The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-20

a court Is declared insane vacancy
shall exist within thirty days, and the
proper power shall n,l the place. There
seemed to have been heretofore no pro-
vision for such n contingency. The
constitutional readings of the bill were
dispensed with and the bill passed.
! Iicnrico Judges snInry.
Mr.. Cox secured consideration OF Sem
ate bill No. IL, allowing the Henrico
supervisors to increase the salary OF
the circuit Judge, The readings were
2 dispensed with.
Mr.. White of Rockbridge objected to
the bill. did not think 1t right tina;
| judges should be in too close conneo-
| ton with the paymaster. 1t gave too
much opportunity for men on the bench
TO inEratiate themselves with super
/ visors and Councils and get raises in
salary. He did not mean TO reflect an
| any circuit Judge on the bench, but
some get more than judges of the Su
! premc Court.
| In view OF the fact that his county
! was affected, Mr. Throckmorton asked
that the bill be passed by until he
could investigate It Mr.. Cox said he
! had no objection. and It was passed to
! to-day.
! BY vote OF 81 to II the House passed
the Lunsford bill. allowing the judge
! to appoint an attorney. who may be
I the attorney for the Commonwealth. to
| examine titles Of land bought for
| school purposes
| Aimed at Loan Sharks.
| Then came the Oliver bill, rcdistrict-
| ing the use Of garnishment proceedings
| to judgments upon claims which bear
not more than per cent. interest.
| Mr.. oliver explained that 1t was d.
rected at loan sharks and Is intended
! to prevent them from Barnishing wages
| .h.,,, ,1>nr ~
| the legal rate of interest.
! Mr.. Weaver objected. lie thought
| the time for debtor TO plead usury
WAS when the trial vas had, and the
| bill would Increase litigation by max
/ Ing two actions necessary, where now
one Will suffice.
| Mr.. Throchmorton said many igno-
| rant people do not understand that they
! can make the plea of usury. Mr.. Weay-
| er said he would agree to the bill r.
made TO apply TO wage-carners only,
but Mr.. Oliver said this would be class
| legislation and probably unconstitu
| tional.
| Mr.. Houston moved TO pass the bill
| by, which was defeated. The measuro
was put on It's final passage and passed
| by vote of Il 10 IS.
House bill No IT was dismissed. a
similar bill having come from tho SEN
ate
+, y bill by Mr.. Weaver allowing ac-
tons TO be iiled at either the place OF
residence or the cause of action was
| passed unanimously.
Dover of Widows.
The bill emitting the widow TO dover
in the proceeds OF the sale of lands
sold to satisfy u trust deed, payable out
of the surplus. came up on its passage.
Mr.. Oliver opposed il. lIe illustrated
The result by saying that husband
! with $4,000 in caSh-all he has-buys
$4,000 farm in his wife's name, Dor
rowing $4,000 on deed of truat on the
property. lie dies, and his widow gets
all the farm. lie thought the tendency
of laws for years mas been in the direc-
tion OF allowing debtors 10 avoid pay
mcnt. and that it had been extended IA.
enough
/, Mr.. White. the patron, said that tho
bill was intended 10 protect the widow,
and that the argument OF Mr.. Oliver
had been based on the original propo-
sition that the husband had personal
propcrty-tho money.
The bill was defeat ted. 80 10 as. Mr..
White tried 10 pass by motion to
reconsider. bur was defeated, ana tnr
bin is dead.
I The Speaker signed the emergency
game bill
III honor OF General Lees birthday,
the first bill 10 be considered on It's
second reading was that appropriating
money 10 care for the graves of the
dead Of tho Confederacy in cemeteries
throughout the state 1t was ordered
70 he ensrosscd and read third time.
Gambling Bill Up.
The gambling bill was next on the
calendar prohibiting playing or bet
ting tor any money or oth,r thing OF
value. The patron, Mr.. stephenson, OF
Bath. moved 10 amend By striking out
"or other thing Of value" so that II
would include only money. This would
not har playing for prizes
Mr. Banks opposed the bill and
moved 10 dismiss it. The Norfolk man
deplorcd the tendency TO 1egislate
asans, What a few pepole regard as
|, evils and said hat the time would
| come when people calling themselves
free would be hound in chains TO mean
in&less laws. Thou shalt not appears
!, too often. he said. in the Code.
III all tho laws on the Virginia
statute BOOKS we're enforced. he said,
"9a per cent. OF the people would be
In iRil."