The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-07

exercise II. directing attention to re-
pcated adjudicatlons and surveys tend
ing to show that the owners had dur
Ing all this tirno taken their holdings
seriously.
Senator Cannon warned tho Senate
against passing a law which no said.
would work grave injustice agaiuat
not only the Buchanan Company, but
against landowners In dozen other
counties In the State who hold their
grants through chain OF titles con-
tanning links which may BE- attacked
by landErabbers on the Same ground
upon which tho Buchanan County grant
Is contested.
", as the supporters OF this bill
cfiinl, the buchanan Company's title is
worthless argued Senator Cannon.
ana the courts. as they claim further
nave set aside the title. how will til
repeal of tho 1912 law benefit the CON
testing landowncrsr Are YOU not ask
:" now TO repeal an net In order to
FAVOR one of the parties litigant?"
Would Cnuse Great Loss.
The repeal Of the law, said Senator
cannon would cause great loss to tho
men who control the Buchanan Com
pany. SINCE the passage Of the act In
i"l2, he said. certain men have acquired
majority Of the stock OF tho com
pany at cost OF 100000. In the f,itb
tina, tho law would protect thc,r IN.
tcrcsts" '''e'' M
ihe argument against the pending
OH was taken up hy Senator Bowers.
VINO elaborated upon tho case nre-
s'htcd ~ the Senator from Richmond
lie was followed by Senator Hoyail,
one oi tho copatrons of the bill who
called upon the Senate In the name OF
! a,"oo residents of buchanan County 10
Tcpeai law which has furthered the
most gigantic land fraud" In the his.
tory OF the state.
beforc the vote was taken. Senator
ioil' VINO was patron OF the bill
I passed in 1912. made a statement to
tho effect that the bill was introduced
20 clear up the title to property in
hampton, tho purchase of which was
contemplated b. the United States gov
ern!nent, lilo was unable to say
whether or not tho sale TO the govern
hieht vas ever contaminated
Biii Is Passed.
The bill was put on It's passage, and
was carried by vote of 20 to 3. The
memuers voted as follows:
| Aycs-Blanks. Brock. Buchanan,
Gatrol. Crockett. Early, Edmoudson,
Featherston. Fletcher. Garrett, IRA
Eatt. Hartman, Hart, Lesncr. Mapp,
Alassie. PRrr. Paxton, Rinehart Rison.
Royal. Saunders, Smith. sowder, Tav-
enner. Thornton, Walker. Weudenburs
and Wcst---29
Noos-Bowere, Eohols. Gayle. Monta-
que and Parr-5.
Senator Moncure announced that ne
was paired with Senator Watkins. II
the latter had been present ne would
have voted aye" and he would have
voted no" Senator Cannon announced
/ Il pair with Senator Drewry. The latter
would have voted aye" and he would
/ have voted no"
| Copy OF 1912 Act.
Y Tho act approved March 10, 1912,
which the bill passed yesterday 10y the
/ Senate repeats, reads as follows:
''Bc 1t enacted by the General AS
semoiy Of Virginia, that In every &c
tion At law or suit In equity, In which
1T shall appear that deed or other
writing, which constitutes n part Of
the chain of title TO any lands has
! been made by an officer or other per
visions Of any statute or decree au-
thori2ing or providing for n sale or
conveyance OF real estate. and that said
deed was duly recorded In the proper
clerks Office prior TO year 1865. and
that tho record or evidence. or some
parts thereof of the proceedings under
or pursuant TO which such sale, deed or
other writing was made, has been lost
or destroyed, or cannot be produced
the said deed or other writing. or a
certified copy thereof, taken from said
record, shall be prima facic evidences of
the fact that all provisions and re-
qu!rcments Of such statute or decree
were duly compiled within the max
ing OF such sale, deed or other writings
rs we'll as tho power OF authority of
such officer or other person to make
and execute the same. and OF the due
execution thereof by him"