Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-30

10 provide a new charter for the town
OF Pulaski
To compensate school trustees In West
moreland and northumberland counties.
40 provide for working certain road
IN Fairfax county.
SENATE BILLS PASSED
To allow executors ana other fduciaries
to invest In Virginia per cent. bonds.
10 amend sections and OF an act
In relation TO oysters.
Authorizing John b.. Lake and others
| TO erect a bridge.
To amend section 800 OF the Code as to
county.
To allow Episcopal High School to con-
fer degrees.
LEB-yAcKSON HOLIDAY.
On motion OF Mr.. Morris, the bill
making January Goth legal holiday in
honor OF General Lee, born January 18TH.
| and General Stonewall Jackson. born jan
uary 2lst. was made the special order FOR
Thursday at o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Morris, leave was
| given subcommittee from the Commit
tee on Public Institutions and Education
to visit the University of Virginia, Insti-
tute for the Deaf, Dumb. and Blind. West
orn State Hospital. and Virginia Military
| Institute.
The Senate adjourned at LOS.
House of Delegates.
The House convened at noon, with
| Speaker Ryan in the chair, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. DR.. George
Cooper. Leave Of absence was asked for
and granted Mr.. Jordan for two days and
| Mr.. Blanton for one.
Mr.. Saunders arose for the purpose OF
making a statement In reference 10 the
| appeal which he announced he proposed
taking TO the ruling of the Speaker on
Friday ia declaring out OF order his mo-
ton to postpone a section of the calen-
dsr. In opening, he said that 1t was not
In the spirit of factional fight that he
wished TO make his remarks, and then
addressed himself to what he said had
brought about the controversy-namely,
the effort TO get for the Norfolk and
! Western extension bill precedence over
the general fence law imposed on railroad
corporations. He said the persstency
| with which this latter law had been
fought he thought justified the efforts
which had been made to have 1t pass.
The Speaker cautioned Mr.. Saunders to
confne himself to the point to which he
had arisen, but continuing, the latter said
he would withdraw his fence amendment
TO the Norfolk and Western extension
bill IL ii was the sense of the House that
it was obstructing public business, but
TO this impression he fatty alluded as
nonsense
HE PRESSES HIS POINT.
Mr. Saunders took up the question OF
his appeal, and said that the point on
which it was based was one which no
had carefully studied. and which he NAG
not made at haphazard He then quoted
from various sources, including Cushing
| ~. ~t,O (nt hat
rules of the House were laid down, and
having done so appealed to the members
of the body simply and solely to decide
whether in their opinion the ruling OF the
Chair was right or wrong. He claimed In
this connection that the Speakers opln-
ion. unsustained by the House, was SIM
ply that of any other member, and that
unless so sustained it was not final.
Mr.. Quisenberry here took issue with
Mr. Saunders, and taking up statement
previously made by Mr.. Saunders, insist
ed that when the Speaker ruled he did so
for the whole body, and tnat, lnereloIe'
IL had more weight.
Mr.. Saunders replied that he could not
see that the mere fact of occupying an
office made the man so honored more
intelligent. After some further discus
sion. in which Mr.. QuisenbeIry stuck
to his position, and Mr.. Saunders under
took to show its fallacy, the Speaker
requested the former TO desist In view OF
the fact that the question would shortly
be voted upon. Mr.. Saunders closed his
remarks with a further appeal to the
members Of the House, as the only ones
qualified to do so. to pass on the point
which he had raised.
THE CHAIR is SUSTAINED.
Sneaker Ryan. in reply, said that he
.<,1r On int
hut simply asked the House to decide the
question fairly and honestly. He. how
ever. stated that he considered that
among the points which had been raised,
the one contending that there was no dr.
ference between postponing one or ten
bills was without ground upon which 10
stand. He further referred to the rule
that the regular order Of business could
not be changed, except under certain
conditions and in closing asserted that
Mr.. Saunders had not, by reference 70 a
rule or precedent, shown that the Char
had erred. and he was of the impression
that no such motion as that OF Mr.. Saun-
ders's TO postpone part OF the calendar
had ever before been made in dellDera-
tive body in America or elsewhere.
Mr.. Parker closed the discussion with
few remarks in advocacy of Mr.. Saun-
ders,s anpeal. which position he said he
boned the Sneaker would not misconstrue.
He said. as a matter of plain common
sense he considered that there was no
question but that the ruling or the SPEAK
er had been erroneous.
The special order was called lor py
Mr. Hicks. but by request IL was post
noned 10 minutes, and by vote OF ~ 10
iS the House sustained the Speaker ana
refused Mr.. Saunders's appeal. rms
ended a parliamentary contest winch
through it's two days length, had peen
watched with particular interest.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced, and
der euspension Of the rules, placed on
the calendar:
No 3S3-by Mr.. Carter, of Scott: Making
valid certain subscriptions to Shoemaker
college. in Scott county, by the Dlstrlct
school Board Of said county
No 3Si-by Mr.. Smith, OF Northamp-
ton. To legalize and make vahd leVy
u1ade nv the Town Council OF cape
CHARLES. In the county of Northampton
fn September, 1891,
No ss5-by the same: To amend ana re-
loot section of an act approved De-
cember 20, 1895, entitled an ACT 70 alil1nu
tha charter of the town or Cape Charies'
,n the county of Northampton.
No 3s6-by Mr.. Owen, OF Manchester /.
10 trcornorate the Benevolent INVESTMENT
go Relief Association of Virginia
No ss7-by Mr. Mann, of Nottoway: 10
80 and re-enact paragraph ] OF an