The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
THE HOUSE

Tho House OF Delegates convened
yesterday at noon with prayer by Rev.
s. c. Hatcher, j.. D., Of Randolph Ma
con College.
T. W. Smith offered joint resolution
! inviting Secretary OF State William j.
/ Bryan To address the Join Assembly
on Saturday, February IS. which was
adopted with only a few scattering
noes. The member from King and
Queen communicated the resolution to
! the Senate. which body concurred
/ Later Mr. oliver moved that a commit
tee of nfteen. ten from the House OF
Delegates and five from the Senate
be appointed TO receive Mr.. Bryan and
arrange for his appearance before the
Joint Assembly The resolution was
adopted. The president OF the Senate
named rs the members of this COM
mttee Senator'S Saunders, Fletcher
Cannon. Drewry and Early. Speaker
Cox named as the committee from the
House Messrs. Williams. of Giles;
Smith, of King and Queen; oliver. or
Fairfax: Stubs. of Gloucester; Spatig
OF Brunswick; Hobson. of Richmond;
Woodward OF Norfolk; Reed. OF Ports.
mouth: walton. of Hanover, and
Stephenson. Of Bath.
On motion of Its patron. Mr..
stephenson. House bill No. l76, I'm re-
lation 10 the powers OF judges when
courts are in vacation was recon-
mitted to the Committee for Courts of
Justice.
Refuse to Take Up Torrens BnI.
Mr. Adams, of Charlotte. moved that
House bin No. 1S9, providing for the
registration OF land titles. reported
favorably BY the Committee for Courts
OF Justice. be taken up out OF Its order
and made a special order for Wednes-
day. Strong opposition was at once
apparent and after Judge williams
had repeated his warning about spe-
cial orders and the danger or leaving
important bills OH the calendar, the
House refused by vote of 45 to 81,
to take the bill up out OF It's order.
Two House bills on their third read
ing were passed and sent to the Sem
ate. as follows:
No. $50 repeal so far as the Coun-
ty OF Powhatrn is concerned, n special
road law of Powhatan, Chesterfield and
Goochland Counties.
No. 0i-AuthoriZing the supervisors
of Franklin County to impose a spc-
cial capitation tax for roads and other
county purposes.
The Montague bank bill had been set
rs special order for 1890 o'clock yes
terday. but the rolling stock bill, which
had been made q special and continu-
ing order. and passed by. took preco-
dence, and the rolling stock matter was
discussed for nearly two hours with
out any final action.
The Rolling stock Biii.
Judge Williams. patron of the bill,
explained that for many years past the
rolling stock of railroads in Virginia
has been taxed In the city or town in
which the principal Office in this State
Is located. AT the last session n COM
promise bill was passed providing for
tho distribution of this tax on ratio
of 25 per cent to the cities where the
principal offices arc located, the re-
naming rs per cent TO he distributed
among the counties and cities through
which the roads run. There had been
r sort Of tacit understanding when the
bill was agreed upon in 1919, that 1t
would not be attacked, and tho city OF
Richmond stood by the arrangement
or understanding its representatives
entered into. or course no such ar
rangement could be binding on any ono,
and Judge Williams said no did not
charge any breach OF faith In recltihg