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

viding that the body reconvene on &c
tober 18th at noon.
Mr.. Boaz spoke for his resolution ana
Mr.. Cumming advocated the SUBSTITUTE
offered by himself
The resolution and substitute went by
temporarily.
Mr. Davis offered resolution. PROVO
ing for the appointment OF JOINT com
mittee of five members-three from tne
House and two from the Senate-to be
named by the presiding officers of the
respectiye bodies, whose duty it shall be
to confer and report to the General As.
semblv some plan for codifying the laws
He spoke briefly for his resolution. and
Mr.. Edmondson of Halifax. offered a.
substitute. providing for the appointment
of a commission to be composed OF three
members one to be named by the Gov
ernor. one by the president of the senate
and the other by the Speaker OF the
House. whose duty it shall be to codity
and report. $50
The members shall receive So per diem
and shall not sit for more than ninety
days and shall report in writing every
ten days to each Of the members as 10
the progress of their work.
Major Edmondson made a strong speech
for his substitute He said the inter-
ests OF the people of the State demanded
that something should be done to lndi-
cate that the body proposed TO 40 the
work it was sent here to do.
The people would condemn failure
to do anything. and he personally APP
pealed to his colleagues to rally to MS
support, and set themselves right before
their constituents. Major Edmondson's
remarks were loudly cheered as he re-
sumed his seat.
MIR. CATION SPEAKS.
There were several other resolutions
on the same line and similar to those
which have hitherto been rejected ana
Mr.. Cation took the floor and made
strong speech on the general subject,
urging that the members get together to
do something in the matter OF doing
the work before them.
Mr.. Clarke of Surry. spoke against any
commission and was followed on the
same line by Mr.. Graveley. Mr.. Graveley
charged that the greatest activity fer
commission had come from sources friend
ly to corporations.
He charged that q newspaper IN Rlcn-
n1ond that mad minated that members
desired to remain here to get their per
diem. had, according to rumor, passed IN
der corporate influences and on his part,
he desired to resent the imputation with
all the earnestness of his nature.
He said this same paper had switched
on all sides of the proclamation question.
and still the government in all its ram
ifcations was moving steadily on.
1t was not fair for this paper to de-
clare that nothing had been done, when
a great deal of the time ofTthe session
had been taken up with legislation look
ing to the publication of the municipal
oh,
ness and corruption was said to exist.
1--WE want no commission in or out of
the General Assembly,, said the speak
er, land shall never surrender the pre-
negatives and duties assigned me by my
people to any man or set of men,"
EFFORT OF CORPORATIONS.
Mr.. Graveley minated in strong terms
that an effort was being made by the
corporations to capture the situation
through the appointment of a commits
sion.
Mr. Graveley's remarks were well de-
lvered and the House cheered him loud
ly when he concluded.
Mr. Settle spoke on the same line and
was loudly cheered. He raped the pa
per, which he said had charged that
members were staying here merely for
their per diem He declared that his
constituency was willing to trust him
and he did not propose that any corpora
ton or set of men should drive him from
his position. He did not believe there was
any necessity for any commission, and
the people would prefer that their rep
resentatives should do the work they
We're chosen to do.
Mr.. Charles T. Bland defended the House
and said it had not wasted its time.
He warned the press for alleged unfair
charges and said the House was COM
posed of honest and faithful servants of
the people He said papers that had as
sailed the body as being "impotent'' were
traducers and that they could not de-
ter him from his duty as he saw it.
FAILURE REGRETTED.
Z Mr. Hunley spoke briefly He rea-
slized that there would be no commission.
He regretted the failure of the House to
take some action on this line, but bowed
to the will of the majority.
At the conclusion of the debate, the
several propositions were put by the chair
and were all rejected With a perfect
chorus of .'noes..'''s The speaker then de-
voted some time to signing bills. under
the new rule made necessary by the
amended Constitution. The calendar was