The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-03
THE HOUSE

| Due to argument had on the floor
over the measures and amendments
I when the optometry and the medicine
peddlers' license bills came up on the
calendar on second reading. and to
devoting time to Joint order of BUSH
ness with the Senate for the election
of judges, the House yesterday passed
but four bills and advanced an equal
number to their reading and engross-
ment. Among those advanced were
the two contested bills, both of which
went on without further amendment.
( Imme diately after the House con-
vened the report of the Code Revision
Commission. consisting of Samuel A.
Anderson, of Richm ond; Professor NJ.
p. Burks, of Lexington, and Judge
F. 3. Hutton, OF Abingdon. was re-
received and read by Clerk Williams.
The report shows progress is being
made and states that the commission
does not know at this time how soon
the code revision will be completed
Counties for Torrens Law.
Captain Myers, of Richmond. re-
ported that the following counties have
been added to the city of Richmond
and the counties of HeHfiee,- Chester
field and Mecklenburg. as counties in
which the Torrens system of land
the passage of the bill: Charlotte.
Prince George. surry. Roanoke. Cum
berland. Buckingham, Brunswick. Dim
widdie, Hanover. King william. Fair
fax. Fauquier, Shenandoah. Abe
marie. New Kent, Charles City, James
City. York. Warwick, Halifax, Pow
hatan and Spottsylvania.
Compel Poll Tax Payments.
After considerable discussion In
ixxtJz{ 1tx
Turner, of Bedford. led the fight for
the passage of House bill Sc, which
makes compulsory the payment OF
capitation taxes that are three or
more years overdue. the bill was pass
ed. 1t goes now TO the Senate Mr.
Leedy declared that men ought to ne
made to pay their poll tax, whether
they wanted to vote or not. and said
that he was for making them do it.
II would enlarge the electorate he
said, and II the enlarged electorate
went after" him for 1t and he fails
to be elected further TO office he will
not care. feeling that he did his duty
while in the House. Mr.. Turner de-
clared that he. too. is for the bill IL
he never has another vote cast for
him. The vote on passage of the
measure WAS ~ to Is. the minority
party voting almost solidly against it.
Election OF Judges.
Captain Alexander Forward. sec
rotary to the Governor, appeared with
la communication from Governor
Stuart announcing a vacancy on the
bench of the Corporation Court of
Fredericksburg. due to the fact that
Judge John r. Goolrick had not been |
able to qualify within the required !
time after his former election. and
that he was now serving under ap- |
4pointment by the Governor until the |
Legislature could elect to thesvacancy. |
Word came from the Senate that II
would 60 into joint order at l2:15l
o'clock for the election Of judges and |
at that time the House went into the |
election. For the State Supreme Court !
Of Appeals Judge Frederick Wilmer
Sims. of Louisa, was placed in nomi I
nation by Delegate Brown. OF Roa-
noke. Messrs. Baker. OF Chesterfield:
holland. OF Loudoun. and Gordon of
louisa.
The elections resulted: To State
Supreme Court of Appeals. Judge
Sims. ies votes. judge Of Thirtieth
Circuit. p. Fl. billiard. ia: judge of
Roanoke Corporation Court. A. E.
King l1o: Newport News Corpora
ton Court, p. ]. Barham. lit. Hast
ings Court, Part IL, Richmond. Ernest
II. Wells, iIS; Fredericksburg Cor
poration Court John T. Goolrick. lis.
Bills Passed.
No. 1910 authorize the school |
beard of Pleasant Grove Magisterial |
District No. 8, of the county of Nor
folk. to borrow money for the pur-
pose of school improvements In said |!
district. and to Issue bonds therefor. /
not exceeding $4,000 in amount
Patrons--Messrs. Davis and Hall
No S4--To repeal section 20 OF
chapter and to amend and ct t
section So OF chapter and section Il
of chapter of an act entitled IAN
act concerning the bureau OF insur- |
ance." approved March .. 1906. as
sal bsequently amended. Patron-Mr.
Myers.
No. s5-4To amend IAN act to au-
thorize the sale of lots purchased by |
the Commonwealth for delinquent
taxes and not redeemed within four
years or more, approved February 23.
1906.
No Ss-To collect capitation taxes
that are three years or more past due. |
Patron--Mr. II. c. Lowry.