The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
SHORT nur busy SESSION.


fleets Upon His Attitude.
Though lasting only, thirty-five min
Interest. Apart from the announce
ment by the Speaker of the standing
committees, a number OF important
bills and resolutions We're offered.
others We're referred.
When Speaker Byrd assembled the
rostrum, he found large box of
sent him BY Mrs. William NJ. Ramsay.
kinswoman. OF Westover. They were
greatly admired,
The opening prayer was 96fef g, s 5y
Ps Paul e chu RSRsr and the eierk at
read the list of standing committees,
which Will be found in full elsewhere.
Mr. Hunt of Roanoke. rising to a
m Mite i0 the foliowi wing remarks concern
ing the judgeship fight in his city,
which is fraught with much feeling:
y desire to arise arise to question o 81
Persona nnn y 5 6erh and am nai ,nformed
that there was placed upons the
desks Of other members Of the
H I.,1is = "a p pamphlet signed ,ns an Dg
games r Price Fl in not the interest an ef Mr..
Roy p. Smith. a candidate for the
judgeship of the Corporation Court
OF Roanoke city. whose claims are
to be voted upon by the Demo
of this body form part.
1.-The pamphlet contains state
ments which seem to be designed
to reflect upon my attitude in the
justified by the facts as kno"
them.
II do not deem this the proper
place TO discuss question which
must be passed upon by the Dem
ocratic caucus, and ON which sem
ator Hart has minated By such
pamphlet may entertain views at
variance with mine. but I prefer to
premises before that body and In
his presence AL that time shall
be prepared to demonstrate Gtne
correctness of nya position and the
consistency .of my course>"r
!. The clerk read the following list OF
pages. appointed by the chair: Thomas
a. Smith, A. Harris Moss, Chester
fee, Milton NJ. Folkes. Harry NJ. Nor
ley, Thomas w. Walsh and Fl. j. KAN
ary
Dr.. Dunn, of Albemarle. offered res
olutions paying tribute to the memory
of the late William Henry Boaz, long
member OF the body;from his coun-
ty, and after being supported IN brief
speeches by Messrs. Bowman. 81 Roa-
were adopted, and the House later adj
journed as further mark OF respect
to Mr.. Boaz's memory.
NHntk ltepOfl OF S1dtC IEO4IeS.
The following resolution concerning
the Richmond. Fredericks burg and Po-
tomac Railroad matter. now SO prom
inently before the Legislature. was Of
fered by Mr.. Cox. and adopted:
Resolved. That the State Corpora
ton Commission be requested to trans.
nit to the House of Delegates a copy
of the report of the state proxies Tor
voting on the stock held by the State
OF Virginia in the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad Com.
pany. dated December 10. 1906. togeth.
er with accompanying documents anc
correspondence.
It was ordered that when received
500 copies of the report be printed fcI
| use of the members.
Mr.. Hall Offered a resolution. which
was agreed to, directing the Commit
| tee for Courts of Justice TO ascertain
and report the cost to litigants of get
| ting cases into the Supreme Court fol
| final hearing, and to see il such cost
\ cannot bcSreduced.
For Return Of Revenue Tax.
| After a preamble setting out tina
the several States pay annually int
the national treasury large sums O.
money In internal revenue q joint reso
! luton presented by Mr.. Curlett call!
Congress to Introduce a bill requiring
| That the national government re
turn to each Of the. several States 6
certain percentage OF the internal reVe
nue. as collected from, that State, not t
exceed 100000 to each State. to b.
fused for the purpose of pensioninG tn
/ members Of the State militia, firemel
| and soldiers who may have been. o
may be injured in the servicesSof thei
a State"
This was referred to the Committe
i on Federal Relations.
Inland Waterways Project.
4 A set OF esolutionS. preceded by
i lengthy preamble. We're offered by Nj