The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-05
Anderson 1@ Measure Prevails 5:itil
.s Senate After Very ssss3:Iisss
Lively Debate. sI
SPICY FIGHT OVER
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
An Effort to4Sec,,re the E1ectiort
.sof y School Trustees BY the \
People F;ailsTl|l,e Social s q; 4,
Club Bill Bill 4 satos t,:' I! Come
This Morning Jordan sss1
Bill Passes House. l35; III! Si8'

hft5st by9,@s
Many features ed X he sesslon #o1S
the Legislature yesterday. the most strils I
ing being tho speech ofs Mr.. Foikes. q
The House, supporting the 1eakes Bill, pros
zviding for grand Jury invest ga ions ofFssl
all elections. Mr.. Folkes u asserted that
many men would come here next MONTH
as law makers who Wer llful perjprers.sB .B
having sworn that they. had expended nos
money to secure election. Il ls3&9
The House passed the Jordan bill .a
breaking tho Baylor suryey, by q vote Sofa
42 Ito .. .s I. ssi- IA 81
\ The Senate passed Il the. I, Anderson bill
giving Circuit Courts the power TO pas ssss ss
on the annexation OF territory to towns q
and cities, 81 & 4 II Is H: sEi is
a There was brisk fight in tho Senate
.ons the hill relating to the goyernnlents s5
9 Z public 3schools,$in II which Mr.. BarksdalaSSs
school trustees * by i he peopl Several
Important amen dments We're Sof ffered IA nd
passed by il XII 3torda !s Isa
THE nmended hill sdesfgn to sol ttss IA
social clubs Fl special ord sr s,5
to-day. I'M III iss
u he II otise.s nj,
The House swas called " Y byss
Speaker Ry an at IL o Sofcl ock, and pra Yer
was offered W Rev. Young Of
M. e. Church f.s Il. ~ 81 asis
The following bills were g fferetls and
referred gsts I, .Ss55s4 Il
BY Mr. Kelley: Amending the Bark
dale pure elections law so as to Insert l1es
word Corrupt &c. II s3s #
Il BY Mr.. Gravcley: To amend the PEN III
sion laws SO as to bring II pensioners
under the provisions .of the Cnton act
BY Mr.. Folkes; s:To Il define the prinei-lss n
pal", offices Of rail way Scompany 70 be N
The ''general" ticesi iof such: con' pary.,'s pa
BY Mr.. r. S. 3tB., Smith l:s To amend Stha B
la W in relation to jury H trial Is OF civil III
cases. s SO as to "a low the Iplaintiff "a M
defendant to- each cha llenge two jurors
peremptorlly.s sgiii N # IA.
BY Mr.. Churchmnn: :: To amend the Jaw. u
In relation to the appointment Of assists 4
ant commissioners OF accounts.
BY Mr.. stearnes: To authorize the, tssusS3 y.
ance of 100000 of bohds for n lght plant
at N Newport News. 5g 5s5sts
The Leake bill: to require grand jury
Investigations after all 3elec tons came up 4
and was discussed at some length on both NJ
sides. Mr.. FLeake advocated the measure u
and declared that unless 4 Z the z Bsrksds!ss
pealed. Mr.. Allen spoke g against It, and
said it, would foster unnecessary confu-s
sion in, tho courts and place an unneces-8
sary expense upon the State, vs.. MI. ! Duke MAY
who managed the fight for the 1orlsinlai9sii ,9i
Barksdal le bill, spoke earnestly for III hta .S
measure, and declared that It should by II
all means be passed. E St Ss5f'a a
5l PERJURERs. SAYS FoLxEs.
Mr. Folkes, in defending the Leaks 4
measure. declared that he knew that men
would come here as lawmaker In JaIt-.$855
uary who were Swl lful peri In the.
sight Of God ana yet 1t could not be $es-fH
5tablished under the pre- sent SYSTEM Cons 81
tinuing. Mr. Folkes said 4. III 4, ~ II
WHEN see al1of a.eertain class who &
and Hopping one way, i would not ba7 b
lieve them should they swear on a stacle
OF Bibles as high as heaven! and as deer, ,s III
as hell. should 1theSlyyy say, they had not &
gotten money yo,u as ask I ne ' !, San = i GU
lawmakers, I Will tell you no, but you
cannot tear from my heart an honest col'-ll llE la
victlon that this is true. 81. as61s
'If you pass the bill. shall be salts n
fled: ! not, shall press my bill fto re- -s
peal the Barksdale meas ure, {, IL sF
Mr.. Lassiter spoke warmly against tho Eg
bill, and said that he was unwilling y o gs;I
believe that the great body OF the Viz
ginYa people We're SO low as TO demand 5i
such legislation to make them honest
( Tho hill was advocated BY Lr5 Slpe In tss8
a strong speech. and he appealed .tha t e
the civic virtue Of tthesvoters3 Of the State y
be protected from the corrupung lniu,3
ences of unscrupulous candidates. Mr.
Allen again spoke In opposition to the HI
bill, and his effort was "a; very " igorous
one, ss.5tg "a l IS W IA n 81 tIt NJ
on motion Of Mr.. Davis the bill was ~
passed by, and the House proceeded 10, {, II
the consideration OF the calendar The si
Jordan oyster bill was pa ssed vi thout dis
cussion. the vote on roll call having
been, ayes 42. noes Is.
The fouse at ;&5 p NJ, adjourned, ft3. III .s5a 5s
These bills were passed yesterday
BILLS PASSED. r3ff
TO amend and re-ennct sections 5llS,
sll7 al9o. 3D.? as amended BY act Sap-
proved February 70, 1882. and MS further
amended by act approved February ~.
1884, 8l29, sl3o. 3lal. slSa, 3laa. and sls5, OF
tho Code OF Virginia. aud to repeal an aet
entitled ian act to prescribe what judges
may practice law approved March
1855. and TO repeal section 3los of the Code II
( OF Virginia, S5 s. !. y 4 ! a
10 amend and re-enact section slse "
relation to jurors, approved March y iSS999s, #
and by All act approved March Z, 1900 sec-ss55
ston 3l6s and section sls7 oS the Code of as
Virginia. y, q
9 To amend ana re-enaet section Sl7i. az
amended by an act entitled "an ast 90
amend and re.ensci section al7s Fol ths AZ
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