The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-18

| STREET, BCSTON. MASS:
Sold in Eichmond s1 * the 81 TKAG Gl5i
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Of the appropriations for Conteu ta.ul
! veterans be postponed until such tiine
as bill may be prepared TO protec.
worthy Confederate pensioners ana ssaAo,
| guard the public revenues
Mr.. Glass resolution to postpone the
| consideration OF the Mc1lwaine resolution
| was defeated by vote OF ayes o.
| noes, x.
| THE. ACTION TAKEN.
| Mr.. Anderson offered SUBSTITUTE 70
| the Mcllwainc resolution, which was &C
cepted by the Senator from Petersburg,
| in which there was q preamble to the
| resolution, setting forth that inasnuch as
T! the Committee Of Finance had reported
| in favor OF 100000 to pension Confeder-
| ate veterans, and as delay might lnperH
| the appropriate that the Senate dec.are
| itself in favor OF this appropriation.
The resolution as amended was agreed
| to by a. vote Of y to a.
The appropriations bill was then made
the special order for the 18th OF Febru-
airy.
The following bills were offered and re-
ferred
By Mr.. Cromwell TO authorize the city
OF Portsmouth to issue bonds to- continue
paving.
BY Mr.. Clavtor: To- authorize the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to rebuild
and maintain it's dam across James RlVer
ii Bedford county.
BY Mr. Harvey: To relieve R. L. Bur
nett from the payment of certain fines
imposed by the County Court Of Carroll
county.
HU Mr.. Sale: To authorize the Coun-
ellis Of the city Of Norfolk to provide con-
dufts and poles and to require telegraph,
telephone. electric light and other wires,
or such of them as the Councils may de-
ternline to be placed in or on the same.
etc. and to authorize the appointment of
an electrical commissioner.
BY Mr. Bryant: To authorize the As
sociation for the Preservation of Viz
gina Antiquities to erect a wharf at
Jamestown.
BY the same: Investing the manager or
ether person in charge of the property of
the said association at jamestown.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED
To authorize School District No. 4, OF
Elizabeth City county. to issue bonds.
TO authorize the naymaster and cashier
of Lowmoor Iron Company to carry con-
cealed weapons;
I5or the relief.p of Clinton M Wolfe, Of
Scott county.
To authorize consolidation of the Ports
mouth and Suffolk Water Company and
the Berkeley ann South Norfolk Water
Company, etc.
To amend charter Of the portsmouth
Dime Savings Bank.
sENAEs BILL PASSED
To incorporate the Board of Trustees OF
the Ministerial RELIEF Fund of the Pres
byteran church.
uorse Proceedings.
The House was called to order at 3
o'clock p. NJ. by Speaker Ryan and pray
er was offered BY Rev. w. B. Beau
champ of the Methodist Church.
On motion of Mr. Churchman, by agree
ment with Mr. Kelley (patron), the hii.
Incorporating the Citizens haGd Tran
sir Company was recommltted to the
Committee on Roads.
There was much discussion over the
bil, appropriating 500 each TO Messrs
Neezcl, Petit and Curtis for their ser
vices as members of the State Board OF
Fisheries Messrs. Boaz, Cardwcll and
Whitehead spoke for the bill, and it was
opposed by Messrs. Toney and Church
man h1r. Allen also spoke against the
bill and was :>ep!ie6 to by Mr.. White
head Mr.. Hecrnlans wanted to know
how much the members had drawn by
way of expenses. Ny. Boaz answered
lhat they had been pad nothing save &C
tual travelling expenses. ALr. Lewis said
he was opposed TO man accepting g
complimentary job and then asking !
pay for the duties. Nr. Allen moved to
pass by and the motion was lost Mr..
,rOney moveG to recormit. with lnStruc-
ions that the committee report in favor
II salaries for these officers. The mo-
ton was lost-ayes, -: noes. ~
WAS FINALLY PASSED.
Mr. Whitehead SPOKE again and with !;
much force in favor OF the bill. Mr.. !
Lewis flowed to dismiss, and on this AIr
Hunley made q strong speech in favor OF
the bill and incidentally paid warm
cributc to the members of the BOARD
The motion to dismiss was lost. Mr.
West spoke with much vigor against the
bill
Mr. ipe Rep.> one of the members
from Mr.. KeeZell's county, spoke against
he bill and engaged in Il running DC
bate on the subject with MIR. Whitehead
Mr.. SiDe knew and liked Mr.. heezeli,
Dat he wanted to know what peculiar
md technical knowledge he had on tht
gIbject OF oysters which entitled him
70 the compensation provided IN the piii.
he bill was finally passed.
The next contested matter was the bill
f Mr.. Green, providing for the preser-
satiou OF order at the polls The Repub- |
cans lined up against the bin unoer the |
leadership of Mr.. Sipe, of Rockingham !
he House refused TO order the bill to
IS engrossment and it was rccommltted |
motion of its patron.
On motion Of Mr.. Hunley the bill in |
cation to the jamestown Exposition III !
reduced by the Richmond delegation !
vas ordered to be printed.
on motion of Mr. Boaz, the House at
40 o'clock P. NJ adjourned until SOC |
o'clock to-day.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following House bills We're placed |
=, the calendar:
BY Mr.. c. 7. Bland To authorize the
city of Portsmouth to issue bonds to cor.
tinue the paving and grading the streets
in the Fifth Ward. of said city.
BY AIr. Whitehead: TO authorize the
councils OF the city Of Norfolk to H'o-
vide con1uits and poles and u REQUIRE
elesraph, telephone, electric light and
ather wires or such of them as the coun
els may determine to be placed in or on
the same. and to prescribe regulations
md rentals for the use thereof and TO
authorize the appointment OF an electri-
cal commission.
By- EIr Tonev.3yTo authorize the juS-