The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-03
ment of the bill. which was defeated by a
vote of i6 to Is.
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the House.
II APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Senator Wickham the Appro
nllaN9h OH WAS taken up. The bill. as re-
turned from the House. was taken up and ia
amendments considered.
ttihe hrst item taken up was for the mes
senger to the First Auditor. The amendment
maslhg the salary 81, 200 was agreed to.
ne WORLDS Fair amendment was taken up
Inc House placed the amoun at S25.OOO.
ms was agreed to by the Senate.
ne item to appropriate $4,000 for tho fisn
COMMISSIONS was agreed upon by the senate.
Tho House amendment appropriatng $4,000
additional TO the Western lunatlc Asylum.
upon motion OF Senator Ecbols, was agreed
upon.
The entire amendments Of the House were
adopted with a few clerical inaccuracies. and
no conference committee was required. The
bill was then returned to the House of Dele
gates.
The Senate agreed TO the House amend
ments TO the bill authorizing tho Governor u
furnish convict labor Tor the building OF the
Blue Ridge railway from jacksonville. Floyd
county. through Montgomery county to the
Norfolk and Western railway.
Senator Stubs offered a resolution, which
was passed. 70 the effect that all of the re-
cords IN the Blacksburg College inyestiga-
tion with majority and minority reports be
printed.
BIG HIGHT.
Senator Lovenstein called up the Senate
bill TO impose a tax upon the building and
bill was opposed by Senator Mushbachs
Senator Marshall also antagonized the meas
IRE. Senator Harrison vigorously claimed
that the bill should not now be discussed at
the very close OF the session.
Senator Echols stated tina q similar bill
.~.. .N.~.1 Of fbo Loot ro...o. - .... NOT
considered rs proper legislation and was not
passed. The bill had not been properly dis
cussed. and he thought IL should be dismissed.
Senator larrell seized the final OppOr-
tunity of the session and delivered
an enthusiastic speech in favor of
he offered the bill as his company pad
taxes annually. and he desired that other COM
panies should do the same.
The passage Of this bill started an opDOsi-
ton. in which was displayed more brilliant
tactics and skiiful flibusterine than has
been displayed during the entire session.
There seemed - De a majority pres
ent in favor of the bill. yet there was an
opposition led by Senators Harrison. Mush-
bach, Little. EchOls. Stubs and Marshall.
Senators Blackstone, Wickham, Lovensteln
and fifteen others were arrayed against the
opponents Of the bill, and the fight was on.
1t lacked a little 70 q O'Clock when the battle
UtEtA. huQ IL WOLilU NC NllllCulll 10 uLu q Ihi-
aliel in legislative history Of the cum
ming of the parliamentary conflict. The
bill had passed the Senate some
DAYS ago and was sent back last night with
amendments from the House. Senator Wick
ham called the previous question. which, under
the peculiar rules Of the Senate. can be or
dered by q majority vote, aud the oppo-
neuts were therefore cut OF from de-
bate. At each ~roll-call the minority
would walk into the clOak-rOOm and
there would not be left eighteen IA majority
voting. Then they would appear and make
several amendments IN succession, when
would as regularly be ruled out of order by
the Chair or voted down by the majority, then
upon another recorded vote. which any five
senators could call. they would retire and
leave the body without a quorum.
Finally the situation grew desperate as each
of the nine amendments were being passed:
The minority then quickly donned coats and
hats and left the building. AsSenator Black
some saw them leave he took in the
situation and at once demauied a
cal OF the Senate. This was made
and the officers Of the body at once lett Tor
the missing senators. who quickly leaving the
grounds sat quietly discussing "a little supper,
conscious of the impotence OF the remaining
members 10 pass what they deemed an Cd
noxious measure. An hour rolled by and
1890 came. only half an hour more OF time
in which TO pass the Dill ana.
.tul no quorum. The Sergeant
alarms. and the other officers were busy
looking for the f%easters. but 10 Senator was
returned to the lody. finally the bell pro
claimed the midnight hour. and Senator
Blackstone arose and moved an adjournment.
over an hour before Lieutenant-Goyerno
Tyler. exhausted with the rapidly OF the re-
peated motions, had called Senator Hurt 10
the chair.
Senator Blackstone asked if the motion to
adjourn would not still bind the Senate to-
morrow. although q resolution had been
adopted to close business at II o'clock last
night. Senator Hurt thought 1t would, but
requested the Lieutenant-GOverno 70 assume
the chair. He ruled that the Senate adjourn
ment. and in which the parliamentary rules
sustain him. would abrogate the call.
Senator Blackstone then moved to suspend
further proceedings under the call, and on
adjournment, both motions were carried, and
the foht ended. II was as gallant a minority
foht rs ever was made. Independent of the
merits of the bill. and simply developed the
fact that no ADLER body IF parliamentarlans
have ever gathered within the chamber OF
the Senate.