The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-23
The House

entertainment OF Senator Bailey when
he comes here on March /.
The first hili taken up on the cal
endar was that proposing To change
the time that must elapse between
local option elections from two to
four years. AS soon as the bill was
read Nj. Cox objected to its passage
strongly Mir. COX said the people in
local option sections ought 10 have
the right to vote on the question BIZ
annually. and urged that the bill 'br
voted down, Dir. W II. Stephenson
also OPPOSED the bTiI, and stated that
Il would be harmful to any section
Of the State.
Judge Bell, the patron of the meas
ure. urged the adoption Of the bill.
and stated that IL was presented sole
III on account OF himself and fer
what he thought WAS right. He said
that often bad conditions existed ut
the polls when such votes were taken,
ard IL the intervals Mere-- extended
fran two To fesif years this would he
obviaieti to certain extent The bil
was put 10 q vote after a very short
discussion. and Was passed, So t0 rs
The House passed bill 23S regu-
iating the gale and purity OF com
nercial fertilizers and the guarantee
and condition upon which they are
sold.
goes to Finance Committee.
A motion Y as made lay mir. Wirgo
TO take up bill ass. which is known
ag the Statewide Prohibition bill, and
4 refer 1t to The Finance Committee.
Mr. Myers the patron ~ the bin,
agreed that this aetioa should be
taken. as tho question would not be
put TO vote OF the people until Jan
uarv 1919 and requested the III
mace Committee to give the support
etw af the bill hearing. and also
requested the members o. The House
Il 10 give II proper considerations. fhe
motion was carried unanimously.
Law as to Oysters.
House Mill 81 with reference &"
State Repositories. vas ordered passed
by
--- 4 motion THs u1Wttg 70 ITss uY
House bill iG2. With reference 10 the
general faws relating 70 oysters. on
nccount ui several amendments which
es---t-eess- ssdtirtt his melton ~fts
opposed 10y Mr Curtis who stated
tina, the amendments had been added
in order TO kill the bill. II was voted
10 pass the bill by,
Mr. Byrd took tie floor in support
OF House bill l03. which defines and
regulates the practice ~ cennHtff
III reautres THAI dentists shall take y
e. urac in dentistry The biil has the
& support Of many OF the leading dem
fists and medical men. and hope
iAa III Iz444 lac taken Hf af}-s'fl-
crossed. The vote resulted In ma
sority of 10 10 70 in favor Of The
engrosament,
briefly, against the bin and praised
n tho work which had been doae by
the commission under the present
. sd f,f e
Rhea He eAid ii had been admitted
Z that the judges of the courts should
rot he elected by the people, and II
would not be right to elect these
Judges by The people and place them
In d political position
Mr. Exams oppasing the bill said
Ii would be d burden 70 the ptop!e 10
have to elect these Judges The COM
mission has not been in existence
long enough fer the people to kno@
what It's duties were The Governors
Of this State have made no mistakes
In the nomination of commissions 50
FAR. and there is no need OF chang
Ing the law,
The House adjourned at 2 70 o'cloc X
without taking action on the bill.
bills Passed
House bill to provide Tor submit
ting the question Of liquor license 60
the qualified Seters Of counties, cor
poratiens and riagisterial districts.
and TO amend sections sSl and $50 ai
chapter Is of the Code of Virginia,
and Az previously amended by acts.
House hill TO protect and advance
agriculture by regulating the sale and
pnrity Of commercial fetulizcrs ana
the guarantee and condition upoh
which they are To be s9id, and fixing
the penalties incurred for violation OF
the same.
Rrfuse TO Take tn tsiti.
sCpionel Bowman made a motion at
1880 O'Clock that the Byrd liquor
bsfi, No. tss. be called zip out of its
regular order, as IL carried q great
deal Of revision with IT. Mr., Cox
Supposed the calling up Of bills such
u this one out of their regular order,
AZ there were many other bills ahead
4 OF this one on the calendar which are
lust as. important.
Mr. Cox argued for SOME time
against the motion OF Colenel Bow
man. and discussed generally the Slo#
action Of the committee In reportlng
finance bills. After forty-iive min
utes' discussion Speaker Byrd made
point OF order which was sustain
ed, and the motion TO take the bill
sip was lost by vote
Election OF Commissioners.
House bill 1875, providing Tor the
election Of the membeFs 81 the state
Corporation Commission by the seo-
pie was read and opposed by Nj
Page He said that in his opinion
men who sat in Judgment should not
be compelled % enter into politics,
which might corrupt the commission.
Mr.. Rev urged the passage af the
biil on the ground, Of so!f-govern-
ruent He was OF the opinion that
the people should have the right T.
say who should be tho officers Of this
srnportant tribunal Judge Love alsa
urked The passage 0f the bill
MI OYSTER sUTpass IiGHT