The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-09
THE MILITARY BOARD BILL.
The House Refuses 10 RtCCmmlt The
Measure by a Vote Of 20 10 81.
THAT PREE.SILYGR RESOLUTION.
II Seems That the Members DID N"'
Know What They Were voting pom
Gen. HundIc, Introduces an Election
Bill-BiIls Introduced and PASSED.

House OF Delegates yesterday, MI. al
ker. Of Southampton, arose TO question
of personal privilege and spoke as fol-
lows:
Mir. Speaker: On yesterday rcsolu-
ton was offered IN this House by tho
gentleman from Halifax. and asked TO
be placed on the calendar. The gentle
man did not read the resolution. ana
tho Speaker ruled that the CLERK could
not read tho resolution until So was de-
cided whether IL should Doe put on the
calendar or not Hence, 4 WAS in total
ignorance OF what The resolution was
B. and. OF course, WAS comp lied 10 Nolt
against placing 10 on the calendar. ms
morning The Richmond Times punilShcd
the resolution in full. showing mat H. Jul
substance. was 90 request our h'i""'ia ,
OF Congress 10 vote 4or free SILVER, ann
the semo paper, in sioWmb hV""l'',,
and also IN an editorial claims ln"' '"'
vote refusing TO place tnc resolution
on the calendar. WAS victory lot inc
opponents OF free coinage. Now 40
not propose 10 bc put ln false h1ht
nv these claims. and / want 10 say mere,
on the door Of this House. tnat am
an favor OF the free and unlimited com
age oil silver at rauo OF 10
10 l. by International agreement 81
possible. but 81 not possible thch 10y inc
United States alone wiihoul re-, '.ic.
10 the action of Other countries. want
This TO be understood. In order that !
NAV not be placed $50 Il false position
NV these claims OF The Times as to the
significance Of the vote refusing 10 put
on the calendar resolution as 10 the
contents Of which We We're totally lsno-
rant. Had 1 known the contents oil
the resolution, ! should have Noied 10
place 1t on the calendar
THE VIEWS or OTHERS.
Major Baker =. Lee. Of Elizabeth city
in rising TO a point OF personal prlNliese'
said MIR. Speaker.-ln yesterday $
journal my name is not entered on either
side Of the recorded vote on the silver
resolution offered 10y the gentleman from
Halifax For years. Mir. Speaker,
have been an earnest and ardent advo-
cate of the restoration Of silver 10 IT'S
old status, as a long stride I'm the direc-
ton of the one supreme correction Tor
the financial and Industrial Ills OF All
this mighty land of ours. am SUM-
sir. unswervingly in favor of the free
coinage of silver az the ratio OF l5 10 ],
regardless Of all non-concurrence on the
part Of every OF All other governments.
Or. Smith, of Northampton, and Major
Foster. Of Norfolk county. fully endorsed
the sentiments expressed by Messrs. faI-
ker and Lee. and Mr. Harrison, OF Am
herst requested that he as well as his
county. be included in the remarks.
Some discussion arose over House bill
No 322 which came up on its second
reading The bill seeks to amend sec
ton 30is of the Code, in relation 10 the
jurisdiction Of the county courts, so a.
TO give said courts jurisdiction TO enter
up judgments on motions on contracts,
where the matter i'm controversy does not
exceed 500. The bill. which had been
reported adversely by the committee, va
bitterly opposed by Mr. Berkele', Of
Roanoke. and Mr.. PARKS, of r e.. while
Mr.. Digs, of King Willi9"I, the patron,
advocated the passage OF the measure.
r. bin was d, ny dismissed.
Similar action was taken in regard TO
House bill No. 343. which provides for
the relief OF the Farmville ana Pow
hatan Railroad Company.
THE PILCHER-REDDY BILL.
when House bin No s35, the Pitcher
Reddy anti-gambling bill. came up as
special order at ] o'clock, on its engross-
ment ana third reading, Mr.. Pitcher Of
Fauquier stated that ne had turned that
bill over to the gentleman from Henrico
(Mr. MaupiD TO dispose of II as he saw
1T. lie thought that the bill might DE
passed DN OF sent DdNk 10 the tDnIlllAtfs
in order that 10 might be taken up in
the event that the Alaupin bin did not
pass the Senate. Since the passage OF
the Maupin bill by the House. its patron
had introduced part OF House bin NO.
1888 as new bill, which prohibits the
selling of foreign pools, out nothing had
as yet been done 10 prohibit winter rae
ing. Mr.. Pitcher added that he was
very anxious 20 have some legislation
on the question of pool-sollng.
On motion of Air. Parker, of South
ampton, the bill was then sent back to
the Committee on Counties, Cities, and
Towns.
THE MILITARY BOARD BILL.
Mr.. Lewis bin TO change the military
board by removing thereirom ;ie AdJu-
tant-General. Assistant Inspector .,tner-
al. and Secretary of the Commonwealth
was called ~ ,n0rtiv after o'cl)cS ana
Mr.. Parker moved that IL be rec0mmit-
ted. He stated that in making lhe mo-
ton he was only actuated by a. sense OF
justice 10 those members of The commit
tee who wished TO vote On il. and were
absent from the meeting. lie assrr,ed
that only i've OK the thrtecl members
of the committee were present AMI eN-
planned that another object ne naI ia
asking for a recommittal was that his
constituents had asked him so 10 10
lie said nc did not contemplate having
the mll smothorcd. but simply wanted
IL recommittcd In order that justice might
be done.
sir. Lewis opposed the motion. ana.
referring TO the first meeting OF the COM
nlittce. said that there were so many
officers present that the room wouldn't
hold them. Tie bcsOught III. House not
10 recommit st.
Major Foster spoke of the far-rcachue
effect OF the bill and asserted IL as ms
belief that the bin would have been
reported adversely had not the mem
bers OF the committee been absent.
MIR. DIGGS' STAND.
Mr.. DISCS vigorously opposed a recon-
initial and said that the only reason ac-
cording TO his belief for rocommitting
the bill. was that the gentlemen who
were opposed 10 the measure were afraid
10 meet the issue OH the floor OF the
House. The gentleman from King VIII
liam asserted that the military officers
OF the State were all banded together
against the measure, and MIR Parker
called his attention To the feet that the
gentlemen who supported. ana he be-
lieved. drew the bill were On GERS In the
State militia service who as a fac
ton were nghtng their brother officers.
Mr.. DIGS declined so believe this. and
Mr.. Parker asserted that he could Sub
stantiate his statement.
Turning 10 him. Mr. Digs sail. Il
INF Il ls.f T.