The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-27
APOLOGY IS MADE
BY OR. LANDLORD
To LEGISLATURE
Is Accepted by Both Branches.
Senate Receives Bill That
Would Send Delegate to
American Bar Association.
Provides for Designation of
President Of State Supreme
Court. Care of Confederate
Graves Discussed. Cape
Henry Plan in Committe.

Henry Plan in Committe.
DR.. Livius Landlord of Norfolk.
whose fervid speech on the liquor evil
and his championship of the cause OF
temperance led him into an utterance
which aroused the ire and indignation
OF the senate and house of delegates,
yesterday made a manly and full
apology for his remarks.
Senator Samuel r. Montague. of
Norfolk county. soon after the senate
had passed the usual routine business
OF the morning hour" arose and pre-
scented the letter from DR.. Landlord,
which he asked to have read and
placed on the journal as statement
from him in connection with the most
regrettable incident This was done
by unanimous consent
In the house similar action was
taken.
The letter was read in full. as fol-
lows.
Norfolk. Va, Jan. 25. 1914.
To the Senate and House OF Dele safes
of the State OF Virginia, Rich
mond. Va:
GentIemen,-In Difference to your
honorable body. as well as in justice
to myself, / beg you will consider
what the undersigned has to say rela-
tive to some remarks made recently
before the Anti-Saloon League of Vir-
ginia which gave you offense.
II your members could have fol-
lowed me through a medical practice
of over thirty years, and have seen
the infinite human misery and degree
dation consequent upon the use of al
~. h. 81 Ia~
stand how an emotional man. wrapped
up in his subject. speaking without
notes and without a written address,
could In his fervor make remarks that
soberer thought have: shown to be I'M
just to your body.
Having done this I am now doing
the only thing that an honest man can
do when he has done you AN injustice,
namely. seeking TO make amends. and
in an near the same public manner as
possible.
Yours very respectfully.
LINUS LANDLORD.
To American Bar Association.
Senator Early offered bill which
provides for the designation OF the
president of the Supreme Court of APP
peals as a delegate from Virginia to
the judicial section" OF the American
Bar association every year, and for de-
fraying the expenses of such work.
The bill provides that the president OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals shall
designate some member of the court
to make the trip for him in case he
cannot do so, and in that case the
State Is to defray the expenses OF the
trip. All of the States have made pro-
vision for member OF the courts of
| appeals attending this meeting.
Care of Confederate Graves
The bill TO provide that the trustees
of Hollywood cemetery shall be named
to care perpetually for the graves of
the $1,000 Confederate soldiers buried
there. the State making an appropria-
ton for this, came up on its engross-
ment.
Senator Drewry, OF Petersburg. op-
posed the bill on the ground that 1t
made an exception in the case. of
Hollywood, when there were double
as many veterans buried in his city
as here. In Petersburg. ne said. the
women cared for the graves by as
sessing themselves for this labor Of
| love. They had an association for
that purpose. He thought that all of
them should share alike in this mat
ter.
| Senator wendenhurg explained that
! the graves were to be cared for by
private company, tuht tHc iduicS
! connected with the association here
were not getting any younger. and
/ that the time had come for placing
| the care Of the graves under the State.
| Senator Hartman explained the pro-
visions Of the bill, and urged the SEN
ate to make an appropriation for this
work, saying that the cost would be
| less than the appropriation now an
nual1y given for this cause.
The hill was ergrossed.
Senator Mapp's Humor.
| Senator Mapp. copatron with Sena-
tor Lesner. OF the bill empowering
the federal government to acquire
land at Cape Henry for the purpose OF
/ building a great fort for the protec-
| ton OF Washington. Baltimore, Rich
mond and Norfolk from a hostile foe
undertook to have the committee con-
sidering the measure discharged
1T see that the Senator tMr
walker) from northumberland Is not
In his seat. and I move that the com
mittee be discharged"
| Senator Walker. who was engaged
| IN conversation with Senator Echols
said that he was much obliged to the
! senator from Accomac, but he was or
hind. He said he saw no reason for
taking up the bill. IT Il before a com
mittce Of which both Senators Mapr
| and Lesner are members. and that
committee meets this evening The
bill Gould come up tomorrow morning
and 60 on the calendar. There wa.
| no emergency that he could see. The
/ motion to take up the bill was de
feated. no quorum voting.
The senate then adjourned for tht
day.
| BILLS Passed.
These bills were taken up. being or
the calendar. and were passed:
To simplify and expedite the ad
minlstration of justice In this Stat,
by the elimination of useless techni
calities and vexatious delays and per
mitting amendments under certain
conditions In causes hereafter instt
tuted.
To amend and re-enact section asa!
OF the code Of VIRGINIA. In relation t.
appointment OF administrators
To amend and re-enacs section 263'
OF the code Of vfrKtnD