The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-28
Hnnse of DeleCates.

House of Delegates.
In accordance with the resolution passed on
| the previous day at the suggestion OF Dir.
! Saunders of Franklin. the House OF Dele
| gates assembled Yesterday at 10 A. NJ, and
/ the session was opened 10y Speaker Caldwell.
/ It took nearly one hour before the business
! transmitted by the Senate had been disposed
/ of but then the legislative mill was set in mo-
/ ton AT once and the House Immediately pro-
ceeded with the grinding out OF some more
Mr. Withrow. Of Highland and Bath. in
troduced the following resolution:
/ Resolved the Senate concuiring). That
/ committee 10 be composed OF five on the part
/ of the House and three on the part of the
Senate be appointed 10 visit oyster grounds
/ OF the State and examine into the workings
/ of the WashngtOn-Ch Chambers oyster and
oyster survey bills and into the oyster and
/ fish interests generally Of the State and report
10 the next General Assembly by bill or
otherwise"
Mr.. Kysn opposed the measure. stating that
inasmuch az the oyster beds we're 70 be leased
out for term of twenty years nothing good
could be achieved from such an investigation
atthistime and the appointment Of such com
mittee would cause the State an unnecessary
expense of Il 900. Mr. Williams spoke on the
same lines. while Mr.. Chambers advocated
the passage Of the resolution. but 1t was re-
iected.
MI. nttufOW bHtfti dH0tNef fehpiHtiDH al
lowing an extra compensation Of $50 each to
the assistant clerks. committee CLERKS. en- OLE
ing clerks. seTgeant-at-arms assistant ser
geant-at-arms dOOrkeeper and his assistant.
ianltOr and his assistant. and OF go to each
one Of the SIX pages. The resolution was
agreee to. but the vote was recOnsdered on
motion of Mr.. Saunders who then offered an
amendment 10 strike out the extra compensa-
ton for the pages which he deemed unneces-
sary. Messrs. AYan. hent and others spoke
against it and the amendment was voted
down. The original resolution was then again
passed.
Speaker Cardwel (Mr Chambers in the
char offered the following, which was agreed
to-
Resolved, That the present regulations to
the conduct of the business shall be lmpe-a-
tive for the time between the expiration OF
the morning hour and the hour OF J. o'clock
NJ. and Immediately after the expiration OF
/ the morning hour the House shall proceed TO
/ the consideration of the Direct Tax bill. but
/ nothing herein contained shall be construed
/ 70 interfere with the remaining special order
/ now existing and no other business shall be
/ in order until the Direct Tax TIL and the re-
naming special order now existing shall be
| finally disposed Of
The resolution extending the session of the
/ Legislature until next Thursday came up on
the calendar and elected considerable DIS
cussion Mr.. Gibson moved to amend by
]
! This was voted down. Mr.. Saunders then
renewed the motion with the amendment
/ that the final hour of al Ournment be Satur-
/ day 40 noon. Mr.. Ryan offered "A substitute
/ making the time for the close OF the session
/ Friday instead of Saturday.
Messrs Shackeitord and Mcllwaine OPP
/ posed any extension. Mr.. Saunders agreed
/ To Dir. Ryan amendment. but tins was sub
/ sequentiy withdrawn. Mr.. Saunders then
offered the following amendment, which he
withdrew: That on and after Wednesday
no business of any character shall be con
sidered or acted upon by this body" Mr.
Cardwell renewed 1t with the provision that
the time for adiOurnment be Friday. ms
amendment was agreed to. The original res
olution. as amended. was lost. two-third
vote of the House being required. fnty-
eight favored the extension.
A motion to reconsider was made by Mr. &.
/ s Thomas and carried. Mr.. HudgiD. IN an
excellent speech. urged the House 70 pass tne
resolution extending the session Mr.. Snack
elfOrd and Nh Nciwalne vigorously opposed
an extended session. The latter SAID he did
/ Otthink that the members were in aconditiou
/ To consider any bills maturely now, as the
committees were not working. and hasty
/ legislation would necessarily follow
The vote being reconsldered the resolution
was adopted by a vote OF OS to r.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The first business ID order was the Worlds
Fair Appropriation bill. which came up on
its passage. Mr.. Mcllwaine straightway call
/ ed itbe pending question. The bill. which re-
/ ouired fifty-one votes, WAS rejected, forty
| EIGHT favorng and thirty-hve opposing IT,.
! A motion to reconsider was made, Dut upon
| motion of Mr.. Iudgin the matter was passed
The Senate bill providing for the distribu-
/ tion Of the direct tax fund next came up q
special order Mr. William Campbell offered
substitute. amending the original measure
in several particulars. Inc man cnahge pro
yided was that which places the distribution
of the money in the hands of the State Treas
urer instead of with the county treasurers
Speaker Cardwen opposed the substitute
and spoke in advocacy Of the original bill.
Mr.. Gibson favored the substitute III
a lengthy speech while Mr. Mcllwaine op-
posed II on the ground that every person hav-
inc "a claim would DO compelled 10 come to
Richmond 10 get 1t.
The substitute offered by Mr. Campbell
was voted down.
Mr.. Ryan offered an amendment that in the
county of LoudOun the commission OF the
treasurer or commissioner be 3 per cent. IN
stead Of per cent. He said that IN IOudoun
county the amount of money TO be distributed
WAS very larg0-c3O,OOJ
Mr.. Mcnwaine opposed the amendment.
saving that Its adoption wOnld Jeopardlze the
passage of the bill at this late date OF the ses-
sion
Mr.. Koiner amended the amendment by
! adding the county of Augusta. This was
voted down. but motion to reconsider was
carried and the amendment of Mr.. kOiner
agreed 10. Mr. Shackelford asked that the
county of Orange be added. This was lost.
Mr.. Ry0n's amendment as amended by the
addition of the county OF Augusta was
adopted. after which the Senate bill was
ordered 10 its third reading and engrossment.
1t was then passed
THE KENT BILL.
The next special order was the Kent Rail
road bill which came up on the calendar at
lao Il. NJ Mr.. J. i. Mason. OF King George,
took the floor and delivered "a forcble argu-
ment against the measure and IN favor or the
substitute offered by himself He said that
one OF the members who favored the bill had
made the statement that Mr.. Kent. the pa
trOn OF the measure. had been called crank
by some OF his opponents. The speaker de-
MED that he had ever heard any such asser-
lions made and said: $50 far from castiug any
reflection upon the gentleman from Mythe
] Will say that there Is not man
IN this General Assembly who has the great
er respect OF his members than Mr.. X. G.
Kent. Applause lie is always one and the
same. a high toned and respected gentleman
Mr.. Mason continued. that he intended 10
meet him fairly and sauarely and that he op-
posed his bill because he aid not think that
il would be beneficial. He then answered
several of the arguments used by the adyo-
Gates OF Mr.. Kents bill. lie TOOK the ground