The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
Massle Gets Campbell Matter.
Passed BY.
HOUSE ON CHILD LABOR
Lyle Bill Passed With Cabell Measure
As an Neutrality-suspicious.. Elections
Discussed and Toy-Pistol Bill
Passed Ii the House.

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The Senate session was brief and con-
and uncontcsted matters 5{ ~
Tho resolutions and reports sent over
from the House In tho Campbell Craw-
ford case were laid before the body, and
on motion Of MI. A1assie OF Nelson, were
( passed by Until to-day. "a
ta There was q pretty good crowd OF vlsl-
tors on hand to watch the case, and when
81 It went by they were evidently dlsap-
B pointed. I will likely cause a big fight
4 on tho floor, and the outcome In the
upper branch will be eagerly looked for.
MI. Bruce, OF Wise, offered In the Senate
bill to create a high school district
n In the Joneaville District OF Lee county.
h and It went over. Tho McTlwaine bill
TO dosawny with secrecy in divorce cases
i was passed without amendment. a. mum
Der OF other bills OF more or less im-
4 portance were passed, among them being
one By Mr.. Mc1lwaine to allow the as
4 alignment OF life insurance policies.
One OF the features OF the day on the
House side was the passage OF the Lyle
child labor bill with an amendment Of
1ered by tho General Laws Committee.
making It practically the cabell bill,
which has already passed the House, and
n which was SO earnestly commended for by
J.,
alto. This disagreement means a confer
ence with the probable result OF compro-
mise. .ig NJ E5T it "a
The Barksdale pure elections bill was
I taken UP and discussed at some length.
= The fight came up on the striking out
OF the committee amendment. to ith:ert the
word "corruptly," and this was ably
commended for By Nessrs. Cumming. Lee
4 and others. Messrs. Duke. Sipe and Ca
il bell spoke for the bill az It came from
4 tho Senate, and 1T went over without ac-
X ton. 4 8 & FIJI 3 Z tl5, .3
A number OF bills were passed by the
A House, the most In teresting having been
y that by MI. Charles Bland 10 prefer !. Ne
d sale or gift OF firearms to persons under
= sixteen years OF age. IA,
Il The Senate.
a. The Rev. Dr. VT. Derleux made the
prayer in the Senate. III
Il Mr.. Massic asked that the Joint reso-
X luton from the House stating the causes
: for the removal OF Judge Clarence lJ.
Campbell be passed by until to-day. and
this was agreed to without objection.
There will be a lively fight when the
matter comes up to-day.
3-y5Is Mr. NfcIlwaino. ID! from sth he Committee
& for Courts Of Justice. reported without
Is amendment Senate Joint resolution pro-
4. posing an amendment to section Al OF
tho Constitution or Virginia and pro-
7 ylding for publishing said amendment
and certifying the same to the next ses-
alon OF the General Assembly. This is
the resolution offered by Mr.. Sears pro-
vldlng for what III known as hold over,
Y Senators; or In other words. to restore
the provision In the old Constitution as
to the term and election of Senators.
This provided that the terms Of one-
I half the Senators should fall vacant
every two years. The new instrument
r,roroSed 4 n do with tho hold over
n feature, AL gS az a. Ri
Nlr. McIlwaine moved that the Senate
insist upon It's amendments to the House
bill providing for putting into operation
the Corporation Commission. He OK
planned that he had been informed that
the House had agreed to all tho Senate
amendments except one and this one
was thought to have been provided for
In another act. He, therefore, moved
4 that conference committee be asked
Z for. This was agreed to.
* bill was introduced by Mr.. Shackel-
4 ford 4 to provide for an election in Or
ange county for the purpose of taking
tho sense Of the voters upon the ques-
ton of Issuing bonds to build macadam-
lied roads.
Mr. Bruce introduced bill to cstab-
lish Jonesville High School District in
hi ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS 8.
Mr.. Mann offered the following. which
3 was agreed to: ts...
.fs Whereas, under the Constitution Of yir-
ginia. there are grave doubts upon the
minds of many lawyers and other ciu-
4 zens whether any election for town Of
2 ncers Gamble held In any OF the towns
OF this Commonwealth prior to tho regl-
lar election In November.
And whereas tho election for town
officers should take place under their
charters some time during tho spring.
and in some Of them preparations are
now being made for said elections,
And whereas, 1t Is of the utmost impor-
( tance that this question should be prop
d erly and finally settled.
Therefore, DO it resolved by tho SEN
nte OF Virginia, that tho Committee on
Courts of Justice of the Senate. be-
{ and Is hereby Instructed to investigate,
& whether under the Constitution for any
officers can be held prior to the elections
5 Tuesday after the first Monday In No
vember next.
THE DIVORCE BILL.
When Mr.. McIlwaine's bill to amend
tho Code with n view to removing all
chance of secrecy in securing divorces
/ and 20 provide for the taking VI testi-
!. mony by commissioners In olancery
came UP. Mr.. Stands moved to amend
so as to allow notaries public to take
evidence.
Mr., McilWalne In one of those short,
sharp and forceful arguments he Is cap
able Of making opposed this amendment.
Z lie wanted to provide In due time against
what seemed to him to be a growing
evil in this State. In other words, Mr..
eArcIlwaine thought that the taking of
evidence by notarles public afforded
much better opportunity for collision
Z than il commissioners in chancery were
to do this work, l3
ME- Stands fought for his amend
ment. Seeing 1t would be lost, he wanted
10 have the act SO changed as to pro-
vide for Justices Of the peace taking
testimony.
Mr. Mc1lwaine would not consent to
4 tllis,
Nh Harvey came UP to the support
Of the Petersburg Senator and related a
case in which the questions aud an
swers IN a divorce suit proceeding were
\ So exactly alike in the evidence taken
by q notary as to convince any one
! that there had been collision.
The Stands amendment was rejected
aid tho bill passed s'5