The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-23
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

Soon after the House was called 70
order yesterday Mr.. Weaver, OF war
rem, sent to the clerks desk resoiu-
ton calling for the appointment OF a
House committee Of three members to
investigate the business management
Of all the Institutions IN which the
State Is interested. In speaking OF
the resolution, Mr.. Weaver said that
he had understood that the day after
his former resolution along the same
line had ben adopted that II had pass
ed the Senate. Later ne had learned
that the resolution had passed TO It's
reward" and had been put to sleep In
the Senate Committee on Public In
stitutions. Deliver me from my
friends, said Mr.. Weaver. His friends.
he declared. had patted him on the
back and declared that they were IN
favor OF the resolution, but they had
then proceeded to bury 1t. He declar-
cd that year b. wear the General As
sembly was called upon to make
large appropriations without having
facts before 1t to which 1t was en-
titled. Il think ! know whereof l
speak, said Mr.. Weaver when ! say
that the adoption of such resolution
as I propose liz necessary and ] trust
that the House will again do what 1t
has already done once and adopt the
resolution.
Mr.. Coleman, OF Norfolk. agreed
with the resolution and thought that
an occasional house cleaning was
good for any family.
Mr.. Rutherford, of Goochland, fav-
ored the resolution, but doubted that
1t would be practicable for such an
investigation to be made "as labor
| Of love-" the resolution providing that
the Investigations be made without
cost to the State save the actual ex-
| penses OF members OF the committee.
Mr.. White. Of Rockbridge. thought
| that the resolution was meritorioua
and declared that the events OF the
past week not only justified but de-
manded Its adoption.
| Tho house then voted unanimously
in favor Of the resolution. Later and
just as the time arrived for the con-
sideration OF the special order of the
day. Mr.. Smith. of Essex. at the re-
Guest Of an ardent partisan Of the
! Chesterfield peo~le. who are wlginT
I war upon the State Department of
/ Public instruction. moved to amend
the resolution to make It include the
; investigating OF that department.
! The Senate Committee on Public
Institutions has declared by almost
unanimous vote that the affairs OF
the Department of Education are SO
conducted as that no investigation Ia
necessary.
Speaker Byrd ruled the motion to
amend out Of order and that II would
be necessary for a separate resolution
to be introduced. 1t is probable that
such resolution will be presented this
| morning.
The House agreed to a resolution
introduced by MIR. Williams. Of Giles.
providing that the first session each
! day be devoted to bills on the ca!en-
dar In order and the second session to
uncontested measures on their third
/ reading
The House AGREED to a resolution of
Mr.. Bell. of Cul~erar. that. on COM
pletion of the snecial order. the Jor-
dan bill, the House should pass to
their third reading the remaining To-
cal and uncontested measures on the
calendar. I4...,s@...
I At 1890 the House resumed the
dtscussion Of the enabling act" with
! Mr.. Cox. OF Richmond sreakinx.
which discussion contirwAd through
the mornig session. Mr.. Oliver closins
fn- the opponents Of the measure. Mr..
Williams. of Giles. closed for the
"drys" and at $40 o'clock. after hav-
Ing rejecting all the amendments nro-
posed by the opponents NJ the meas
ure. the House na~sed the "enablin
/ act" by vote of &c to 80.