The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-14
Lynchburg Has Local Bill to
Offer in House After Success
in Senate
Members Express
Strong Opposition
Finance Committeeman Partic-
ularly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Friday to Name Judgc-Spe-.
cial Session On

The case with which Senator
Featherstone, of Isnchburg. secured
permission of the Senate to introduce.
"a bill of purely local nature, in spite
of the previous adoption. OF a resolu-
tion intended to forestall the food of
local bills anticipated. will not be re-
peated In the House today when Del
esate John Easiey. of Lynchburg. at
temps to secure. in turn. the permits
SION OF that body, members said last
night.
Yesterday Martin Williams. OF Giles
County, began the serious business OF
the first session Of the House with
the presentation OF resolution pro-
vtding that nothing but taxation
should be considered by either body
without the previous consent OF both
houses. The resolution was adopted
by the House and q few minutes later
by the Senate. Ten minutes there
after Senator FeAtherston asked and
secured permission OF the Senate TO
INTRODUCES his biii. Today, in the
House. Mr.. Easles will make an eff
fort to secure similar action
Opposition Is Strong.
Such move will never get my
vote. said a member of the Finance
Committee last night ALLOW one bill
TO be introduced and you open the
way for others. We have nc RICH, to
make an exception OF one mans bill.
and yet II We allow to be present
ed all the local bills that are desired.
We will never get through with this
to me, is important enough TO reouir,,
all the time and attention even of tn,
giants of intellect"
important - said another member.
"of course il lis important So are
the others. confess that / do not
know enough about taxation to d.
vide my attention between that and
local bills"
Nevertheless. Delegate Easiey will
make the attempt and he will succeed,
he said yesterday.
There are number of other dele
gates who have local bills they wish
passed at this session. and are waiting
10 see the result of the fight TO intro.
duce the Lynchburg bill II 1t prove
successful they will demand that
their bills be considered also
The sessions OF both bodies were
barren of serious work yesterday.
Little more than the adoption OF reso-
buttons of sympathy. Of a few resolu-
tons proposing methods OF pro-
cedure. the reading OF the Governors
nessaEe and other routine matters
were considered. On Adjournment
both bodies agreed to meet at 10
V Nfttk tIllB IIsDTtiIS, instead at lne
usual hour OF noon.
Joint Committee Meeting.
II Is expected that both bodies will
adjourn Immediately SO that all mem
bers can attend the joint meeting of
the House and Senate Finance Com
mittees, which will meet daily for
several days, under a resolution In
PRODUCED by Martin Williams. and
adopted by both houses The hour
Srtv hoc
not been set The House Committee
proposes to meet at 1880. the House
Rdtourning for the purpose. but the
Senate Committee has, as yet, come
to no conclusion. That committee has
not yet organized and the House Com
mittee will wait to learn It's pleasure
before taking action. The former will
meet this morning. however, to or
ganixe and elect chairman to sue
coed the late Senator Echols, and is
expected to agree to the House Com
mittee's suggestion to meet II at 1880.
These joint meetings will continue
for several Gays and will be open to
the public. Any wishing to be heard
will be granted the privilege. No time
limit was set By either body, but, as
Delegate White, of Rockbridge, point
ed out. the assembly can discharge
the committees from consideration of
II they take too long" said Mr.. White,
II hope the House will do it."
Election Of Judges.
matter OF even more importance
to some members just now than taxa
ton is the election OF Judge In the
Ninth Judicial Circuit to succeed
Judge George Shackleford, resigned.
The Democrats OF both houses will
CAUCUS Friday night. when judge /.
will be nominated. This date was
decided upon last night by Delegates
II. b. smith. OF Culpeper; and George /
L. Browning. Of Orange. representing |
e. H. Gibson and A. +. Browning. Of
Orange. respectively. and Colonel +
Eugene c. Massie. representing John |
Of GoochlAnd.
The House of Delegates and the |
Senate met promptly at noon yester. |
day for the special session TO revise |
the tax laws OF the State. The roll |
ca,l In the House showed ninety-threo |
Of me one hundred members present. |
After prayer by Rev. James r. Fair.
b. 81, pastor OF Westminster Presby.
Iertan Church. RschMnond. the House
y "a Askd rreeeoe ~ assnrlEeanss
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