The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
PRIMARY BILL
IS DEFEATED.
The Senate Rejects the Substitute BY
a Vote Of q to IS.
70 BREAK UP THE BUCKET SHOPS
BiIl 10 Prohibit Dealings i'm Futures
Passed by the House--Thc Parker
Measure i'm Relation 10 Freight
Rates Was Passed.

the Senate as the special order. II was
defeated along with a substitute 20 lega-
nze primary elections when they are held
20 give the people Of any city or county
the opportunity Of expressing their choice
OF candidates for United States Senator.
Mr.. wickham introduced in the Senate
a bill to carry out the Governors rec
ommendations Tor q commission TO. re-
port amendments to the Constitution.
The Watsins bill to prohibit dealings
IN futures passed the House. bit inc
Parker act IN relation 20 long AMI short
haul charges by railroads was rejected
The senate Routine.
The Senate met without PRAYER.
MIR. Barnes had the Committee on
Roads discharged from the furt1er con-
alteration Of iho bill 90 Incorporate The
Newport News and Ola Point Electric
Railway Company.
AZ was passed 10 its engrOssment under
n suspension Of the rules. 1t was amended
in a few particulars. Mr.. Maynard ana
Mr. Foster opposed the action taken on
the ground that there was serious oppo-
sition to the measure ana the Committee
on Roads had not been given time IN
which to fully investigate the facts.
Mr.. McTwaine introduced bill to au-
thorize the consolidation Of the Richmond
and Petersburg and the Petersburg RAIL
road Companies unGer the name OF the
Atlantic Coast Line Company. lie stated
that the bill passed by the Senate was
dismissed by the House Tuesday and
he thought this was done under mis-
apprebension. This act was practically
the same as that rejected by tho House,
the only material difference being the
change OF name.
The bin was placed on the calendar and
under a suspension OF the rules was pass
ed. Mr.. Flanagan made an unsuccessful
attemp; 10 have tho properties OF the
Richmond and Petersburg road subject
20 county and municipal as well as STATE
taxation.
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY.
The bill TO give the people an oppor-
tunity 10 express their choice for United
States Senators came up as the special
order at 1880 and Dir. BarksdaJe onered
the following as substitute for the
original act.
he IL enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia that il shall be lawful for
any party organization or association Ia
this State or in any legislative district
lHtitOl IItNlVuS 10 fi tN eiaf n'AiNi 81
election held for the purpose of eiecting
members of the General Assembly who
will be charged with the duty of electing
United States Senator TO hold a primary
election for the purpose OF determining
the choice of candidates of said party
organization or association FOR the posi-
ton Of United States Senator, the said
primary election TO be conducted under
such rules and regulations and In such
manner as may be prescribed by said
party organization or association, pro-
vided. however, that no expense incurred
in Connection herewith shall be paid out
of the public treasury.
.. AS 10 tho honest ana faithful per-
Torrance OF their duties under the rules
and regulations prescribed under the pro
visions Of this act the judges. clerks
and other persons selected or engaged IN
holding and conducting said primary cleo
tions shall have All The rights powers
and privileges and be subject 20 all the
penAties prescribed by law FOR the judges
and clerks conducting a general election
under the laws of this State.
WHY lie OFFERED IT
Mr.. Barksdale said that while he stiI
believed I'm every detail of the original
bill. II was evident that 10 would not
pass and he preferred 10 take his chances
with the substitute.
MIR. FLOODS ADDRESS.
Ar. FLOOD opposed both the substitute
ana the original. He said;
Il feel called upon 10 notice an article
which appeared in Sundays issue OF the
kiichmond Times in criticism of the
Committee on privileges and Elections in
reference to this bill.
The intimation in that article was that
that committee of which | have the hon
or to be chairman. held this bin back un-
III late nOur in the session in order 10
handicap or kill It by delay. that the
committee IS composed of a majority of
the friends Of the junior Senator from
Virginia. ana it was In his interest that
the committee has thus unuvrtaKcn 10
rmother this measure.
Il have no doubt that u majority Of
that committee are friendly to Mr. Mar
TN. but believe this is also true of every
other standing committee in this body.
ana necessarily true of il because 80 de-
cided majority OF the members OF this
body are friendly 10 that gentleman.
but the intimation that the committee
undertook TO smother this measure ia
MIR. Martins interest Is not only untrue.
but II Is untrue in the fact OF a plain
record
'"ihis bill was reported to the Senate
within two days after its introduction.
and on motion OF its patron. II was made
a special order for the 18th day OF Feb
ruary. and every delay since that time
except the postponement OF the further
consideration OF Il from last Saturday I'M
III to-oay. which was made in order 10
pass tho appropriation bill. has been on
the motion of its patron.
The Senator from Halifax will bear
me out IN this statement.
Mr.. Barksdale said what Mr.. Flood had
stated was true. and he had 70 quarrel
with the committee which had promptly
considered the bill.
Mr. Flood. continuing. said:
1T does seem that in the consideration
OF an important measure OF this kind
that the press. whether Il IS In favor Of
Of il or not. should accord both sides fair
treatment
THE ROANOKE CONVENTION.
'In the few remarks which ! submitted
on last Saturday, | briefly called attcn-
zion 10 the claim set up by the advocates
Of this bil-that the people demanded II.
I'm view Of rs history for the past six
or seven months this claim seems 10 be
as remarkable as II Is absurd.
"a proposition bearing some similarity
10 the one under consideration was
sprung on the Democratic convention
which assembled IN Roanoke last August.
after u had been carefully worked up by
It's advocates. and without notice 10 It's
oppotents that IL would be raised at that
convention
This matter was thoroughly discussed
then. and the voice OF the Democratic
masses OF the State, speaking through
he raf.r. tflt ftF..t In ~ fafa "a