The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20

.tThc Two Branches Unable to
Agree as to the Time Of Final
Adjournment.
ELECTION BILL IS PASSED
Tie Anderson Annexation Mea-
sure Fails Good Roads Bill
Amended III the Senate.

,y-hcn the Legislature Will adjourn IS
NJ present problematic When tho two
branches adjourned yesterday they were
totally atgvat iance on the subject mo
Eenate adopted a joint resolution proVid-
Ing for final adjournment Deconber 90
The House refused to concur IN this or 70
net or the subject at ALL
a number Of important bills, we're actea
81. Including the general election law
which embraces the Barksdulc bill, the
Circuit Court BILL good roads measure
and others The Anderson bill Tor INC
Extension Of territory was passed BY
The Senate.
yesterday was cleaning UP day in the
senate and the calendar was cleared
of many of the bills that have numbered
and various other matters not on lhe
calendar were taken up and passed. ! nclo
were as many as twenty-scVen senii,oia
nresent. but the number varied from tlino
Ia time until several times It seems lHely
that a quorum could not be mustered.
Members were designated as present ana
not voting IN order to secure quorum
voting on several measures
senate bill S54 with House amend
=. ents. known as the scottsvile dispen-
4 snry hill. was laid before the Senate ana
4 the House amendments concurred III.
House bill al to authorize the estao-
n ,,shment of toll bridge across the hoa
noke River at the town Of ClarksViil g,
was taken up and passed a senate OH
fer the same purpose was thereupoll m
definitely passed BY
80 House bill 4e7, authorizing the exchange
az certain real estate by the Charlottes.
Vile Lodge of IIlks and the county OF
5Altemarlc. was taken up and passed.
IIJouse Bill 279, in relation TO rules OF
evidence. was taken UP, and passed.
|'75 CIRCUIT COURT TERMS S.
rho Committee OF Conference made us
report on the disagreeinE votes OF Seha.e
ana House on the bills, fixing the terms
ar the various Circuit Courts, was lalu
before the Senate and adopted. TINS es-
genital measure now goes 10 tnc ~ ~ :.
crnor for his approval
House bill No. 20, proposing a genera
law for the annexation Of territory py
cities and towns, was after cons1deraple
discussion and refusal to take 1t up, pass
Oh by. This means the death OF the
measure. on which the two houses nave
been eadlocked for more than se''i'
,rhe Senate proposed one PLAN known as
the Anderson bill, leaving the question
~ anneyatlon Of outlying territory to tho
circuit Courts with right Of appeal. inc
House passed the Gardner bill leaving
a,hc matter to vote Of the people OF
+ he territory proposed to be annexed. me
,,;ffercnt4s of the two houses could not
h.. reconciled, and the session wlll enc
with no general law provided on TINS
House bill 49,, to permit the netting Of
'rartridges in Henry county. pro'okeu
t-o,, sideIa BILE debate, Messrs. Halsey ana
atcIiwaine opposing the bill. and Messrs.
,arksdale, Garrett and others advocating
Ill The Senate passed, l6t u.
Mr.. Keezell rising to question OF
privilege. made 4 statement In reference
"a that made yesterday on the floor or
the House by MIR Barksdalc, OF Halifax.
charging that the Board Of Fisheries had
participated in politics and speciflcaily
denying the specific charge that the BOARD
had aided in the defeat of the delegate
rom Acconac He acquitted the board
or the charge. stating that the only mem
her of the board participating IN any
;:av was the president of the board, VINO
as an individual citizen Of the county, en-
ercised his sovereign right.
CHARGE REITERATED.
Ny Rarksdale reiterated the statement
MADE Yesterday as to the alleged activity
~ the board in Accomnc politics. basing
Ills statement on the authority OF the
delegate from that county. He charged
NAT a letter hasl been written by the GOV
crnor 10 frIends:dm Accomac urging them
to defeat the delegate from that county
for reelection.
6,rhc House receded from its amendments