The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-04

calendar OF this House on their second
reading, and 1t appears to me that
every time we begin work on reading
them, some ono moves to adjourn. II
we expect this great mass Of bills al
ready reported by the committees TO
be enacted, we must devote moro time
TO The calendar"
one OF the sharEest tilts Of this ses-
sion came yesterday between Delegate
j. O. iIetiin, Democrat. OF King George
and :. =. Powell. Independent, of Spot
sylvania. Mr.. Powell offered early in
tho session a bill changing the special
road law OF Spotsylvania County, re-
peaiinr special act creating a board
| OF road commissioners for that county
, The bill had been reported favorably
by the Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation. and appeared on the
House calendar as House bill No. sc.
Yesterday Mr.. Helm moved TO recon-
NIT the bill to the committee for fur
ther hearing, which was adopted with
out dissent. Later Mr. Powell entered
the hall of the House. and with some
heat demanded to know who was rep
reSenting SpotSylVania County its ac-
credited delegate or the member from
King George. He had not been CON
suited as 10 having the bill recon-
mittod, the matter had been an issue
in tho campaign In which he was elect
ed and he considered the action taken
| In his absence very discourteous." Mr.
! Helm explained that he had been APP
! preached by tho Commemorative at
| torney of Fredericksburg, and another
| citizen of that town, and had been in
I formed that every good roads advocate
! IN Spotsylvnnia County wanted tho
| special road board retained After fur
ther debate Mr. Powell moved 10 recon
slider the vote by which the bill was
recommitted, and the motion was re-
considered. ayes, 30; noes, Z: and the
] bill placed back on the House calendar.
Measure Sent to Governor.
Al the request of Mr.. Jordan. House
bill No. 60. imposing public duties on
| neat, light. power, water and tcle-
phone companies, and providing for
their control and regulation by the
State Corporation Commission. was re-
committed TO the Committee on General
| Laws.
| The House passed ana sent to tho
| Governor Senate bill No. ILL., appro-
! priaiing Sla,9jA.2i the uncxpendcd bal
ancc OF an appropriation heretofore
| made for the erection of q Virginia
monument on the field at Gettysburg,
| to commemorate the services OF Nir-
| gin!a troops IN the battle on that field.
Al the request OF Mr.. Johnson. two
Senate bills having TO do with the is
/ SUNG or county bonds for road and
! bridge Improvement were passed by
/ After. prolonged debate and the adop-
/ ton OF minor amendments, the House
| passed to Its third reading and ongross-
ment a bill offered by Mr.. Chalkley,
| amending the act In relation TO the
| state Highway Commission the amend
| ments limiting the amount OF state
| funds allowed to counties for road
/ building where the counties do not take
| proper steps 10 keep the roads 80 con-
/ stucted In order.
Delegate Baker, OF Chesterfield Coun-
/ ". extended an invitation TO the House
| 10 visit and inspect an exhibit car of
products OF tho Bcllwood Farm in
| Chesterfield County. now In the South
ern passenger station, and which will
be made part OF farmcrs' institute
train over that railroad