The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-06

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air. Dreamer said that II this wcro
me case. IT should he taken up and
discussed The motion was lost and
or two years the banks ana clerks
Chrlstoforo Colombo.
the House agreed to the Senate
/, amendments to .hs semi-mou,hiy pay
rim. ana t. the addition Of n comm
~ the Sctat. ia g bill resar,ini: th.,
sales OF ts.ates tc freehold in lands.
NJ pcn!"i cf the iious3 cSUll ,,:'-
osIstann IT, senate bill making :he
effect Of ~" decree in suits ~ the
gale OF cor.;nct mt estates AMY To
Persons NJ: aScrr:aincd. So /: ,,as
ten, 80 20 -
This, Iior.- i-.sscd the senate dill
iroNialns ~, in nner by which .'it,S
,i no , ,owms IN. erect dams ross
Wntercour'i.s "h.ch nrc water sup
pics II ais passed Scnatc bin r,
Ceirihg presidents or treasurcrs uf
links to r.ate reports OF bu=sncss
Nheh th@F rs M cashier.
UI>'urrc DfIi In.
ne divorce biIl caused q lot pf dis
sussloh. AS il came from the senate
Mere It wac fathcred by Senator
thornton. 1t provided that where a
non. resident Is the defendant. not only
shaii an order OF publication be Is
sued. but in addition u copy OF the
notice Of, taking dispositions shall be
'1i'I 70 lhc' last known address OF
said defendant
as an amendment - this. Hin Mon,
tasue proposed to add the substsnce Of
biil offered by Dr. Ruiston, far
oD"n on the calendar. This was 10 tnc
elect that courts may require evil
deice In divorce cases 10 De had in
open court.
This was opposed by Robinson Mon
Sso o' "ho favored only the original
a,mendmcn,, he said. would open the
doors 70 the he'tring and publication
ot scandal us details ana would graf
eases, he said, courts order the record
70 be sealed to prevent it's going 10
the public.
ColIurIon Frequent.
Ia reply Mr.. Montague said he had
about dcsphired of securing any cou-
structlre legislation at the hands oil
this Legislature, But he would try
once more. Divorces. he pointed Out.
Einia. Prior TO 1865. there was hard
~ case on the records Of the SUI
preme Court Collision has multiplied.
and he believed public hearings would
thcr, the amendment had been pre-
pared BY 81 circuit Judge In this State
and was along the lines OF suggcs-
ttons made by the commissioners Oh
legislation between the Statas.
Hugh y. White favored the Alonta
CUE amendment. lie said too many
divorce cases arc gotten through quiet
IS. Sometimes they are granted and
the defendant knows nothing NJ II
until afterwards.
Judge Williams registered his or
position to the amendment. He said
II was a reflection on the courts to say
that divorces re secured clandestiRely.
The attorney for tho plaintiff must nlc
ms memorandum with the clerk. and
sheriff to be served, or publishes It IN
q newspaper IL the dcfcndan, is non
resident. All OF this is public record
as Is tho decision in the case. win
chencery VINO takes the evidence.
Would Avoid Scandal.
As 70 coliusion, Judge Williams said
That judges can detect /: from the
me Montague proposition would gain
nothing that he could see except pub
llcity for things which were bal
s si1ia ID IN o pr iva The Pe9pg Of Yir
in other States, and he hoped thcv
never would. He had seen cases
lnFoTH cut Of court on the mere sus-
picion Of collusion.
The facts would never be gotten at
If women and children and servants
Were required to testify In open court.
said Mr.. Watts He believed judges
are strict and often refuse divorces
Tho Montague Rolston amendment
was defeated, and the Senate bill was
passed BY vote OF 81 TO 5.
NcoisfrlCtiuE flEht.
At noon the special order came up
the legislative redis,rictins bill-and
most OF the remainder o. the mornln.
MAS taken up with reading the lengthy
bnl. the complete substitute offered
by w. ~ Willeroy and the expiana-
ton of ali changes. made by Walter
Tansill Oliver, chairman OF the sub
committee Of the Committee on Privi-
legcs and Elections, which prepared
he bill Speaker Byrd got on the
floor to night the committees repor;
Judge Williams presiding.
The occmmittcc bin has previous
i been printed and explained. The
Wilieroy substitute leaves all districts.
both Senate and House. just as they
are. with the following exceptions: Ac-
bets instead OF one the noater Is
taken away from Fauquicr and Lou
ioun; one member Is taken from Rock
InEham and given 10 Dickinson and
Buchanan. which are made a House
district. leaving Wise and farewell
with one member each. In tho Senate
the only changes made in the substi-
tute are 10 put Floyd with Carroll and
Grayson as district, and putting
franklin and Patrick together in an
other.
Abolish Manchester.
Mr.. Cox moved to amend the VII!
name of Manchester wherever it an
pears and inserting Richmond n SIS
place The substitute was based on
the bill OF ten years ago
Mr.. Oliver explained the committee
bill at great length. giving the popu-
lation in each Senate and House DIS
trict. He said the committee had tried