The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-26
THE LAWN MAKERS
NOT OF ONE MIND.
Senate and House Fail to Agree as
10 Legislation.
TO REPAIR The OLD CAPITOL.
Resolution Creating a Commission
to Iseport on Necessary Inn
prorcments king Kid
nappin. n Capital oGcnse.

The House OF Delegates Ind some
what extended and warm debate ycster-
day orer the proposition TO recede from
its position concerning general legislation.
The senate. soon after it met. refused to
concur in The House amendment to the
Glass resolution. Then the question same
Up IL, The lower body US to what it should
do. a number OF members We're in favor
or reversing the action Of the day before,
hut a small majority objected and the
blouse stood by what ii had done
a conference committee from the two
t,r.anches was provided for and appointed.
This committee wiz consider the whole
7rntter and make q report. 1t looks very
a:luch rs il the general legislation scheme
may finally be defeated
Bot. The Senate and the House ad-
.ouraed over until Monday, as 1t was
thought the Committees on ELECTIONS
would meet Jointly to-day to consider the
Constitutional Convention bills n the
.5al--ss last night. however, the sGgges-
ton was made that these nliis Shpuio
be first considered in caucus, ana the
,neciin. of the committees was called OIL
i very important measure. adopted bE
75s. senate, was a resolution providing
Tor a commission to report as 70 needed
improvements at the Capto! building y
resolution WIS also offered in the House
and referred providing for the better ven
1ilation OF the halls OF the House
Delegate John w. Todd. Of Augusta m
71,os7uced i Dill which makes Kidnapping
capital ofense.
Both branches were in session unlil a.
Ter two o'clock = few local bills We're
passed.
Work Of the Senate.
10 no mr.
IN tho Senate. The proceedings We're
,,at1,er tame. There We're no debates
white The body was nqnnally in session
7z-,, hours. the chair was vacated Tor an
7,11rr while waiting TO ascertain what me
75o,,so would do in reference to general
Legislation.
A bill was presented by Mr.. Opie, con
frGninf- and amending the charter OF 'iie
Ione-Distance Telephone Company o.
Virginia, granted by the circuit Our 90, VI
Augusta The amendment cnlarge5 me
movers OF the company with reference 10
The condemnation of land. AS there was
some objection 10 the immediate passage
of The net. ii was referred to the Com
-nittee on Roads and internal Navigation.
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
When the House resolution, in relation
TO general legislation, was reported Mr..
Glass moved that the Senate refuse to
concur. and that a committee of confer
ence T9e asked for. This was agreed to
without debate
Mr.. sands offered the following:
Resolved. That the Committee on Courts
of Justice be and they are hereby in
structed 10 enquire, ascertain and report
whether or not the incumbent OF the OF
fee of Second Auditor is entitled TO con-
tfnue to hold said office until the expira-
ton OF the term for which his predeces-
sor was elected.
Mr.. Eggleston said he could see no good
reason for referring the resolution. The
matter of the term OF the Second Auditor
would probably have to be :.nally decided
by the courts
Mr.. Sands said the resolution was not
offered in the interest Of any candidate
The Governor had said in his message
that Judge Dew was appointed for the
nneXpireG term and as the best lawyers
We're disagreed as TO when the term ex-
pired he thought the question should be
investigated.
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of - to :.
FOR a COMMISSION.
Mr.. Tyler offered n bill amending the
cha-ter et The city of Newport News in
relation to The control OF the Police De-
partment. It takes from the Mayor
power to appoint police officers. and pro-
vides for 4 police commission Of three
members.
To IMPROVE THE CAPITOL.
Mr. Fairfax presented and has passed
under d suspension OF the rule the fol
lowing;
Resolved by the Senate the House Of
Delegates concurringl. That a commission
be appointed composed of five members.
TWO of whom shall be appointed by the
President of the Senate and three by the
Speaker of the House Of Delegates. Who
shall be, aud are hereby authorized and
directed 10 investigate the condition of
the Capitol building and take into con
sideration the question OF making needed
repairs TO the CAPITOL and arranging a
more convenient and satisfactory pIan
for heating and ventilating that building,
the Library and Executive Ma aston nee
essity Of these changes and especially fer
the reroofing of the Capitol; also This
committee be empowered 10 dispose of or
destroy the great quality Of old useless
publications which are endangering The
building by their weight and tnhammable
nature
ONE DAYS HOLIDAY.
On Mr. AcIlwaine's motion, the Senate
agreed that when it adjourned Tor the
daw il he until noon Monday.
NJ 12:45 O'Clock the chair was vacated
for half an hour, in order TO give the