The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-11
AN INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
The Bill Creating One Again Discussed at
Length In The Senate.
BILL 10 RESTORE The LASH DEFEATED.
The Military Board BIN So Amended In
the House az 10 Leave the Adiutant-
General and fnspcctor-Gcnoral Upon
1.-THE New Bins Ira Both
Houscs-Bills Passed.

tors interested in the matter worc abb
sent. SO was. Oh motion Of Mr. Mason,
patron of the bin. passed boy until to-
Gay.
Al O'CLOCK the special order, tho bill
10 create fish commission, was taken
up. ANA che debate upon It was long
aud earnest. After the reading OF the
substitute for the original bin, which suo-
sutute was prepared from TWO bills, one
drawn hy Alr. Mason. and the other 10y
IA LcCato. the debate began. and proved
ouite exciting
The substitute takes the appointing
power from the General Assembly ana
glvcs 80 to the Governor.
Three amendments were offered 10 this
Substitute by Mr.. Mason as follows.
MIR. MASON $ AMENDMENTS.
TO strike out the words Governor TO
appoint hy and with the advice and con-
sent ol tie Senate. and 90 insert in ueu
thereof General Assembly TO elect by
Joint vote"
Second. TO give 90 the Board of Fish-
cries instead of the Governor the power
10 designate tho chairman of the said
board
Third. To make The bond of the treas
urer of The Board az Fisheries $4,000. iu-
stead of $4,000.
air. Mason opened the debate. and said
that he was always disnclinod Co oppose
committees report. hut u This case
he must DO 500. He Was in favor of thc
General Assembly appointing the two
falarIcd commissioners. and not the Cow
crnor. ass recommended by The commit
ice lle objected 60 Che bin because 30
was unusual iu its provision in giving the
appointment go the Governor. DO was wire
which was contrary TO the policy and
theory of our government. For years we
had been getfiug nearer TO the people in
ah things. and the General Assembly
seldom makes q mistake
We could point with pride 10 our Court
~ Appeais-grcat and good men. We
could point with pride TO every officer
we had elected in the past. our record
was good and 10 was something most
unusual. for which no good reason had
'heen assigned, 90 give tho Governor the
appointment Of this important office. DE
meant no reflection upon the Governor:
hs admired his ability his honor. his
intet rity. but DE took issue with the
gentlemen who iusinuatcd chat the Gon-
eral Assembly was not as competent as
the Governor to elect DE took the
broad ground that tho General Assembly
fresh from the people. was more come
.tt t''' '''N'A iA'A TO NIl.IA' 900"
election.
some aluslon had been made to am
increase of taxes. III such was proposed.
lo would fight 90 to the bitter end. bee
cause many of those people were poor
ana finally he would plant himself
squarolv and fairly upon the Democratic
platform and Democratic pledges to dee
crease iaAtiion and not increase.
FAVOR THE INSTITUTES
Mr. Morris and AIR. LeCato both IA
'orfd the substitute of the committee in
piaa'ns DID iHe hands of Tho Governor the
I'"' "Ii .iN''"s iAr TWO commits aion-
efs. 20 he confirmed hy The Senate.
air. IIeoW"y was opposed 90 any meas
nIe "lI hllN- heh commissioners lie
SaIe 'n"t 'Nr revenues derived from the
"' ''''l was Only fs''-
"'' anu ,i't Do COST Oie state faN'n to
SO IT, Il'" ''" We h' jus iiiea, iheu.
." vl,"',u7 ",W Once io cost the Come
l.'''" ,.l'- SNOW ln'l say mat
''i' qua provinces 'lai iic >'"1 sndll come
"'l GOT 'i' o' i""N, Out DIT ihc oyster
inno i- moi Sniilclehi Do must come olt ol
''e '''7'is' "Ai'h means ine pockets ol
,'' Il' s'i" 'I'"l 81 was o. mere
'i'o'' t.'@1 '"e revenues would uo ln-
't '"' "i'I'Ii'Ii. hl oi sNcl
commission.
MI. h'lhih mace hl lmnds Toned speech
iu FAVOR 'I tho committees substitute.
Hr rdii inc noN fmDlt was ln The right
oiecuon ana To- ihe interest of the State.
and Doc believed that Boo year OF two
tlU res tuU.s OF fhc COmm0uWD wealth would