The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-27
Wendenburg Measure Appears
Certain to Meet Defeat If
, Vote on Committee Dis
charge is Indication.
Five Line Measure
Comes Up tuesday
Buchanan Land Bill, Repeating
Act Of Last Session Closing
Hours Made Special Order
Several Local Bills Passed By
House.

With the exception OF the passage
of few local bills. neither branch
of the general assembly accomplished
anything yesterday. The Wendenberg
annexation bill came up for discussion
in the senate and the patron of the
measure attempted to have the com
mittee discharged from further con-
sideratien of the measure. The real
temper of the upper body was DIS
played when they refused to discharge
the committee.
The bill provides that no city shall
annex more than % per cent of the
taxable values of a county at any osIe
time. This strikes directly at the am
-nexation plan of Richmond. It is
freely stated that the bill will be de-
feated In both branches. Mr. Gum, OF
Henrico introduced the bill In the
house.
The Buchanan land bill. which socks
to repeal an act of the last legiala-
ture was called up and made a special
order for Tuesday. The law as 1t stands
today gives to deeds recorded prior to
1885 precedence in the way of evidences.
The bin repeating the law Will have
the effect of upsetting the homes Of
some four thousand people and cloud
the titles of their property.
The house practically marked tiule.
The afternoon session witnessed the
passing of several local bills. but tue
morning session was consumed In oa-
batting two bills. on which no action
was taken.
There is just a bit of life in taa
Wendenburg annexation bill, and IL
may remain for several days yet. Slow
iy but surely the bill is going to It's
death Yesterday when MIR. Wende n
burg tried to have the committee far
counties. cities and towns discharg IA
from the consideration of the measure
he failed 10 get the votes. His mott i
resuired not less than twenty-sevesa
votes He did manage to get twen Il,
which is just fifteen shy of the ;s-
quired number and which was 40
vote recorded againss reversing tee
order OF the senate.
This bill has been before the co,-a-
mittee fer several weeks. said ssr.
Wendenbure. 1T has been there sin q
January 2lst, There have been mes
tncs and meetings. and yet it sleei Y
NV PATIENCE 5 worn eut in Waiting. ~
want the bill to be reported. There IN
too ia. h delay. l am anM us In has
The matter come up. ] do not undo
stand this delay of such bills.
Then Cannon arose and H.
clared that there had been such a rHssa
of measures that the annexation b,sf
could not pe properly considered AID
discussed by the committee. The coIt-
mtftGP &OGiU meet 1-,stlf neal 4M<sff+s
day, and ne felt certain by that tfyTIa
that the committee would be ready II
report the hHl by that time. He asked
the senate not to vote the committee
GU of order and to discharge II frCsst
the consideration of such an importa A
measure. And the senate complied
with the wish of Mr.. Cannon.
Many Special Orders.
About one half of the session OF the
senate was taken up in efforts to havp
certain measures made special orders
for next week. There were severalfGf
these.
First there came from the senate
finance committee the tax revision DIX
1t was about the same as the resOlu-
ton offered yesterday, and which
created some question as to its val
idity in the shape of @ resolution. 10
guard against any trap, the resolution
was recommitted and there came the
bill of yesterday Mr.. Echols said that
no subject was more discussed. nora
more important. He asked that Il he
made the special order for today. That
was agreed to by a unanimous vote.
1t provides for commission OF seven
three to be named by the housc.
two by the senate and two by the
governor, ss
The Buchanan Situation.
After being defeated the day before.
Mr. Buchanan yesterday succeeded In
having his bill COT which Mr.. Royal
is the co-patronl to repeal an act CT
the last legislature taken up out OF tts
order and made a special order fCr
Tuesday. This is the bill which as IN
lust five lines long. 1t seeks to repe<sl
an act which was last session rushe q
through in the closing hours. TIA
law as it stands today gives to deeds
recorded prior TO 1885 precedence TIM
the way of evidence. The effect In Az
upset the homes Of some four thou
sand owners in Buchanan county. and
to place u cloud on their title. Theirs
Is at this time a suit pending in which
there are nearly $50 defendants. Th0rN
is a company known as the BuchanaMs
company chartered III West NifEan5As
with headquarters in Boston. seck1n<sS
10 get control Of the lands which COM
prise about one-half the county.
The company owes at this time d
taxes to the amount of about $l00s0o9.as
The persons who own under what ixS
known as the Pearson grant. and wla
have inherited and bought properf1t
have been living there for fifty yeAxA
and are paying taxes on the same II
mineral value OF the lands Is what M
being sought The bill has been t4N4
orabiy reported in the senate and =
versely in the house, NUMB
1t Is one Of the biggest tAing4
fore the legislature. IL the bill 4@ y
pending is enacted 1t means that r. T.
homes of these people will be aaye0&
them, and they will he mnnlolaate4fs 4!
the Bin is not passed, they it&7I7 i
CONTINUED on Third Pass
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