The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
ID|v|DUAL WORK
Of LEGISLATURE
figures Compiled Answer Napo.
ieonic Query what Has
He Done.
SENATOR HOLLAND IN LEAD
Nansemond Scion Passed Twelve
Bills-Speaker Byrd First
in the House.
sENATOR HOLLAND IN LEAD

Initiating legislation Is one thing,
but proving the merit of bills, the
{ Necessity for them. and getting them
xhronkn committees and the houses
h III the Legislature Is quite a different
proposition.
s Figures new available In the ONCE
u Ux Pubic Printer bottom show that
more than 500 bills were introduced
Nv the delegates and senators during
Z the iast session of the General Assem- :
hly, and ss2 measures received the
et8nasure of Governor William Hodges
Mann.
Almost 500 Hills Passed.
The fasures computed by Mr.. Bot
f0ms and his assistant, Mr.. Atkinson,
show that ise OF the bills that be-
came laws originated In the Senate.
while 2e2 finished products. were
ground out of the House legislative
mills
Constituents of the various districts
{. may now know exactly how many
7 h44as- thear- da4egates- SENATORS had
paxsed during the session. in num-
-bcr-pr tnstrurrs- sc~craf tteiesa ses ass.a
+ senators receive no credit for getting
nm original bill passed. but they de.
xerve credit for engineering Identical
4 measures from the opposite house
Through the chamber in which they
MAt-
senator Holland. of Nansemond
pousaSy, got more bills passed than
anyone. else In the Legislature. His
xetal was twelve This does not In
olude the work he did In getting
Rouse bills similar to those intro
auced by him, through the Senate,
hut II does include two bills of which
! he was the joint patron with other
senators. In the list complied Sena-
tors Folkes, Hartman. Wickham and
xImn are given credit for the passage
0f bills of which they were joint
patroua Senator Saxon Holt. of New
p0rt News, ranked second to Senator
Holland. having gotten eight measures
1 through the senate. Senators Har-
/ man. Holt Sale and Ward come next
With seven bills each to their credit.
4 Henators Foxes and STROBE are
credited with six bills each.
81 Speaker Byrd carried off first
honors In the House. ne having got
zen ten bills through. All of them
we're his own bills. as he was not
S1he joint patron Of any measures.
4 Eeiegates Cox. HARDWOOD. @. h. John
nnn and Stearnes each passed nine
MILLS. Delegate White got eight bills
through the mill.
a complete list of the bills patronfa-
ID and passed by the senators ana
deiegates follows,
The senate.
r. r. Carter. 8; r., f.. Chase, !;
~. b. Early, Jr., 3; Edward Echols.
sS: H. A. Edmonson, 1. J. p. Elan.
e1i. q. l.. Fletcher, -, E. G, Folkes,
IL. w, A. Garrett, /, Sands Gayle 500;
sEharles T.. Gravatt. 8: r. r Guntar.
Don r, Hatsey, /; A. c. Hartman,
!: John NJ. Hart. Z, A. II. Hobbs. ---:
II. e. Holland H. Saxon w. Holt. s.
4seorge b. Keezell, 2: +. w. King,
ii; Charles T. Lassiter, 6. John A.
I.esner. 8; A. T. Lincoln. 81; q. 9.
=axcAtexander. -~; J. c. Noel. /, J. j.
Owen, s: r.. =. Parks, 4; J, N. Parsons,
s1: George T. Rison. -. w. w. Sale,
I'M. Jchn r. Saunders. /: Frederick W.
s1{ms. 4; Aubrey u. Strobe, q. A +.
sIltrother. -; II. f. Thornton, 4. j.
Ranaoiph Tucker, $50: c. Harding
walker. /; Robert NJ. Ward, I, j.
d. Watkins, /. r. Ashby wIokhana. S.
81 House of Delegates.
Adams. 8: Ayers 5; Baker. 8; Rar-
ham i. Rassett. -: Baum, D; Bell.
III. Al Nj. Bowman. G.. Il. II. Bowman.
III brown, !. browning, /; Buck. 2;
casey, z. Clarke, 2! Clement, :, cofe-
man. 8; Cooke, 3; cornett. -; Cox,
M. Curtis. -; Daniel. 3 Deal 2: Dunn.
IA !. Edwards. ; Evans. 1: Ewing. -:
zE4txhugh, 6 Glenn, -. Good. 4;
Crissby S. Hannah, -: HARDWOOD,
@3s Houston. X Jennings. 81 jet. --
Nd. B. johnson. o.; Charles A. John
Scn. s.. Jordan. 8. Kemper, 8: Key
secr. q. Lee, 3; I,ewis. 4: Lion, ); Litz
-r~ Love. ~; Lucas -; Mechesney,
ss11s McRae, 4; II. c. l.. Moneure, ?.
A0lsinson Meneure. i Myers. L, Nell
MN, -; holland. / Noting /: Oliver,
d. Owens, q: Page. s; Parker, 3; Parr.
IA Pendieton, ; Pit's, 2; Powers. 3;
Ffice, i: Ratiiff. ). Few. Q; Roberts,
ds Robinson, /; Shepherd, /: sylves-
Ter. 8 !; Snyder -~; spatg, 2: SPECS
sAnrd, 4. Sfearnes .; Stebhins, g.
III. q. Stephenson. 6; John w. steph-
nnsen. Z. Stratton, stuhbs. ---: SUIT
sphfu. l: Sydnor, 49,: Taiiaferro, :;
Temploton, 2: Throekmorton. 4
4cney. 81 Trohnger. 3; Turpin. ---;
Astx. n Wexford, -~: J. Il. West, &.
Thomas s. West 8: White. y. White
bead. -; j. w Williams, 2: Martin
Williams, 2: Wilson. ~-; Wingo, 2.
gissier. :: Yarrell, Z; thinner, j.
Npeaker Byrd. 10.