Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22

Itc lively session OF the Senate in tho
tr or two preceding adjournment Tor
Do holidays was The striking feature OF
General Assembly yesterday
lac senate session was prolonged until
.r o'clock by the discussion and
aaou of amendments 90 The fertilizer
ea-tax blu and the final passage
t na biu AS s. result. an afternoon
session was necessary. and The chair was
vacated untl . o'clock
la lively times began almost as soon
. 'ho body rcconvoned. The bin Co
sh the once Of Register Of The Land
.ee preciptated what IS a rare occur
r.c-o Gail Of Che Senate The advocates
tho bln sought Go have 20 voted upon
mo opponents wanted it passed by The
0r were outv0ted. They had several
.U.r sloe absent. and wished tine bill
.k0n rp ON day when every one OF
.er mum Der WAS present. Fiibustcring
H.lcs were resortod 20. but finally these
would no longer staye Off a vote on the
hh It's opponents thereupon resorted
FL. desperate measures. They fed The
mber 20 break a quorum. For over am
sur they had the Senate completely Tied
The Sergeant-et-Arms and Door
.racr were utterly unable % bring in
.t. rbscutecs A dozen fed 10 hiding
Shoes outside the Capitol. A haU dozen
haired themselves in in "a committec-room
.rrn.s They resisted an cntrcat'es 20
a out Threats 10 break down the
were made. IL moved them not
.r-h q big table against stout door
they felt themselves masters Of
.. situation Seated on the table We're
lgnifed Judge william Hodges
-rn Carter Glass. Thomas j.. Blakey.
Thomas Tate, Edward Lyle, and r.. j..
Fra-e.
Tho Sergeant-at-Arms was urged 10
'rw tho advice OF Senator Flood ana
s.r.lor Barksdaie and break TN the
r observation-disclosures Echols would
LOO Give the order The besie1eo senators
fruv surrendered their stronghold upon
.t advice OF one OF their own number.
..r we're brought into the Senate
counted ass present, and thus made 10 M
Hr.tIy cid in the passage or a blI lne3
Dad tried so hard 10 KIN.
Tho House agroed 90 the amendments
which the Senate placed ON the fertilizer
.. hnl. ans 10 VIII become % law by the
Governors approval in Gay or t"o'
Roth the bodies Of the General As
...b.v adjourned yesterday FOR the hoA-
JAWS. 90 reconvene January 3. 1880.
The Day IN the Senate.
Raw Dr. 10. n. Calisch made the open
I.. rrqrer in the senate yesterday as lie
BIS done every day this week.
Tho course % the usual routine OF VIZ
e.r.te Was unbrOken for some time. StF-
.-.f House bills were taken up ana piacea
vr Wickham had passed. under sus-
.i,r, - fhe rules "a House bill amend
ms the charter Of the virginia Tic - r.
cal Railway and Development company
mo lNI simply provides for chahee OF
tna general offices OF the company from
Iynchbcrs 20 Richmond
LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
Several other bills Of a purely local ma
W 6s Hons bui authorizing tho city Of
TrCCerickflurg 20 Issue bonds IoI Lh5
rupogo of contracting an eleo fic-Isnl %
g system. was passed. other HOUSE
10 pTevent Ne Obstruction Of streams
LI pI0poto tho drainage CT uaiA9 ia '""
n-fy of Bedford.
~ incorporate the Newport News Lodge
ne iolnt resolution relating 20
-rment was reached on the calen-
DID, was passed by on motion OF mr.
TWD FERTIIIZER BILL.
~. hopr Of 1890 O'Clock having arr
rrst tns Senate resumed tho consloeid-
..r NJ De bin imposing o ta1 or ~ cents
r- con ou fertilizers sold in virginia,
.mU been mace "A rtlNAlt4 81 IAiA ANA
tt hour The tnl had been reported
lm fte Committee on Agriculture Few
minutes before. The committee reporter
.ts ODD which passed the House Monday,
..rrlrrauding several amendments, now
e..r The bill considered wednesday was
senate BILL a few minutes were spent
l a.opdng amendments proposed by tue
committed.
H.rore the last had been adopted, MT
Wood announced that Colonel Elliott b..
I.rI.rfh chairman OF the Demo- ailc
Committee ~ The State of New Iork,
ff irst entered the chamber, ana moved
t.t the Senate extend 30 him the couIie-
..r ~ the floor and take recess LOT
minutes. The motion was adopted
OIL Ir. DanfOrth held something OF
zion.
nf.n the chair was again occupied, con-
HIlrnfi0n OF an amendment limiting mo
Iah.r VI inspectors 10 one from each
ler.rslonal district each TO receive a
.'.r. mot 90 exceed 500 month Tor the
rue actually engaged. was resumed.
Thor. Was considerable argument over
... ru..f mout Nr. keczeN speaking
Why strongly in favor OF paving The 500
lr amendment. offered hy Mt Barksdale.
fixing the limit at SO, was finally adopt
PENITENTIARY CONTRACT
Nnne The debate ON this amendment
r4s in Ifcgre tns Senate received from
She House Joint resolution providing Tor
al inta the provisions " the
Nrf year contract recently made By