The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-16

in the Corporation Commission Court
room. MIR. brewer, who had voted
against the resolution to discharge
the committee, stated his reasons
therefore, and then explaining that
ne believed the House desired the
segregation and commission bills re-
ported at the earliest possible mo-
ment. moved that they be taken up
for consideration and reported to-
day. He later amended his motion 10
read and report at the earliest pos
sible moment"
Spesiker Wants Report Today.
Speaker Cox appeared before the
committee and urged report this
morning. Get the bill before the
House and let the House act" he
urged Every days delay in report
ing these two fundamental measuAs
means delay in final action" he said.
We lost time today In debating a
motion to discharge and We will lose
more time tomorrow Report the bill
and save that time"
/ In support of his motion. which
was seconded by Captain Baker. Mr..
Brewer declared that we are IN
danger of sitting legislation by all
Kinds of delays on various pretexts.
The constitutional questions raised by
Mr.. Montague can be settled as well
ON the floor of the House as here
The House Committee has always
been a working committee, and l
hope it will take up these two bills
and remain in session until they are
reported"
Constitution In the Way.
In opposing the motion to- report
this morning Mr.. Noutarue said thai
the ...rcuatiou ,,,.n xiotatns TN.
Constitution in several particulars.
THE man who says there IL no ques-'
lion Of copstitu,ionnli,y involved he
declared vchcuoentIv ..arpues him
elf In INV oninlnn ., very moor at
tornnvt
The ,n,estiop of coostttutioualitv
had ALREADY been referred 10 Al
.tornev-General Pollard for an opin-
Inn
..Aloreova,.' he arened .,thero VIII,
ha 6stfrit NJ more tnan a million
soIlars ia ,ba STAT under the SO
called martial segregation plan-I
dnn,t ~, re v.bethcr tbs ha,lroe are
nrepnred b,, fbe Governor thr Tax
e-on,rnissio,I tha Cnnera1 Assamblv
or o,vbodv 'else
..Yo,, ara rlavine f., the Galleries
pan|lenen ne sb9utad ovrben vo1,
talk If draosins, this Mn orr Of com
njttee."
Mr. Rrexnar arosa ia deny the inif
y,stio, do',Ia r;nfr fbot NJ, ,ns,,,ha,. of
hu st.4hF "A u fY4t al
win, him conId accuse him of inlay.
inc "a the .salIeries Mr. Monta me
| IN, r,edfa+et1 oes,,raa The <arsnp,0rd
6alapata +ha+ he .neant noti1ine ner-'
/ sopai "a INV one
fsrnyor, a,so pnnosos
i Mr.. Gregory also onnnsed renorttng
tho ti,1 tedny aacl.rinn ,ba+ ba ala
No. t,ta,1 I,ei,,s sps[.,,t EFF III fnat ~
nm, bue ana ora. Ia, mem bars or news
I aners ~ am no, pnin,y 10 1ef tba
sn,ti,ro,. ~ +be I,gjula,7,r -, nh
H., nr;piap r,n,,e,,,,f nr,<. 10. nr ore
tlt,ie = 10 saha
NJ rboILIo, also .,,os5<tr,. J., an
! ,,os,tfon dn,,ioraad - aIba gr,',,o.., +,
10 +aka n snoT vota De q Ma TO-, ',oto-
riatv,
- ,-ae fnaiI,, aac;aaa ia ,v,a,,o tho
segregation bill and the centralized
commission bill a special and contiu-
uins order until disposed of, and the
] committee immediate ely took up con-
sideration of the segregation bill, Sec
ton by section.
AT the outset the opposition to the
partial segregation plan showed its
plan of attack The constitutIonaiity
of the segregation plan In several par
ticulars was asserted by Mr. Mon
tague and, al the request of the com
mittee. Attorney General Pollard APP
peared. It was decided on motion,
to have Mr. Montague submit his
questions to MIR. Pollard In writing for
his consideration and an opinion.
An Hour of Talk
At this point the fight on reporting
the bills to the House interviewed, con-