The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-31
BOARD OF PARDONS
CREATED BY HOUSE
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creep into this discussion"
Responsibility on Governor.

that references TO SPECIFIC cases SnoulS
creep into this discussion"
Responsibility ON Governor.
Mr. Field said he was not present
u criticize tho action of the Governor
In the Allen cases. but that there could
be no doubt but that that incident was
tha occasion for the offering Of the
bin. Tho final determination OF Just
such matters was n responsibility
which the Governor must assume when
lie takes tho office. and Was one that
could not be sidesteppcd. Mr.. Cor
don objected 10 the perpetual multi
plicai!cn OF boards. The state was
beard ridden already" he asserted.
The board of pardons. he argued,
would amount to nothing. and be n
mere useless expense. Mr. Brewer de-
fcndod the bill, saying that he had not
,roI.oscd an expensive pardon commits
sion to Investigate all cases, but mere
" board for the appointment or
,,rhlic- spirited men who would serve
FOR small compensation, who In Ger
tain painful cases might be called IN
nv the Governor TO weigh inc queS-
lions ana give him advice lie hoped
ina. such cases as had so severely
t~ied til, fortitudo OF Governor Mann.
and in which the executive had stood
so rravely for what he believed 10 be
1icht. would be few, and that the oc-
casion. therefore, for calling this
board together would seldom occur.
How the Vote stood.
The bill was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Mcssrs. Burrell. Bonlfant.
Brewer. Buck. Chapman, Cousins, John
Orr Daniel, j. William Daniel, Duke,
Easiey. Fercbeo. Grant. Grasty. Gum.
Harris. Harrison, IIobson, Horner.
Houston. Huff, Kent, Kinsey Land,
Ieedy, Lewis, Love. Lowry. Massic,
Miller, Milstcad. Montague, Myers.
Nelson. Oliver. Owen, Pennington.
Pitts, Powell, Powers. Price, i. w.
Smith, II. b. Smith. Sptaig. Stearnes,
stock, Stubs, Taylor. Tiffany. Toney.
a. G. Weaver. Williams, Willis, Wins
tor, Speaker CoX--5a.
Noes: Messrs. Adams. Barley, Brans-
comb. Brown, Browning, Cawthorn,
Clement. Commins. Crockett. Dalton.
Dodson. Earman, Field. Flanagan,
Franklin, Green, Gordon, Hartley, Har-
Ney. Helm, Hughes. Johnson, Jordan.
Lincoln, MeetZe, holland, Norris, Page,
Philpott, Radford, Reed. Rev, Robert
son, Spessard. Stephenson, Terrell Wal
ton, Woodward---3S.
Paired: Mr.. Gregory, voting aye, with
Nr. White. voting no.
Fees for Allen Attorneys.
Bills introduced yesterday in both
Houses authorize the Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts to pay fees aggrcgating
Sl1,500 to four attorneys retained by
Attorney Cicncral Williams TO aid him
iu prosecuting the various members OF
the Allen family implicated III the
killing OF the court officers at Hills
Vile on March II, 1912. The patrons
OF the bill in the Senate are Senator'S
Crockett and Buchanan Delegates
Jordan and Crockett introduced the
bill In the House
The bill sets forth the circumstances
calling for the retention of the at
torncys and apportions their fees as
follows: Joseph c. Wysor. $1,000; John
). Draper $1,000; w. S. Poagc, $1,000.
and :. Floyd Landreth, $1,000. These
fees, II is stated. are asked for by .hc
lawyers in accounts submitted TO the
Acknowledgement.
All of these attorneys. il is stated.
were retained by Attorney General
Williams upon the advice of Governor
Mann, who promised at tho time that
lie would recommend to the General
Assembly the payment of reasonable
fees for their services. They assisted
in the prosecution at the Carroll and
Wythe County Circuit Courts of Floyd
Claude Swanson, Friel, Victor and
Sdna Allen, and Sdna and Wesley