Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-08
PASS ONE MORE BILL.
AN OMISSION IN THE OYSTER NAVY
MEASURE SUPPLIED.
Two More Veto Messages Sent In-The
House Attaches Have nm Hours
Fun to Themselves.

Yesterday was "scrapinB.up day III
Che General Assembly, most OF the men,
bers being engaged in cleaning out
their desks and buudling such b!lis ana
odds and ends as they desired to take
home.
The Senate was called 80 order NJ hooh'
and on motion Of Mr.. Stubs the resoIo-
ton providing for cessation Of Legislation
on Tuesday was rescinded IN ofder
that cons equcntIal amendment might
he made to the oyster-laws
TWO MORE vETOEs.
Messages were received from the Gov
ernor through hts private secretary mr.
T. r. Chesterman. vetOing the bills 10
Incorporate the Northern Neck Railroad
Company and the Virginia and west
Virginia Railroad Company. The Gov
ernor's objection to the iirst-namsd o'i'
was that the powers granted are 100
Iatitudlnous. in that some Of the enter
prises tha. the company was authorlzeu
70 conduct have nothing TO do win ope-
railing a railroad His reason for vetoinS
the other bin was that its capital STOCK
was not limited. Both bills were lad
on the table.
At I2:$o the Senate adjourned Until L
o'clock to-day.
House Of Delegates.
The House convened yesterday morn
ing al IL o'clock. Speaker Ryan occupied
the chair There were present only about
twenty members. The Speaker announced
the appointment Of Messrs. BoyAin' NC
Rae. and Frlddy as committee u IN
ves;Ieate and report to the next session
az the General Assembly az to the al
mission of patients to hospitals for the
insane.
Messrs. Cabcll and Harwood were ap-
uoiuted 10 attend to having rooms lifted
up in the Capitol after occupancy OF
the new Library building for committee
purposes. =,
Mr.. Randolph Harrison offered the FOL
lowing resolution. which was agreed 70:
Resolved. That this House tenders It's
thanks to Hon. John +. Ryan for the
firm. courteous. and efficient manner IN
which he has performed the duties or
Speaker Of this body"
CLERKs HAVE SOME FUN.
The chair was then vacated until noon.
MIR John ". Williams. Journal Clerk
assembled 10 the chair, and raped the
House TO order Mr.. Charles II. Mann
assumed the role OF clerk, and the
naees and visitors composed the body
over which they presided. Motion atter
motion Of the most nonsensical character
were put and carried.
Mr. uuntor Watson offered a motion
making il mandatory on Hon. John ;.
IIarwood n banduet the assemblage.
This was unanimously carried. Mr.. Har-
wood offered an amendment which was
promptly voted down. that he should be
the guest OF the coming states
men. CLERK Watson appeared with
a bogus message from the Senate. IN
forming the House that the former body
had passed Joint resolution to adjourn
at once sine die.
Page Gregory offered n resolution that
the Senate be reprmanded for It's hasty
and unnecessary anxiety to leave. Car
riei unanimously.
y
from the President Of the United States
relative 10 the Hawaiian trouble. This
provel n "stumper'' for the pseudo body.
and the House resolved Itself into com
mittee of the whole to wrestle with
This knotty question. They are still
wrestling.
JUST a LITTLE BUSINESS.
At this juncture Speaker Ryan ap-
reared on the scene and routed the
usurper Of his rights from the throne.
Immediately after reassembling mes
sage was received from the Senate
through Mr.. Morris. announcing that
that body had rescInded the joint reso-
luton prohibiting the transaction or
business after midnight Tuesday.
A message was subsequently received
from the upper branch TO the effect that
II had passed bill making certain YER
bal and consequential amendments to
the oyster-law. These amendments were
agreed 10.
Az resolution passed by the Sanate
Tuesday night authorizing suit against
Northumberland Frank S. Blair to
recover an amount alleged to be due the
State was referred.
At i2:30 the House adjourned until TO-
day at II o'clock.