The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
IWOBODIES HOLD
SHORT SESSIONS
Som. unimportant Matters.
Before Legislature.
VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
He Registers His Disapproval of Senate
Bill ae6. Presented by Mr. Lyle.
Senator Anderson Scores
Point--Dynamite Unloaded.

Both branches of the General Assembly
held formal sessions yesterday which
lasted only a few moments
The House met at noon and the Senate
at 4 p NJ, and they both adjourned until
noon to-day, when. If the Governor SHAH
have no moro business to communicate,
1ney Will adjourn sine die. The Senate
did but little business further than hear
the reading of veto message from the
Governor. refusing to sign Senate bill NO.
1866. 1t did, however, suspend its rules
in order 10 pass a bill offered by Col An
dcrson TO incorporate the Tuckahoc
Country Club of Hcnrico County. The
House passed one relief bill on motion OF
Speaker Ryan. and dismissed several that
were said TO be loaded With dynamite
and other explosives.
ono Of them was that offered by Senator
Sale (hy reauesD Incorporating the Nov
city Manufacturing Company. and anoth-
or was that Incorporating the Powhatan
Development Company.
The session lasted only few moments.
The Senate.
When Licutcnant-G overnor Willard
called the Senate to order at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon there were seven SEN
ators present. Later, two or three others
came in, and at the close of the half
hour session Messrs. Anderson. Clayton,
Wickham. Barksdale, Massie, Byars,
Sears. Walker, Watkins, and Lyle we're
present.
Governor Montague submitted a mes
sage yctoinc Senate bill No. 366. in rela-
ton to amending, the charter OF the Pro-
1cctiye Insurance Company OF Virginia,
and II was read
on motion of Mr.. Clayton a resolution
of thanks to Sergeant at Arms Nathiiis
Doorkeeper Donncll, and Clerks Lynch
and Mann was passed.
MIR Anderson secured the passage OF
a Joint resolution repeating the 1olht feso
luton providing that no further new
iusiuesss should be introduced ut this
session, in so far as to permit the miro
ductfon Of the bill Incorporating the LUCK
ahoe Country Club
Mr. Anderson e1deaTorcu a. lew uds !"
ago to introduce the bill, but was pre-
vented by reason of the joint resolution
The club proposes TO build q c!up mousse
q, Westhampton Park. The resolution
passcd by the House to-day. Mr.. Ander-
.on will then introduce the bill, and II
will he passed.
A House bill instructing the Board oil
Pharmacy TO register Horace l. -dolii-
son was passed.
Mr. BarIlsdalc reported from the Com
rlittce on General Laws Dill a1neiiaiae
he Code SO as TO MAKE tiiS f'uihi'i'ii1Si->
for poisoning or killing horses or cattie
more severe and it was passed.
The Senate then adjourned until 1een
to-day.
The House. -
The House was called to order at noon
l,v Speaker Rya-. Prayer was offered by
Rev. 3. De Forest Snyder, nf AlcNii,dr.a
Fsy. \. Y About twenty members were
in their seats.
The slot machine bill, offered by Mr..
Sale by request in the Senate and re-
ported from the House committee, went
on the calendar.
Mr.. Ryan (Ir. Cardwell in The chair
offered a bill FOR the relief Of Horace t.
Morrison TO meet the objections Of the
Governor TO a similar one which was
vetoed. 1t was passed.
Tho bill offered by Mr.. Cumming incor-
7,ora;in=- tho Powhatan Development
Company was on his motion dismissed.
The lnterurhan electric bill was recom-
mitted Mr. Whitehead called up the bill
Incorporating the Novelty Manufacturing
Company Cthe slot machine bill and 1t
was dismissed on his motion
The House. on motion of Mr.. Boaz, ad-
iourned at 1880 until noon to-day.