The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-25
Day in the Senate.

resolution to join in the invitation to
the Southern Education Association to
meet here next and the two bills offered
by Mr.. Cold the one to repeal the APP.
preparation of 100000 for the Capitol re-.
pairs and the other appropria ting $4,000
FOR this purpose. are likely to attract
the greatest amount Of attention.
President Willard, who was absent Sat
#urday, was in the chair yesterday The
session began without the usual prayer.
Mr. Opie. Of Stanton, opened the.
real business session by offering
a Joint resolution calling upon the
Legislature TO unite with HM the Cover
or. the Richmond Educational Associa-5
ton and others inviting the Southern
i.,tllca tional Association to hold their
next meeting here AR Opie asked i'm.
mediate consideration of the resolution.
When the resolution was read Mr. Barks-
dale asked if that committed the Leeis-s
iature to the #so-called Ogden movement.
Mr.. ONE replied thatiit certainly did not,
but was simply@a matter of courtesy. He
understood from the Superintendent of
Public instruction that the General Ed.
Ication Board had several millions OF
dollars and all spent here would be
through the State Education Board.
Mr.. 5Barksdale. after the second reading
and the explanation of MrsJs0pe. with,
drew any objection and the resolution at.
once passed.
The two Joint resolutions on the calen-s
sdar. one relating to Imposing
special tax for pensions and the
other relating to the Corporation Com
mission by Mr.. Anderson, We're the one
laid on the table and the other passed
by.
Mr.. NIc1lwaine said that on the first
resolution a good many questions were be
ing asked and looked into. and to save
tho form OF having it called up every
morning he desired it be tabled il it
could be called up at any time. The
chair ruled that it could. and Mr. Nc
llwaine,s motion was carried. Colonel
Anderson was not in his seat. and Mr..
Bryant moved that his resolution be
passed by.
MAR. NOT IMPROVE
Mr Gold offered two exceedingly i'm
portant bills. likely. to- create much dis
acussion and have far-reaching effect. One
bill provides for the repeal of the act,
approrriating 100000 for the repairs on
the Capitol aud the other provides for
the appropriation of but $4,000 for this
purpose
The proposed measures We're referred,
hat both We're read and attracted atten-
tion al once. They We're intended to
do away with all the alterations sug-
sested in the accepted plans of a1essrs.
holland and Baskerville and Fry and
Chesterman.
Nj. Gold sta ted privately that he and
etiier Senators as we'll as members of the
IIolrse regarded the proposed changes
calculated TO sinilire and mar the capitol
rather than improve and from his under
Standing of the plans proposed. the Sem
AS chamber would be to his mind greatly,
marred and the light from the sides cut
off. warm discussion is !iltelvSto follow
the committee report on these bills.
PROTECT Wholesale TRADE.
Mr. Byars. of Bristol. offered an im-l
portant bill designed to protect wholesale
trade. This proposed measure in part
is given here
u Be it enacted bysthe General Assem-
bly, of Virginia. That a sale of any por-
ton Of 4 stock of merchandise otherwise.
than in The ordinary course of trade in
the regular and usual prosecution of the
sellers business or sale of an entire
stock of merchandise in bulk. shall be
presumed to- be fraudulent and void as
against he mercantile creditors Of the
seller. unless the#purchaser shall at least
fiwe days before the sale, in good faith.
notify OF cause to be notified personally
or by written notice served as other
leSa! notices are served, or by registered