The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03

special hearing Will be held on
Friday night at o'clock before the
House Committee on General Laws on
the bill offered by Delegate Berkeley
d. Adams. OF Charlotte County sim
plifying the present system OF land
registration and transfers Colonel
Eugene c. Massie. who. in the session
OF 1908. offered q bill to install the
Torrens Bystem in Virginia, will be
among the speakers
With moro simple method Of land
registration, saving tho great cost of
title examinations. Mr.. Adams believes
that II would be much moro easy for
the average farmer TO raise money on
his land. making IL more easily con-
vertible.
Members of the General Assembly
and the public generally are invited
by the State Department Of Agricul-
ture 10 visit an exhibit car now In tho
Southern Railway passenger station.
The car Is made up in the main of ex-
hibits of the products of the Bellwo God
farm In Chesterfield County, and is a
remarkable showing OF what can be
done b. modern methods Of farming
and diversified crops For the next
Few weeks the car will be a part of
farmers institute train. to be carried
over the Southern Railway lines In Vir-
ginia 1t will be open all day to-day
TO visitors and members OF the Gene
raj Assembly arc especially invited to
inspect It.
State Senator John a. Lesner re-
ceived telegram yesterday. saying
that pathfnding party of the Tide
water Automobile Association. inter
csted in the building of a road between
Richmond and Norfolk. expected TO
come to Richmond by motor cars to-
day. The party will be entertained at
lunch at Franklin By General c. c.
Vaughan. Jr. and Will be the guest
of Senator Lesner ut supper on reach
sioner George T.. Coleman will meet the
party during the afternoon and pilot
IL into Richmond
The committee in charge Of the In
auauration exercises received many
compliments yesterday on the success
OF the day. every detail being carried
out with exact precision.
The committee consisted Of the fol-
lowing;
From the Senate-Messrs Edward
Echols. John r. Saunders. A. c. Har-
man. John A. Lesner. Il. +. Buchanan
and J. Powell Royal
From the House of Delegates
Messrs. Edwin r Cox. Speaker; w. w.
Baker. Charles w. Grant. Martin VIII
iiatns, J. l. Lewis. William NJ Myers
and a. 7. Lincoln.
Speaker Cox said last night that
much OF the success OF the committees
work and of the Inauguration exercises
was due to John w. Williams. clerk of
tho House OF Delegates, who served as
secretary OF the inaugural committee
Il have never known q man who could
keep such multitude of details SO
clearly in his mind at ell times" said
Speaker Cox. in referring to Mr.. Will
liams. He has worked untiringly and
with great ability. and the success OF
the day shows that he provided for
every contingency and thought out
every possible detail in advance"
Sixty-nine bills are on the House
calendar on their second reading, with
favorable reports from committees.
The large majority are Of a special and
local character. and will require but
little debate. and the prospect for to-
day is for a busy routine session, at
which large number of these small
matters may be gotten out OF the way.
Among the members of the General
Assembly gathered at Murphy's Hotel
last night the feature of the inaugural
address OF Governor Stuart occasion
Ing tho greatest comment. and which
was most frequently referred tn wbaD