The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
rlnsr THINGS FIRST IN ASSEMBLY.


the people for his determined cfor,
yesterday to insure action on the
game. fee and primary bills before the
adjournment OF Assembly Though
voted down. he brought these E.ea,
measures squarely to the attention or
his colleagues and hastenod their con-
sideration.
We arc glad 70 advise our readers
that Speaker Cox ana Floor Leader
Williams both think that the resolu-
tion adopted Monday and In effect to-
day Will guarantee vote on these
three bills. AS the House, beginning
this morning, will consider only SEN
ate h!ils and House bills with Senate
reach these measures ard to got n
! vote OF them. We need no more than
the assurance OF Messrs Cox and VIII
Nllams to be convinced that they Will
! labor that tho will OF the people be not
! defeated We very gladly make this
/ acknowledgement. and arc confident
they were right In advocating tho reso.
luton passed Monday.
! The fruit or their labor was mani
fest IN tho remarkable days work done
yesterday by tho House. Roll call fol-
lowed roll call almost MS fast as tho
clerk could check tho names; bills
wore passed and sent TO tho Senate
which. It mad been feared, would never
get 10 vote, We arc not so opt,-
lrnlstic as to believe that during tho
( four remaining days OF tho session the
House will be able to make UP tho
time It has lost or TO present TO the
people 4 finished program Of lcGisla-
uon; but we hope and believe that If
members work hereafter Us they did
yesterday, tho three great bills on tho
House calendar will be passed.
The game bill. We hope, WILL he
passed In the form In which s. came
/ from tho senate. without amendment
and without lengthy discussion. II Il
crrs Mt all Il is IN Its cSactinE require
mcnts OF hunters certainly II docs not
work hardship on the landowner and
farmer II passed, this bill viii be dis
t,ncuy to the credit of tho Assembly.
The Houee primary bin, "a reported
from committee, is much superior to
the measure approved By the Senate.
though II lacks ono or two desirable
features. But as II IS too late to amend
the Hougr bill. we urge members 10
Inovo It as & substitute for the Senate
bill. and TO place upon the upper house
tho responsibility for tho final form OF
tho measure. Surely the Senate OF
| virginia. III the last hours OF tho scs
sion, will not vote down = bill for
which the people have long boon wait
ing-a measure denoustrably superior
/ 10 tho compromise upon which the
Senate agreed.
/ The last OF this Important trio, the
fee bill is Of all tho least satisfactory.
Admirable IN It's original form and
measuring up, in large degree, TO the
necessary standard OF iusuce and pun
,ici,y. II came from tho senate COM
,nittcc and was passed ~ the upper
House in shAmefully mutilhted shape.
1t nres q scale of compensation beyond
the value OF the services rendered, Il
reaches but handful % the officers
whom II should control, and is prin-
/ cipallv OF value IN that II guarantees
! fun publicity TO the accounts OF fee
officers
Despite the critical legislative situn-
don and even In face OF the practical
assurances that this &c the only form
OF the bin in which the Senate will con
cur. we feel constrained TO urge Mr..
Brewer. the patron OF the bill, TO urge
its restoration 10 it's original scope II
the amendments fail OF passage. the
vote on them Will at least disclose the
friends Of reform. II, on the other
hand the amendments are incorporated
in the hil II viii s,ill be possible TO
| demand II decisive vote In the Senate
I and. If need be. 10 give the bill It's final
[ form in conference we realize that
/ this courae is hazardous. but We feel
/ that This is one BIN upon which there
1 mus, De definite declaration OF the
stand OF every mambeF Unless wo
/ mistaae, the foo question viii be far
more OF nm issue n the campaign of
1916 than it was in 1913. The people
should accordingly know whether their
present represe ntatives vote for So
600 or $500 as the salary OF The clerks
of courts and .reRsnrers IN tho large
cltica
members Of Assembly. but four days
nre left YOU after Saturday you VIII
return TO your constituents TO render
account Of your stewardship what
account win YOU give them-of few
Important bins made law for tho VOL
fare Of Virrinia7 or mass Of local
statutes enacted 10 cumber the law
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