The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

When the House convened yester-
day morning a resolution was rusheo
through by the majority. having
as its object the shutting off the fill
buster being conducted against the re-
districting bill by Mr. Willeroy, the'
resolution limiting all debate on the
measure to ten minutes
Mr.. Banks renewed his resolution
to devote afternoon sessions to house
bills on their second reading.
The House refused to agree to the
resolution.
MIR. Banks then moved to have night
sessions TO begin last night at 8
O'Clock.
The House again refused to adopt
the suggestion of the gentleman from
Norfolk, the vote being % to 40.
Mr.. Watts moved the discharge or
the House Committee on Roads on
Senate bill SIS. which will permit the
extension of the time that corpora
tons may have to complete works In
progress.
Mr.. Throckmorton declared that he
would cali a meeting OF his commit
tee TO consider and report the meas
ure at any time the gentleman from
Roanoke might agree to come before
the committee in advocacy OF the bill.
The object Of the bill is to extena
the time for ths complexion OF the.
extensive chain of dafifs on the" New
river by the New River Power Com
pany. which will nor he able to COM
plete the work contemplated In It's
charter IN the Eve years allowed by
law.
Columbus Day at Last.
Mr. Ranks of Norfolk moved again
to take up his Columbus Day" bill out
If it's order lie made a warm at
tack upon u circular distributed in
the capitol addressed TO the mem.
beers which circular had. he declared,
made it's sneakine entrance into tho
capitol and "haunts in the lace of
body OF American statesman the foul
smelling rags of religious prejudice.
Mr.. Love. OF Lunenhurg. asked as
a special favor that the member from
Norfolk be allowed to take his meas
ure up out Of order.
Mr. Moncure supported the measure
and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Banks then made n character
istic speech, paying tribute to the
discoverer OF America. After lister
Ing with interest TIC the eloquent
member from the cit. by the sea the
House declared that there were
enough holidays already and votad
the bin down.
Mr.. Bell made last vain attempt
to get his bill up to provide for the
election OF the members of the Cor
poration Commission by the people.
The House was not In the mood.
For the Feeble Minded.
DIR. Stephenson Was permitted to
take up his bin to provide for the es-
Establishment OF a building for the ac
comrnodation of feebie-minded wo-
men at the Epfleptic Colony. Mr..
Spessard opposed the measure, but
the House favored the idea and it
was carried by a vote Of 70 to 8.
The bill to provide for the pur-
chase Of the Ford hotel property by
the state was taken up at the request
of Col. HARDWOOD and passed by vote
OF SO to ~.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac bills were then taken up at
the request Of Mr.. Throckmorton. of
Henrico, and passed.
At noon the House took up the spe-
cial order. the redistrieting measure,
and was engaged upon that measure
| until 4.4s O'Clock. after which time
bills OF a general nature of exception
al Importance were taken up out OF
their order md voted on.
Ons oe the bulls passed increasss