The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11

for the great hullabaloo that has been
attempted
Senator Garrett moved reference
of the reso .ution.
Senator Goolrick opposed reference.
He wanted action. and he wanted It
lGr once. The people of the State wer \
entitled to know what was going on,
and IL the reports which were in cir
culation were incorrect that fact
sh ould be Established.
Senator Strobe, of Amherst. sup
ported the proposition of Senator
Wendenburg for a speedy report as
to the situation. 6enator STROBE spoke
with q good deal OF warmth. saying
that he welcomed the coming of the
change when member or the mn
noEity In the Senate could haze IS place
on the Finance Committee, which had
not been the case in the past. There
had been a time when tho presence
Of member of minority would have
been impossible, tho majority appar-
emily regarding the matter OF the
States finances as private matter.
Then he had something to say regard
ing the death OF the Old Guard in the
ditch in defiance OF the idea Of eN-
elusive knowledge of the states
finances.
Senator Garrett then announced
that he would withdraw that motion
to refer, saying he would give TO the
Senator from Richmond the Informal
tiun desired II - would serve to re-
store him to "A normal condition. He
then said that as soon as the informa-
ton could be printed the papers would
be handed to every member OF the
Senate.
Senator Saunders was not disposed
TO take the attacks on the Finance
Committee with the equauimitv dis
played ny Senator Garrett Tie ana
rot relish the attacks. and he did not
hesitate to say so, In making replF
to the flngs and thrusts. senator
Saunders referred to the fact that
former members of the committee
we're engaged in making some OF the
attacks. and they we're not at this
time serving there He thought the
r-1r44rrftttre was working hard. and he
believed that IT was composed or m
good and high men as had ever oc-
cupied that position in the past.
Senator Addison Dissents.
Senator Addison said that while
senator Garrett might think that there
were agreements not to make public
certain documents, he did not recall
any such agreement. There were
the members Of the committee and
some Of the State officials, "a had
alNayq been the case as he understood
It, bat he could not recall any agree
nent to withhold any information in
regard to public matters.
The resolution was voted on and
agreed TO. and ms soon as the state
l1ents can he gotten together and ar
ranged properly they will be printed
"a & read 10 the committee.
The Torrcns bin.
For more than an hour Yesterday
the members Of the Senate and n
crowded.. gallery listened to "a. discus
sion Of the proposition 10 have the
Torrens land registration system
adopted in some Of the counties and
cities of Virginia. The measure az
Ii has passed the House and come 10
the Senate is purely optional. but
there are some forty counties and
cities which have been named in the
bill as asking for its extension and
application TO them.
Senator Cannon when the calendar
was reached moved 10 substitute the
House bill, which has already passed
that body and been reported by the
Senate committee, and the amend
nents 10 the bin made in the House
would he explained as the considera-
ton OF the bill progressed
About a score OF amendments weie
then offered by different mem 6crs.
and Senator Buchanan offered a mum
Der designed to strengthen and per
fcc' the bin as he claimed lie spike
al length on these propositions and
then gave way to 81 suggestion tI,aI