The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-09

collect or to secure the respective amounts
to the State: whether sPeciai Goli7el iiaS
been employed, when and py what autior.
-tr. and then compensation oI aslNeu In.
sntelies have paid anything to the State
and whether said counse! nave collecteu
any sums and the amounts and What sums
| have they paid to the auoitot altu 49,
dates of said collections ana pay iiieiitS.
, Sir. Lyle offered the following aiiehu-
,1ant:
Insert after the word office IN line four.
"And also those who are at present IN az
rears and have failed TO settle with the
auditor and TO what amount they are now
In arrears
Il was passed
ABOUT LEL1NQUbNi LA-SD ~,
Nj. saackelford presented the loiio"-
ing resolution. which Va aoop 90
Whereas, the question has ARISEN as 20
thu status OF lands which have been pur-
chased BY the Commonwealth for oe
lincuent taxes and as to which the period
OF redemption has passed, &c It
Resolved, That the Attorney uelis ~, a.
Of Virginia be requested to report TO the
Senate his opinion IN Wr1tlhs, as ~
whether lands which have been puIchaseu
by the Commonwealth for delihduent
taxes and as TO which the period OF ~
clelnption has passed. are SUBJECT - 10
ton under treasury warrants, as waste
ana unappropriated lands OF the In
monweath. which was asfeea TO-
President Willard at LAO SAID:
The gentleman from HolifaN 'Mf-
Earks6aIe, moves that the Senate no"
adjourn. Mr.. Barksdale hadn't sad
| word about adjourning and at that no
nlent was talking to Dr LeCato
looked at the Lieutanant-GoVernor N al
amused. questioning way. ard MS GO
leagues laughed. Mr.. Barksdale Salo d
few days ago that he didn want -
move adjournment so often ltst because
| he was good-natured ard sat IN lIont OF
the presidents chair, But the motion
OF tia gentleman from Halifax pre-
vailed.
Rou-e Session.
The House was called to order at noon
'.y Speaker John z. Ryan and prayer Gas
offered DR.. w. r. L. Smith, Of the Zap
list Church.
Nr. Cation offered a Joint resolution.
which was ADOPTED. fixing 1880 o'clock
as the hour for electing a judge for the
Corporation Court Of the city Of AleHan-
dra 10 succeed Judge j. Is. NJ. Norton.
resigned.
Nj. Caton explained that the necessity
for a caucus had disappeared, as there
was now but one candidate for the honor
On motion Of III. Featllerston. the Dill
amending the pension laws 50 as TO allow
circuit judges to sign Application i'll
.acation WAS taken up and ofdered TO It's
ergrossment.
The hour for the execution Of the Joint
crter having arrived. Hon. Louis {. Bard
~ was elected to succeed Judge j. y Nj.
Norton as Judge OF the Corporation Court
OF the city Of Alexandria, he having been
nominated by Mr.. Cation
THE FOLKES BILL.
The unfinished business being the fur
ther consideration OF the Folkes quick set
tler2ent bill. Mir. Fulton. of Wise, took
the floor and resumed his argument for
the measure.
The concluding remarks Of Nj. Fulton
were able and eloquent and were closely
heard by his colleagues.
Mr.. Fulton was appIauded and Mir. Sipe
followed in q strong speech against the
bill,
During the dabate. Colonel r. z. Lee.
il. presided gracefully over the body.
The argument Of Mr.. Sipe was strik-
ing one and was often cneered by the
opponents Of the measure.
Mr. Sipe became engaged with Mr.
Lcssiter IN a wordy coNoQuy as 10 the
effect of tt2= bill. and The member from
Petersburg vas quite persistent in his
questions.
Mr.. S.pe closed amid applause, and Mr..
Folkes arose 70 NDeak again for his ]!
measure.
e-oo~-; Sp-Errv7
He was in GOOD form and spoke with
his accustomed force and ea-nestness.
lie replied to the points brought out by
erd discussed it upon itz merits NJ.
Folles created great laughter BY saying
that the farmer" member OF Campbell. I
O1r Foatherston1. farr1ed on'v on the
tscfz lots Of the city Of Lynchburs.
H became engaged with Mr.. Sfpe in q
brief controversy and in reply TO the
latter the s;pea ler declared that the
f:7sr cry of corporations against q OIL
raav did not want was always that Il
vas Unconstitutional.
Mr. FolEes conteuded that the present
ez-sre-7 bred q violation OF the usury
laws ard SAID it was great hardship
upo, tf?a laborins p=ope- Re pointed
9n- frat New York ard other progress
s;1.a states HAD weekly paE-days and
4f7at II would work we'll in Virginia ii
his bill should pass. He said ne wou'G
rather be an agitator and . pessaalist IN
the right than a co-poration attorney
and jacllass in the wrong.
At the conclnsfon Of NJ. Foxes
speech the pand.ng question was order
ID on motion of Mr.. Christian. and i
occurred upon the amendment offered bv
Mr.. Green. which was adopted-Ayes, so:
Noes. 25.
Upon roll-call demanded by Mr
70 kez the vote resulted Ayes. il; noes,
The Amendment inserts the words:
:sNos otherwise provided contract" aad
was bitterly opposed by Nj EolEos.
which. he declared would hare the ef-
fect Of l5i ling his bill. The vote on this
amendment forazhEdowed the defeat Of
the measure and q number Of amend
-7e1ts seeking TO strengthen the hand OF
the labor peope were rejected.
On nactfon Of Mr.. Churclnan, the bill
was dismissed and the body al T. NJ.
aaiour--1 ,1--i' Noon -o-S~v
OFFERED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. E c. jordan TO provide To-:
the renting Of land in the S2yler SurEeS
that never produced oysters naturally ana
al that once produced naturally, that has
since become so exhausted by over-work
as to render its unprofitab!a fer the pub
lie to resort 10 for living.
Hr~,, az n.EC CAV