The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-29
In the Senate.

reading Of the journal was dispensed
! with.
The following Senate bills passed by
| the House were reported to the Senate:
| To prohibit the sale of cider within
| one mile in Appomattox Courthouse.
To provide for the duties Of registrars
and the registration Of voters.
To provide for the duties Of registrars
and the registration of voters.
To provide a method OF reaching and
canvassing the returns Of election.
To prevent disturbing registrars in the
| performance of their duties.
To provide for the registration OF voters
| under the new Constitution with amend
| ments by the House.
To provide for the registration OF voters
| In the several towns Of the Common
| wealth.
The following House bills were brought
| over to the Senate:
| To provide for appeals from decision OF
| Board of Registration. when the right OF
| registration is challenged
| AS TO MEDICINES.
To provide for medical attendance. med
| icines and clothing for indignant prison
ers in jail and analyses in poison cases.
| To validate all acts done under chapter
| 453 of the acts Of the General Assembly
| providing pensions for soldiers and ma
| rines of Virginia, for widows of soldiers
and sailors VINO lOSt tnelI lives Jul ms
| the war between the States.
The foregoing bills were referred 10
| the proper committees.
The Senate declined to concur In a
| House joint resolution in directing the
! Secretary of the Commonwealth to pre-
pare a form of ballot to be voted in the
| election for members of Congress In NO
] vember The non-concurrence OF the
| Senate was communicated.
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THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Senate was called to order at
O'clock after q wait of half an hour
| for a quorum The first business was
| the considera ton of the Senate bills
which were amended by the House re-
| lating to the exercise of the FRANCHISE
and putting into operation the ne" Con-
stitution relating To elections. THESE
| bills were but slightly changed and the
| amendments were concurred in
| Mr.. Cromwell called up the House bill
| relating to the reference to medical at
| tendance, medicines and clothing Tor IN
| digent prisoners in Jail and analyses.
| Colonel Anderson, OF Richmond moved
that the Committee Of Courts OF Justlce
| be discharged from the consideration OF
| the bill. .
| the purpose of the bill. 5;.,to
| The Senate failed to agree to discharge
the committee and the bill was passed pS.
| 4 Joint resolution from the House pro
viding that when the General Assembly
| adjourned to-day it Adjourned 20 meet
| ednesday, November l2th was rece laso.
| The Senate concurred in the Joint reso-
luton. Iii 70.
| latine TO the public buildings snd reg
,lating when negotiable investments
should be paid.
| This bill provides that as SATURDAY IS q.
| legal holiday as regards the payment q
negotiable paper and the paper goes over
| until Monday; that when Friday happens
| to be a legal holiday, that the paper be
payable on Monday following the neXt
business day. Colonel Anderson asht q
! that the Committee on Finance anu
| Banks be discharged from further con-
sideration of the bill and this was done
| Colonel Anderson moved that the com
| mittee be discharged from further :on-
| sideration of the House bill relating TO
| appeals from the Board of Registration
| and how the cause may be made up
| This was done.
The vote was taken then on dispensing
with the reading Of the bill on three sep
arate days. The rules were suspended
The bill was passed a moment later.
Judge Mann called UP the House bill.
town Of Blackstone. Judge Mann ex-
planned the bill saying that the town
wished to borrow $4,000 for water works.
He stated that the assessment was too
low. that lots which were sold for $3.50
were assessed with others by the acre,
and were assessed at about $40 for the
acre The Senator moved that tEe COM
mittee be discharged from further con-
sideration OF the bill, and the motion
was adopted The rules were suspended
and the bill was passed
NOT A QUORUM.
Colonel Anderson moved the discharge
of the committee from the further con-
sideration of the bill relating TO the pay
ment of guards at the penitent,ary. The
motion was carried.
The Senator explained the bill Last
session the Legislature passed Il law in
creasing ne salaries of the Supreme
Court Judges. the guards at the peiiten-
tiary and other officials the increase to
begin with the fiscal year in Will the
session was held, But the .:.o.ney-
General had ruled mat the guards could
get their increase only from the time of
the passage of the bill
Mr. Wickham asked If the Supreme
| Court Judges could get their pay
-.Ihey 49, responded Colonel Andcr-
| son.
"Then its manifest that the Supreme
Court and the Attorney general disagree =
replied Mr.. ..lckham.
When the question came up on the
passage of the bill. it was found out that
Mr.. Whitehead had left the chamber
| This kept the Senate without a Quorum
Every effort to find Mr.. Whitehead failed
Some one said he was seen going to-