The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-12
GOES NOW TO THB GOVERNOR
IN Delinquent Land Bill Mas Passed
by the Senate Yesterday.
VERY SHORT SESSIONS WERE HELD.
An Interesting Debate was farucipa'eo
An by Several Members Of the Upper
Branch of the Legislature--Hou
Passes a Resolution of - mpathy.

A Is usual on Saturdays the sessions
of tho Senate and House were quite piioi
Yesterday. Nothing OF great Importance
vas done by either body.
IL will be several days yet before inc
wheels OF legislation VIII be pussy
grinding, as the several committees wiz
not begin TO get down TO real haiu W. VIZ
until Monday. The most imPoita"' 'O
mittces will meet then, and take UP sCnpo
of the most important measures ''"'
have thus far been referred.
when tho House bill TO suspend the
oneratiou OF section 6G6 of the Code Oh
1857 as amended and re-enacted by an
act approvcd March 5. 1894, as aHehueo
and rc-.rEcted by an act approved Jan
nary % 1886 in relation 10 delinquent
lands purchased in the name OF the
Commonwealth for period OF Sky
DAYS. came up in the senate Sen"-
TOR Clayton moved that the ru'es
he suspenoed and thc:bill placed upon
the calerddr. This bill Is one oil consul,
~wabIa inheritance 20 many Senators ana
Delegates. and they are quite anxious
for its early passage. Senator Wlckham
raised the point that there are some
legal questions involved in the Diil, Whlch
should be cons .dcred by committee ne
desired the bill TO take its regular course,
and thought that the committee could
,enort II hack TO tho Senate by Tuesday
neat
SPEECH IN ITS FAVOR.
Senator Mcllw anne, OF fe'eISpuis'
made vigorous speech advocating .he
Immediate massage Of the bill, claiming
that the massage Of 1t would stop opera
tions now going on which he declared
are al solutcly iniquitous. "The sooner
This hin is passed" said Senator Nc
Jlwaine. the better 1t will be for the
people of Virginia" There is nothins
more appalling 10 humane man 'hdn
having spectators going from one part
~ the state to another taking away
from WIDOWS. orphans ana others tleir
homes and throwing these people upon
the cold charities Of the world. men
giving greater force 10 his argument ne
added: IL have witnessed these terilD,e
facts to-day" As TO the constitutional
itv of the proposed law, Senator Nc
IIwaine added: Il believe there is a
higher law than constitutional law, al
though | believe firmly in the consttu-
fjonnlity Ct the law as II comes from the
House. and | believe IL is the duty or eV-
erv Senator present to vote Tor the I'M
mediate passage of the bill unless he mas
scruples OF conscience on the subject.
OTHERS VIEWS.
Mr. Flanagan agreed with Senator
XVfckham in referring the Dill 10 inc
Senate Committee He thought IL would
be discreet TO refer the matter. Senator
Morris. Of Albemarle, thought there
were contradictions in the terms OF the
hin as IL came from the House lie
thought the bill was crudely drawn.
Senators Turnbull. of brunswick.
Mushbach, of Alexandria, and Sands, OF
Richmond, favored immediate action;
The latter Senator asserting that there
was a great cry coming up from Rich
mond asking for the immediate repeal OF
the existing law.
The bill was finally passed as II came
from the House.
RESOLUTION REFERRED.
House resolution that the Auditor OF
Public Accounts be requested TO inform
the General Assembly by report in writ
ing. at the earliest practicable moment,
of the status OF the several accounts OF
the treasurers and other officers or the
several counties, cities. and towns or THIS
state with the Commonwealth. came up
ir the Senate yesterday and was referred
TO ,ne Finance COMMITTEES.
The Senate granted two days leave OF
absence TO Senator McCune, of Rocking
ham.
The Senate Committees on Courts OF
Justice and Public Institutions. VIII meet
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.