The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-13

ginia for many years rs a man and as
Il gentleman, and DO not believe tina,
he has done anything he believed to
pc wrong in trying TO have this bin
repealed. But do believe that n. has
made grave inistakc In listening to
attorneys for one side. and not TO the
othcr-thats all I've go; To say. The
repeal OF this act will jcopardizc thou
sands OF land titles TO bencnt certain
gentlemen. who have been making "A
great fight for its repeal. shall vote
against this bin, as believe In that
which is right. ana as ! dcspisc that
which is low and selfish and mean
and unprincipled."
Il was a member OF the Committee
for Courts OF Justice two years ago,
which recommended that bill" said
Mr.. Montague, OF Richmond Il have
no pride Of opinion, ana believe that
when Wa find that we have passed !
bad act or that 1t works a hardship, It
should be repealed"
II Lave felt Il incumbent on me az
Chairman OF tho Committee for Courts
OF Justice. 10 stand by the recommen-
dation OF tho committee that this bill
do not pass said Mr.. Oliver For
the first time In my life. have to-day
seen n considerable majority OF
committee of this House vote on the
floor for bin which In committee
3.
seems TO mo to present n most re-
markable condition az affairs in the
resent General Assembly ana in the
government OF this State. shall, at
any tate. have rad the satista>ti N
OF knowing that ] did my duty and
registered my protest on this floor
against any bin that would result in
the confiscation of the property OF any
man.
How the Vote Stood.
Nj Field OF Madison, agreed that
the state should deal honestly with its
citizens and taxpayers. and not be
brought Into disrcpute by land sp.cu-
lators. The roll call on the passage OF
the BIN was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Adams, Baker, Barley.
Ifonifant, Brown, Buck. Cawthorn
Chalkley, Chapman. Clement, Commins.
Crockett. Dalton, John Orr Daniel
Dodsor, Duke, Earman. Easley. Fere-
bee Flanagan, Franklin, Grant. Gras Is,
Green. Gregory, Gum, Harris HART
son, Hartley. iiobson. Horner, Huff.
Hughes. Johnson. Jordan. Kinsey
Lewis, Lincoln, Looney. Lowry, Massie,
Miller. Milstead, Montague, Myers.
Nelson, holland, Norris, owen. Fare.
Remington, philrott. Pitts. Powell,
Price, Radford, Reed, Rev, Robertson.
Rolston, Francis W. Smith. Spatig.
Spessard, Stearnes. Steck. Stephenson
Taylor, Terrell, Tiffany, Toney. Il c
Weaver White. williams Willis, Win
ston, speaker CoX-1G.
N"es-Messrs. Birrel Cousins, Field
Gordon, Helm. Houston. Leedy
Oliver Harry L. Smith. Walton, ~ q.
Weaver, WoodwarG-l2
Mr. Meetze announced that he was
paired with Mr.. Browning, lie voting
aye and Mr. browning no. The House
refused 20 reconsider the vote by which
the bin was passed and il will he en-
rolled and sent u the Governor.
Gordon Speaks Again.
At the afternoon session MIR Gordon
again rose to question OF personal
privilege, and Withdrew that part II
his remarks In regard TO an inVestiga-
ton, a. having been made In the heat
of debate He read from an account
o. the morning proceedings from an
afternoon paper. with the headline.
He threatens TO Investigate the Gov
1rnor--Gordon changes his mind" AZ
ter reading the article, Mr.. Gordon
said:
II think / have tbs right and that
II is my duty 10 place myself sQuarely
before the House on the record What
said was that had known the Gov
ernor for years and had the utmost
confidence in him rs man incapable
OF any act from selfish motive.
sale that in my Judgment he has been
led Into error In taking any part In
this contest by listening TO lawyers on
one side. without hearing lawyers on
the other side. When | was speaking
10 personal privilege. and the chair
ruled that privilege did not Justify my
remarks. and ehat my recourse lay in
asking for an investigations IN the
heat of the debate ! gave notice that
would demand an investigation |
simply desire TO repeat what | said be-
fore. that | believe the chief execu-
tive of this state incapable OF acting
in this matter from selfish motive
hut that II would have been more in
accordance with the Constitution of
this state had he sent a special mes
sage TO this General Assembly advu-
eating this bill and stating the reasons
why he believed the act OF 1912 should