Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03

speech. He said In retiring iIom puu ,rs
life. which he did after sixteen ye ,hs
OF active service. he carried with nun INC
kindest recoiIectons OF his associates.
There was general cry OF. we are no'
going 10 let you retire as ar. Lo'e"-
Mr. Norris smoke briefly. appealing to
all members to have their pictures thken
before leaving for home, IN order ma "a
the present Senate Of Virginia "'sh' "
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief OF Il. u. Lee.
To amend an act to provide TOT malnr
c t@,u,tx roads and bridges III .O'p''
49, Incorporate the Travellers Electric
Company.
OUR TENOR SINGER.
A recess was taken, during wnicn tne
members of the Senate were most eiilv ,2-
| ably entertained by Captain Frank LII
nngham. who sang n. number OF 500
| tons The sweei-yoiced tenor was IoiS.d
| 10 take his stand upon the rostrum anu
| Yield TO the loud and prolonged appiauuse;;
| as senator after senator calien iui Gu
| one song and then another. captain IL
ningham was kept busy Tor ap y ueon nests
| and only escaped by threatening 20 MI A..
the body to order Upon motion OF i mn,
| McCune the thanks OF the senate G ~
| unanimously rendered to Captain Sul
ningham. Ii wanted ten minutes OF
| o'clock when Mr. Lovensteins Ea'e'
| called the chatting senators 70 Or ,bat
message from the srs HpT IS tse appontment
OF an Electoral Board for Alexannrlat
county and city; Severai uhii'po' '''''
| bills were passed. .,r,ts,
| The Senate ADJOURNED ~
| past Y o'clock.
House of Delegates.
shortly after the House convened yes
| terdav morning Mr.. Saunders called up
his substitute resolution, prov,ulhg ai,a'
the session be extended Tor tnree uaS
| Il. (tnXRInOF
sign the bills. but that no legislation
should be done after midnight, and II
" Soon after this Mr.. Randolph Harrison
| offered a resolution Of thanks TO Speaker
RYAN. Major Baker i. Lee took the iioor'
| and. holding In his hand Beautifully
carved gavel read resolution sisnsu
| ing the Speaker for the uniform courtesy
| shown them and the capable manner IN
which he had presided over the body.
MAJOR LEES PRESENTATION.
Major Lee then, addressing himself TO
| the Speaker said
"Feeling assured that this momentary
| interruption Of the routine OF our oaily
| duties will be agreeably accepted by every
1 member of this House; feeling assured
| indeed that this pause in our proceedings
will awaken pleasing emotions in the
| heart of every gentleman on this moor.
| II is with glow Of gratihcaton IN my
own heart that I announce that this ~
1
| the purpose of the presentation, on the
part of this House of Delegates, or
| beautiful new gayel to our Speaker, VINO
has won the confidence. the respect. me
| affectionate esteem OF US all. i see II - a
| beautiful new gavel. 1t Is more. While
| II IL beautiful I'm the artistic handiWorK
| with which IL has been fashioned, IL Is
| still more beautiful In It's associations.
| While II Is new I'm one sense, in another
| sense, and pathetic one, II Is OLD. rms
gavel is made from a remnant or one OF
the windows OF the rotunda ot the Uni-
| versity of Nirgnia-the grand old rotunna
| recently destroyed by hre-the stately old
| rotunda which was the crown OF glory
in the great architectural monument left
in memory OF himself by the peerless
| statesman and political philosopher whose
| ashes are inurned on the summit or
| Monticello. This gavel is a memento OF
| Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was
in politics what Luther was what Wlc ,,
| life was, what Savonarola was In reli-
gion. With all its dear associations. even
this gavel Is worthily bestowed In being
bestowed by this House Of Delegates on
ne courteous gentleman and accomplish
| ed, impartial parllamentarian VINO Tor
| the last ninety days has so satisfactorily
| presided over this body"
RESPONSE OF THE SPEAKER.
Mr. Ryan, descending to the. Clerks
| desk received the gavel from Major Lee s
| hands, and said that he was deeply CRATE
! full to the members of the House for
| their kind expressions, as embraced IN
the resolution Of the member from Lynch
| burg, and the resolution accompanying
| the gavel. Continuing, the Speaker said:
when l was elected to preside over the
| deliberations Of this House | said ! would
| extend equal courtesy and equal recog-
| milton TO every member of the body, and
| do not think there Is a member OF
either party who viii say that / have
| not kept that promise. The calamity TO
Virginia which makes this occasion pos
sble was the burning OF the university
founded by Thomas Jefferson, and OF all
| the souvenirs that can be evolved from
that disaster. none. II seems to me. can
he more appropriate or more symbolic or
its great founder than the gayel II IS
| the emblem, the sceptre of order. which
is Heavens first law 1t is the token of
order In elaboration, in debate. In the
| making Of laws to perpetuate that liberty
of which Jefferson was an apostle anu
! high priest.
"Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary
Law u.s. perhaps. the first compilation
OF its kind ever published on this conti-
| nent. and remains to-day work or the
GERS Of the most august assemblies yield
| due reverence.
This gavel. which am proud to receive
at your hands. will be sacredly guarded
by me so long as I live. and before ]
shall have passed over the river I Will
| bequeath II 70 others with instructions
that 1t be preserved so long as the prin-
clples Of Jefferson survive.
! NLiOED bil-l">k AMEN ".
The House now took up bills vetoed by
| the Governor. The one incorporating the
John G. Hurkamp Company, Of Frede-
| ricksDurg. was first considered and the
| Governor was unanimously sustained. The
| House refused to pass over the Governor
veto the measure amending the charter
OF the Portsmouth Street-Railway Com
! pany. When the bill incorporating the
Pacific COMPANY was. taken up Mr.. saun-
ders spoke i'm favor of sustaining the Gov
ernor, and Mr.. Randolph Harrison advo-
Gated the passage of the measure
Mr.. Plcher followed Mr.. Harrison. and
advocated the passage OF the bill over
the veto While he was talking Mr.. Saun-
ders called for the special order-tho cleo
ton bills-and Mr.. Pilcner yielded the
floor.
ment to the Newberne bill providing that
no city or town shall impose a tax On
market-caris.
PASSED OVER his VETO.
When the House assembled at night the
discussion of the Pacific bill was resumed,
Mr., Pitcher advocated the passage Of the
BIZ over the Governors veto. Mr.. g. T..
Bland spoke against such action and so
did Nr. Parker. Mr.. MeRae advocated the
the passage Of the bill. and the pending
passed over the Governors head by the
following. recorded vote:
Banks. Baptist. Batten, Berger. BerKe-
lev. Blanton. Bryant. Buhrman. Coles,
Craig Diggs. DortOn Enstein. Fishburre,
Foster Galleher, Gillian. Gose. Hannah,
Carter II. Harrison, Randolph Harrison.
Hatcher, Hathaway. Hubbard, Keesee. Lee,
Leech. Matthews. Mccain. McRae, John
y. Miller; Morgan. Murfee. Murphy, New
berne, Pitcher. Il. s. Powell r. r..
Powell. Rambo. Reddy. Rice, Rinehart.
! Rogers. Savers. Scgar. Simpson. james
W. Smith; Stokes, Stovall. Stratton, la
liaferro, Thomas Turner. Turpin. Wale,
Walker. Willard. james w. Williams,
Thomas r. Williams, Wood Zlrkle-63.
Nays-Messrs Charles II Rland G. G.