Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

Speaker Brewer called tho House to
order at 1915 o'clock and prayer
was offered by Rev. Solon Il. Cow
Sins. pastor OF the Second Baptist
church.
Governor Trinkle returned House
hIil No. Isl with suggested amend
in"nts. which were adopted BY a vote
a.. - 10 g.
on motion OF Delegate Rev, Of Ac-
comac. the hour Of li.iO was set for
the election OF Judge for tho Thir-
ty-iirst judicial Circuit and for Cor
boration Court. Part IL. Of the city
%! Norfolk
Delegate Marvin Smi,hey asked
that the Committee on Onices and
ciilc"rs at the Capitol be discharged
from consideration q. the bill for the
merging o: the banking division with
III" department Of Insurance which
failed by four votes, the vote being
- to 10.
WANTS Lnnd Coded I" state.
inc House adopted II joint rcsolu-
ton urging Congress to cede 10 viz
sinia about forty acres OF land in the
city OF Alexandria. containing proper
~ worth ,3.5oc. 600. which a decision
al the supreme Court Of tn. United
states has dccrecd is Within the
bounds of tn" District Of Columbia
Delegate Alfred G.. Smith. Of Nor
ipiN. asked that the Committee on
General Laws b. discharged from the
consideration Of the chiroprac,ic bill.
Chairman Norris said the committee
had reported out n substitute bill
placing chiropractic on the State
Medical Examining Board, and that
the committee felt IL was not proper
10 establish separate boards for each
healing cult. The House voted not TO
discharge the committee
The following House bills. on their
second reading, were advanced to en-
er"sSment and third reading: Nos.
$50. 3a2, 3n6. 4c5. io2, laa. A32. Az.
1919, i33. i01. AZ. i5i. 456. 800. 46i.
i62' $50. 40. iG7. ij?. AL. $40. +IG. 49,.
~ 40. $50. ISL. 49,, is3. isi, 4S5,
49, and SIS.
Senator Oliver reported that tho
senate had adopted tho report on
conference on House bill 3O3, the
House rcdis,ricting bill.
The election OF "A judge for tho
Thirty-HrSt Judicial Cirtuit was gone
INTO at il:i0. Delegate j. II. Rev, Of
Accomac. nominated Nathaniel r.
"cstcott. and the nomination was
seconded by Delegate John II. Not
i!nSham, OF Northampton, and Dele
gate L. Lindsay Gordon. the latter
adding that his friend would add
i"s'er TO the bench OF Virginia" Del
cSate Page, Of Norfolk, nominated ..
L.. Shackeiford, present Common
weaith's Attorney. for judge of the
Corporation Court Of Norfolk. Part
H.. and the nomination was seconded
by Delegate Israel Brown, OF Nor
'"'k; Delegate Il. II. Gibson. of Gull
peper, ana Delegate r. o. Norris. Jr
oil lancaster. The vote was 1875 and
lie. respectively, and the nominees
declared
Brewer. y like procedure took MACE
in the Senate.
House Advances Measure.
House bills on their second read
ing. to which there were not moro
than five objections. were then nd
vanccd TO cngrossmcnt, Nos. 90. ia
and 1913 being advanced, while Noe
"a. 10. 14S and $50 were dismissed.
No. 10 was introduced by Delegate
J. NJ. Hurt. OF Nottoway and proyid
ed for the merger OF the medical COL
lcgcs. II was dismissed at his re-
quest
House bill No. 25I. the pilotage bill.
was called as special order at |
clock and the constitutional read
ing was dispensed with by vote OF
rs to 0. Patron Page offered sew
rral amendments. one of which places
nc power OF appointment entirely in
the hands of the Governor; the other
makes the rates the same as prevail
at the port of New York; the third
hSes the price for coaling; the fourth
adds provision relative to eya1nina
ton. and tho fifth covers the con-
stitutional features These were
agreed to. as was also an amendment
offered by Delegate Bagby. of King
and Queen, providing for a statement
as TO the contributions made to the
virginia Pilots Association.
The House recessed at 1:45 o'clock
10 reconvene at =. NJ, tho under-
standing being that vote would bc
.akcn on tho amended bill not later
that 6:3O o'clock.