The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-10
EhADL|NG ACT GOES
BACK TO SENATE IN
ITS ORIGINAL FORM
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titions represented orchards in which
were one or two millions Of apple
trees and the house should take care
of the by-products of the orchards.
Judge Williams answered him. saying
that although he had the greatest RE-
spect for the fruitgrowe"s, he did not
think that one county should block
legislation, and Speaker Cox cut all
debate short by ordering the clerk
to call the roll. This amendment went
down before a vote OF 6S to "a.
Yeas--Clement. Dalton, Daniel,
John Orr; Dodson, Duke. Franklin.
Green. Gum. Harvey. Hef1in. Lowry,
Miistead Nelson. Oliver. Page. Phil
pott Pitts, Radford. Reed. Robertson,
Spatig, Tiffany. Toney. Willis--Y cas-,
"a
Nays--Adams. Baker. Barley. Bir-
rcll, Be infant, Brewer, Brown. Brown =
ing Buck, Cawthorn, ChAlkley, Com
Minis. Crockett, Daniel. J. William;
Duke, Earman. Ferebee, Field, Elan
agan. Grant Gregory, Gordon Harris,
Harrison. Hobson. Horner Houston.
HUFF. Hughes, Johnson, Jordan, Kent.
Kinsey. Land. Leedy, Lincoln, Looney,
Love, Malbon, Meetze. Miller. Mon
tague, Myers. holland. Norris, Owen,
Pennington, Powell, Price, Rev. Rrls-
ton, Smith, Francis w. Smith, Harry
b.; Spessard Stearnes. Steck, Steph-
enson. Stubs. Taylor, Terrell. Wal
ton, Weaver. A. G.. Weaver. II. c.;
White, Williams. Whist m, Woodward,
Mr.. Speaker-Nays. 6S.
Amendment No. 3 came next This
amendment fixes the ele storate for the
special election.
Judge williams again moved that
the house should not concur. and Mr..
Montague offered as a substitute that
it should concur. and the clerk start
ed the roll. The amendment was re-
fused by a vote of rs to 8.
.Yeas-Clements, Lowry. Montague,
Myers, Nelson, Philpott, Reed. White
Nays-Adams, Baker Barley, Biz
rell, Bonifant Brewer, Brown. Brown
ing, Buck, Cawthorn, Chalkley, Com
MINIS. Crockett. Dalton. John Orr
Daniels, j. william Daniel, Dodson,
Duke, Earman, Easley. Ferebee.
Field. Flanagan. Franklin, Grant.
Grasty. Green. Gregory Gordon.
Gum, Harris. Harrison, Hartley. Har-
yey, Hobson. Horner. Houston. Huff.
johnson, Jordan. Kent, Leedy, Lin
coin. Looney. Love, Meetze, Miller.
Milstead, holland. Norris. Oliver,
Owen, Page, Pennington, Powell. Rad
ford. Rev, Robertson, Rolston, Fran
els w. Smith. Harry B. Smith. Spatig.
Spessard, Stearnes, Steck. stephen
son. Stubs, Taylor, Terrell. Tiffany,
Toney, Walton, A. G. Weaver. Fl. c.
Weaver. winston. Mr.. Speaker--75.
Last Amendment Settled.
Then came the amusing part OF the
session. Amendment No. Ia, merely
amending the title of the bill, hav-
ing little or no effect on the measure.
was brought up and Mr.. Gregory. of
New Kent. suggested that as the
amendment had no effect, it was only
proper that the house concur in at
least one amendments as sent over by
the senate. Mr. Montague also de-
clared they should concur out of re-
spect to the upper branch.
Judge williams declared that he
would concur for once on his friend
from Richmond's motion. Speaker Cox
asked the patron of the bill II he
had considered the effect this would
have. after he had so consistently
asked that all the amendments be
sent back Judge Williams declared
that he had not considered 1t. and
withdrew his motion, asking that the
house should not concur and the
amendment should be sent back with
1.-THE others.
The roll was called and this the
last amendment, went down by vote
of 81 to 25.
Easley, Field, Green, Gregory, Gum.
Hefiin. Huff. Leedy. Lowry, Miistead,
Montague, Myers, Nelson. Oliver, Phil
pott Pitts, Reed. Spatig. Toney. white,
Willis Mr.. Speaker-25.
Nays-Baker. Barley. Brrell. Boni-
FAINT. Brewer. Brown, Browning. Buck,
Cawthorn. Commins. Cousins. Crockett.
Dalton. Daniel, John Orr; Daniel, j.
william: Duke. Earman. Ferebee,
Flanagan. Grant. Grasty. Gordon, Har
rison, Harvey. Hohson, Horner, Hous-
ton, Johnson, Jordan, Kent. kinsey.
Lincoln, Looney, Love, Malbon. Meetze.
Miller. holland, Norris, owen, Page,
Pennington, Powell. Radford. Rev,
Robertson. Rolston, Smith. Francis W.
Smith. Harry E.; Spsssard, Stearnes,
Steck, Stephenson. Stubs. Taylor. Ter
rell walton. Weaver. A. c.. weaver
H. c. Williams, Winston--6i.
with the amendments out of the
way the house settled down 10 regu-
lar business and Judge Williams moved
that house bill No. SIS. otherwise
known as the rolling stock bill. be
taken up out of its order and put
on its passage. He declared this should
be done owing to the peculiar circuih-
stances surrounding the measure.
Rolling stock Bill Today.
He declared the general assembly
two years ago had passed rolling
stock bill, levying taxes on the roll :
ing stock of railroad companies. %
per cent of which went to the cities In
which the railroads had their main
offices and rs per cent going to the
counties through which the railroads
did business. He said that the state
CORPORATION commission had declared
the law unconstitutional and the case
was now pending in the Supreme
court. and he thought the result of
the law suit would depend largely on
the action of the present general as
sembly.
After a whispered conference with
Mr.. Nelson of Campbell. who is one
of tho patrons OF the rolling stock
bill. Judge Williams Withdrew his mo-
ton calling for a prompt hearing,
but asked that the bill be made a
special order for today at 1880
O'Clock He explained that he had been
Iaboring under the thought that an
agreement had been reached on the
bill. but found that this was not so.
Several Bills Passed.
The rest of the session was taken
up with rapid roll calls as bill after
bill was put over. Those passed Were
as foil 1ws:
House bill to provide that party
re- any actinn at law or suit in equity