The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-17

Concluding his speech the senator DO.
clared with conviction that there was
nothing intricate about the oyster ques-
ton, as the gentleman from Tldewhter
contendcd, nothing that an Intelligent
man who studied the subject could not
readily understand. He believed that In
Z tclligent men from Frederick, In tho
Valley. or tho Southwest were as COM
petent to leglslate on the subject as wore
the gentlemen from Underwater. and In
many cuses more so. The Tidewater rep
rcscr1tatlves wore afraid Of the tongers ms
children were OF Jack o'lanterns, and
there was no more danger in one than the
other Il zs IS
MONTICELLO BILL PASSED
The Senate devoted half an hour or
more to the transaction Of other BUSH
mes, and disposed OF some Important mat
ters. Ssl
Mr.. Barksdale Of Halifax, called up
the House bill npproprlating $4,000 for
the erection OF II Virginia building at st.
Louis, The bill was laid before the Senate
and passed without debate. Ayes-25: noes,
2. 1t now goes to the Governor for his ap-
prevail.
Mr.. Wickham, of Hanover. moved to
discharge the committee from considera-
ton Of tho bill making an appropriation
to pay tho clerks for indexins the acts OF
the General Assembly The bill was taken
up out Of order and passed without OBJ
lection. 5S
Mr. Ealsey had the Finance Commit
tee discharged from consideration OF the
bill designed to permit foundries to pur-
chase scrap iron for use in these In
dustries without having to take out Junk
dealers licenses. The committee was dis
, charged, the bill taken up and passed.
fThereupon Mr.. Shackelford's motion
that the chair be vacated at and re-
sun1ed at p. NJ. was taken up and
agreed to.
At the chair was vacated for two
hours.
Stuart Monument.
Immediately upon $reconvening for the
afternoon session, Mr.. Wlckhaun called UP
his BILL offered at the morning session
and from which the committee was dis
one anpropr,atine siN.ooo for, the fund
! to erect ana equestrian statue of General
y. E. B. Stuart on designated site in the
Capitol Square. On March 23d last the
General Assembly dedicated site IN the
pr rn ton, Of $4,000 by, the State upon
the condition thatHt the Stuart Monument
Association would furnish sa tisfactory
evidence tina It had raised = IKE sum Tor Or
the same purpose. ~ a cnnmuntca ton from
the Governor, Informed the Senate that
the Associa ton had raised the amount
agreed unon. and accompanying his c com
! raj Fitzhugh Lee, president. that the Monu-
NEST Associa ton, had subscribed the sum
stated
and the monument to the caValryman ls
now assured.
The evening session Of the Senate was
abandoned by reason Of the fo'luIre Of q
n,orum to apppar. The Senate was
thereupon declared adjourned until 10 a.
M. to-day. III Il
The House.
Tho House was called to order by
Sneaker Ryan at 10 o'clock and prayer
was offered by Rev Robert Strange, Of
the Episcopal Church.
a hill was offered by Messrs. Taylor
and REYNOLDS. to permit tn, netting ar
trann'ne of partr'dRes in the county OF
Pittsylrania, and Mr., Jennings had
PASSED out OF Its order a bill offered by
himself, to permit foundries to purchase
scrap iron without paying regular junk
Dealers license '
The House insisted on Its amendments
10 the bill fixing the terms of the new
circuit courts and asked for a confer
cnce.
The p,lre elections bill. as amended and
enrrossed in the House on Tuesday, was
called up by Mr.. Cumming and passed,
ayes, AS: noes. 13.
Tho general elections bill which here
tofore failed. was passed-ayes, 45; noes
The Committee on Schools and Colleges
reported the Senate bills on the subject
Of general education, and they went
upon the calendar. 4. In
Mr.. Cumming called up the social club
bill heretofore rejected, and spoke briefly
for Its passage. 81
Mr.. Foxes opposed the bill In a brief
speech. In which he doclnred that the
Legislature was asked here TO draw
fine distinctions between an aristocratic
las and a nlain drunk He said It wns
sought TO allow the gentleman to violate
tile sabbath and require. the man to
keep It,
MI. Folkes contended that his consti-
tuents wers overwhelmingly opposed 70
any form Of Sunday selling. and he said
he would always oppose such a bill as
the ono pending,
Messrs. Tolkes, on one side, and White,
head and Cumming, on this other, and
the former smoke with great vigor.
THANKS OF LIQUOR PEOPLE.
Mr.. Ice spoke briefly for the bill and
Mr., Cardwell followed and alleged that
MI. FOXES deserved the thanks Of the
LIQUOR people for his speech. MIR, Whse-
head smoke for the bill, and said some re-
lief should be afforded the people of the
state. Mr., Jennings spoke briefly for the
measure, and Mr.. Snead against IT, and
upon roll call the bill was passed-ayes
II; noes, ~.
senate bill amending the law SO as to
leave Il optional with county. officers
whether they shall gWe their bonds In
guarantee companies OF give personal Sc
curity. was taken un out OF Its order
and passed. In support OF the bill Mr.
companies doing business In virginia, stat
Ing that they had discontinued the prao-
tice Of going on the bonds OF county treas
urers, one stated, however, that the
company would take newly elected treas
urcrs, but these only. The bill passed BY
the Senate In relation to the priority OF
mechanics liens was advocated by Messrs,
ANGEL and Cardwell, aud was finally re-
iected--ayes, rs; noes. B8.
POLL. TAX MEASURE,
The bill offered by Mr. Lee, Of Notto-
way, to extend the time for the payment
of poll taxes until January LIST. without
the adding OF the penalty, was dismissed.
Mr. Fnlton's antitrust bill came up, and