The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Governor Giving Earnest Con-
sideration to Pleas That AS
semhly Be Recalled
THREE IMPORTANT
MEASURES EXPECTED
TO WIN ON BALLOT
Senate Responsible for strang-
IL alton Of Anti. Trust and
Purchasing Agent Propo-
ais

No bills reached the governor from
the general assembly YESTERDAY
ewing to- the absence of the president
Of the senate, whose signature is nee
eASar1 ga the enrolment OF the meas
ures passed during the closing days
of the session.
The constructive session will meet
again ~ noon today.
%athire has come from the COVER
3.uT's Office TO throw further light on
tne question OF an extra session. The
sanernor IS carefully considering the
concentrations OF those who are ulS J.
.srg htrn tn call the nler3bers bsck
Tor consideration of important meas
Tres that failed Of passage by being
reid up on the calendar
The advocates OF the antitrust bill.
lisc state purchasing agent blu and
ahs moving picture censorship bin are
an clamoyine for what they call
s54uare deal.
Tho antitrust bill people say that
thes deaf believe that rs per cent
az the senate membership would go
en record against that measure de-
sgned 70 prevent war prohteering IL
they V obliged To meet the issue
sauareIy as they would perforce be
obliged to do If called in extra ses-
other Important matters TO be sub
fnitted TO the legislators.
PROTESTS Coming In.
Co operative buying organizations
of retail grocers, farmers. druggists,
as well as farmers at large who are
protesting against discrimination by
tho fertilizer manufacturers, manu-
facturefa 81 farm fmpfernerts and
other combinations. are Just begin
ming to be heard from in protest over
the action Of the senate in lodging
a vote on this bill.
when the bill was UP for hearing
lefora the house COMMITTEES on gem
erai laws not a single rethonstrant
appeared TO oppose the bll which
was reported out favorRbIy after
Chairman Norris had an amendment
adopted inserting tho word ''unrea-
-senahie" Ia the provision In reference
to restraint of trade by combinations
and monopolies
ON the floor OF the house. Hudgins.
Of Mecklenburg. and other supporters
% The bill we're prepared with argu-
ments and statistics To make a stid
fight. but there was not even the
seulblance Of organized opposition.
and the bin went throughh with only
five negative votes.
Mapp Tried Hard tn FORE n Vote.
Not so IN the senate. however, On
shat side of the Capitol, where con-
ssrvatism sometimes ieans away over
bach ward in order o be sure of main
tanning an axact equilibrium between
the forces of the old order and the
new. succeeded in getting some sem
ators all worked UP over the fear
that. II this bin should become law.
~. ra4~ sfxE
march into Capitol square rrd seize
the Capitol
Senator Mapp made use or every
parliamentary Ueapon to force con-
sideration of the measure In the sem
ate. but the old guard was too hrmly
entrenched to be driven into the
open or caioied into discussionN
No Teii-sale Finger Marks.
Likewise the friends OF the state
purchasing agent plan. although not
so numerous. are making Rome howl
with questions as to why the ssnata
IN so violently opposed to O. system
that would save the state thousa n Dis
upon thousands of dollars each year,
The friends OF the moving picture
censorship bill have the same griev-
Rnce against the house side. where
tAFtE DlIi W8E HtldfASiNu Off Inc rAfAN-
dar. with no teli-tsle finger marks
showing who did It.
All this the governor is considering
carefully, and whether he viii call an
extra sassYon no man except the gov
tion bill is not, in itself and standing
BY itself considered to be sufficiently
contrary to the governors views ia
warrant an extra session.
The same may be said of the corn
Ne0sation bin which creates a salaried
co7nrensation commission,
But taking all these questions into
consideration there is affecting In
high quarters that the rights Of the
people are involved TO degree that
warrants most careful and painstsk
ing study of the entire situation be-
fore reaching a conclusion.
Governor Deliberating on Course
Certain 1t is that the governor VIII
communicate his views TO the people
in some way. 1t may take the form
merely of a special message to the
constructive session. which would
establish the public record SO the
people may be intelligentiy informed
0s to the true situation and be In po-
sition to apply their own remedy
and he may take the high ground tina,
the people have a right to have their
representatives placed on record in re.
spect to- these important issues.
Speaking of the conservative ten.
denotes of minority OF the genera
assembly, Delegate Hunter. during ar
informal discussion in the house the
ether day. said that the most strik.
Ing example OF the conservative wna
the bod who stood on the burning