The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-09
THE END HERE AT LAST.
SENATE CHAMBER AND HAIL UT
THE HOUSE ALMOST DESERTED
A Short Session Yesterday aud Not hue"
Business Transacted-Tbe Governor
Sends In Another Veto Message


meeting Of the Senate. the chamber pre-
sented a very unusual appearance 4
few senators sat in restfull ATTITUDES
about the chamber and number Oh
visitors made themselves at home in the
chairs Of the abscntees The clerks were
walking about, the reporters expectant'
and the Senate had nothing to do.
At 10 minutes past the hour for as
sembling Mr.. Evan r. Chesterman, the
Governors private secretary, appeared
and the Northumberland called the
Senate 10 order 10 receive a message from
the Executive, appointing a number OF
directors of the Virginia Normal and
Collegiate Institute at Petersburg.
The Senate Immediately went into eX-
ecutive session and confirmed the names
presented. which are as follows: Thomas
q. Watkins. Petersburg. NJ 4. Cogbhl.
chesterfield: A. c. Walker. King and
Queen: Or. j. +. Bryant Southhamp-
ton: Robert G. Harris, Dinwiddie: Thomas
\. Williams. Mecklenburg Thomas j.
Arvin. Lunenburg. and T. i. May. OF
Louisa. The term Of the above directors
commences April lst, and lasts four years
When the Senate went out OF execu-
tive session a recess was taken untl
i. NJ
Still Another Veto.
At 11:45 A. NJ. yesterday Speaker Ryan
called the House 10 order, although there
was practically no business TO transact
Mr.. Branch Mckinney. OF the Cover
nor's Office, appeared before the rover
branch OF the General Assembly Win
the following veto message from Cover
nor OFerrall
respectfully return without my sig
nature House Bill No. so. entitled An
act t. perfect the charter Of the Glas-
gov ard Natural Bridge Railway Com
pany. and for this purpose 10 amend
and confirm the same which was
presented to mo on the 81 instant.
Under this charter ito perfect rail-
way charter there are IN fact the follow
ing charters granted
First To build a railroad from Glas-
gov 10 the Natural Bridge.
Second To build an indefinite number
Of railroads from and to other points.
Third. TO build. buy, and purchase an
indefinite number of hotels and TO oper-
ate them.
Four To erect and operate an electric
light plant and supply any enterprise
industry. factory. or person in the county
OF Rockbridge with electric power and
lights.
To furnish water power to any factory
enterprise, or person.
Here is a merge Of all these diffeent
objects in one act each separate and
distinct and not one Of them inciden-
tai TO the object set forth in the tile
Here are many independent enterprises
embraced in one act. thereby depriving
the State OF revenue. by confering all
these powers upon the payment Of one
charter-tax. and contravening, in my
opinion, the fifteenth section Of Ar
tcle of the Constitution Of Virginia,
which expressly declares that mo law
shall embrace more than one object
which shall be expressed in the title
In addition TO the powers already enum-
Grated, this company is authorized 70
unite, merge and consolidate with any
other corporation. acquire and hold five
thousand acres of land in said county
of Rockbridge, and TO condemn land for
the purpose Of building its road or roads.
1 must respectfully decline 10 approve
this bill. because Of the reasons indicated,
viz: The merging Of independent OBJ
iects in one charter. the granting Of
powers not mentioned in the title and
not Incidental to the object therein named,
and the loss Of revenue resulting from
d combination Of numerous distinct en-
terprises I'm one charter.
The message was passed by, and Colo
mel Bigger. clerk Of the House. announced
that Speaker Ryan had appointed Messrs.
Stokes and Richardson members Of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, in place
Of Messrs. Tabb and Stratton, who are
out of town.
on motion Of Mr. Harwood the chair
was then vacated until T. VI.
Precisely at s o'clock last evening
Ia IF
House Of Delegates, and five minutes
later he called that body 10 order
Col. John Bell Bigger. as Keeper Of the
Rolls announced that all the bills passed
by the two houses had been signed by
the Governor and returned 10 the Keeper
Of Rolls.
Mr. Cabell offered a Joint resolution
providing that the General Assembly adj
journ that day sine die. The resolution
was agreed to.
Captain Camm Pattoson. Of Bucking-
ham. offered a joint resolution providing
for the appointment of joint committee
consisting Of five members Of the House
and three members Of the Senate. 20 in
form the Governor that the General As
semhly IS ready 10 adjourn and TO en-
quire whether he had any communication
TO make. The resolution was agreed 10
and the clerk announced that the Speaker
had appointed Messrs. Patteson, Harris.
Tomney, Perkins and Richardson MEM
bers on the part Of the House to wait
upon the Governor. About ten minutes
later the committee returned. and Cap
tain Patteson announced that the Gov
ernor had no further communication TO
make
Colonel Bigger announced that the
Speaker requested Mr. Bryant to inform
the Senate that the House was ready 10
adjourn sine die
Senator Watson soon afterwards in
formed the House that the Senate was
ready TO adjourn.
Speaker Ryan then spoke as follows:
The General Assembly having compseted
lts work and. as hope, 10 the satisfaction
| Or The people, II is only left fer me
/ die
The gavel Of Speaker Ryan came down
and the regular session Of the House Of
! Delegates for 1854 was no more.
PREPARING FOR HOoDY