The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29
Bill Goes Over Until This Morn
ing's Session.
APPROPRIATIONS WERE MADE
Oue Hundred thousand Tor Remodellng Cap
itoi, and Additional! Money All Round
Senate sustalus Mr.. Bruce and
Passes Charter Bills.
Three Sessions Ia
Each Branch.

The Senate and House held three ses-
sions yesterday. and they we're full OF
Me and interest.
The decided feature OF the entire day
ras the great flibustcr fight in the
House against the congressional reap
portionment bill, which cropped out all
uurinr tho day, but which did not
reach its climax until the night session.
The hall was crowded With members
and visitors, present and prospective
Ccongressmcn being prominent among
them. The upshot of it was a partial
surrender on the part of the belligerents
Mt i1:45 p. NJ, after one OF the 1nost
spirited and spectacular battles OIL ltS
kind since the famous fight years ago
pver the Walton election law In the SEN
ate. The opposition to the Dill asfeeo ,9 70
fight no further if Its friends would
agree to an adjournment, which they
did, hut 1t is extremely doubtful If the
body will be able TO muster quorum
to-day.
The fight had been brewing all during
the week. and it eliminated last l1siit
In one OF the prettiest contests IN lhe
history of the Legislature. The oppo-
sition forces were ,narshalled by Colonei
r. u. Lee. Jr, of Fairfax; Hon. Upton
ID. Jennings. cf Lyncl,l3urg, and Hon. Y.
Conway Baker. Of ,Westmoreiand, alla
they were ably assisted by Messrs- New
house. of Culpeper, and Gardner. OF heil-, h-,
rico Hon. S. Gordon Cumming, oil lamp
ton, led the friends of the measure IN
. most skillful manner, and he was aided
{ hy Mr. Soutllail of Amelia, and others
Mr. Cumming had at all times enough
votes to pass the bill, but the epposition
would never let a. vote be reached. II
took two hours to get the bllli up eue OF
its order, numerous .roll-calls4 on all sorts
49, x~Nr nd
the interim IL there is a quorum present
to-day the bill will likely pass
The two houses agreed to. the confer
cnce committees report on tho appro-
priation bill. and it was a, most llberai
one IT raised the appropriation from
5000 to 100000 for repairs at the Capt.
tol restored the $500 for Mansion re-
pairs and made additions in many other
places.
The decided feature of the day In the
Senate was the splendid fight Of Mr..
Bruce in having the Roads Committee
discharged from the consideration of the
bills incorporating the GladcsNille Rail-
road Company and the South and West
ern Railroad Company, both OF which
were passed after a highly Interesting
fight.
The House devoted its morning session
almost exclusively to the disposltion OF
upcontested bills on the calendar ar1
provided for an afternoon and a night
session, the former to begin at and the
latter at S o'clock p. NJ. One of the most
Interesting bills passed was that offered
nv Mr.. Baker, of Westmoreland. directine
that the portrait of William Pitt. earl o.
Chatham. now hanging in the hall OF the
House be returned to Westmorela "a
county.
The House adopted the Conference Com
mittees report on the bill allowing rail-
roads to remove the location Of thelr
tracks. The chair was vacated at Z
o'clock until o'clock.
The Senate refused to concur IN .he
House amendments TO the appropriation
hills and asked for conference. Both
bodies named their conferces. and they
reported at the night session The Sen
ate eevoted much OF its session to the
disnosition Of uncontested bills.