Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-02
. Two SESSIONS OF THE SENATE.
Debate Over the Expense of the Hal
ley Meeting-Appropria Bill.

Debate Over the Expense of the Hal
ley Meeting-Appropria Bill.
The Senate convened at noon. when its
coordinate branch on the other side of
the hall had been In session an hour
and a half. The senators came in
promptly. and the attendance was very
full
Mr.. Boyiin, as chairman of the Library
Committee. reported, recommending that
the work of copying and publishing old
records be discontinued. The cost is
about 500 per annum. and Mr.. Boykin
said the committee had decided that
the State was not able, at present, to
continue. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Boykin offered "a resolution pro-
viding that after the bills on the calen-
dar were disposed Of, only bills to which
there was no objection, the appropriation
bill, bills affecting the States revenue
pension bills bills relating to a constitu-
tional convention, and constitutional
amendments, special orders already
fixed, and the bills of Incorporation
should be considered.
Mr.. Kane moved that local bills be
included. but his amendment was re-
jected. and the resolution adopted.
COST OF MR.. BAILEYS TRIP.
Mr.. Flanagan offered the following
resolution, which brought on an ami
mated discussions:
Resolved, by the Senate Cthe House Of
Delegates concurring). That it is the
sense OF the General Assembly that none
of the expense attending the entertain
ment and speaking of the Hon. Joseph
w. Bailey recently at the Academy OF
Music shall be charged TO the State Of
Virginia, or payable out of the public
Treasury. and such payment be hereby
prohibited.
Mr.. Flanagan spoke with much ear
nestness In support OF his resolution. He
said II was wrong that the State should
pay for political speech. Mr.. Opie
asked him IL the State did not pay for
summer normal schools, and why should
IL not. with as much right, engage & dis
tinguished speaker TO instruct the Gen.
cral Assembly on great public questions.
Mr.. Flanagan said the cases were en-
tlrely different; that he did not propose
TO have his children taught at the States
expense doctrines which he would not
teach them himself.
SLAP IN A GUESTS FACE.
Mr.. Boykin said that the General AS
sembly had invited MIR. Bailey To address
IL: that II would be a slap in the face of
q guest TO make the members OF the spe-
cial committee bear the expenses Of Mr..
Baileys Wait. but that he was a member
OF the committee. and would willingly
bear his share OF the cost He dil not
care whether the resolution passed or
not.
MIR. Foster said he had never known
anything to come up In the Senate OF
Virginia that was so disgraceful as this
resolution. He was ashamed TO have il
said that Virginians had quarrelled over
the expense Of entertaining guest.
Mr.. Hale said he had voted 10 invite
Mr.. Bailey TO address the Assembly, but
he thought the expense was to be borne
by the Democratic party.
NOT INVITED BY THE PARTY.
Mr.. Flood said he did not see how Mr..
Hale could have had such an idea, as
Ar. Bailey was invited by the General
Assembly. and not by the Democratic
party. Only the Legislature should bear
the expense.
Mr. Parf (Republican) said ne thought
every member OF the Assembly who heard
ar. Bailey speak should contribute rs
CENTS TO defray the cost Of the meeting.
Mr. Flood said he would never consent
70 THIS II was not a question OF giving
money. there was the reputation Of Vir-
gina TOT hospitality 20 be maintained.
hr, Flanagan again opposed the States
tasihs The expense OF the trip and speech.
0e said ihe Taxpayers Of the C3mnon-