Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-15
EFFORT MADE TO KEEP
nHEA RECORD SECRET
Resolution 10 Have Testimony Print
cd Passes Senate by 0a|y
One Vote.
SENATOR EcROLS BACK OF PLAN
Delegate S. II. Lowe Would Have
Legislature Act Behind Closed
Doors Wehn Considering Confirm
alton Of Appointments and Makes
Striking Speech in Support.
ESPECIAL 10 The Daily Press


RICHMOND. VA, Feb. li--Sena,or
T. Ashby wickham today offered II
joint resolution calling for The print
ing OF 25n copies OF the evidence ia
ken in the trial OF Judge Rhea, for
use Of the members OF the General
Assembly. He urged the imme diute
adoption CT the resolution. stating
that before IN intelligent opinion
could he formed by the M mbers on
the merits OF the case, they should
lave nopportunity to read the evil
dencc.
SENATOR Echols. who acted as
chat man OF the Rhea investigating
committee part OF the time. opposed
ihc resolution. He did not thlnl, 1t
proper At this time that the evidence
taken should so before the public.
H. said thW he had been informed
OF sufficient reason why this should
not he done. but thnt it would be
supplementary for him to disclose
IL.
Senator Strole favored printing tho
evidence. Senator Keezell would
wait until the committee made its
report.
There was motion TO let tho
matte. lie over until tomorrow. which
vas defeated.
The resolution was put upon its
passage. and by the close vote of 10
To is was passed.
Do it in Secret.
Re 1t resolved by the House OF
na1.uatac ~,
That ii shall be the rule OF the Gen
oral Assembly of Virginia that when
judges OF the corporation and circuit
courts are to be elected or an officer
OF the state is 10 be impeached or
removed or the nominations of the
governor are to be confirmed, the
votes of the General Assembly shall
be by secret ballot. under the man.
agement of the clerks and officers of
our respective chambers"
The foregoing resolution was Of
fered in the House this afternoon by
Delegate S. H. Love of Lunenburg.
some 30 miutes after this lawmaker
had le.i the lower branch in praye. i.
The chair (Mr. Jennings OF Lynch
burg, welding the gaveD announced
that the resolution contrayened one
oil the rules of the House. but that
Delegate Love nevertheless would be
allowed five minutes to explain the
resolution. This the Lunenburg mem
her proceeded to do
Il believe the resolution will re-
donnd 10 the purity. unrightness and
goodnss OF our commonwealth" de-
cared M. Love. Il believe it will
go far towards insuring the purity
OF the officers of our grand. old com
monwcalth."
Mr. Love then explained that young
lawyers. who of course, need ali the
popularity they can command. are
sometimes chary abont expressing
the mselves IN judgship contests
They know TIE weakness of human
icsh-that judges whose election they
oppose sometimes are not slow to
forget.
When an officer is to be i'm
peachcd or removed continued Del
ogate Love Won SEQ what Il deli
cate position 1t will place man in
Now. my love for Governor Swanson
is like the love that jonathan bore
W. P''iiS hIltl tHt- flDle says inc
love of Jonathan eemeth like the
love OF n woman"
Tho linenburg representative then
alluded 10 the wild. sweet eloquence
that came from the lips of the young
man. in the executive chair when
hc spoke so often at the Exposition
You can see what powerful brav-
cry it would require TO vote as God
tells MS if our convictions happened
10 go against such man as the
governor" adted Mr.. Love. Yet our
votes should be fair, square ana hon
est"
Delegate Love said a moment later
that when We feel n sincere affection
for parson we too often follow him
but blindly.
I'VE are young robins when we
love. We open wide orr mouths ana
even let the object of our affection
throw in rusty nails, fish hooks and