The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11
FAILED TO BECOME LAWS
oor O,FERRALL yETOED IHIR-
TEEN MEASUREs.
a.. vithhoIds His signature from Others.
Review OF the More Important biils
Killed In Either House.


.l in the Senate. According TO the
....s OF that body an bnls are ordered
81, be printed as soon as they are intro
,..,i I'm the House Of Delegates the
,..s are only ordered 10 be printed after
.,., have been reported from the COM
..t,,es or on special resolution agreed
D., the House. OF when the rules are
amended and the bills placed on the
..,lar at the time OF their introduction.
.r. number OF printed bills In The House
.tne end OF the session was taS. Besides
,l.-. were about $50 bills left IN the vari-
committees. which died "a natural
t.n after having been referred 10 the
committees.
.l. large majority OF an the bills intro
t-.,l in the Legislature have been placed
o- fsc staiutc-book Ia the regular way.
l. fuIie "a number have failed 20 be-
.r.. laws los the action OF either house,
they have been vetoed by the Governor
ne latter failed 10 sign them after
..e General Assembly had failed 10 trans
M legislative business.
Among thc important bills which faIen
t- ono or the other cause % become
.rs were the "frcc-pass' bills the
rsnnhon bin. providing that all JUDGES
..shors az The legislature and certain
.qi.ers Doe furnished with passes
I. I'D railroads. the Uz amendment 10
-. MASON hrl. 90 remove the rcsirlcuoh
.r..h al present prevents railroads from
t.rtrr passes 90 members OF the Nenera
,...~hIr. and the Cooke Dill. requiring
I'D common carriers hereafter chartered
-- ra.. who desire amendments TO their
.,....r. charters. to furnish passes to
..rh.rs of the General Assembly All
...t.g and died in the House.
~, increase could be secured for the
....e NJ the Supreme Court OF Appeals
.-tle circuit Judges. The bin defining the
SCISSOR. of the State Board Of Health saie-
M through The Senate, but II never
Nf .he House.
The McIlwaino bill, abOiishing the fcl-
r.e.@ervant doctrine as TO railroads. falied
,, ne Senate. where IL was introduced,
-l the Bryant employers liability bill
o.s never reported by the House com
-.Htaa Senator McIwaine's speech for
rs bin was one of the ablest oratorc
lf,r of the session
bin 90 prohibit preference IA meT-
camille assignments failed TO pass because
ft. rosition on the calendar. The bill
admirably drawn. and its able patron,
v- Randolph Harrison made several
.rempfs 20 get "a advanced in the House
hut au were defeated by objections.
Against the virginia Historical Society.
rather mcrtorous bill. which met
with us premature death in the House
v.s tho ono which provided for an an
,g.i appropriation of $1,000 TO be expended
under the supervision of the Virginia His
+.rrs1 Society for the copying of all par
iah registers and other records relating 70
VIRGINIA The copies OF which were 10
DO added 90 the State Library. The bill
was severely fought in the Finance Com
rniftea. and the same opponents prevented
ite PASSAGE in the House.
Bl. few bills If any. attracted more
,.,bli. attention than the Miller bill pro-
,idine t0 except from the operation OF inc
1a.a|-opuon law cities Of more than oOp
Inhabitants ID passed the Senate, but IN
th. Finance Committee substitute was
offered hv SIR. KOiner. of Augusta when
v.,e ranortel instead Of the Miller BILL
,rr Koinor being instrumental in striking
or, one off the sections of his own SUD-
sffute. The substitute was subsequenuy
defeated in the House by an overWhein-
inr majority Mr Koiner himself Young
alllr-t the same.
The three bills 90 appropriate $1,000 ed,h
ta the Virginia State Hospital, the VII
sris Medical College and the university
.f Virginia for hospital purposes We're
I'D renorted unfavorably, and the report
Nas sustained.
Women Will not yet be admitted 10 me
University. nor viii women phFslclana p1
employed in the State hospitals rms
rroo the ladies' did not ask for the Priv
lace 70 practice law.
The Withers bin. providing Tor tae ca"-
i,- of constitutional convention was
l..f after "A mastery argument by AIT
Wthera in its favor.
The Nm providing that the Governor
should designate I'm different secuoHs Oh
fhe state banks for the deposit OF Slale
funds the deposits 20 be secured 10y
State bonds. passed the House anu was
defeated I'm the Senate.
rl,e Nicol bills. 90 establish state banks
.f circulation and 20 lesalize primary
elections. did not become laws but sew
eral bills legalizing local primaries Were
ras.ed among them bills for Richmond
and Norfolk .,
The usual fruiuess attempt TO abolish
convict labor on the Capitol Square was
made this year. IL was supplemented by
bills prohibiting the erection OF addiuona'
buildings for manufacturing purposes a,
the uonitentiary. and providing that an
goods manufactured in that institution
Shall Doe branded Convict made. Ail
these bills died i'm the House. where aiso
repeated efforts were frustrated 10 hlIe
olt c0nvicis to- various counues lot the
purpose Of working the pubic ioSus'
or Interest to Insurance Men.
Several bills. which were OF great inter-
ee, IN insurance mon, have also failed %
become laws. The measures most ohnoNi-
.,. az tho commands were the Williams
hin which was what SIS known ass "a
valued policy" law. and the Cooke bilL
prohiiung combinations and discrimina-
lions understood 20 poe aimed at the
Southeastern Tariff Association
4 hin providing for the transfer OF the
arnointmcnt Of the judges OF election
fr'r, INC electoral boards 10 the county
..,tts was reported adversely. ana toe
rar,rt was sustained. Tho Buiord eirc-
an bills. which involved several .n-
r0flanf amendments 20 The EXISTING laws
Ind rfl ribbed certain details in The nmi'-
Bod of conducting elections under t''
present laws. Ncro after warm discus
.f.. . ono ~ them indefinitely las-ea Dy'
The Governor vetoed, drrIns i-e aes
..r. thirteen bills. which hod been sent
t, f.q after rasein. both houses fohr
NJ which originated Boa the Senate ana
r.nc in tho House oft DELEGATES. AS sta.ea
o0 ono occasion. ou the floor Of the Rouse
h Speaker RYAN. .his number exceeds
iy iar tho number Of veioes ISSUED 10y
Governors Mckinney ana Lee during inc
eight years OF their admins STATIONS.
@rYtsrs uEfggyfS y4fE SPEECH.