The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-22
ANNEXATION BILL
PUT ON CALENDAR
AFTER SHARP TILT
Committee Discharged In Spite
Of Argument 1t Had Not Had
Sufficient Time on the Gum
Bill.
Dispensary for Shenandoah and
Lands Red Light" Bill Are
Briefly Discussed and Several
Important Joint Resolutions
Presented.

The discharging of the committee on
sounties. cities and towns from further
consideration of the Gum w endenburg
annexation bill. a message from the
governor and the Introduction of sew
fral Important joint resolutions mark ed
yesterdays session of the house of del
sgates.
Immediately after the house conven-
ID. Mr.. Gunn. delegate from Henrico.
! made "a lengthy debate on the discharg e
5f the committee from further con-
sidcration of his bill, declaring that II
had been in their hands for a month
and they had had plenty Of time 10
make a report He stated that he had
asked for report. even If an adverse
one. but they had paid no attention
to his requests. The bill provides that
no city shall annex more than twenty
five per cent or the taxable values of
y county at one time, and that five
years will have 10 elapse between the
dates of annexation. This measure
strikes directly at the city of Rich
mond, cutting of much of the territory
under the new annexation plan.
AZ the chairman of the committee
was away, Mr.. Buck. who is it's sab
chairman replied TO Mr.. Gum, Stain &
that the bill would be reported out
shortly. and that the COMMITTEES had
not had the proper time to consider
the measure, RS they wished to go over
the grounds.
Nj. Toney. frern the city of Rich
mond. also replied to the delegate from
HenTico. stating that not enough time
had been granted. that tbs committee
had been invited To make a survey of
the territory which la under consEdera~
ton, next Wednesday.
Committee Discharged.
The house. however sided with Mr..
Gum. discharging the committee by
\ vote nf AZ to 81 and the hill was
placed upon the calendar.
The calendar was called shortly af-
ter the vote and the house settled
down To routine work and practical
~ the rest Of the day was taken mp
in the passage OF local bills.
A, 1880 o'clock, Alexander For
ward. secretary To the governor, APP
pcarcd before the house with mes
sage from the chief executive. II was
received and read and ordered spread
ON the journal and ordered printed.
A bin by Mr.. Leedy. Of Page pro-
vtding for an election on the CUES
tien of dispensary for the town OF
Shenandoah, precipltated a short
fight between the gentleman from
Page and MIR. Lincoln, Of Smythe
SiAnu Against E-NNs.
AIR, Lincoln declared that he would
mot vote for the measure as this
question was the one that caused the
liquor evil in the State; that II was
nothing but a question af revenue
and bat for this, the State would
have been dry hong time age.
Mr.. Leedy. defending his bill, de-
clared the opponents could do Just as
they please; that they didn't have to
nnfpGz they IIea SEf The
LII was carried,
Col Leedy arose on point of per-
spnal privilege. and explained his
speech in which one of the reporters
had twisted into an erroneous state
ment. and he apoligiyed tn Mr., Land,
stating that although the bill abolish
ing the red light district was not a
good ne. everyone knew that Mr..
Land was no saint.
For Annual Session.
That the general assembly should
have annual sessions was the purport
of joint resolution introduced in the
house by Hugh A. White, of Rock
bridge. 1t caused quite "A stir on the
fl0pr but few OF the members are OPP
posed TO II, and ii is thought that II
will be passed by the lower branch,
The resolution provides that during
the first year all bills shall he con-
eidercd. but at the second year no To-
cal bills shall be considered and no
other bills, except by a nine-tenths
vote of the members The resolution
further provides that each session
shall be fifty days.
In discussing. his measure, Mr..
White declared that at the end of
each session new bills were rushed
through pell-meli and few of the
members knew what they were vot-
Ing for. and the two sessions would
not only do away with this but would
| give the people of the State chance
to consider. the measures carried over
| to the next session. As il Is. he de-
clares legislation is a farce.
1T Is known that Governor Stuart
favors a ninety-day plan, but Mr..
| White and several of the members Of
the house stated that the work could
no lcore be done properly In ninety
days taan il can now, under the pres
ef7t system of sixty, and. besides. few
men can give that much time at one
sitting fram their business.
That Maryland and Virginia should
combine their Ash ane oyster interests
by similar laws, in order to prevent
federal Interference for he protection
| Of the oysters and fish In the Chesa-
pAake bay. was the provision of =
Joint resolution introduced by Dele
gate; Stubbs, OF Gloucester. Tho reso-
sdtion provides that a con,.nsss. on
composed of five members from Tho
1h0%aAs- and three 'frofff senate he
appointed to confer with II similar
commission from the Maryland legis-
lature, which Is now in session. for
The purpose or drawing laws that will
n harmonic. Major Stu5bs in his
measure declared that unless some
Thing was done the federal govern
ment would step in ana regulate the
laws governing the fish and oysters.
IN discussing his measure he had the
| following to say.
aThe federal government through Of
|1nc9kls is constantly saying. Federal
r0xztroi OF Chesapeake demanded Vir-
&11i2 and Maryland are declared in
A0Akl1 81 managing their Bfirst inter-