The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House fell still further behind
| on the work mapped out for it on
the calendar yesterday when the body
adjourned yesterday shortly before 2
o'clock. after having disposed OF
only six measures. 1he first bill TO
be defeated outright during the ses-
/ sion was the White dover bill, de-
| signed TO give widows dover interest
in the proceeds of the sale of LANDS
sold to satisfy a lien payable out
OF the surplus The measure was
/ fought by Mr.. Oliver, OF Fairfax, who
! in previous discussions of the meas
ure. had characterlzed the-hill as the
worst that had come up before the
! Assembly during tho three terms in
| which he had been member The
vote was As to - against the bill.
Shortly after the House convened
/ yesterday morning the speaker an
! nounced as committee to receive
| the portrait OF General Sam Houston
from The representative OF the state
| of Texas, Messrs. White, of Rock
! bridge: Peek, of Norfolk county, and
Stephenson. OF Bath.
! An invitation was received from
! Lee Camp Daughters of the Confed-
| eracy bidding the House to the re-
ception given last night BY that or
/ ganization.
A Bid to Woodrow.
! Mr.. Cox offered joint resolution
! setting out that the Council OF the
! city of Richmond having invited Cav
ernor Woodrow Wilson to address
! that body. that the House and Senate
! extend an invitation that Governor
| Wilson address the Council Of the
city and the General Assembly jointly
ON February /. and that joint
! committee, composed of four mem
| bers of the House and three members
| of the Senate, be appointed TO act
/ as a reception committee on that oc-
casion. The resolution was adopted
t unanimously.
A Joint resolution was offered ny
Mr.. Creamer providing that when the
| body adjourn for the day 1t do so
in honor of the birthday OF General
/ Lee and that a member of the House
should on adjournment read the fare
well address of General Lee to ms
! soldiers. The resolution was adopted
with hearty chorus of ayes.
/ Mr.. Cox. of Richmond city moved
/ that Senate bill No. IL. which pro-
! vides that the supervisors OF the coun-
Is Of Henrico may have the privilege.
should they feel it proper SO to DO,
! to increase the salary of the judge
, OF the Circuit Court of that county.
| be taken up out of its order. Mr..
! Cox explained that the Judge would
enter upon his term on February j.,
| and that in order that the law might
become effective in time to be Of
benefit IL would be necessary to take
( action at once.
Mr.. White. of Rockbridge. object.
ed on general principles to the adop-
| ton OF any such measure. even
though it applied only to the county
! of Henrico. He thought that the
! Judge should be kept As far As pos
slble from his paymaster. IL any
Judge wanted more salary he should
! come TO the Legislature. He did moi
think that the supervisors should
/ have any powers in the premises, AZ
It might lead to abuses. He dis.
| claimed, however, any intention to
| reflect upon any member OF the bench
| Ia Virginia.
| Mr.. Throckmorton asked to have
fihe bill passed by, as he desired
opportunity to confer wi<n his con.
| stituents as to the necessity and pro-
! priety of the measure. Mr.. Coz
agreed to this.
! Aimed Mt tH1nu Af13Tkg.
! Argument was then herun an
| House bin No IL nf which Mr. OH.
I YER was patron. having for it's object
the rastrietine az the use Of faa writ
1 II ieri facias ana ~ parnishment and
other nrocess 10 judgments recovered
upon claims hearing Interest at a rate
/ az nor more than a nar cent The
object il "a take awav from tho ,onn
shark the mower IN follow the wages
! ~ ira victim NJ tha "a nor eer, !.
! month mr. nor can't wax loans
! Mr. Weaver ~ Warren onposea the
measure an tho ground that n would
breed litigp lion. causing two lawsuits
where now only ems was necessary
! He Though, that ANY !, ,serrare ,yy.f.
( nIeadad usnrv .hnnld enter his rlea
1 nj tha tima ~ s,,it ana NOT ans,
| Judgment was ~,tter Mr. Thrncr-
morton smoke hrieflv In adyocacv nf
the measure H. sa,d I, sra. ona Ne
| the hest measures Yer introduced as
| n made n imnoss,hJ. FOR fha nar
j. nsn, - ws.s" ..,,.r,. j., NAY, iv,,,rn,r
ne,, ,,fe-to co,rt nnder garnjshmeni
| procedure MI waavar ins,sted thai
! the bill be recommitted. Mr.. Hous-