Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-11
THE SENATE

The Senate was called to order yes
| terday morning at II O'Clock By Lieu
tenant-Governor J. Taylor Ellvson
communication from the Governor
WAS received asking for an appropria =
ton or 100000 20 fight the foot-and :
IIoutn uiseasc. The matter was re-
ierIed to the Committee on Finance
The senate agreed to a Joint resolu-
| ton from the House asking permission
for the Introduction OF certain local
bills.
communication was received from
~. l.. FERGUSON, general manager of
! the Newport News Ship Building Com
pahE, inviting the president Of The Sen
ate AMI delegation of Gvc ,uot,hnrs
10 be present at the launching Of the
battleship Pennsylvania al Ncwuort
News. March lG. 1915. The following
/ members were appointed hy prcsjdcnt
Ellyson: Senator Fletcher Of rauut,to,,.
Senator Lesner. Of Norfolk: Senator
Ma2p, OF Arconac; Senator buchanan.
OF Smyth. ana Senator panI. OF rock
iugham.
SENATE RESTORES
EMERGENCY CLAUSE:
The measure providing for the segrc-
cation scheme Of observation-disclosures hill
lO3-was received from the lIougc with
'hc emergency clause. Inserted by the
Special Joint Committee, removed The
senate amended the bill by restoring
the emergency clause. and IL was passed
under Il suspension Of rules The meas
ure VIII now be sent back TO the House
in Its original form, and should ,he
lower branch of the Legislature refuse
TO accept the amendment the bill will
be returned TO the Senate with reuucs I
for conference.
Tho Senate yesterday passed several
bills from the House, tho measures hav-
ing originated with the Special Joint
Committee.
The bill providing mileage FOR mem
bers. clerks. officers and pages OF the
General Assembly attending the re-
convened session was taken uD and
passed. with only two memberships
tor Andrews, Of Roanoke. and Senator
bowers, of Culpepar--voting in the
negative.
CfiINN Is ELECTED
TO SUCCEED BI.tKEY
Joseph W. Chinn, OF Richmond
county, was the only nomination for
the judgeship OF tho Twelfth judicial
Circuit, and by unanimous vote he was
elected 20 the position.
Strong opposition TO the Torrens
land bill as passed by the House Of
Delegates was shown when the measure
was taken up yesterday In the Senate
senator Smith, OF Clarke. moved TO
HlS'I't! the committee 1Or courts or
Justice from further consideration OF
the bill and place II on the calendar
senator saunders. of MiddleseX, op-
posed d!scharging the committees H..
said the bill might be good one
hut the committee should consider it
plan embodied In the bill had been
before the Legislature for the past
twenty years; that II was purely
local measure. applying only to coun-
ties and cities mentioned In the bill
Then followed running debate be
tween Senator Smith and Senator
Saunders.
SENATOR'S BLOCK ACTION
on TONRENS LAND RILI
Joining in the debate. Senator Ed
nonson, OF Halifax. said he could see
nothing good In the bill. He said be-
cause many States have already adopt
ed the system is no reason Virginia
should inauCurate the plan. Firm in
the opinion that the committee should
he discharged from consideration Of
the measure, Senator Gravatt. OF Caro-
line, expressed surprise that some OF
tho members should confess they had
not read the bill. Senator Andrews, Of
Roanoke, spoke in advocacy OF tho
measure, while Senator Royal OF Taze-
well. replying TO the advocates of the
bill, vigorously opposed H. Before a
vote could be taken on the bill the
Senate recessed to meet this morning
at Il o'clock
Advocates OF the Torrens system of
land registration believe the Senate
will pass the measure. The bill makes
it entirely optional with counties named
10 adopt the system. The measure
provides that the State. or any county
after a careful consideration and cX-
animation OF the title to real estate
by an authorized Official issues n GER
tlllEUts the pf tho
making good the title OF the land
which is accepted by either purchas ser
or lender as final proof of title.
Friends of the bill claim il will save
numerous fees for property owners and