Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-24
PRIMARY BILLBEATEN
MIR. FLOOD CLOSES DEBATE IN A
STRONG SPEECH AGAINST 1T.
THE FINAL VOTE STANDS 81. TO 10,
The House Adopts One of the Bills
10 Have Hangings at the Peni-
tentiary-NO Dealing in Futures
Long and Short Haul.

The Senate yesterday defeated the bill
providing for the choice of candidates for
United States senator by a primary. Mr.
Flood closed the debate in a strong argu-
ment against the bill. and after rejecting
a substitute which struck out the fea-
lures to which objection was made the
original bin was defeated by a vote Of p
20 10. lr
The House received the appropriation.
bill from the Finance Committee. and dis
cussion upon it viii begin to-day This
body rejected the Parker bill prohibiting
railroads from discriminating ia the mat
ter Of long and short hauls.
The House passed the bin prohibiting
the dealing in futures. 1t also passed one
of three companion bills intended to have
all legal executions take place at the
peaitenuary. The remaining two will, it
is thought. be passed to-day.
The Day I'm the senate.
The Senate convened at II O'Clock, and
proceeded to business without prayer.
There was no quorum present when the
body began work. but the members came
~
rum was ready TO take part in the trans
action Of business.
Mr.. Barnes moved that the Committee
on Roads be discharged from further
consideration of the bill chartering the
Newport News and Old Point Electric
Company. His motion had been agreed
10 when Mr. Maynard entered, but the
latter made an earnest appeal against
taking the bill away from the commit
tee. saying il was of quite an omnibus
character, and needed severa. amend
ments.
Mr.. Barnes said he was responsible 10
his people for the passage of the bill
and declined to yield to a suggestion to
have the bill made a special order for
Friday. He was asked by Mr.. Foster if
there were not already two railway lines
between Newport News and Hampton
and If IL were his object 70 charter in
Vulnerable roads there for the purpose
OF having them eat up one another.
sir. Barnes said neither the Chesapeake
and Ohio nor the electric railway COM
pany objected TO the proposed new line,
therefore, he saw no reason why others
need do 50. He was ready TO offer all
the amendments desired, and which Mr.
Maynard wished time 10 prepare.
Mr.. Maynard novel 10 pass by the bin
until To-Day. The motion WAS lost and
the bill was ordered to its engrossmant,
after having been amended by Mr..
Barnes IN several particulars.
NEW CONSOLIDATION BILL
Mr.. Mcliwaine introduced a new bill
for the consolidation OF the Richmond
and Petersburg and the Petersburg rail-
roads, which was passed by the Senate
soTne time axe and defeated in the House
TUESDAY. The bill. he said had been
defeated because OF a misapprehension.
lie amended It by providing that the
consolidated company be called the At
lantic-Coast Line. Mr.. Flanagan opposed
the bill, but II was passed under sus
pension Of the rules and communicated
TO the House.
Mr.. Boykin had passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules a House bin 20 allow W
n. McAnge. OF Nansemond county. 10
remove the oysters which he had plant-
ed on eighteen acres OF rock in Nanse-
mond river, inadvertently assigned him |
by the inspector. but located within the
Baylor survey.
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY.
At l2so o'clock the special order, post |
poned from Saturday. WAS taken up. and |
the discussion Of the senatorial primary
bill was resumed. Mr. Barksdale offered 1
the following substituted: r
80 II enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia. That Il shall be lawful Cor
10y party Organization or association In /
tN'5 SiSte o. ia any legislative district /