The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-06
HOUSE ,SK|PS OVER
MUCH Of CALENDAR
NEARLY HUNDRED BILLS PASSED
DY ON THEIR SECOND
READING.
DULL, MONOTONOUS DAY
HALF HUNDRED BILLS Go TO
THIRD READING AND SEW
ERAL ADoPTED-To-
DAY TO BE BUSY.

A quick skip through the calendar
passing by nearly hundred bills on
their second reading and the passage
OF nearly half as many more to third
reading and engrossment. marked
the business accomplished by the
house Of delegates yesterday.
Tho session was dull and monoto-
pous. not even bringing out an argu-
msnt from tho ever ready members.
The session convened promptly at
"a o'clock. Judge williams. OF
Giles introduced a resolution provid-
Ing that after February 17tb no bills
Of q general nature shall be intro
duced unlcas by the unanimous con-
sent OF the house. Mr.. Oliver. Of
EAirfnx. offered an amendment maxi
Ing the date February goth. which
was accepted. and the resolution was
adopted.
Speaker Cox stated from the chair
that he would hereafter enforce rig
Idly the rule prohibiting all visitors
from the floor Of the house. and re-
Quested the members to abstain from
exercising their privilege of inviting
such guests. This move was duo to
the general confusion outsiders have
created. interfering with the business
Of the body.
Today To Re Busy Ono.
Then began the attack on the
calendar One after another senate
bill on their third reading we're
passed by. also house bills on their
third reading. Nearly a hundred
house bills suffered the same fate,
but then some fifty were advanced to
third reading and engrossment. To-
morrow. promises to mark the pas
sage of innumerable bills OF local
nature.
About 1880 O'Clock the house re-
verified to the senate bills on their
third reading, and again they were
passed by by unanimous vote.
Then house bills on their third read
Ing were taken up and the following
were passed:
House Bills Passed.
House bill to repeal'an act en-
titled an act TO provide for working
the. roads, repairing bridges. and
opening new roads in the counties Of
Frederick. Clarke, Warren and Au
gusta. approved February &c. 1884.
and all acts amendatory thereof. in
safar as said act applies to Frederick
county.
House bill to amend and re-enact
section 2e42 OF the code of Virginia.
IN relation TO how and when war
rent tried and Judgment given. and
In relation to how a justice may as
rscsate justices with him. and whose
oIftnsfo To prevail as amended by
a. apr ~cvei March 8, 1904.
House bill to ameBt. and re-enact
section if;een Of an act of the gen
e-al Assem- hiy of Virginia. approved
February "a, isu6. entitled an act to
authorize the sale of lots purchased
bv the Commonwealth for delinquent
taxes and not redeemed within four
years or more.
House hill TO amend and re-enact
section 1912 Of the code OF Virginia,
nf 1887. as amended and re-enacted
by an act approved April 7, 1908.
House bin To amend and re-enact
section ssaa OF the code Of Virginia,
In regard to the appointment OF
guardians and committees.
Few bills of any importance were
introduced MIR. Montague. delegate
from the city Of Richmond. intro
duced measure providing for the
purchase of half "A city block. re-
enacting a bill to buy half OF tho
Eord's hotel site for the purpose of
erecting modern fireproof office
building for library and COM
mission Offices and other State pur-
poses.
Mr.. Robertson introduced bill
calling for redistrict!ng OF the
State. according to Mr.. Robertson's
measure Richmond would have six
delegates. while Norfolk would have
three. The house adjourned at 2;15
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