The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
GOV MON 1ACUE
SENDING VET0ES
Turns Down Senator lyle's
Tornado" Bill.
As TO The APPoRTloNMEnT
Delegations Urge His Excellency to Veto
the Measure Dynamite in Norfolk
Bill Didn't Explode-Live
Gossip.
Is. TO THE APP0RTl0NMENT

,,,.,,or Montague had q busy day
yesterday receiving visitors ana Noi Ai1s
on the mass OF bills before nun ier MS
veto or approval. Delegation after deie-
cation waited on him in favor or against
s pne measure or another, and ne was kcp kept
D,,sy until a very late nour last night.
ne bin in which those who called APP
Feared most deeply interested was that
in relation to the reapporuonment OF the
state into congressional distt;ct
S AT the Mansion it was learned last night
that the Governor would probably COM
plete the work Of signing bills by noon
tomorrow, and shortly thereafter II Is
thought the Legislature will adjourn sine
die The bills have all been enrolled and
are in the hands of the Governor.
The fate of the congressional reappor-
tionment bin is uppermost in the minds
OF all the public men, and all are spec
,,1ating as to the Governors probable ac-
ton. Many delegations called yesterday
and urged that tho bid be not approved
$ Among them were some OF the strongest
leaders in both factions OF the party,
and His Excellency listened to them with
patience but gave no intimation as to his
Intentions.
However, there was a strong impression
about the hobbies, gained from one source
or another, that the bill would more than
prevail On the other hand, some of the
friends of the bill were contending that
tho Governor had not the power TO veto
the bill. and that the last act of Congress
on the subject would render adverse &C
ton null and void and ON the other hand,
his signature useless Those opposed TO
the bill took no stock in this view, and
declared that the matter was now clearly
sup to- the Governor, and that he should
y-ar other act
OF the Legislature.
It IS likely that If the bill is vetoed the
fact will be communicated to the Senate
at least by tomorrow, as the measure
has been placed before His Excellcncy
Governor Montague yesterday commu-
sl6cated to the Senate a message vetoins
Senate bill No. 366, which was intro
duced and put through by Mr. Lyle, OF
Roanoke, the title Of which was an act
to amend the charter of the Protective
Insurance Company of Virginia by add
ing an independent section thereto. but
which in effect repealed the Wharton in
surance law and gave the Protective
Insurance Company of Virginia monop-
DIV in the matter Of fixing rates, etc.
Governor Montagues reasons for veto
ing the bill are set forth fully in the fol-
lowing, which is an exact copy OF the
message:
Tile SENATE
u beg to return without approval Sen
ate bill, No. 500, entitled AN act to
amend an act entitled an act to incorpo-
rnte the Protective Insurance Company
of Virginia. approved March 6. 1900, by
adding an independent section
1.-The title Of the act upon its face gives
no conception of the far-reaching powers
conferred in the independent section.
This section greatly changes thu 1nsur-
ance laws of the State, and would give
this particular company powers TO mo-
nopolize the insurance rates and charges
of the Commonwealth
cit appears that this bill was never
formally considered by the committee
and was never printed, consequently its
provisions could have been known to but
few members Of the General Assembly:
Therefore. in view Of the momentous
changes made in our insurance laws by
the section referred to- the merit of
which is not now under consideration.
and the manifest inadvertent passage OF
the measure, ] am constrained to enter
my disapproval of the bill:
lSicneds "A J. MONTAGUE.
Governor
Few bills have been introduced at the
present session which caused so much
comment, and nearly every one is now
familiar with the matter. 1t was on
motion of Hon. John n. Sebrell. Jr-, of
Southampton, that the bill was placed on
the House calendar without reference
and without being read. Mr.. Sebrell
said Yesterday that IN, took the action
referred to at the request of Senator
Lyle, and upon the assurance of the
latter that the bill only amended the
charter by adding the word tornado,
SO as to allow the company to do
Tornado as well as a fire insurance bust
cess. Senator Lyle says he presented the
bill at the request of one of his constitu-
cnts, and did not himself know that 1T
was so far-reaching in its character
"A member Of the House of Delegates
said last night in discussing the acton