The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
THREE. SESSIONS OF, HOUSE.
rest Deal Of Business 10 the Closing
Hours,

The House was called to order ut 10
o'elock "A. NJ. ny Sneaker Jotn F.s Ryan.
and prayer was offered by Rev james
E. Cooke. Of tic Presbyterian Church
r ne reading of the journal Of the previous
days proceedings was dispensed with Gu
motion OF Mr.. Cation, OF Alexandria and
the clerk proceeded to report number
OF bills passed by the Senate on Thurs
day..
Among the visitors on the floor were
Congressman Peter j. -Otey, Of Lynch
burg; Hon John w. Price. of Bristol, and
ex-Judge R. T. w. Duke, Jr.. of Char
slottesvilc.
Nj. Cumming offered a; resolution pro-
yiding for clearing the calendar Of uncon-
tested matter first and then going into
the consideration Of bills over which there
would be a fight. The resolution was
adopted. Cardwell offered resolution
providing for three sessions. the last one
beginning at SIP. NJ. This was the open-
ing slirmish on tho congressional reap
portionment bill, and Colonel Lee took the
floor: to speak against it. SHe moved to
substitute the hour Of IL o'clock for the
first vacation Of the chair, so as to allow
the members to attend the church scr,
vices of the day. 1t was opposed earn
sestly by Mr.. Wallace, OF Richmond, and
lost, The resolution Of Mr.. Cardwell. pro-
vidng three sessions for the day, was
then agreed o.Aycs, AZ; noes, 10.
AZ this noint #the c,overnor,s secretary
anpeared AZ thc bar Of the House and
conveyed a message from His Exceiency
which was laid aside for the present.
A PRETTY TRIBUTE.
2 Hon. Geo. e. Sipe, of Rockingham. Re-
publican leader of the House, on behalf
of his colleagues on that side, was recog-
nizcd and made an eloquent speech paw
i,,rr +r;I,,,ta ~ sno.Le,. Rv,n's courtesy
and fairness and he moved that the
thanks Of the House be returned, Mr..
Sine nut the motion and it was unani-
nously adopted. amid much applause.
The Sneaker replied in a feeling manner
and the business IF the morning hour was
,.as,,,,,a ~
re SIu T..rao,, n,o,.od - 7isc,,,rre III.
COMMITTEES on chesapeak and it's tribu-
taries from the consideration. of a. Senate
bill, in rela ton to riparian rights. 1t was
onnnsed nv athews hut finally IRE.
vailed
Mr. zcahe,1 r,oved +o discha raa tho ri
nance Comu,ittce from the Consideration
NJ a nension hill for the relief of T. N.
Jordan. Of Danyille. who enlisted from
North Carolina. and who lost an arm in I,
tho confci1era 10 cause. bit who, under the
eaton Hill cannot draw a pension. MIR.
Jennings opposed the motion and it was
,or+ NJ T,ss;tor moved to discharge
the same COMMITTEES from the considera-
lion of y hill for the relief OF d. p. Eanes.
The motion was adopted and tho ciorl1
called the calendar
Mr.. Bland, Of King and Queen, rising
to a. question of personal privilege,
moved to rcconsider.th vote sby which
the House or Delegates rcapportionment
bill was passed. The motion was ruled
out Of order by the Chair
CHANGE TRACKS.
The chair laid before the House the
Conference Committees report on Senate
bill No. 81, in relation to allowing rail-
roads to change the location of their
tracks. The committee recommended the
rejection of the House amendments and
substituted therefor one providing
that no railroad should remove its tracks
whore g manufacturing enterprise was
situated, whose value was as much as
S. 600, without paying damages.
Mr.. Duke, of. Charlottesville. took the
floor and made an able speech against
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