The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-17
VOTE MAY Be
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Ifalsey vagrnnt law; Il bill to compensate
clerks Of Senate and House for indexing
the statutes, and several other bills OF
Interest. M !. y5
, The House pissed the general olec-
lions bill; the amendment TO the Banks.
dale pure elections law, the bill IN rea-
ton to social clubs; the bill fixing the
terms OK circuit courts, and other meas
nres. The circuit bill was passed With
fused to agree and from which tho
Tfouse declined to recede, md q confer
ence was asked and granted and con-
ftroes named. sg
Altogether, II was very. busy day In
both houses. with tho prospect OF I'm
ether to-day.
TH1RTY.oND PRESENT.
The Senate convened Mt 10 A. NJ. ycs-
terday, being called to order by Lleutch-
ant Governor Willard. Thare were thirty
ono senators present, as the maximum
during the session. \,
Before taking up tho special order, the
debate on tho Jordan oyster bill. the
SENATE devoted the morning hour 70 the
consideration Of other business, and dis
posed Of a. great deal OF important mat
tor In a short time. b. !,
,rhe House bill approprfating 81 900 addl-
tionnI for the erection of u fence around
the Lee monument in this city wns COM
municatad to tho Senate, and lmme-
dately taken up and passed. II now
goes to the Governor.
The Rouse BIZ appropria ting $4,000 for
The con structIon Of two additional wards
al the University Of Virginia hospital
was likewise communicates taken up
and passed. ,s5 81
The House bill known as the Green
nmen dment to the general pension blll,
rerating pensioners who were on the
partial disability list and who have since
become totally disabled. was also COM
nunicated from the House, 1mmeola1eay
taken up and passed.
The Chapman bill, in relation TO bonds
OF treasurers and allowing them to Tile
bonds with personal security In sum
twice the amount Of the funds handled,
was taken up and passed. This is to re-
ileyu treasurers, sherlffs and others from
cxtortionatc charges at the hands OF
bond and security companies.
A House bill relieving undertakcrs from
fury service was taken IN and passed
TERMS OF COURTS.
&a Tho Senate declined to concur In the
House amendments to the bill fixing the
terms OF courts for the various cir
cults under the new judiciary plan. and
reported non-concurrence to tho rouse
Later a communica ton from the House
WAS TeCGlVeU. ucClIllIu6 w LSSpNS 80 AAA
Its amendments. and asking confer
ence. A conference was agreed TO by the
senate. and A1essrs. Chapman, Anderson
and Harvey wero named by President
Willard as the confarees on tho part
of the Senate. 5fas
y Senate bill $50 known as th.s Fialsey
anti-va grant BILL was taken up by the
Senate and passed.. and its pa ssage COM
,nun.cated to the House. This bill Is
a 4 ha3t fenrpin grant law.
which has been found very effective IN
that state.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to Senate bill 4f2, IN rela-
1,on to fees Of Secretary OF the Common
wealth, notaries and justices OF The
peace; county clerks and clerks OF appel
late and other courts Z OF sherlfts. ser
Yeants. criers, etc
u A numbers of, sHouE.ss BILLS were COM
mum ca ted and referred or taken up and
passed, most OF them minor Code bllis.7
Mr.. Anderson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate refused TO or
der to its engrossment Senate bill b3s,
IA relation to charter fees. etc. lie was
spenkfng to his motion when the time
for the special order came, ana me mo-
zion was displaced for the remainder
Z Of the day.
4 communication was received from the
Governor, conveying the sworn state
ment of General Fitzhugh Lee that the
SO go pledged by the Stuart Monument
Associa ton had been raised. The state
ment was nttssted before a notary.
Mr.. wickham offered bill appropriat-
Ing $4,000 for the erection OF tho monu-,
5,nent. IN accord with the agreement en-
tered into by the General Assembly with
the monument association. Hc moved to
discharge the committee from consider
alton Of the bill, but pending further ac-
ton the chair was vacated Until P. NJ.
BAYLOR SURVEY BILL.
1t was a few minutes after noon when
Mr.. watkins, of Prince Edward, men,
her OF the special Joint committee on
Oyster Legislation. and one Of the vet
Grams OF the Legislature In point OF SER
vice, took the floor to advocate the Jor-
dan-Cardwell bill Xto break the Baylor
survey In prefaclng his argument proper.
he reviewed briefly the perpetual turmoil
over oyster legislation, and the tact tllat
the Tidewater people insisted that no
man knew anything about the question
unless he lIvod on oysters and breathed
the air OF the oyster region. The oyster
interests have stoutly contended for the
rights Of the people. meaning the 1Oo
tongers and their families and Ignoring
the rights ana interests Of the eighteen
hundred thousand people OF the Commons
wealth.
III The speaker boldly charged that all the
laws regulating tho oyster industry had
been lgr--,d and defied for years. and
that the state had found 1t impossible to
enforce them The speaker charged the
people OF Tidewater with arrogat!ng 70
themselves all knowledge Of the oyster
question. and Diminishing as unworthy Of
consideration any expression from one
who did not breathe the air of Inspiration
that permeates the oyster region,
Mr. Watkins then criticised at some
length the speech OF Mr.. Walker, charging
that tho senator from Westmoreland
though pulling down the legislation aug
gested offered nothing In Its stead, Flo
also attacked the argum ent OF Mr.,
walker as to tho doubtful constitutions
ality OF the Jordan bill, and asked II the
Board OF Fisheries and the other officers
of the State would so on year after year
violating the law and the Constitution
Mr.. Watkins charged the champions
y IT 2. X + . e p.