The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08

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/ tairus1s = ~ xl6s iS.tissHsss ne
Sne fsfssreA q se6ou1d - Named.
Ar. Weawee elgnut1g AGssEtsd that
the ytsts 1bplJspe3e opsoay was the
insttt.tion rSees1eA ~ Hs declared
away danadng lseeoaa wsvs being
He rereatad that III Dtats was en-
titled 10 8 ssIook&tn2w He, said that
he was not thros1Ing stones at the
instltutiOn r1pyseented by tbs gentle
man from Jaiits City.
Mr.. yonninos, Of Iynchbufg.
| thoueht that the board AZ managers
iof "A instituticn ehould not b assaii.
! ID. whore the naembers Of the board
hsd no ceeossun.syn i rs f: ,p.. =.
was very giad that the matter had
come up for 4 discussion on the floor
Of the HOUSE. He strongly defended
the management % and the necessity
for the Epileptic Colony. He declar-
; Cd that q report Was going about In
senate circles that the colony WAS
/, to be abolished. He declared that the
new enterprise had been . costly one
TO establish and that It's needs were
imeprativs. He described the great
importance the tnstitution was 70 the
State and the injustice Of combining
eptIeptics with ordinary insane. He
tshoWed that the colony operated to
relieve the pressure upon other State
hospitals.
While Dr.. Stephenson was speaking
yhs hours Of 1880 arrived and furth-
~r discussion on the resolution was
cut abort bp the special order. the
Williams rolling stock bill.
Invitation frum Gettyssyur9.
On motion sof Mr.. jennings tho
special order vas suspended and the
chair vacated for few minutes to
give the House opportunity to re-
csiya Col. Lewis Z. Better. heid SEC
rAtary OF the Gettysburg Commission.
and General Irving c. Walker. COM
mander.in-chie OF the Grand Camp
Of Confederate Veterans Col. Belt
Ter rendered Virgins and Virginia vet
Grams = cordial Invitation to particle
pate In the semi.centenniAl ceiebrA-
ton Of the battle OF 0ettysburE on
July I. , ana :. 1913. the climax Of
the celebration coming on July 4.
1914. with the laying Of the corner
stone of the great Peace Memorial
by tho President Of the United States.
General Walker followed Colonel
BETTER with . hearty recommenda-
ton that the Invitation be accepted
by Virginia, and that provision be
made for the attendance at 0ettys-
burg especially OF the SURVIVORS of
thar great battle and for tho attend
ance Of all Confederate veterans gem
orally.
Mann Makes Recommentiation.
A communications from Governor
Mann was read recommending that
authority be given by the Assembly
to the boards Of supervisors OF the
counties and the councils OF the cities
OF the State to appropriate money to
b used In paying the travelling exc
pense0 Of veterans to GNttyshurx.
"A Joint rs6plution offered by Mr..
Bell Of Cuipep4f. was adopted. CRATE
fully accepting the invitation tender
cd By the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
vania on behalf Of the Commonwealth
Of virginia.
The Williams rolling stock bill was
then taken up, being the special order
OF the day. Mr.. Williams offered .
slight amendment stmphfyin4 the
manner somewhat Of arriving q the
dividing ths taxes between the various
counties and citiea
There wae no discussion. Doubles
to make Mp for his previous delay Of
the measure. Mr.. Cox. OF Richmond
city. thou9n voting aEafnyt the bill.
moved TIE pending question. and the
bill was paaped on its second reading.
Mr.. Williams then moved 10 dispense
with the constitutional reading OF
the measure. ana II was placed on
its mai paseaxe, recsfvlng 90 votes
TO IL q the uerative.
The Houee then proceeded with the
calenAar. peaaanx the Following bills:
No. e0-Houes bill 10 amend and
re-eusct an act. emitted IAN act au-
thorsxinr thu board OF psrpervtsore Of
Henrico county 70 REQUIRE Usage
orange hedges bordering ON public
roads OF aid county 10 be trimmed
by owners OF such hedges and to I'm
poea ( f1ne for failure TO comply -
which became . law December 20,
1887. BY enlarxing the powers OF the
said board az pupervinors.
Pntron--Nr, Throckmorton.
No. ls7--Houss bin to amend and
re-enact section sos OF the Code OF
virrinia in reference to commission
ers Of the revenue extending Ievtes
and taxes: compensation therefor.
Patron-Nr. Tate.
No. lls-House bin to remove the
distractions across and in sandy
Greek. between the old ford. IL Hail.
fax county. below the bridge acroe1
aid creek 1t Henrys Mil and tho
o0urce Of aid stream In Pfttsylvania
county.