The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-16
Isl, LOUIS BILL
PASSESS SENATE
tCabeII ChiId-Labor Bill in the
House.
| GOES TO ITS ENDORSEMENT
WIN Pass To-Day Beyond Question
Holiday Recess Agreed Upon by the
House. and Commissioners
Fight Postponment.
nv q. vote of % to the Senate yester-

Ry q, vote of q to the Senate yester-
da, passed the St Louis Exposition DILL
with several slight EN- sndments, all OF
,yu.cn were a few moments later agreed
to Nv the rouse: so tue soJ.oJu appIopf.a-
ton measure WEI Ike IA" as suvn as -
snail have been signed by tbs Governor.
HIS Exce4lency is heartily in favor OF H.
alid wal syn 1t as soon as 1t Is ehroueu.
The CHIEF amendment paced upon the
bill by the Se.ale was that cutting Oft
the lady MANAGERS. This caused some
thing OF q hight in the House, but was
Il. a.ly agreed 20 by large majority.
The House agrsed to joint resolution
1ix,ug the time Tor the holiday recess
from December go until January I'd. The
Senate will act upon the proposition OF
Il recess in the next few DAYS
After further debate In the House over
the mode oI selecting commissioners of
the revenue. the whole subject was post
1oned until January 9Th, in order to al
low msnlbers to confer With their con-
st.iuents Upon tine matter.
The Cabeii child labor measure was
then taken up, and. after a brief debate,
was ordered TO its engrossment without
material an1s1ldment. The bill will pass
the House TODAY. beyond a reasonab BILE
uoubt.
Hon D. F. Toney offered a bill of con-
siderable moment in the House It pro-
r:des for the sale of municipal franchises
at public auction. and for regulating
such sales.
There were several other bills offered
fn-the House. but none of them were of
sweeping moment.
Il payin The Senate.
The Senate. by vote Of % to 3, yes
ite.day passed the bill appropriating s5O0Jo
for an industrial exhibit at st. Louis.
The friends of the bill in the Senate were
1 juldlant at this action, especially after
It Saturday. when the bill was
defeated, and the vote was re-
considered only upon the motion of
| Senator Ford, who was willing for the
] measure to pass. but did not believe the
State had the money to spare. and there.
fore did not want to support it.
| The session began yesterday with
prayer by Rev. r. p. Kerr. D. D., pastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church.
Senator barasda4e oI1ereu Il resolution
for the employment Of stenographe;
! for the subcommittee. The Senator
was informed that the committees al
ready had an official stenographer, and
| therefore Withdrew his paper.
| The bill pro, iding for an Industrial ex-
hibit at st. Louis was taken from the
calendar. Mr.. Wallace moved that the
bill be temporarily passed by and this
| was done.
House bin. No .. to ascertain and
fix the term OF Office of Judges in the
twenty-forr judicial circuits of the State.
was passed.
The house bill of Mr.. Churchman to
regulate the running Of automobiles,
came up on its second reading. reported
from the Committee of Courts Of Jus
tice with an amendment. The amend
ment provided the method Of the
sale Of automobiles and such We-
hicles in case of violation Of
the law and failure to pay the fine
Senator Wicl1alam oiiered an amendment
to render the bill clearer and combining
automobile class. Both amendments
Were agreed to-.
The body passed Senate bill No. A to
amend section 1854 Of the code giving the
plaintiff IN civil cases the right to chai-
lcnse jurors.
The is1i nrcvidins an exhibit at ST.
Louis Exposition was again taken up
and passed by a vote Of o to 3.
Senator Wallace was requested to In
form the House Of the passage of the
bill
The following were offered and
referred:
BY Mr.. McIlwaine: To amend and re-
enact section 1892 Of the Code relating to
granting OF new trials.
BY Mr.. .Rya.s:E To amend and re-enact
section 1862 of the Code Of Virginia ex-
cmptinE the wages OF certain laboring
men WHO are 1ouse-holders from levy.
garn.shlnent or distress.
The Senate. having completed its work.
L,eu.enantsGoyernor Willard remarked.
sotto woce at. is time the gentleman
from Haisa1 was noging adjournment.
Mr.. Barksdaae did not hear. A news
paper man turned to the Senator and
said. 1T Is up to you. Senator. $. Mr..
Has1Oda1e - r. having overlooked what