The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24

he ought to retire. Major Stubbs told
OF Court of Appeals Two generations
ago. mace up OF very able Judges, but
who had held on into their old age and
not cite the opinions OF that later
period with confluence.
Senate HiiI Amended.
The Bill as II came from the Senate
nlittce reported The bill At threc-ifths
Mr. Goruon moved 10 amend by MAX
ing II one half but after hearing the
debate. spoke against The whole bill.
When a state could only afford to al.
low its Confederate veterans pensions
ieNc in pensions FOR the highest sal
ari.d employees Of the State at $4,000 a
year. The Gordon substitute was re-
jected; noes, IS; ayes. - roll call
was ordered and resulted noes. 30:
ayes, 20 The. committee amendment
striking out four-hfths and making
II ree-ffths, with further claus.
offered by MIR. Weaver making il apply
under the act of 1912. which makes
elected to the Court OF appeals 5000,
thus making the retirement fund
$1,000 year, was adopted An amend
over. making tho required period on
the Supreme Bench twenty instead OF
tw.iNe Years, was rejected. When the
Lowry substitute was called Mr. Mon
tague raised the point OF order that
there was no constitutional provision
Tor SUCH referendum on anything eX-
cept amendments to the Constitution.
and possibly by an enabling act for
special referendum on the LIQUOR
question Speaker Cox ruled that the
chair was not called ON To pass upon
constitutional questions.
Substitute Is Rejected.
non inc 4Laowry substitute was rejected.
ordered and resulted. noes. 90; ayes. 81
amid some laughter at those who had
SO earnestly advocated a referendum
other questions Judge Williams. pa :
trr9n Of the enabling act. and many
other dry leaders, voted against the
reIt rendum.
The bill, as amended, was put on its
passage and passed by "a vote OF SO TO
Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Barley. Brewer.
Crocketti John Orr Daniel. Duke, Eas-
Gum. Harris. Harrison, Hobson, Hor-
ner, Houston, Jordan, Land. Leedy.
LIfi,wy,s' ,LiIncoln Love. Massie. Meetze.
, MILLER, Milstead. Montague. Myers. Nor
RS, OliVer. Pennington. Philpott. Reed.
Rev Rev R Roberts, Harry 3 smith; spa
Woodward, Speaker Cox-52
Noes.M essrs. Bonifant. Branscomb.
Brown Buck. Clement, Dalton, j. Will
liam Daniel. Dodson. Earman. Gregory,
Gordon. Harvey. Hun. Hughes. Johnson.
Looney, Lowry, Nelson. holland Page
rS%e Franes sm ff E Efa
iiams, Wnston-32.
An hour after the time set for the
special order. the Montague bank bin
was taken up. but little progress was
made other than the reading OF a mum
Der of minor amendments offered by
the patron. many of them merely cor
rect.ng it's phraseology. The discus
sion OF the provisions of the bill, which
IL one of the most extensive and far
reaching before this session. will be
continued to-day.
Required Fifty-One Votes.
n ruling by Speaker Cox on the
contention OF Senator Early, on the en-
aiding act that bills imposing a charge
on the state even though not appro-
priation bills In themsc selves. require for
| their passage the Affirmative votes OF n
majority OF all the members elected to
each house When the roll was called
the bin received majority OF the votes
cast. but had only forty eight affirma
tive votes Mr.. Hobson. Of Richmond
changed from aye to no, with Il view
of moving to reconsider. The hasty
entrance OF four members In the lobby
added four affirmative votes. Mr. Hob
son changed back again, and the vote
| was announced--ayes. So; noes 32-
and the Speaker declared the bill pass
ed The usual motion to reconsider
was made. and Judge Williams moved
! to pass by. which the House refused &c
! do The bill goes back to the Senate
| Tor concurrence In the amendment. II
| is understood that this VIII be accept
/ ed and that the bill will go to the Gov.
| ernor In q day or two