The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-24
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Brief Review OF What Was Done in
the Senate and House,

Rev Dr. George Cooper offered prayer.
He thanked the Divine Being fer the pros
porous conditions existing throughout our
State and country and made appropriate
reference to the death Of the Queen OF
England
The roll-call showed only two Senators
absent-Messrs. Mann and McIlwane.
Clerk Button read the Governors proc
lamation converting the General Assem-
bly, in extraordinary session, and Senator
Wickham moved that the House be in
formed that the Senate was organized.
This motion was adopted. and the gentle
man from Hanover was designated to
carry the message to the house.
Mr. Embrey informed the Senate
that the House was organized and ready
for business
A resolution offered by Mr. Keezell
providing for a joint special committee
to wait upon the Governor, was adopted,
but before it could be communicated to
the House, Delegate Bland informed the
Senate that the House had passed 4 reso-
luton similar to the one presented by
Mr.. Keezell The House resolution was
concurred in and the presiding ofilcer.ap
pointed Messrs keezell, Gold and Din
widdie on the committee on the part OF
the Senate.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The committee soon returned, and stat
ed that the Governor would report in
writing Private Secretary Owen pre-
sented the Governors message, which
was read in full. The message was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed
Mr. Morris offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the Senate ithc House Of
Delegates concurring} that the sympathies
of the General Assembly OF Virginia are
rendered to the people of Great Britain
and to it's royal family in this hour OF
their great loss; and in rendering SYM
pathv the General Assembly of Virginia
desires also to record its profound ven
Grafton for the great good Queen who Is
now gone after Il long life OF splendid
usefulness and great example
THE GLASS RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Glass offered the following:
Resolved by the Senate, the House of
| Delegates concurring, That it is the sel9e
! OF the General Assembly that there
| should be no legislation OF 4 general de-
| ScrintiOn at this extra session OF the Gen
| eral Assembly other than that relating
| to the Constitutional convention, ana no
| LEGISLATION OF a local or private character,
| to which there may be substantial 90
| lection or the consideration OF Whlch
| may provoke controversy, either in COM
r2ittee or on the iioor of either body
| Resolved End That the standing COM
,ntttees of the Senate and House OF Del
| esates be- and are hereby directed not
| to report resolutions pertaining to geneT-
! al legislation other than that relating to
| the Constitutional convention. ana no
| hill or resolution OF d local or private
! character to which there shall be sub
stantial objection. OF the consideration
whereof will provoke substantial contro-
! versy.
! BUT FEW NEGATIVES.
| Mr. Walker offered an amendment
| providing that nothing in the resolutions
| should be SO construed as to prevent the
! Legislature carrying out certain recon-
! mendations made by the Governor. rms
| vas accented by Mr.. Glass and the reso-
| lut;ons were passed, with only Messrs
| Rarksdale Blakey, Cogbiil, Egsieston'
| Massie. Stands voting in the negative
TWO CONVENTION BILLS.
Mr.. Flood introduced his bill pro
vifiinc- If the holding of the Constitutional
| convention The basis Of representation
! is the same as that Of the House OF Del
| caatcs 1t provides for the election or
| delegates on the fourth Thursday in May;
| for the convention to convene on the I-th
| Of June. and for its work 70 be submit
| ted to the people at the November elee-
! ton.
bin was offered by MI. Sands
| nroyidiug also for the holding OF the con-
! ven+;on It fixes the basis of repreSen-
| tatlon at 50. to be chosen from each sen
| ato~al district 1t provides for the con-
| ven1ion to meet in August, ana IT'S "ofA
to be submitted to the voters IN NoFeii-
| berJ ~
| r,ormittee on Privileges and Elections
few local bills, to which there was
M nhiccticn We're offered ana two were
passed. one allowing the supervisors OF
Augusta to issue warrants TO pay ior
certain public Improvements and the oth-
or comforting certain powers upon the SUI
pervisors of Rockingham.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. .
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
folk. Portsmouth and Berkiey funnel
Company
BY same: To incorporate the Norfolk
ana Berkley Bridge Company.
Nv Mr. Opie: TO incorporate the Farm
ers. Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Bv same: To more fully define the pow
ers and limitations Of the Council of
Basic City.
Bv MI. Cogbill: To amend the charter
of the city OF Manchester
House o. Dele gates.
The House was opened without cay
unusual formalties, and the body showed
its disposition TO take up local measures
early in the session by passing several
bills. There was a full attendance OF
members and a. large crowd OF specta-
tors, among whom were number OF
ladies.
Flowers were in evidence, the desk Of
the young member from AppomastoN,
Hon. j. r: Horsley, being covered with
roses.
The annual reports of the various State
officers were placed upon the desks OF
the members among them being that Of
the Commissioner of Agriculture, which
was Just issued yesterday.
The rol-call OF the House showed
lightweight members present, the only
absentees being Messcs. T.. T. Cromwell.
Henry T. Garrett. E. w Hubbard, Triton
D. Jennings, R. w. Mcdonnell, w. E. Nc
Rae. s. NJ. Robinson, George w Settle.
r.. j. Tuck, Joseph e. Willard, John
Whitehead and James L. Shelton.
NO OPENING SPEECH.
Speaker Saunders raped. to order
promptly at noon with his usual salu-
tation: 1.-The House will come to order,
ana, after direetins the serge.n t-at--Ar1ns
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