Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-13
Delegate Robinson rloncure Writes
of Work Accomplished by
.epislatlre.
Legislature.

tn be for local benefit, had TO be
drawn under the constitution in gen.
eral terms and was very holly con-
/ Tested by several members in the
House Of Delegates, whom rumor In
Itimated to me were in part. at least
controlled by persons who should
have favored its passage.
| had three hard fights in conf
mittee and had TO exert to my ut
most my feeble political ability and
Ingenuity to get this measure re-
ported out of committee, where 1t
tarried while, and even after it got
It's place on the calendar, had to make
two hard fights upon the floor OF the
House to secure its passage, being
ably assisted in my speech and efforts
| in behalf of the bill by Hon. c. NJ.
Lunsford of Bottetourt county,
and being opposed by Hon. Hugh A.
White of Rockbridgc county. who at
one time early In the session was
Il
considered quite leader by some
Deople: and Mr.. White was assisted
| by rather lesser lights. But thanks
to the Judgment and charity of the
House for my beloved county, the
vote in favor of the passage of the
! bill on my side Of the Capitol vas
about IS to II. There was a rumor
that certain county people. dcspairing
passage Of the above bill, and fail
lure OF the relief desired, wanted to
again become a part of the district
of Columbia, but | sincerely nope
that the same is untrue, and in real
| ity unfounded, because citizenship in
"Old Virginia" with right to con-
ltrol ones own dcstinies, under right
eous ambition, mot vicious vanity
| is certainly boon that patriotic peo-
Die, whose lone aim is not the dol
| lar or not the rule or ruin policy,
most vehcmently and devoutly desire.
CD The other bill for the coun-
ty is the trial justice bill. meant Tor
the locality but couched in general
| terms, and designed to save the cir
cult Judge from arduous labor or
multitude of petty cases, increased
jurisdiction being given, and to the
care of the criminal misdcmcanor
cases and provide ever ready judicia!
iprotecton against the lawlcss element
| from the city of Washington, and to
accommod The thickly settled rap
idly growing county with an ever
opcn forum where the small ordinary
| criminal and civil cases can be dis
posed of every day except Sunday.
This bill was passed with more ease
than the first. the trial OF strength
being had thcreupon.
In reference TO tho bills OF gen
cral nature which ! introduced or
| was Interested in, have the follow
ing to say:
| introduced and got passed a Dill
giving TO Engineers and Conductors
and Brakcmcn right to recover
| from the common carrier. master
when ncgligcntly injured by other
servants of the master, OH the same
| train (thcy themselves not being
negligent. in practically all cases
where formerly under the last re-
| naming vestigc OF the old fellow
servant rule they we're denied relief {:
| and tried to aid in reforms and all
| olishmcnt of technically, and TO pro-
| vide for trials of causes on the facls
and merits and justice thereof, rather
than on the gIadiatorial ability and
| ingenuity OF the particular lawyer
who happens to be employed. and BE-
| ing on the Courts Of Justice commit
tee could materially aid such meas
| vres. and | will add that the prac-
ttice of law is, in some respects, ma
tcrially changed for the better, BY
some Of the laws passed this session
! ! also with Senator Thornton
introduced and aided in having pass
cd. though it met with some opposl'
ton and was sought 10 be amended
a bill to require the mailing to non
resident defendant OF the notice II
a divorce suit. SO that IL possible, NJ
would know of the proceeding. ihi:
was requested by Hon. Louis L
Barley and MIR. p. Gordon Finney.
introduced, but was not success
full in getting passed:
G) A local option bill for fre'
uublic school text books, as no public
school system is completely free with
: out them, but Mr.. White of Rock
/, bridge. with others. delayed this bill
SO that the time was not sufficient TO
its passage.
-(2) 4 bill to allow justices t
| admit persons convicted Of nisde
Il boil on t6oir nwu Dpr