The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-28

same Mr.. Temptation offered cub
stitute carving into effect suhsta ntial-
~ the provisions of the original meas
ure. Before the bin was voted on Mr..
Norris. of Lancaster. declared that ne
didn't understand quite What was go
ing on--that the House was continual
lv being asked to vote for cider bills
s. the interest of the farmers end
cider contained more alcohol than
beer. Mr.. Cox made a point Of order
against the bill but afterward with
drew II and the bill was passed.
The bill increasing the salaries of
judges Of the Supreme Court $500
year TO become effective with the be-
gfnin~ of the terms OF the successors
to the present members of the court
was put on It's passage but owing to
the absence of number Of delegates
from the hall II did not get consu-
tutionai majority. A motion was made
to reconsider the vote and the meas
ure will have another chance later.
Curtis Rises to Personal Privilege.
In the course Of the morning ses
sion Captain Curtis. member from
Richmond citS-~arose to a question
OF persona! privilege. He defended
himseif In vigorous and characteristic
fashion from tho attacks leVeled
against him on Sunday by Rev. DR.
Machlachlan, pastor of the seventh
Street Christian church. He declared
that no man had a higher regard for
the ministry than himself. He de-
elared that he stuck to his criticism
OF the preachers who couldn't make
"A living In the pulpit and again de-
clared that this constituted one of the
iaSses wha were supporting tbs
enabling aet
He closed by saying that If any
thing that he had said had aggrieved
anyone. Il may say let him take of
his robes and | will defend myself
as | have always done"
No civic Training.
After considerable debate Senator
Gravatts bill to require a course of
instruction to be given In civic train
ing In all public high schools ans
all higher institutions of learning sup
ported by the State was defeated by
Ii vote of SIS to 20.
A measure to give to private cor
porations and individuals the right Of
eminent domain passed the House b,
IA vote Of GA to IS. after having beer
very much amended. The object Of
the bill on its face is stated to bt
ito facilitate the development of tn.
resources of the State by providing
ways of ingxess and egress for mining
manufacturing and timber cullfng
and to authorize proper passways
tramroads. haulroads and other
means of transportation over the
lands OF another or others"
The heart of the bill Is to giv'
the owners of what is known AZ
back lands cut off from public
roads. some way to get to their prop
erty Mr.. White. while declaring tina
he favored a reasonable bill givinf
the right to get way over Wild and
uncultivated lands, felt that the bill
as 1t stood was a dangerous piece oil
legislation and also suggested that thu
existing laws furnished remedy.
He declared that the court had de-
cided that the Legislature could no
even grant the power of eminent
domain for any private purpose. Il
being a. power that could only bs
,exast.Se1 for :fiS sssss big Eec2~a.-lss. ~
Mr.. Williams FAvoFn Measure.
Mr.. Williams, OF Giles. argued In
favor OF the measure. He declared
that lots 81 property in his section
OF the country was locked up simply
because 1t could not be gotten to
He cited one case In his own county
where a valuable property was kept
from development because OF Its in.
accessibility. ono man owning little
"Trip Of land in q hollow, which cut
it on. This land. Judge Williams de-
ciared. WAS worth only few hundred
dollars. but the owner held out FOR
$4,000 simply because 1t was neces-
sary for the development Of the other
property. He declared that the court
of his county had declined to open
roads to such lands unless people lived
on them. The measure has been az
strongly urged by mining and tim
Der interests as any before the As
sembly and the necessity for some
such law was reflected by the vote
OF 81 to is.
No More Hypnotisni.
The next bill to pass the House
was the Senate bill TO prohibit any
person or persons without authority
from hypnotizing or mesmerixing or
attempting to hypnotic or mesmerixe
amp person or persons and to prohibit
any person or persons from consent
ing to ba hypnotized or mesmerized
or attempting to be hypnotized or
mesmerized. Mr.. Banks, Of Norfolk
declared that hypnotism had been re-
duced TO an exact science and that
It was used by medical men In this
treatment OF disease with good re-
sultA.
Mr.. Cox, of Richmond. while de-
cIaring that as q rule he did not favor
legislation Of this character he was
constrained TO advocate this measure.
Mr.. Watts. OF Roanoke. spoke on the
side Of hypnotjsts. while DR.. II. U.
Stephenson believed the measure q
good one. BY vote of So to ~ the
House turned a deaf ear to the cham
pions Of the hypnotists. and the bill
having paused the Senate. hypnotism
In Virginia. except where practiced by
a licensed physician. Will aeon be con-
trary 10 law.
Take W Tax cemrsasisen oill.
The hour OF O'Clock HAVING ar
rived. the special order. the Byrd tar
commissscn bill 49, taken up. The