The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-10
Mr.. Pennington Brings Measure
Up In Night Session and
Secures Advancement By
Splendid Majority.
Probably Reach
Passage Today
Many Other Bills Are Advan-
ced In Spite of Talk That
Takes Up lime; While Many
More Measures viii Never
Reach Vote.

The anti-shipping bill will probably
come up in the house today on it's pas
sage having been sent last night to tta
third reading and engrossed by q vote
of 81 to 10.
The debate on the bill. of which Mr..
Pennington of Lee, Is patron, In tho
house, was one of the most interesting
of the several heard at tho night ses-
sion.
shortly after the house had con-
veiled Mr.. Pennington called up his bill,
providing for tho regulation Of the
shipments OF ardent spirits into the
State or between points within the
State, providing for the fling Of or
ders and manifests OF such shipments.
Mr.. Pennington declared this bill only
made the Webbkenyon bill applicA-
BILE to Virginia
A vote was ordered. On 4 hand vote
the bill was defeated. but when tho roll
was called IL passed on to its third
reading by vote of 81 to -.
Yeas--Adams, Branscomb, Brown, Cav.
thorn, Chalkley. Commins Crockett,
Dalton, Duke, Earman, Ferebee, Frank
lin. Grasty, Gordon. Harrison. Hartley.
HUFF. johnson, Jordan. Kent Kinssy.
Lincoln. Looney. Love, Lowry. MAssie,
Meetze. Miller. holland. Norris. Page,
Pennington. Powell. Powers. Reed,
Smith, Harry b; stearnes. Stock.
Stephenson, Stubs, Taylor. Walton.
Weaver. A. c.. Weaver. H. c.: VIII
iiams. Willis Winston. Woodward--kl.
Nays-Birreil. Bonifant Clement.
Daniel, John Orr; Daniel. J. william;
Field. Gregory. Harris. Hughes. Leedy.
Montague, Myers, Oliver. Price, Robert
son. Terrell Tiffany. Toney. Mr..
Spealcer-la.
Immediately after the house con-
vened for the night session on q Ques-
ton of personal privilege, NJ. Gregory,
of New Kent. wished to know il he
wasn't entitled to the privilege OF the
floor, that he had tried all day, but
the speaker refused 10 recognize him.
OK surrendered the chair TO Mr..
Stephenson, OF Bath, and .axing the
floor. passlcnateiy answered Mr.
Gregory. MI. Cox said that he had
not Intentionally overlooked the gen
tiemau, that he had made a , list OF
those who wished to call up bills. and
he still had a long list on his desk. He
declared that II the gentleman of New
sat was not satisfied with his ruling
he could appeal 10 the house.
Mr.. Gregory apoloSized, saying that
ne was mistaken. Mr.. Chalkley, OF
wise, was thea recognized and he ex-
l'l.tii ed the trouble, declaring that he
had never seen a man who ruled more
huus- applauded and the incident was
closed.
Many Measures Advanced.
Taking up the Advancement OF
house bills on their second reading,
The members i.lodded through the
calendar. Each member anxious
attut his particular measures, created
u. a. -
caa.r or recognition, but Speaker Cox,
adhering rigioly to the list before him,
gave each man a tnrn to call up u
bill. J his being the last day in which
house bills on their second reading
could be considered, the fight to get
their pet measures en- the calendar
was hot, keeping a large number Of
delegates constantly on their feet
Among tho Important measures ad-
vanced was the bill by Mr.. Adams,
pt''>I, uc l0t the s. ttiemant. registra-
ton, transfer and assurance of titles
20 land and to este blish courts CT
l4au registration. with jurisdiction for
sad hu4 posts THIS is known as tho
V@f9rU ~ >tenA
Befo.e the bin was placed before
tho house. members from sixty=nna-
counties and the principal cities en-
dorsea the measure and asked that 1t
be made applicable TO their sections.
The Bon Air home bin turning tho
home over TO the State to be disposed
of at the discretion of a board, APP
pointed by the governor, was taken up
and ordered engrossed and advanced
to it's third reading. A hot fight was
precipitated for a few minutes, but
debates counted for little in the race
against time and it was soon dis
posed OF.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Penning-
ton urged action on his measure.
AT IL o'clock the conference report OF
the committee on senate bill. No. 213.
known as the plumbing BILL" Was
read. showing an equal division by the
senate and house of the amendments
added to the measure in the lower
branch. Messrs. Toney. Reed and MIL
stead composed the committee from
the house The report was adopted.
The session Jagged and Jagged, many
members slipping out to their hotels.
After 10 O'Clock. IL was seen that
enough bills had been advanced to keep
the body busy all day today. but not
satisfied. dozens of extra bills were
advanced, piiing high the calendar
with measures which win never -
reached.
The house adjourned at li.45 O'clock
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