The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
BATTLE OFFERED
ON JORDAN BILL
Its Advocates D e elm g
Challenge for Imrne-
date Vote.
LIME-GRINDING
FOUGHT IN HOUSE
Farmers Expect to Pass Bill To.
Day-Ovcrwhelming Defeat of
Resolution to Investigate Egg
gleston-Convict Labor, Re-
districting and Robin
killing Bills Passed.

Prohibition in the Senate and lime
grinding In the House formed The sub
aecis OF lighting yesterday. both of
them in an un expected way. Neither
issue was decided
rs soon as the Jordan bin came from
the House senator l.. = Fulkes cn,euy
oFod 10 secure passage of a resolution
ihstructlnS the COMMITTEE on PrivI-
leScs and Elections To pass tn, bin bv
indcantteiy which meant its death Hc
acSired Immediate settlement of tho
lssns saying that other legislation
could better proceed after tho weight
ot this proposition was removed
Those who favored the bill couId vote
AGAINST his resolution. and those who
opposed IL could support his plan
Challenge Sent and Accepted
senator G, Harding Walker. leader
"f the enabling bill advocates. inter.
POSED a point Of order on this manner
OF lns'ruc,ng committee. which was
Sustained by lieutenant iovarnor ELY
ION Tho northumberland Senator said
that he would agree 10 dispense with
The constitutional readings Of tho bill
u Senator Folkcs desired. so as 10 place
tits measure on It's passage in the reg
u!ar way AZ once
The challenge was accepted by sen
htol folEes. who said ne was ready
Tor Immediate action But senator
walter thought better Of i; and decided
7hat he wish I'd tho hearing ANA vote
set for next Tuesday. Whcrcunon tile
Richmond Senator declined
There IS believed to be l!t,la doub.
OF the defsat Of the Jordan bill In tho
Senate, and 1t may conc un for con
federation Mt any moment. \ public
bearing w!ll be given Monday night by
r1sttT.
tons.
Fighting Lime NH.
Intense and rath II unexpected oppo-
Fiiion 10 tho liuc grinding biIl arose
In ;he House ". y. Land proposed a
substitute for the bin on the c,icndar
which was the original measure, "a
amended by the Committee on Finance
Th!s substitute. which Is identical with
bin reported from tho Senate Finance
COMMITTEE. was fought by Chairman
bowman and other members OF the
COMMITTEES. which changed the propo-
fitIon in essential features
Debate was not concluded aud VIII
be resumed to-day. when 1t IS expected
the bill Yiil pass 4 largely attended
'necting Of its supporters was held last
evening when plans were made to stand
by the substitute and defeat the FL
rance Committee amendments.
One OF these amendments is 10 the
effect that the ground limestone 10 be
produced BY the State in its plants
shall contain not less than o. per cent
OF calcium carbonate. The man behind
the Dill say this IS an attempt to Kill
81, since the manufacturers do not fur
1Iish this ingredient In anything ap.
preaching the suggested percentages.
Another point Of attack Is on the
change III title and apparent intent Of
the bill. 1t was felt that there might
- ;.,sN. 4, q,
pend money 10 grind lime for the farm
srS. so tic avcwed intent was changed
10 make II appear that the object was
10 employ desperate convicts. making
The lime grinding apparently inclden-
fal. The effect IS the same. except as
70 possible decision in court Of law.
"HoundInE" EEEicston.
Superintendent j. p. EggIeston. Jr..
OF the Department of Public Instruc-
ton, won notable victory in the
House of Delegates yesterday morn
Ing. when that body ignominiousIy re-
5ected a resolution looking to all inves-
tigation OF his department.. 1t was Of
\ tercd by Francis W. Smith, OF King
fand Queen.
Mr.. EGglcston had no lack OF cham
pions. Member after member was on
his feet, denouucing this renewed at
tempt ito hound and pcrsccutc an hon
est man and efficient and faithful pub
lie servant" From every hand compli.
inents were poured upon him and upon
his administration of affairs. There
was much Indignation over sucn a res
olEtion. after the Senate committee.
which has just made an investigation.
found that the charges from Chester
field were unworthy of consideration:
that no prima face case mad been made
out, and that, surprising the charges
were true, there was nothing IN th.mj
There was also much criticism at The
effort to burden an official with the
opprobrium of an official inves cation
in the absence of Il single definite accu-
satlon The vote was sixty five noes to
only thirteen ayesE-half of the latter
coming from the Republicans.
Won't Invite Champ Clark.
The House refused by a large ma
jority to invite Speaker Champ Clark,
of the House OF Representatives to adj
dress the General Assembly. The rcso-
luton was offered by Daniel 4. Ninsey,
of Franklin There was some opposi-
ton to inviting Governor Harmon
when the matter was presented several
weeks ago, and it is evident that the
House, while not rejecting on either.
thinks it is OVERRIDING the matter of
hearing from presidential possibilities.
The Senate passed the convict labor
bills as agreed upon by the two Com
mittees on Roads and Internal Naviga-
tion, and as already passed by the
House. This means that about 500
convcts will be added to the road force
upon the expiration OF the contract
with the Thacher Company. and that
about 500 will be employed on con-
tract in the State Penitentiary.
Prohibit Killing of Robins.
Robins are to be protected IN Vir-
GINA as "a result OF the passage by the
Senate of dhe House bin absolutely