Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03
END OF THE SESSION.
me Work Of tH General Assembly
Finished Early This Morning.
IMPORTANT BILLS GO THROUGH.
Election Measure, Constitutional Con-
ysntion, and Soldiers Home
EXCITING SCENES ON 10Th SIDES.
Two Personal Encounters N"r''"'
averted In the Scnate-Presen'"-
.. and RESOLUTIONS of Thanks
The Usual Closing Scenes.

Virginia OF 1Ss6-'v6 prac'iSa"'
nm end last night. or, rather' carry ''''
morning. r,r tho two
while the formality of calling 'he WV
Aoa,as 10 order and then auJool"'"e
viii, be gone through with for 'hree 'a' .
.. oraer that the Governor may OBS"
a.. n,ss stock OF bills. awaiting ap-
,s.o,., vet there will be no more iesls-
,ative work for the members anu '"N
majority of them will leave lot 'ne''
homes to-day. oro
The closing hours OF the session were
marked by stirring scenes, ana AT 'i'iies
excitement ran high. In the august
upper branch of the General Assei'oi!
there came very near heing two personal
encounters between senators on the hoor'
~. ,,ords having passed beween Messras
Mushbach and Hay and Messrs' fi0oc .
and Flanagan.
Mr.. Withers's "constitutionai-cohVeh
ton bill' came under the wire just III
time IN the House. having run glorious
race. and made much better time IMAM
t,s natron expected, while an elecuoh
bill. In the shape of the Parker nea-
sure. came painting up In the sena'e.
and was pushed through az tne ias ~
y,onent The constable feature Is
illuminated in this measure, though a
fudge Of election is required TO as ass,
an illiterate or otherwise disquaiilieu
voter In preparing his ballot.
roth houses passed bill allowing
an appropriation Of 5000 TO the soiolers
Home while the lower branch adopteu
the report Of the committee TO ii'esu,
gate the affairs at the Deal Du n d. "n
Blind Institute, at Staunton' anu pasSeN
the measure offered by them
senate Proceedings I'm Detail
Tho first question taken up by the sen
ate Yesterday morning was the ON l' ,ha
douced by Mr. Sands IN ,,,l T,sisI butter
Mr Sands explained that the opJsSe
the measure was not TO prevent t me- a"' INT
facture and sale Of oieonl'ttstIIi-' 20
to compel those VINO thd miS those Who pur-
nhasad II might not do so unoer tne M
preston that they were uuynis
He asked that the bill be passed. ri,
Mr. Roybdn strongly opposed tne pIl
III said he real object OF IL was to pre-
vent the making or the sale OF oeiui ,iSnh
rarine and would ruin an INDUSTRY h Az
hroI,ght i'm hundreds of thousands OF uoi
d,scrim,nation against an article OF IN
tarstate commerce. and was sumplua.S
law He appealed TO the senate not eeI
enact such bill into a law upon ,le cnn.
OF the session. and without due COLI
AZ the conclusion of Mr.. Boykins re-
marks a recorded vote was taken, ana
the bill was passed by a vote Oh - " u
DISABILITIES REMOVED.
Jrpon motion of Mr. Snead. of Princess
Anne. the Senate reconsidered the Voue
nv which il refused TO pass bill remox-
ing the political disabilities OF W.
Bl1re A recorded vote was taken, ana
the bill was passed by vote OIL % u l.
LIMITATION OF APPEALS.
The Hundley bill, preventing the pIln s
ing before court at seeHna ui IN law
which were not taken advantage OF ~
the first trial, came up ana cauSeN
considerable discussion. .... Gov
MT. buchanan offered a substitute ioI
the measure. which. he said, was an y
exact copy OF the Massachusetts statu ~
on the subject, and which was c,en ii anu
not so drastic as the pending blll.
Mr.. Turnbull said ne n9pe hrt ' iibe opisi-
nal bill would be passed he sa1 rsd nc.
measure was in the direct line OF r.auc-
ing criminal expenses. and Inpreo' 81
would tend to decrease the lyhchlhs ~, ~,
Cersons charged with helnous crimes. tas
laid that il an outraged community Wa
assured of the fact that mere oS,,,an.
cality in law would not be taksn o a. sron,
faee of. thereby allowing an appear i' ~
The decision of their court, In Wnlc i ~, ~,
nc,,sed might be allowed 10 go unpunish-
ed that the public would not take .ne
law in Its own hands as OFTEN as wa
Mr. McIlwaine opposed the measure li
N vieorous speech, saying II would De az
sini,ist piece Of legislation. II would Tin
every right now allowed oS Macy Dy b in~ at the
mercy OF prosecuting attorneys. rrav'
errors. he said might be shown to nave
been made in the first trial; ,ur July, -,
might be the most prejudiced person, VI
s.,soinai and vet because the parties
conducting the trial were ignorant OF Wy
fact AT the time, and the accused nae
no counsel. he might De ,hil erey'e ,r.
regularity could not be brought peiore ,h'
court In a second trial, on an apps 81
He said. as far as the public taxing tn ny
law into It's own hands was , cVie on.
:sto authorize judicial lynching .n,
Mr. Tredwav spoke in favor OF IN
measure taking the same grounds as MI
The pending question was called, ane
the Bill was defeated. by vote or ~ 10 II
NO MORE CONTESTED MEASURES
After the defeat of the Hundley BIZ.
resolution was offered by Mr. Wickhau
nroyiding that only bills which cause,
no discussion should be eonslns sioa u Tr
this Mr. Withers offered An amendment
rrcvtdine that the misunderstanding NJ
Be taken up before this resolution wen Wen
into effect This was defeated, as was
Also. one offered by Mr.. Morris makini
the came motion In regard 10 the PARKS
hill" the passage OF which, ne sait
meant a saving OF several hundred thou
aand dollars to the State.
Mr.. Sands offered as a substitute FOL
the whole that after O'Clock in the ar
{ernoon only uncontested bills should b'
an amendment. providing that this
should take effect unless II became, ap
parent that an election-iaw should b'
agreed upon by. the two houses. Mr.
Fianaean offered a substitute for this
that II II was found that an elections
law could be agreed upon II should o'
After some lively tits over the amend
ments the following resolution was ADOPT
"Resolved, That for the remainder o
this session only uncontested bills shat
pc considered. unless Il becomes a apa
election-iaw.'
MOVE THE COMMISSIONERS oFFIct
Mr. Stubs offered q yOiiic resolution
which was adopted. providing that th'
office OF the Commissioner OF Agriculture
10 the basement OF the Capitol his pres
ent ONCE TO be used for the Law Library
and the present Law Library to be ttte,
up az committee-rooms-
FORM FOR OFFICIAL BONDS.
= Messrs. Mciiwaine. Jones, and Sands
the committee appointed 10 examine tn
bonds OF public officers. reported that al
OF the bonds appeared to be legal,
drawn, and the sureties sufficient, bu
thet there Is a great disslmilarity I'm tn,
form OF these bonds. They recommen,
that the Attorney-General prepare a form
= g which all bonds given In the futur
shall conform
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
A AT the afternoon session Of the senat,
a inn -