The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20

| groups shalt Be elected for d term az
two years, In one for four years, In one
for elk years. and II, one for eight years.
NAiexatdria, Bristol, Buenn Vista ana
charlottesville shalt constitute the first
'Dany,ile. Fredericksburg. Lynchburg
4 and Manchester shall constitute the sec
NEWPORT News. Norfolk, Petersburg
and Portsmouth shall constitute the third
Radford, Richmond, Roanoke and staun-
ton and Winchester shall constitute the
And Resolved, further, That in order
i to ascertain the term for which the judges
1 In each Of said group shall be elected.
tho clerk OF the House Of Delegates and
the clerk OF tho Senate shall have pre-
pared d written list Of each OF the four
place the same In sealed envelopes, Wit q
| no distinguishing mark OF any kind upon
| the envelopes. z 4. !.
And that hereafter, on the 25th day Of
March, 1903, at the hour OF 1890 o. clock
P. NJ. the Speaker Of the House OF Dele
gates and the President OF Senate, IN the
presence OF the members Of the House
OF Delegates and the Senate. shall pro,
coed. alternately, to draw by lot the sealed
envelopes containing tho groups Of cir
cults, and upon the first envelope drawn
shall be written Two Years. and upon
the second envelope drawn -Four Years."
| and upon the third envelope drawn Six
| Years;'fan and upon the remaining envelope
:Eight Years. and the Judges for the
cities named on the written slips OF pa
! per In the several envelopes, respective
| ", shall be elected for the number OF
years SO written thereon. 81
Fs t;l5 55sls4F Tho Ao,isa Ss
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker John F. Ryan. and
there was no prayer.
The following bills were offered and re-
ferred:
By MI Churchman:5 To impose q IL
cense tax OF $50 upon pilots.
BY Mr.. Edmundson:4 TO amend the
charter Of the town OF South Boston.
BY Mr.. Branch: 8 Petitions favoring the
Mann liquor bill. 452}i55
"A The chair announced that Mr.. Reed. the
new member from Mecklenburg, had been
assigned the following standing COM
smittees: s@Asylums, Prisons, Militia and
Police ana Public Property.
House bill Mo- 81. to appropriate 100000
additional for repairs at the Capitol, came
up as unfinished business, and was con-
sidered along with the substitute offered
& by Mr.. Davis, OF Petersburg.
Mr.. Davis substitute provides that
the work OF architecture be given to
John Keevan PEBBLES. Mr.. Cardwell
modified his bill SO as to provide that
all the compe ting architects report their
plans to the General Assem- bly,, all adj
herring to the scheme OF additional wings
on either side.
u Mr.. Cardwells bill recognizes the merit
OF Mr.. Pebbles plans, but leaves the mat
I ter open as to who shall get the work.
" The plans are to be consi Tered p1im-
nrily by the Finance Committee. the COM
mission and tho Governor. Mr. Caldwell
made q strong speech in favor Of his bill
and was asked questions by a number OF
the members. q L # rs
a Mr. Ryan spoke earnestly against the
bill (Nfr.5 Newhouse In the chair, and
declared that S1OO, 900 was sufficient to re-
pair the CAPITOL and that the credit Of
the State could at the same time be pro-
tected.
BILL DEFEATED.
The Davis substitute was withdrawn.
and Mr.. Folkes warmly defended the
commission, Of which he Is a member.
and declared that the body had done what
they thought best.
* Mr., eatherstona spoke against the bill |
and said there was no need for additional
appropriation. and he was followed by |
Mr.. Cation for the bill
"a He thought the State might we'll af-
AAsRN
the amount to spare at this time. =
e He appealed to the House to vote for |
the bill with the understanding that the
money should not be drawn from the |
treasury until 1904.
B Mr.. Cabell, rising to5a question Of priyi-
lege. disclaimed any intention OF reflect
ing upon the commission In his inquiry |
as to the spending OF $3.50 for plans. and
he and Mr. Folkes had aflttle love feast,
after which the substitute OF Mr.. Card
we'll was defeated and the original bill |
was rejected without division.
4 BY a vote OF 46 to u the House agreed
to the Senate amendments to the Com
missioners OF Revenue bill, providing for
election by the people. This was the bill |
In relation to counties, and the same ac-
ton was taken with regard to these Of
flcers In cities. This settles the great
fight for all time and provides for popu-
lar election OF commissioners. In which
event [they are Ineligible for re-e ton.
AFTER SLOT MACHINES.
When the slot machine bill came up.
an amendment was adopted to allow c-
CARS to be sold through such devices, and
the bill was. passed. !,
D. When the Jamestown Exposition bill |
was reached MT. Cumming moved that Its
further consideration be postponed until
April ID, This was opposed by Mr.,
Boas. but agreed to-ayes. So; noes -,
Churchman offered substitute, leaving
the law as at present. except that the SUI
pervisors may be Instructed to give the,
people the kind ofilaw they desire, upon
petition OF the latter. Mr., Fulton offered
some amendments. as did many other
members, and tho former spoke against
the Leake bill, and was followed by Mr.,
Churchman. who spoke for the substitute
offered by himself,
Mr., Carter, Of Scott, offered an amend
ment looking to the protection of those
farmers Of his county who are financlal-
~ unable to put UP expensive fences
about theirEfarms, He said that an In
expensive but a servlceable one was OF
the kind he advocated, which would suit
both the rich and poor. lie said he pre-
ferred that the people Of the counties be
given the right to vote upon the question
OF what kind OF fence should prevail In
their respective counties, But II he could
not get that privilege for hts peopleSh he
thought that the Board Of Supervisors ot
each county was the next best authority
for determining the question. He spoke
with much earnestness and his speech
was an impressive one.
Mr., Edmundson advocated fence law
that would make every man keep his