The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-06

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| a change IN certain requirements in
| divorce practice. principally a require.
| nent that registered letter shalI
| be mailed the nun-rs sident defendant
| in the suit giving notice OF the suit.
| MIR. Montague offered an amendment
| giving the court in its discretion the
| right TO have the case heard in open
| court instead of before commits
! sioner in chambers at this time Mr..
Montague declaring that the present
/ law made for collusion between the
parties in the procuring Of divorces.
| Mr.. Moncure. of Alexandra, declar-
| ed that the bin was all right. but that
! the amendment was srieVons. as II
would permit of the airing of scandal
in public and such trials would be the
eesort of The sCandal-nfongcr, He
declared that the amendment was
| absurd and that il was contrary 10
Sound public policy.
Despairs Of Legislation.
| Mr. Montague said that he had about
| dispaired OF getting any really con-
| structive measure through the Legis-
| nature. but he had hoped that this
Isneritorious amendment would prevail,
! and to show that 1t was not an alb
| surd proposal he showed that it was
/ ore of the uniform measures recon-
/ IiifilICN ~ lHf ttDiIIllSslblIttS vi tiit
| several States on uniform legislation.
| lie declared that all knew thar there
was colIusion on top of collision in
! divorce procedures
Mr. White declared that the bill
as amended should pass. Divorces
| were now too easy-and- a,i4et.-.F ferr
| ought TO be some publicity in con-
neettor- with them. and That would
serve to decrease their number. Ui-
Ii
| state IN many cases OF which the
defendants were in utter ignorance
unSl years after the decree had
been granted.
Mr.. Williams, of Giles. made a Wig
orous attack upon the amendment
offered by Mr.. Montague. He de
clared that he thanked God that the
peonla Of Virginia did notify on
scandals. He sincerely hoped that
this was one piece of constructive
legislation that would not pass
The amendment was defeated and
the bill as originally offered was
: passed.
After an hour and a quarter OF
: ,uneventful roll calls, the hour of
noon having arrived, the special or
, der was called, the senatorial and
House redistricting bill being the
much worked over measure intro
: duCed in the early days OF the session
.. by AIR. Chalkley. of Wise.
The measure. which was printed in
! fun few days ago in the Rich
, mond Virginian, was the object of
immediate assault.
, Willcroy Offers Substitute
, Mr.. Willeroy, of King william, one
of the sufferers by the new measure
: offered substitute for the entire bill
| .huttt oil IN II
1 and senatorial districts just as they
|, are now. with the exception that hi:
I bill takes the fioatcE delegate from
$ Fauquier and Loudoun, as does the
0 Chalkley bill, and gives this dele
c gate to Accomac. increasing the rep
Q resentation Of Accomac to two, a.
does the Chalkley bill. Furtnernore
t the bill takes one delegate from
= Rockingham and gives the legisla
y tive district composed of pickensor
and Wise an additional delegate. Mr.
Chalkley's bill as originally draw
Y contemplated two delegates for Wise
k The Chalkley bill as reported give
| Wise one delegate. The Willeroy sub
= stitute will give the Legislative dis
t trict Of Wise and Dickensdn two del
egates.
3 The only changes Mr.. Willero,
s would make In the senatorial dis
L trfrtS IS the same rs those IN VII
y Chalkley bill. Carroll, Grayson ant
: Floyd forming the Seventh district
. Carroll, Grayson and Patrick are
now together. The counties of Frank
" lin and Patrick are put together ii
G place of Franklin and Floyd. as ii
the present law.
Bath and Highland Wished Change
Mr.. Stephenson. OF Bath, offere'
q an amendment to the original bill
9 making Highland and Bath sepa
I rate legislative district. MIR. Steph
a enson In support of the amendmen
o said that he was in a rather dell
cate position in connection with tn
matter. The county of Rockbridg
o and the city of Buena Vista, he said
had always treated Bath and High
2 land with the greatest consideration
always permitting them 10 name tn
. floater delegate. He had, however
,. been asked by the Democrats o
: Highland and Bath to ask that tn
counties be made an Independent dis
trict
Mr.. Oliver then took the floor. an
= explained the Chalkley bill in detail
: poirting out the changes which ha
T. been made in the districts. He de
clared that he fully realized that tn
report of the committee. the Chalkle
bin as amended In committee. woul