The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-07
DIVORCE BILL SENT
TO THE COMMITTEE
House Recommits The Meas
ure After an Animated
Discussion.
HEARING FIXED FOR
TUESDAY MORNING
Assurance Given on the Floor
That Measure Will Be Re-
ported Again-Fletcher
Bill in Senate.


The RisOn divorce bill has
been recommitted to the
House Committee on Courts
OF Justice. All who wish 10
appear against 1t will be
heard by the COMMITTEES
a,uesuay morning at 10
me House of Delegates openax
MONDAY with suppressed Excitement
Every member Knew that the divorce
Dill was to be the issue OF the dav
ana as soon as the necessary con.
lnittee reports We're made the two
niiis which stood on the calendar
anead or the divorce measure. were
passed by and the paramount Bill
Mr.. Cooke. of Norfolk. took ~.
Immediately, and upheld BY Mr.
Lewis. of Essex. moved that II he r..
committed to the COMMITTEES on.
Courts of Justice, since 1t had created
sucn a throughout the State
y 1t required further confederation
that ii the were
harmless as Its advocates claim. tha
committee could do 1t no harm.
condemned by Mcthodists.
Mr, Cooke requested the clerk of
,he rouse TO read h following reso-l
luton sem to him by a meeting of
ministers In Norfolk:
Whereas. we have had our
attention called to Senate bill
NO. 30, which, II enacted.
would throw down the bars !.
and max divorce easier In
virginia; therefore, resolved.
Il. That wi register our
emphatic protest against any
revision Of the divorce law
backward.
.a. While We recognise
ttfat Arg general law marr
work n aarYtaftfD ransS1
particular esse. yet NE her
the legislature to keep II
mind the fundamental prin-
ctple that legislation Is Tor
the good OF the whole and
not the benefit of a few.
80. That the president OF this
meeting appoint a committee
to do what they ear to get
the bill now before the House
recommitted, and, IL recon-
niitted.4 to appear as our re-. Is
representatives. before the com-
mtttee.
"A. That we heartily COM !
mend the bill introduced by 4
the Hon. M. T. Cooke forbid
ding the remarriaGe OF any
resident of this State who a
obtained a divorce in this or J
any other State for a period
Of two years after the grant i
ing OF said divorce. =
(Signed)
HENRY C. PFIEFFER.
Secretary.
Feb. Z 1s1or
Mr.. Roosevelt Page, Of Hanover,
chairman OF the Committee on Courts
OF Justice, declaring that he had more
than thirty preachers In his family.
decided himself Mt to speak against
the preachers resolution, as well ~
against Mr.. Cookies motion.
The present divorce law, he said.
does nothing short Of encouraging
adultery. immortality Is provoked.
while the new bill. which provides for
the protection OF many innocent peo-
pie who are now legally bound into =
state OF matrimony which Is nothing
short of q hideeus farce.
Opposed by MI. thinner.
The argument Of Mr.. Page, how-
ever, received several staggering
blows at the hands Of Mr.. Samuel
thinner. a new member from Peters,
bak8s AZ hAp6Ga ~ ADdGES VI WkAlGE
such a bill as the one proposed would
subject the moral health of the State.
He declared that under the new
provisions now proposed the bill would
allow a man to drive his wife from
home and then demand a divorce.
which the courts would be practically
compelled to grant.
MIR. Rev. OF Accomac. replied bit-
terly to Mr.. Zimmer's argument.
charging him with having given out
misleading statements I o the press,
which were largely responsible for the
sensation created by the BILL
He was sharply called to order,
however. by Speaker Byrd. and apol0-
gized to Mr.. thinner,
Continuing. he declared that he did
not believe recommitment would ~
of avail, since the Courts Of Justice
Committee had determined to report
the bill ~favorably.
Wanted 1t Sent Back.
Mr.. Adams. Of Charlotte. Colonial
Johnson, Of Russell. and Mr.. Tails
ferro then followed in support ~
sending the bill back to the commits
tee, all declaring that good bills coqa4
not be hurt in the committee. whtln
only bad and Injurious measures ned
cd 10 be forced or railroaded thrOu0A
the House.
Captain w. w. Baker brought IN
argument to an issue by demandfnl(
the previous question. Mr.. Cookef0
motion to recomnft was them pnta10
the House and carried by : h~oNx
majority.
The debate resolved into ths Cue
ton o. Increasing the number a 6t91m
inspectors from SIX 10 ten and ~ ff&
crease their salaries from 80 AuHO~SG
TO ATS : month. sS
Judge wkaiiams4 ofs Giles oppo4a
the idea declaring TINT TIM fx6m1NE2
or the State should ~ protoeS96szA1
that Virginia has nAd O&4k
mission forms OF g0vern1N1NtS
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