The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-24
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

day the members round upon tue
desks of all those who voted for the
Jordan enabling act" on Thursday
bouquets and carnations.
These Merc presented after the
House had convened In graceful
speech by Rev. W. J. Young. ID. D..
pastor OF Century Methods, church.
on behalf Of the Womans Temper
ance League OF America
The House refused by vote OF s5
to Is TO adopt n resolution offered by
Mr.. Smith. OF Essex. to investigate the
I Department of Public Instruction.
Mr.. Rel Offered Il resolution 10
make the working schedule of the
House from 10 A. NJ. TO . p. VI. and
ii. n was referred to the Rules Com
rnittec-
Mr.. Williams moved 20 take CD the
Bowman congressional redistrfcting
bill rs IL had been amended as re-
suit OF the caucus 1t was forthwith
taken up and passed. after proper mo-
tions had carried suspending constttu-
tional readings. The bill leaves the
districts as they arc and the vote was
unanimous, Ss members voting in the
affirmative.
on motion of Mr.. Meetze, OF Prince
William. and with the consent OF the
committee, the Committee on Agricul-
ture and Mining was discharged from
! further consideration of the pure feed
bill. the committee having been unable
10 reach an agreement on the meas
uge.
Lime Hill Discussed.
The lime bill. OF which Mr. Land
il patron, the special order OF the day
was taken up. MIR. Land offered as
substitute Off his origisal measure as
.a-I N,,S
mittee, the Senate lime bill. very diff
wrought measure which the House FL
nance Committee reported.
Mr.. Weaver objected to the substi-
tute for the reason that while IL gave
as thirty thousand dollars the amount
OF the appropriation for the purpose 1t
did not In so many words limit the
expenditure to this sum.
Col. Bowman. chairman OF the FL
nance committee. objected to the
measure because Of its radical differ
ence from the House bill.
Mr.. Spessard declared that the
House bill was the better measure.
White Opposes Policy.
Mr.. White. while declaring he was
opposed to the policy sought to be
entered upon, declared he desired to
vote for the best bill. and favored
sticking to the House measure. He
did not think that the Democratic
party should put itself in a plight
which made 1t impossible for It to
i aghi high tariff and ship SUBSIDY.
Mr.. Williams, of Giles. doubted the
wisdom of this character OF lesisla-
tion and thought the matter was being
proceeded with peculiar way. He
expressed a preference for the meas
ure that had been carefully consid-
cred by the Finance Committee OF the
House.
Mr.. Lunsford opposed both measures
| and declared that the State was en-
deavoring to institute u charitable In
stitution for the benefit OF tha farmers.
DR.. stephenson OF JanieS City, de-
clared for the House bin.
MIR. Norris thought that tho plan
should have provided for the burning
OF shells rs well as lime-grinding.
AT O'Clock the chair WAS vacated,
The lime bill discussion will proceed
at 1880 O'Clock today.
Evening Session.
When the House reconvened at 4
O'clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
Throckmorton suggested that the
House had only two weeks from to-
night before the time of adjournment.
He wished the House to agree to
bunch the unconteSted local bills OH
the calendar. and after all had been
read. vote he taken on the whole
such vote to be recorded as on each
bill. Mr.. Cox raised tho point that
this procedure would not be consti-
tutional. Mr.. Throckmorton declared
that 1t was done in 1889 with $50 bills
but rs Mr.. Cox declared he would not
agree the matter was dropped.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of uncontested bills under
the rule that the evening sessions
should be devoted to measures Of that
character.
L Mr.. Evans local bill to exempt his
county from the operation Of the local
dog tax law was passed after Mr.. Nor
ris had gotten In an amendment maxi
Ing the Same exemption as to Ian
caster.
Mr.. Norris bill to require that rail-
ing should DO put around enc side Of
all causeways where passengers em-
barked or disetnbarked was passed
With amendments offered by Mr.. MIL
stead. that the measure should not
apply to Cities OF more than 1900
population. and MIR. Burts amendment
that the bill should not apply where
the OWNERS Of such wharves received