The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-26
SALE BILL
IS PASSED.
Rules Would Not PermitFof Its
Being Returned to the
Governor. If
THE BUREAU OF INSURANCE.
Amendment Adopted Which In
cluded Fratcrnal Orgat1iza-
tions-Po1l Tax Bill Passed.

cluded Er1tcrilal l)rgalllAa-{
tions-Poll Tax Bill Passed.
rho session Of the General Assembly
yesterday was one Of the most important
end easily tho most interesting OF the
autumn session. IN the Senate the fea-
ture was tho passage Of the Sale PHI
amending the Norfolk primary law, over
tho Governors Veto Tho Governor sollt
a. message to the Senate admitting his
mistake, but criticlsing the bill never
theless and requesting It's return. Inc
Senate decided that 1t had no authority
to return tho bill. Mr. Salo spoke briefly
in advocacy of the passage OF the bill,
and Incidentally asking vindicntion for.
himself from the Implication in tho vote
message that he was party to vicious
legislation. Tho bill was passed over
+ the Governors veto by 20 to O:
Mr. Cromwell offered resolution de-
signed to secure tho exact figures as 70
tho number Of white and colored voters
registered In each city and county, but
though tho Senate adopted the resolution,
the House rejected It,
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important measures on its calendar. the
bill creating tho Bureau Of Insurance and
Statistics. 1t was read and several
amendments offered, but most Of them
voted down. The bill met with sharp
antaEonisr, but the vote on the amend
ments designed to materially Impair its
provisions showed Its strength on the
floor. The indications from the test
votes had are that the bill will finally
pass the House.
The House passed tho Senate bill de-
signed to enable those who had not paid
their poll tax to pay same.
Mr.. Fulton, of Wise. offered bill
designed to permit tho Confederate SOL
diers who have resided In the State ton
years to be enrolled as pensioners
a number of local bills were offered
and referred.
The Senate.
The Senate sat for moro than two
hours yesterday, with perhaps the largest
attendance Of the session, Lieutenant
Governor Willard, who was absent on
Tuesday. was in the presiding officers
chair. rs
The first thing on the calendar to be
taken lp was the bill to amend the Nor
folk city primary election law, ON Its
passage, Notwithstanding the Governors
veto.
As soon as the bin was laid before
the Senate a. message from the Govsrnor,
explaining his action in vetoing tho
amended bill and admitting his mistake.
was read TO the Senate. In this message
tho Governor also attacks tho original
primary bill enacted ten years ago, and
which the Senate bill he vetoed Is de
signed to amend. While withdrawing
any Intlmntlon that Mr.. Sale or those
who voted for the measure were inten-
tionally or unint entionally engaged IN
trying TO enact vicious legislation, the
Executive does attack tho original bill.
In his original veto message he charged
that tho vice OF the bill was In giving
to a mere majority Of tho candidates the
right to name officials to conduct an cleo
ton, whereas. as explained In his letter,
the original bill vested that power In
two-thirds majority. In his message yes
terday tn. Executive goes further and
charges that 1t Is vice Of tho original
law which empowers even two-thrds
Of the candidates to name the officials
Els says that such authority Is wrong In
principle and must become vicious IN
practice.
GOVERNORS LETTER.
Here Is the letter OF the Governor in
full:
| November 25th, 1908.
| To the Senate:
Referring to my message OF May 10th.
1903 Withholding approval Of Senate bill
| No. 377, respecting primary for tho city
| Of Norfolk I beg to advise that ! was
| mistaken In the statement that the Dill
| contained the authority for bare ma
| jorlty Of candidates for Office to appoint
election officers: for, upon further e1aml-
nation, It appears that two-thirds. and
| not mn tority Of such candidates are
! empowered to make such appointment
! which provision Is therefore similar tc
! the original act.
7h, bill reached mo a few hours before
| the recess of your body; therefore the
| tirno for examination was OF necessity
insufficient, which, together with tho la
borious duties incident to, the consid'ern-
ton OF other very important Legislation
| (such, for example, as tho very volumi
| nous bill concerning corporations). must
| have occnsloned my misrepresentation OF
s! the exact LANGUAGE OF the BILL
| But It should be observed that the rca'
| sons advanced by mo still obtain In the
| abstract, for tho objection urged agains
| the authority Of n majority OF candidates
| to appoint election officers Is applicable
| only in n less degree to the cnnferment OF
| similar power upon n larger majority
! OF such candidates. The vice is IN giving
! to n majority (whether that majority bf
! large or smalD Of tire candidates the r'gh1
to name officials to conduct an election
under which such candidates arc sc
vitality Interested. Such authority
whether con fined to two-thirhI or n ma
jority OF such candidates, and whether
such candidates he nominal or bona fide
Is wrong in principle, and must become
vicious In practice, The minority candi
date or candidates might have vas
preponderance OF popular support, bu
this fact would give him or them NJ
voice In the selection of those who ar