The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-05

Il thing the Senate acted unwiseiy
when 1t declined to coneur with the
House In the adoption of the cnnsti-
tutionai amendment providing for a
n~inety-day session OF the Legislature.
instead of a sixty-day term. said Sen
ator Echols. of Augusta, Saturday.
THE State of Virginia Is too large
and her interests are too great for
sixty days of legislative consideration
and elaboration to suffice. The SEES
sions must eventually be extended.
and the General Assembly of 1910
might Just as we'll have made the
addition of thirty days to the term
prescribed by the Constitution
With only sixty days In which TO
transact all the business, to introduce.
discuss and pass bills made necessary
by "A review of the past two years.
and those regarded as necessary In
coming years, everything and every
body is rushed. The Senators, and l
dare say the members of the Hause
of Delegates. vote hurriedly, and Of
tentions do not know what they vote
for, or the effect of the laws they
pass, until after they have gone home
after adjournment and read the bills
or review of session. am sorry the
Senate could not see the wisdom of
adopting this very important amend
ment."
The amendment came up for the
consideration OF the Senate a few
moments before adjournment Friday
afternoon. The Senate. OH motion OF
Senator Haisey, had taken up for con-
~stderation all -four of the amendments
which passed the House last week.
The constitutional changes providing
-. tina n ~o nf kills tr Yha Cnn-
eral Assembly after two readings in
stead OF three, and giving the people
the right to elect the county treas
urers and commissioners of revenue
were adopted. Both win be submit
ted to the voters for the State.
The Senate then began the election
Of the judges. After the election Ii
seemed difficult to get the Senate back
to the amendments. When the third
amendment providing for the extern
sion of the Assembly's session was
called motion was made to pass II by.
AS vote as to whether the amend
ment should be dropped was taken.
the Senate FINALLY voted on the
amendment, seventeen Senators vot-
ing for its adoption and twenty-five
against it, thus killing 1t so far as
this session of the Legislature is con-
cerned.
Chairman Yarrell. of the House and
Senate Joint Committee on Fish and
Game, has invited everybody interest
ed la the hunting and fishing laws
in Virginia 10 attend the meeting Of
his committee at the Jefferson motel
on the night OF Thursday. Feb. 10.
1t is expected this will be the most
largely attended committee meeting
held In recent ear
Hearings on the Strobe bill to AK
the liability Of employers, will be
held by the Senate committee on
Courts Of Justice Monday afternoon,
the Mount Vernon Avenue Associa-
ton Federal debt on Friday morn
Ing; prohibiting forged recommended
tons being u.od BY applicants for
bill providing for the breaking OF the
Baylor survey. Friday morning: all
the automobiles Introduced in the
House VIII be the subject OF q hear
ing Monday nighG
Whether the counties through
which railroads run Ehould share in
the money paid N taxes by the cor
porations, or whether ali the money
should be paid Into the treasures of
cities, where the railroads. ofices are
located, Is the subject taken up
by the Senate Committee on Roads
and . Internai /. sNaS4gati5ff. FRIDAY,
and probably will have to con-
slider ON several other days. Senator
Strobe introduced a bill providing
that instead Of letting the cities take
al the taxes on the rolling stock OF
ths ratlroAds, the ooonties should pe