The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04


state capitol yesterday morning and
suffered broken arm
The house voted down resolution
offered by Delegates Gilmer and Will
bur G. Hall 10 give extra compensa-
ton ranging from $40 to $50 to the
clerks, janitors, pages and other at
taches of the house. Motion by Dele
gate Hall to reconsider also was de-
feated --.-t----
Delegate r. Lindsay Gordon, of
Louisa. in opposing the resolution de-
clared that. If he lives to be a thous-
and years old, he will never again
sign call for an extra session of the
legislature Too many other matters
come up" he said.
Delegate Dodson, of Norfolk city,
offered resolution providing that
the sum of 1000 be appropriated to
the Richmond branch of the American
Legion for the purpose of establish
ing post and to defray the expenses
Of members to a convention to be held
IN Roanoke in October this year.
The delegates from Louisa thought
the resolution was an insult to the
patriotism of the men who served their
country in the world war and he did
not believe that they would approve
it
The resolution was voted down, as
was n motion to reconsider
| ANTITRUST Bill
The antitrust bill as 1t comes from
the senate came III for considerable
discussion. The bill as amended by
the upper branch eliminates the i'm :
position OF jail sentence for the
first violation and leaves the court no
alternative but to send those con-
! victed of violation ito iaii, where $
| Delegate Carrin gton," ~df Richmon |
city, thought that a Jail sentence
! should be optional with jury.
| Without the optional feature
thought the delegate from Richmond,
| the bill will be dead letter
| The delegate from Richmond Incl
dentally characterized an editorial in
an afternoon paper published in this
/ city as "demagogic rot" branded n
| statement in the same paper that
there had been secret lobbying in
| connection with the bill as false.
| Delegate Gordon wanted to know II
the delegate from Richmond favored
a Jail sentence for petit larceny. A
/ combination. he declared IS worse
than petit larceny Farmers, he de-
clared. are exempt from provisions of
the act as they have no way Of com
hining. The delegate from Richmond
| had objected to exemption OF farm
ers.
| In his argument that the question
| If jail sentence should he left to the
! discretion of a jury. the delegate from
+ Jtistimortf DECLARED that discretion OF
/ the courts is the basis of Anglo
| Saxon freedom achieved at Runny-
meade and reiterated in the Virginia
| Fill of Rights.
Delegate Roschen. of Richmond
| city, asked Delegate Darlington II. In
| his campaign for the house. he had
| voted against the antitrust bin and
was proud OF It,
| BOSCHI1N is FEARLESS
| What | am going to say. | am GO
| ing to say fearlessly, and I'll back
what l say in any way desired" is the
way Delegate Boschen prefaced his
next remarks, which declared that
| Delegate Darlington TO the con-
trary, notwithstanding" there had
been lobbying with reference to the
antitrust bill. of which Delegate
| Boschen is co-patron.
The speaker said that he had a
cousin In the retail grocery business
In Richmond who lis going about de-
nouncing me for my activities in be-
half of this bill" He declared that
not only his relative, but a number of
! other merchants are profiteers.
Delegate Parke +, Deans asked the
delegate from Richmond If it was not
fact that he, as a member of the
| local bar, had combined with fellow
harristers to raise their fees for the
examination OF titles.
The delegate from Richmond ad-
mitted that he had entered into such