The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-06
Richmond Delegate Resumes
Attack Upon Minister When
House Begins Work Minis
ter's Statement Denied.
Willis Resolution
For Time Ends Ii
Committee on Privileges and
Elections to Give Full Hear
ing-Dr. Christian Courts
Fullest lnvestigations--Au
Facts Wantod.

There will probably be an investigA-
ton by the committee on privileges
and elections of the house OF delegates
to ascertain just what occurred in the
conversation in the lobby on Wednes-
day between Delegate Myers. of Rich
mond, and Rev. DR.. w. A. Christian.
pastor OF Union Station Methodisk
church.
A resolution offered in the house yee-
| terday by Mr.. Willis. OF Roanoke.
while not directing an investigatton, q
Will likely have that result as II Wa
referred to tbe committee on PRIVILEGES
and elections. The general conceptions
| OF the resolution was that IT meant
an investigation.
Judge Martin williams obtained The
consent of the house for the commit
tee to sit during the sessions OF that
body and has called g. meeting for next
Monday afternoon at o'clock. when
the line of action will be decided upon.
1t Is probable that subcommittee OF Fl
three will be appointed to take to-
umony and report it's conclusions IL
the full committee, which, In turn. VIII Il
report to the house.
Rev. DIR. Christian has expressed
himself as desiring the fullest inves-
tigation and insisting that 1t be open
to the public. He declares he wants
all the facts brought out.
The Resolution.
| This Is the resolution offered by MI.
Willis: a
/ Whereas 1t has come to the at " n
| tention of this body that aona
person has, within the lobby OF the
hail OF the house of delegates at
| tempted to influence the vote OF 4
| member of this body by statements
! as to the effect on the private bus
f,tf,,
member, should he vote contrary to
the desires of such person. and
Whereas 1t is the sense OF this
eody that every member should
vote as his own best Judgement
| dictates to him that the interests
OF the State require rather than In
| accord with the. private business
| interests or political benefit of such
member: therefore be IT,
| Resolved, That this body con-
dennis such methods of attempting s
| to influence the action of members
| of the general assembly. and fur u
| Their, that hereafter IL the speaker
OF this house is satisfied that any
! person Is using such methods. that
| the speaker shall direct the SER
geant at arms to prohibit such per-
SON from appearing I'm the hall or
the lobby of this house"
Mr.. Myers Resumes Attack.
+ IHaF aea4atelF- after the resofuff07I 4
was presented and read Mr. Myers s
/ took the floor on question OF per. q
I sonal privilege and again attacked
| DR.. Christian declaring that the min-
/ lister had grossly insulted him ana MI
/ had misrepresented the facts or tne %
! case in his written statement to the
I house. The resolution was referred
| to the committee on privileges ana 4
elections. who will have a meeting
| Monday at =. NJ. Saj
/ 1t was Immediately after the houo0
\ convened yesterday morning that MI.
Willis submitted his res olution Bn- e
| fore any action could he taken NJ
Myers was on his feet. Intensely
angered. he again presented his sidA n
| of the affair, which occurred Wednes-
day morning in the lobby OF the cap~ M
itoi. when he was asked by the Rev.
w Asbury Christian and other gem
tlcmen. for his views on the s'ra1
lighta bill now pending before the
general assembly.
Mr.. Myers said: 1T was grossly tn
suited yesterday by DIR. Christian and 4
| had he not been an ordained miniS-%
ter should have knocked him down N
where he stood, and not risen yeU~s
terday to address the house.
THAT man. who is known as q rev~
erend minister Of the gospel. in dfs-
cussing brothels, asked me If + would IA
care to furnish my wife, or my child,
! or my sister for such an establish
/ ment"
why didn't you shoot him 7" crisd N
voice in the far rear of the hall
Because he was a minister rc-
piled Myers. ss
Abiding to DIR. Christian, Mr.. Myers N
said: IF ne had in him the evil
dence OF manhood or Of Christianity.gy
| which his cloak would indicate, hAx
would today have apologized to me sga9
/ for his statement In the papers yoa~S
terday. which statement was UTTERLY
/ false. sgs;;
| Il stand here today as q nnAM-- S7
man who has tried TO lead a clean lifMs
and / say to you that either I nAx5A
been guilty of falsehood or Drs
Christian has published q falseh00d
over his signature. 9sS
II demand at your hands an fnvAq
| tigation My honor as a member an4s
my honesty as a man have been Nts
/ tackled.
IF you find me guilty upon fnxQr
tigation say so and no more, but yU4
are in honor bound to grant ma t4
! justice Of an investigation"
Take I'm Affair Monday.
! Mr. Montague, Of the city of r.
i mond, and Mr.. Gordon. " E0Ml~
moved that Mr.. Willis fesCiuttoA
i referred to the COMMITTEES On
iileges and elections. This W&D
Then Mr.. Robertson. Of NorthnN&
attacked the lobby. which A. cl