The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
work. The resolution WAS referred to
tho House Appropriations. Committee.
THE HOUSE

baiitS said mat while ne had voted
committee. he had come TO the con-
S Gtus,9n tha1 there WAS too much ten
Court Hearing Adequate.
me annexation act at present pro-
for all parties to be heard, and he
considered the machinery OF the courts
much better equipped to Inquire into
sembly. The committee to which tho
bin was referred had not completed
us Investigations. or inspected the
cumbent on the General Assembly to
pass an act to meet every individual
case where county merely wished to
avoid the rsquir.mcnts OF the general
law. MIR. I'hilpott said there had been
no disposition 10 delay the bill in
committee Mr.. Gum. OF Henrico, said
stick of counties against cities---he
wanted fair. field and no favors Mr..
Buck. as subehairmnn OF the com
that the bill be returned. 1T was
taken gu, OF our hands before we had
The House has assumed the respon-
sibility. and relieved the committee.
which was doing its best.
By vote OF 81 to Is the House re-
fused 10 reconsider, and the bill was
listed on the calendar as House bill
Debate Primary B,n.
Speaker Cox called Major J. n
stubbs to the chair and from the floor
offered resolution uIrecting the Com
prepare such appointments TO the pri-
mary bill as Will carry into effect the
recomme ndations In che special mes
liams: chairman OF the committee, pro
tested that such action was unprece-
denied, that the bill reported was al
mcndations of the Governor. and that
the GOVERNORS message had been sent
In after the bin was reported. lie
had never heard of a committee being
Instructed to do anything. and If the
douSe were 10 begin such policy he
shin M AZ o one resign his chairman
man had misconstrucd the purport OF
ms resolution. and amended 1t to make
the amendments.
which reported this bill" said sir.
Land and in view of the fact that
itrreI to the Committee on Privileges
NM ny, Elections, ! assumed the respon-
SioinIy TINS morning of calling at the
gag. ment with tho Governor for To-
morrow TO confer with him and see If
XII Mf couid not, In connection with the
p'll make such amendments ms viii
make II conform TO his suggestions.'
Not I'm Accord, Snys White.
rcoi III Is most unusual procedure to
ments to bill already REPORTED" said
Ma White There is little chance of
getting satisfactory amendment. rs
Their bin is absolutely different from
me recommendation OF the Governor
=, Is not on all fours At all. The com
clause. 1t has a different provision as
10 appointment OF election officers. il
PROVIDES pro =, no board of primary canvass
Is no provision in the committee bill
Tor preferential voting, for notice OF
candidncy signed by u reasonable num-
IN I'D "A
for holding primaries, and no provision
iior party declaration of anlliation. Ii
Is an absolutely different bill"
MI White did not mention the fact
ihat ne Is patron of n primary bill re-
TERED TO the Committee on Privileges
ana Elections, on which the committee
IN most essential provisions to the re-
coihniendau of the Governor.
Reed Offers Substitute.
Delegate Reed offered substitute
that the Attorney General be requested
10 draw such amendments to the bill
as will make 1t conform to the Gov
crnorS suggestions.
is this Legislature running this
primary business or is the Attorney
MIR. Montague suggested that such n
motion would be a reflection on the
! Privileges and Elections Committee,
and il was Withdrawn. Mr. willis said
he understood that there was II bill be-
lore the committee that carried out
the recommendat.ons OF the Governor
port that bill. whoever its patron may
be, instead OF trying 10 patch up an
other NJ to meet the situation.
Mr. White proposed that the commit
tee bill. known as House bin No 332. be
recommtted to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections. with Instructions
Governors message. which motion was
rejected 80 TO -. The Cox resolution
was then adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Gregory. House bill
No 327 was dismissed. 1t authorized
the University Of Virginia TO offer 1875
which would entitle the holder to tut
ton. room rent. light, heat. attendance
use or furniture and table board at
posed by the heads of other educa tional
institutions in the State. who claimed
!, was discrimination in favor OF the
university.
retirement Fund for Judges.
Senate bill No Go. to provide compen-
sation for judges of the Supreme Court
OF Appeals on their retirement from the
bench after d service of twelve conscc-
utivc years. and upon attaining the
age OF seventy years. was adopted by
with an amendment reducing the re-
tirement allowance to $4,000 a year
Delegate II. C. Lowry. of Bedford, one
led the opposition to the bill 1t was
an entering wedge. he commended for
pensions for all judges and other State
officials and employees 1t was useless
| TO tell him. he said. that Judges OF the
Court Of Appeals could not live de-
/ Gently and lay by something for old
age on salary of $4,000 per year. Male
teachers in the Richmond high school
men of Famil ies-managed to do 1t at
$500 and there were elevator men at
the Capitol doing IL for $3.50. without
any hope or promise OF pension 1t
was an outrage TO pension civil officers
VINO seek such positions. he said. There
was not Judge on the bench who had
| not actively SOUGHT the place. In tho
| recent supreme Court caucus there had
| hccn ten active candidates. II the
| Judges couldn't live OH their salaries.
! ne suggested that they resign and 20
! !" pIacucinG law, and let some one else
! Try tho position. The matter of GILL
pensions had never been discussed nv
! q" state st ia"g" and he moved IN" I
| INC election com issioners be instruct
! ed 10 have n bHllot taken at the next
November election for and against
| pcnsioning az Judges
Not Able to DO the Work
! pur Court Of Appeals as at present
| constituted Is not physically able TO
! 80 tho work irnposed upon it" said
| Mr wins, of Roanoke. "All OF you