Intelligent manner. a.
He asserted amid the widest demon
stra tlon on the part OF his colleagues,
that ..he would never vote. for any bin,
which, in relation to the property rights
of his people, fell below the present law
In the matter ofesafegnards. u, &.
IIe was asked a number OF questions by
Messrs. Witherss, and Smith. OF Clarke.
and when he had an swered them, he as
serted that the bill was the most gigantic
landgrabbers act that had ever been pro-
posed. 5:,. 4. II. gi
He said IL It. should pass he would
move to insert the word "landErabhcr
In the title somewhere.
Mr.. Cardwell accorded perfect honesty
to the patron and advocates OF the Dill,
but said they had paid particular atten-
ton to the registration feature. which was
the least objectionable. Mr.. Cardwell was
loudly cheered and congratulated. and
Mr. Pannill, OF Pittsylvania, supported
the bill In a brief speech. He believed the
measure should pass in the interest OF
better titles, which~te declared were now
In chostIc condition all over the stato.
MIR, GRIFFITH OPPOSES.
Mr.. Griffith, OF Russell. spoke against
tho bill, and declared that 1t came from
the lawyers Of the cities, and that the
country people were opposed to It's pas
bate with Mr.. Smith, OF Clarke. and at
times there was great confusion, Mr..
Royal joining Mr.. Griffith in his opposi-
( ton to the bilLaE. q q u "a 3i{
Mr.. WIthers followed In a brief appeal
for the passage OF the bill, and no took
occasion to reply to somo Of the points
advanced in opposition. HI
Dr.. Powell took the floor to speak for
the bill. Just as he arose Mcssrs. Royal
and Withcrs. two OF the most youthful
members on the floor, were In a coloquy
and there was great confusion, Uncle
Sam" lifted his hands and said, Keep
quiet boys, I am going to talk a little
now" sS3 w Y .5 .is n II 70
Tho young men dcsistcd, and the mem
Dor from Brunswick made q characteris-
tic effort against the passage OF the bill.
He closed bys!tsaying, II this miserable
law is to pass, for Gods sake put It Oft
about fifty years. & III n
Mr.. Perkins spoke against tho bill, and
said 1t should by all means be defeated.
Mr.. Smith OF Clarke. CLOSED the debate