The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-10
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Many OF the statutes in force to-day
were written by the able hand or Judge
| Grnsley. "ie was friend OF man,
a great Judge, the peer OF any man
I have ever known"
BY q rising vote the resolution was
unanimously adopted.
| Immediate passage of the House Dill
| providing accommodation of the pop
ulatlon of Newport News. so that IN
formation may be procured for the
/ purpose OF dividing the circuit, was
asked BY Senator Gunter.
Senator Holt said that as the repre-
/ sentative OF Newport News he was
/ not pulling for or against the resolve.
] Newport News had no interest in the
matter.
/ Let Newport News pay the expense,
/ instead of the State said Senator
Kcezcll. at Is n bad precedent TO SET
the city should pay the cost"
That 1t was Acconac and Northanp-
ton counties that wanted the re-enum-
Grafton was pointed out by Senator
King. lie thought 1t was a peculiar
case. Newport News does not request
the enumeration. Newport News.
therefore. should not be called upon
to pay 1t.
i
as to let the two counties Of Acconac
and Northampton bear the expense.
This met all objections and tho bill re-
cciycd the final vote OF the Senate.
'rhe Fletcher bill and the mineral
tax bills were set as special orders for
J day.
When consideration OF the special
: order OF the day, the remaining con-
stitut;onal amendments. came up, Sen
ator Halsey explained the first, which
calls for popular election of county
e treasurers and commissioners of the
u revenue and empowers them 10 succeed
: themselves indefinitely. The patron
simply declared that lie thought that
; as tho right had already been given to
i cities SO to vote. he thought the anal
ogy ought TO be extended to the coun-
u ties.
Those voting for the amendment were
Senator's Carter. Chase, Echols, Ed
mondson. Folkes. Garrett. Gayle, Gra-
watt. Gunter. Halscy. Harman, Hobbs
Holt. King. Lassiter. Noel Owen
Parks, Rison, Sale. Saunders, Strother
= Thornton. Tucker, Watkins and WICK
. ham.
I In the negative: senators Elan
, Fletcher. Keezell. Walker and Ward.
The amendment was therefore
= adopted By a voteNof % TO ..
- When the last amendment. extend
-. ing the session of the General Assem-
= bly, TO ninety days. came up for re
:, consideration. having been voted DOW
=, a few days ago, Senator Halsey sal
that the vote first taken had bee
~ ~ narrowly negative. He believed tina
a. g. many had voted under nisapprehen
" sion AT the last session the amend
nent had prevailed by vote OF tw
Ito one This, said he, is the most IN!
portant amendment of the lot II
hoped the Senate would go on racoT
as allowing the people to say whethe
they wished longer session for tue!
e representatives.
err Careful consideration was needle
for legislation, lie said. and the pre-
On sen. shortncss OF time will not perm
es- of than He firmly believed that in
He longer session there would be lie!
nee legislation, but legislation more wise
ar and maturely considered. Now man
get bills are voted on which the membe
do not have an opportunity 10 cons!de
ee- The inadeuuacy- of consideration
1t legislators is due no. TO desire
m shirk. but 20 human limitations WINK
vas bring about hasty legislation Ma
tiers involving the lives and liher
ion of the people of Virginia are often pa
A. sed without debate.
ght legislators day begins at 10 with
ess committee meeting which usually las
es- luntil l., when the session begins. AIT
as adjournment there are few mlhui
lis left to get a hasty lunch. and m
;sly committee meetings occupy the who
yer afternoon and often most of the nigl
tide Later the committee meetings are S
,ich percedcd By early morning and la
va g night sessions. Hearings. in the pr
htf
ned, sent state oil ai'a'rS' are , ~. "
,oct With the rush now prevailing I
LEGISLATURE cannot be criticized
TOR has.y law making. a concrete examI
ne of the need of a ninetyday sessi
and was furnished recently, when the Sc
nIy ate was delayed by two investis
tho tions. Such occurrences We're alwa
the likely to take place
The negative was defended by SCI
de- tor Kcezel. Two years ago he !
MY voted for the amendment. but he !
he changed his views When the ques-
be- came before the people, he feared q
cad too many would fail to consider
are merits OF the proposltloii' pu' W.
uch be influenced greatly by certain int
hen ests He thought that the raise of
ms legislators salary few years b;
,rdvs had clnched the question, one
vir- two things would have to take pls
nix Lii this amendment were passed: Eft
,out 1.-the members must serve for less,
OF the asGresate VI -ne s,l'at 10
conc increased by one-third
He pointed out that the matter q
had longer session IS IN .ne eon'lo' =.
ood Legislatures: they could now ext
IF a the time ii they saw ut, though
han pay could he had for the additle
ago time. sixty days he thought enot
rake To all intents and purposes,
ince Present siXty-day session is just
recr. efficient as the old ninety-day sess
de- In those days the Legislature was