Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-22
0pERRIDES ONE VETO
Senate Passes Pacific Company's Bill
Despiis The Gorernor's Objections.
worLD NOT rnAY ron THEW.
REV. Mr.. oeh,schiaeger Declines an
Invitation to oner the Invocation
An the House-wnl Not SIT To-day
Care OF EpiIepsic..

The Committee for Courts Of Justice. to
which was referred on Saturday last the
messages of the Governor vetoing oiiis
incorporating the Peninsula Gas-Lsh'
and Fuel Company and the Pacinc COM
pany. yesterday reported both measures
with the recommendation that they pass
Notwithstanding the objections OF the TX
ecutive.
The bill incorporating the Peninsula
Gaslight and Fuel Company was mrs,
taken up. Mr.. Little said the committee
carefully considered the bill in the morn
ing with the objections raised by the
Governor. and they could see no reason
why the bill should not pass Mr. Little
read a letter received by him from Gov
ernor O'Ferrall, In which the latter
quotes the opinion Of the Attorney-Gene-
raj on two sections TO which objection
was raised in the message, and this OIL
Ger holds that one of these sections Is
not contrary to the Constitution-that
comforting certain powers upon the
Board OF Supervisors.
SHOULD NOT BE PASSED.
MI. 6OtklH luOuSul tht jul oNSHA@ 80
pass over the Governors veto. lie said
the powers conferred upon the Legisla-
ture could not be delegated 10 private
person or corporation, and the section al
lowing the Board Of Supervisors TO impose
q fine and fix punishment for the viola
ton OF the provisions of the charter OF
the company was entirely unconstitution-
al. He said the act was vicious and IN
fringed upon the rights Of the General
Assembly.
Mr. little. In reply 10 Mr.. Boykin, said
that Die latters argument did not apply
70 the bill. He said the provisions OF the
bill did not confer upon the Board OF
Supervisors the right TO punish Vioiators
Of the act. but they should merely pass
resolutions fixing the punishment just as
every City Council did. 1t did not create
the board court OF justice. he said. lie
said that II the Governors objections
were well founded. hundreds OF corpora
lions were doing business Illegally, as
were also the boards OF supervisors OF
the various counties. He said the right
OF taxation had been conferred upon such
boards. and no higher power could be
given TO them.
WOULD MAKE A MISTAKE.
Mr.. McIlwaine thought the Senate
would make a grave mistake In passing
the bill. He said that he had not read
the provisions OF the measure. but upon
hearing the preceding speeches he learn
ed that the Legislature parted with the
right to make a penal statute or ordi-
nance.
Slr. Turnbull also opposed the passage
OF the bill The Governor. he thought,
was entirely right In raising his obJec-
tons 1t was clearly. he said, allowing
the Board of Supervisors of Warwick
county TO fix the punishment for certain
criminal offences, which were already
provided for in the statute.
Mr. Jones was I'm favor of the passage
Of the BILL Notwithstanding the Gov
ernors veto. If the objection of the
Executive, he said, was a sound, con-
stitutional one, then every board OF SUI
pervisors in the State was exercising
powers contrary to law.
The roll was then called. and the vote
stood "a to IL, in favor Of the bill; but,
II requiring two thirds of those present
to pass the bill over the Governors veto.
It was defeated. The vote was record
ed as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Barnf, Echols. Fairfax
Flood. Green, Hale, Hay, e. II
jackson. Jones, Jordan. Kane. Little
Lovenstein. Lowry. Mason, Maynard,
McCune. Morris. Mushbach. Parr. South
all. Stubs. Tredway. Wickham-24.
Noes-Messrs. Boykin. Brown. Buch-
anan. Clayton Clement, Flanagan, G.
w. Jackson. Keezell. LeCato. Nell
waine. ST. Clair Turnbull, Williams,
Withers-if.
PASSED OVER HIS VETO.
The message vetoing the bin to incor-
porate the Pacific Company was next
taken up. and Mr.. Jones said the COM
mite. In the morning had considered
both the measure and the message, and
reported the former with the recommend
alton that IL pass, Notwithstanding
the Governors veto. He said, as far
as the objection raised that the powers
we're too broad. that any private indi-
viduaI could conduct any business. pro-
vided for I'm the measure. without the
exception of constructing railroad with
out any charter. III the objection, he
said, that the title did not convey in
formation as TO all the objects of the bill
was sustained, then the appropriation
would be unconstitutional. And the act
Incorporating the Tredegar works, with
all its financial interests, would be un-
constitutional.
Messrs. Flood and Stubs were of the
same opinion as Mr.. Jones.
The roll was called. and the bill was
passed by a vote OF q to g. the following
voting IN the negative: Messrs. Boykin.
Clayton. Clement. Green. Keezen Le-
Cato. Turnbull, Williams, and Withers.
NO SESSION TO-DAY.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Wick
ham. and adopted, providing that when
the chair was vacated at o'clock II be
resumed at o'clock. and that to-day, in
honor OF George Washingtons Birthday.
there be no session OF the body. Mr..
Wickham stated that one reason for Of
fering this resolution was that the
Finance Committee expected TO be in ses-
sion a greater part OF to-day consider
ing the appropriation bill, so that they
could report upon IL Monday.
Mr. Morris made an effort to have the
Parks bill in relation to listing lands
taken up. in order that q special day
might be set for its consideration, and
MIR. Sands endeavored TO have the Maui
pin bill taken up for a similar pur-
pose. but the Senate deemed to accede
TO either request
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
The Committee on Central Laws present
ed a bin amending the Code OF Virginia
IN relation TO the practice OF dentistry
The bill provides that II shall be unlaw-
full for any person TO practice dentistry in
the State without first having obtained a
license from the Board Of Examiners II
also provides that the president OF the
board shall have authority. at his discro-
ton, TO appoint a member to examine
any applicant for temporary license 20
practice until ;he next meeting Of the
board. and no longer: provided. that no
such temporary license shall be granted
20 any person who has been rejected on
an examination by the board. All such
temporary licenses shall be signed by
the secretary OF the board.