The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
MANY Bills
UP IN HOUSE !
Special orders Showed Each
Other Aside.
CATION BIRD BILL PASSED
Three Other Measures Of Importance
DIscussed--Mr. Davis Makes Dis
cIaimer- Senate Passes Osteo-
path Bill Days Session.

OjscusSed-MrsS LAWS wakes lis n
cIalmer-Senate Passes Osteo-
path Blll--DaY's Session.
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"a There was much business disposed OF
"a the Legislature yesterday. The House
had ali sorts OF business up at It's ses-5
sion. Isl IS
A number Of bills were offered and re-
ferred. but most Of them were local IN
their nature The one OF chief public
moment was that by Mr. Angel, Of
Roanoke, to require State officers to give
bond in surety, companies.
Mr., Whitehead, OF Norfolk, made an
other unsuccessful effort to have the
jamestown Exposition bill set as sp ,e',
cial order and was defeated by the
efforts OF Mr.. Boaz, chairman Of the
Finance Committee. Mr. whitehead
gave notice that he would make O SINH
lar motion each day unN he should be
successful.
The con gressional reappor tionment bill
reported from the committee was taken
up On mo ton OF Mr.. Cumming, Of Hanp-
ton, the patron Of the bill, but before
much progress had been made with It's
consideration, 1t was pushed aside by the.
Barksdale pure elections bill, which was
set for 1915 as special order. Hardly
had 4sthe consideration Of this measure
been begun, when it was showed aside
by the annexation measures, which were
special orders for 1890 P. M. The House
heard several speeches on the latter and
adjourned without taking any final ac-
ton. s5sg
One OF the Incidents Of the session was
the speech OF Mr.. Davis OF petersburg,
who. rising to question OF privilege,
withdrew his recent structures upon the
editor OF the News-Leader. made upon
the floor OF the House. stating that al
ter considerable correspondence, n he had
concluded that the editor did not mean
to reflect upon either him or any menu
berB OF the committee or, OF the Legisla-
$ture. The eSnate session was not long.
but it was not without public Interest.
The body adopted joint resolution o.
fered by Mr.. yVickham, calling for the
appointment OF joint committee to in
quire into the ACCESSIBILITY OF securing
quarters for the Corporation Commits
sion outside the state Library.
IL The only other matter OF publv interest
disposed OF was the passage OF the Har-
vey osteopath bill without material o. OBJ
lection,
The Senate.
The proceedings Of the Senate were!
opened with prayer BY the Rev. G. * ..
Meade. Of the Episcopal Church. 36g5.
III Mr.. Hartman secured. under a suspen-
sion OF the rules, the passage Of the bill
to authorize the issue Of bonds for the
purpose of erecting new school house
in Clintwood District, in Dlckerson coun-
ty. The school house there was recently
burned. Ell,
Mr.. yNickham offered the following reso-
luton, which he asked the Senate 4 be
acted upon at once:
Whereas the offices formerly occupied
by the Railroad Commissioner Of Yir-
ginia are inadequate to suitably accom-
MEDIATE the business Of the State Cor
poration Commission; M
5 And whereas. 1t is necessary to pro-
vide suitable quarters and accommoda-
ton. Now. therefore, be 1t "
IT. Resolved. BY the Senate, the House
Of Delegates 5concurring, that special
Joint committee. consisting OF three mem
bers on the part OF the Senate, to be
appointed by the president OF the Sen
ate, and three members on the part OF
the House. to be appointed by the Speak
er of the House, be and the same is here
by constituted. whose duty it shall be to
confer with the members Of the State
Corporation Commission, and. after In
vestigation, to report to the General AS
sembly bill making provision for suit
able accommodation and quarters for
the State Corporation Commission. and
to this end they shall ascertain whether
itSis practicabla..by re-arrangins and re-
assigning the various offices OF the State
government to accommodate the State
Corporation Commission and Its business
with suitable rooms in the apitol or IL
brary Building, and In the event they
shall ascertain that 1t is not SO practical
BILE, then to report up on the practicability
/ Of arranging facilities for their accom-
mediation and quarters in some conve-
tnient place in the city of Richmond, OUT
side of the Capitol grounds, together with
the cost thereof
NEED LARGER QUARTERS
Mr. Wickham addressed the Senate
briefly urging the necessity for immediate
action, as the Corporation Commission
has a vast amount of work before 1t, \
Mr. Lyle was opposed to going outside
OF the governmental buildings for quar-
Eters, G5
Mr. wickham replied that he. too, was
opposed 10 doing this, II the offices could
sion ample room In which to do It's
work. He stated that the committee
would Investigate and report and then
there could be objection made II any one
should not feel disposed to adopt the re-
port Mr.. Lyle Withdrew his objection,
and then the resolution was unanimously
passed,
!. BILLS REPoRTED.
Mr.. ArcIlwaine, from the Committee for
Courts Of Justice. reported with amend-
ments the following Senate bill, limiting
the time in which witnesses can be paid
[ out OF the treasury:
senate bill to amend and re-enact sec
ton 2455 of the Code Of Virginia dssD IN
relation to reduction Of rent, where build
ings are destroyed or lessee Is deprived OF
possession.
Senate bill to amend Section $3.50 OF the
Code Of Virginia, fixing the order In
which debts OF decedent are to be paid,
Senate bill to amend Section 1919 of
the Code OF Virginia in relation to how
Justice may associate Justices with him
IL they disagree whose opinion to pre-
vail,
Senate bill authorizing the assignment
of life insurance policies.
Senate bill to amend Section 226O OF