The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-12
Unanimously Agree With Sub
committee That Matter Is
Not One For Legislative
Action.
So Recommend
To House Today
Captain Myers and MIR. Willis
Speak Before Committee
Goes Into Executive Session,
Urging Inquiry-Dr. Christ
ian Not Present.

ain view of the premises we
have not heard any testimony and
do hereby respectfully recon-
mend that the matter be dis
missed so far as the house of
delegates is concerned"
Unanimously endorsing this recon-
mendation of Its subcommittee and
fully concurring In the conclusion
that the matter Is not one for legis-
lative action. the committee on priyi-
leges and elections will make it's re-
port. to the house of delegates this
morning In the matter involving the
word encounter between Delegate
Myers and Rev. DR.. w. Asbury Chris
tian. ard the sweeping allegations
made by the former on the floor af
the house.
The committee In unanimous, az
was the subcommittee, in tho opin-
ion that the Myers Christian trouble
is not matter calling for legisia-
tive action or investigation. In this
position the committee is sustained
by precedents established by the ma
,ional house OF representatives.
The report will be submitted TO
the committee Immediately after the
body convcDes this morning. II is
presumed that the report will be
adopted and the incident closed. 80
far as the house is concerned. unless
Mr.. Myers sees At to carry the mat
ter further.
Myers Wants Inquiry.
The meeting of the committee was
held in the corporation commission
court room yesterday afternoon he
tween the two sessions of the house.
Eleven out OF the thirteen members
were present. Delegate Myers Is a
member of the committee, hut for
obvious reasons did not remain
through the executive session. which
lasted perhaps half hour. He and
Mr.. Willis. patron of the. resolution.
made brief addresses before the exec
ntive session began.
Mr.. Willis expressed the opinion
that testimony should be taken. Mr..
Myers also insisted upon this. He
said he would not ask the committee
q 10 reverse the position of the sub
committee, but he felt that the find
Ing OF that body was not proper. He
repeated about what he said before
the subcommittee Tuesday evening
and Insisted that the evidence should
he heard to show whether he or Or.
Christian had been injured. and add
ed that whichever one of the two
was shown to have done the other
Injustice should apologize.
Mr. Myers withdrew upon the con-
clusion of his brief remarks
Mr.. Willis Speaks.
Mr. Willis was the only person net a
member OF the committee who re-
masned In the executive session. He
made a short speech dissenting from
the report Of the subcommittee. II
In understood that he suggested that
there should be resolution or re-
port brought in expressing confidence
in Mr. Myers. He again advocated
hearing testimony TO show what had
really passed. and who was subject to
criticism.
The committee talked the matter
over for some tame ard unaaim ously
decided to adopt the report or the
subcommittee as their own. and TINS
will be presented to the house this
morning by the chairman, Judge VII
liams.
Talks Of Resigning.
There has been a good deal of COS
sip around the hall of the house to
thu effect that If the report OF The
committee is adopted Mr.. Myers VIII
probably resign his seat in the house.
To a virginian reporter. who talked
with him yesterday he declined 10 say
whether or rot he would take this eN-
IRENE step. He said that IL the re-
port was as he understood he would
protest against its adoption as failing
to do him justice.
There Is little doubt that the report
will be adopted, and it is not believed
that Mr.. Myers, upon more mature re-
fiec.on, will surrender his seat.
Rev. DR. Christian did not attend
the meeting of the committee on priv
silcges and elections yesterday.