The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
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BRIEF SESSIOX';S;|,z.'
IN BOTH II0I5) 'S' { !
Mostly Routine Work Engaged Leg
slature's Attention. q
BUILDING OF GOVERNMENT BOATS
- iH0N i'll
Bland Resolution SO Amended as Not to
Operate Against Private shipxsssse..Na 80;
Tax on Exposition eharters-Alr. m,
Sipe and His Resolution.
BUILDING OF GOVERNMENT BOATS.
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were in session yesterday afternoon, and
after transactng some very unmportant
business, adjourned until 8 o'clock.tsto-.
day. ehi: >-sla ~
In the Senate Mr.. -Anderson,1fof Rich
mond city, had a substitute: a:lel1tEd I@r
Mr.. BANDS resolution in rggi.,ttTt o 's.s1if's
building contracts providRlSQ BlfsSo tbs
Government be asked to IaTeuaut4east
one ship constructed atG ilp9JI D aSfo LIZ
Navyyarc, in Portsmouth. a. sbi5l DIVERS
passed providing that the operations soT
the charter tax laws be suspended as to
Inc act Incorporating the jamestown EE-
position Company and any other COM
pany which may be organized for SINH
lar purposes. a number of local bills
were introduced and some were placed
on the calendar and still others passed.
The House was not il session astunieh
as an hour. Mr.. Sipe Rep.) p isfeaented
a resolution designed to 'cnfifih1o' the
House to an expression i'll favor of2srh-
hitting the work OF the constitutional
Convention to the people. 1t t#as flr'efer-
red by an overwhelming majority. a
Large number of bills were presented,
some being referred and others placed on
The calendar. After disposing OF the cal
endar the House, at 500 o'clock p. NJ,
adjourned until p NJ. to-day.
Proceedings OF the Senate, ,,lp,o
The Senate was opened 2wnhtpraSer by
the Rev w. Is. Beauchump, qtfoInsthe
Broad Street Methodist ChuTci,.it 5oa 3
Mr.. Nickhaln moved that thes House
bill Incorporating the Nargta asuDelta
Chapter of the Alpha Omega FRATERNITY
be passed under a suspension or the
rules, which was done.
MIR. Bryant moved to take up the House
Kill i,n oh rtar tha Me-
chancs' Institute OF the city OF Rich
mono SO as to allow the Institute to
hold and own real estate, and to pass 1t
under 4 suspension OF the rules. MI
Mcllwaine made objection, and MIR. Bry-
and consented to have the bill referred.
Mr. Wiclsnan1, from the Con1mittesaon
Finance, reported favorabiss the ibill to
the act in references TO secs on
charters so as to exempta the 95fbp6sed
Jamestown Exposition .tbrhI5alty iILioir.
the payment of the tax. Efe a4s6srepoFt-
ed favorably a bill for the relief sfron
payment OF a fine of John r. Tilton, OF
Southampton.
MIR. ANDERSON WINS.
There was a right lively discussion over
the House resolution in relation to ask
ing Congress to have certain vessels for
the navy built at the Norfolk Navyyard.
Mr.. Anderson opposed it on the ground
that the preamble might be construed
to mean that the Government was asked
TO have all its vessels. to be constructed
in Virginia, built at the, G3E ocyX,ernml,ents
yard at Norfolk; He said ,ttSaF 1Hebhad
read in the Army and Navy. Je}H!4Gn.!l II;
there was movement all. oyer the pp IN
try to have all vessels for tie Cove. i
ment constructed at governmental navy
yards. He did not think anything sEoulG
be done that might be calculated to oper-
ate against the private shpbuilding in
tereStS of the State.
Mr.. Sale said that nothing was IT.
tended by the language of the preamble
to mean more than that tna Government
would be requested to award the con-
tract for one vessel proposed to be con-
structe6 to the Norfolk Maynard. ~
Mr.. Anderson offered ,aa1r substitute,
which provided that the Virginia Sena
tors be. instructed ana theTfN iFS39ia d !ep-
resentatves in Congress ba3TeqTSSted TO
use every proper effort to- ll:aayHfii2 ne. of
the proposed vessels builto1at the S9r-
folk Navyyard. but that ,nothingJci n this
resolution should be construed as oppos-
ng the awarding of any contract to a
private shipbuilding company.
THE SUBSTITUTE
The vote by which the original reso-
luton was passed was :echns;dered ed
he Anderson substitute was ad,ptcd
The following is the Anderson resolu- |
ion:
BE it resolved by the House, the Senate
That our Senator's dnr, Con-
,ress he instructed and ouritl"Drosefta-
.ivcs therein be requestetHtoouse "tueTy |
lust and reasonable endeaVorts I'd secure |
the insertion in the naval appropriation |
oill, a provision that one. of the ships, |!
The construction whereof is Or may be |
therein provided for shall be constructed |
n the Norfolk, Virginia, navyyard; pro
rided, however, that nothing herein shall |
De construed either into an instruction |
" request to our Senators or representa-
ives IN injury of the private, slIpbuild
ms interests Of this State.s.s. r5Jtosit
Mr. Stands called up tlle1 ]Glldfornth
,elief of John r. Titon, ~andioit-uwas
passed. ,ettsJab 1an
JAMESTOWN BILTa Eb6c1af
The bill exemrting the Jamest6 wr E.x-
position Company from the fee on char
-er was passed with an amendment, re-
ported by the Finance Committee ex-
,mptinS any company that may be
Grmed to celebrate the jamestown Cen
ennial from the same fee on its charter.
ar. Anderson tried to have Committee
III General Laws discharged from the
consideration of the resolution requesting
he Federal Government TOT ast asoEsai san
,r.ny post in Virginia, but Mr.. McIlwaine
Elected, on the ground otRHs1sb2 :hieH
ractico OF hasty legislation. should be
,ept 10 Lad measures might finally get
trough. f3a 'f:.'st.iiA Il
Mr. Anlerson's motion was defeated.
BILLS INTRODUCED.