The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27

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al,lsr.;sIaant applicants sal have hsen ae
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acrgcant. coroner rrier or constable.
The Fl ousc. s8.
u Speaker Ryan and Clerk Williams. both
being still sick Mr.. Cardwcll called thu
House to orddter53at Il o'clock and Mr. ,r
George Lindsay was present as acting
clerk. Mr. Duke moved to make his pure
81 Bill d special order for next Wednes-
dny lit 1880 o'clock. Mr. HURLEY Of
Matthew'S, chairman OF the General Laws
Committee, opposed this motion, and said
the bill had been by unanimous vote re-
syiortcd adversely He said 1t had de-
@velopcd before the committee that the
result Of the passage of the bill would
make oil higher, and the duality would
moi be improved
Mr.. Duke In replying, declared his
fight vas for TIC safety Of tho lives Of
the women and children OF the state.
After considerable cross firing between
the patron and Mr.. IIunlcy the House.
BY Il vote Of 2S to 81, refused to. make the
lbi1l a special order. f
number Of bills were reported from
scommittecs. among them being that 81
Mr. Gum to declare nine hours 70 pc
81 day for state employees The bill wds
reported from the General Laws Com
,nittee with amendments
,The bill OF! Mr., Cation to collect pirds s.
and eggs for scientific PURPOSES was re- I,
5iccted. and3thnt Of Mr.. anderson lo o.. Wy
lprotecttonlof 1Iondon's statue OF WASH
5ington was passetl-aSes. IL. noes, 4
5}5 II THE n oRRENs BILL. 55
The special order. the Torrens system
sill. coming up at l. 80 F. M.,4lMr. Mnh-
cure resumed his argument against the
,t1ontion Of tho measure lie declared
that II was sought here to chnngc the
landmarks Of the state, and to maze
u nccessory FOR the institution Of nm IN
3tcrmjnnlle chancery suit for GSsery tract
~ lind in the State. 1t meant the4 pnr-
chase OF book cases and of pigeon holes
IN which to stick these chnnccrS ipiPeeii'.
and 1t meant much for the laWSers q
tbo state tMr.l Morcure said he spoke IN
tho interest or tho great mass OF 'a 'liA
owners or the State, and he again as
serted that the change proposed was y
$mischovous one.
MIR. wITHERs ADVOCATES ~
Mr.. Moncure concluded his remarks
amid applause, ana was followed by Mr.
yYlthers who made Il strong speech ~ -,
the measure. He cortended that the psii
sn,ltht 10 bring order out Of chaos 50
far 5,s the title to real property was
5corccrncd ard he undertook TO sne"
THAT the rorrens method was badly
.needed In tile State.
4 1-he speech az MIR Nithcrs caught the
House from the start, and 1t was an OK
ceptionnly clear and strong statcn,en,
of the merlrs OF the bill. Mr. Withers
was asked h number Of questions by
those opposed to the bill, ard he an
swered them in n very quick and clear
lie argued for the simplicity
and ease with which lands could be
under tho proposed system.
and spoke at some length of the alleged
existing rs to theft tiles 70 the
real property of the state under the
present regime.
Mr.. Wood asked % number Of ques-
TORS fo15infornatlon, and tod Mr. With
crs that lie desired II M to explain 50 that
lie might vote intel!igently. The speaker
created great laughter by replying to Mr.
Wood.
well, sir, like the old woman who was
trying to cross the river I'm doing my
d--t."
a STRIDE IN PROGRESS.
Z The speaker gave n graphic description 81
Of the history ofsiand laws in England q
and I'll $ country and sought to show. 2
that in the march OF progress the Torrers g
system was the g-andcst stride Of all
the other innovations. Mr.. Wthcrs had
said that those who knew nothing of the I
merits OF the bill were CRYING out
against it, and to this Mr.. Snead took |
exception. and declared that the less- |
lntion sought would benefit ory q few
"spider-lessed lawyers" In tho State.
The peroraton OF Mr. Withers was
brilliant one, and was loudly checred.
On motion Of MI Ouid,the, House at Q
O'Clock adjourned TO meet at 10 o'clock
today.
The folio ns bills We're offered and referred:
( BY Mr. Itospnr2k: TO authorize the Governor
TO ct>lTey the quarry rights in the Westham
magazine tact of land TO the Reading IRON
COMPANY.
~ MIR. Kelley: To validate certain judy
ments DEGREES, etc