The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-22
JAMESTOWN
BILL WINS
Is Certain That the Measure
Will Pass the Senate.
SCIENTISTSLOSE IN HOUSE
The Harvey Bill Aimed at Them Passed
Without Amendment-Hot Fight
on the jamestown Bill in
the Senate.

jamestown wins. The appropriation OF
$4,000 by the State to the exposition
company Is now assured beyond reason.
able doubt. The action OF the Senate
yesterday in voting down by decisive ma
jorlty all the amendments to the iouse
bill carrying the appropriation insui es
that the bill will pass when II comes UP
Thursday with but formal protest, II
any be made at all
This result was reached ia tho Sennta
OF Virginia yesterday after a session !aot-
Ing more than three hours in which nye
separate Amendments to the bill were
voted down after full and free debate.
The bill has not been put upon Its pas
sage yet. but has been BET as special
order for Thursday at 1916 p. NJ. when
1t will be taken UP and passed. The OPP
poncnts of the unamended bill could not
muster more than thirteen votes yester-
day and now that the amending stage
has passed. their strength will hardly
exceed ten votes. while the advocates
of the measure are confident OF from
, q to "A votes.
In the House the Harvey bill aimed at
the Christian Scientists was passed with
out amendment.
The Senate.
There were twenty-five Senator's pres
ent when the Lieutenant-Governor called
the Senate to order. yesterday, and be-
fore the session had progressed far there
were twenty-nine present.
NO minister being present there was no
opening prayer, and the Senate plunged
without delay into the consideration OF
the calendar.
Mr.. McIlwainc, of Petersburg, offered
bill appropriating five hundred dollars
to defray the expenses OF the removal OF
the bodies Of Mrs. James Monroe and her
l,, III fr<,v naG
to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond. The
bill went to the Committee on Finance.
"A letter was read from Mrs. John +.
Hughes. Of the lakewood Memorial AS
ISOLATION. inviting the General Assembly
to attend the ceremonies ON oakwood
Memodlal Day, May ;,E 9Th ,i,r If,,r,nnn
House Bill No. Sc, appropriating 100000
to the Jamestown Exposition Company,
was given It's third reading. Mr.. Wick.
ham desired to offer an amendment, bu!
the president ruled that the bill had
passed tho amending stage and amends
ments could only be offered by unani-
nous consent. The patrons, and frien 6s
courteously yielded consent to the Offer
Ing OF any amendment. Thereupon Measrs
Wickhnm. Lupton. Chapman and Har-
yey all suggested amendments 1hey oe-
The amendments OF Mr.. Wickham.
two in number. were the first offered:
The opponents OF the bill. The first Of
the Wlckham amendments was as tol-
lows .,s
whereas, without the aid Of the govern n
men. OF the United States 1t VIII not be
practicable, to c2nduct an expos sia9!. on
the scale that wil bent the % .And pro-
v!ded. further, that no part OF ane ai ta,,
said sum OF one hundred and nifty thou
sand dollars shall be p Az sta, OF Of fr1 Vr
cinia until and unless on or before the
iirst day of March, 1904 tho Congress o,
the United States shall have appFoRr.aesn
fhn Governor OF this Commonweaith shail
certify TO the Auditor Or ,; pnDnc az -
T Teasonably insure the conduct OF the eS.
nosition on q scale BETTING the occasion
celeor rT144 SECOND AMENDMENT.
Tho second Wickham amendment read:
an mage add at the end OF sectlon !.
"And provided further, that the ai sa "a
said sum 81 s1SeIt sn CO. e set apart rs
. .anaTste and distinct fund from Its other
mpnevs and used solely for the PURPOSE
Of defraying the ,o cost and ah CONSTRUCTION OF
G'u n,it . ia building, to be known as the
Virginia building, OF exhibiting t he o ma1-
ura and material reTGlr'eds eveiopment Of
The 1T S4lte 9X1MnE isstaMiBNrs PROPOSED;
Mr., Chapman, OF dre aia was designed
s n esnnfesuard T the and R to
give the state 5rsx l1 ln the IN event the
sSqpSpsropriaton was made. oc,ered two
e 1 hs dssansasaa HsTsa w IT
amend me- haasc:ce M the amendment OF Mr..
Harvey asssnf4h o # nare esso%Raa
nrovided that the state appiop s,,,,, nf one
only las after been 'h 1asea 81
million d 9aa ssubscrlptions prior to, jan
Gary Ss S09a i qnd By law It,
stenr1s9sop al ncarsd tha BIZ II half AZ
Milking s, t / one Sand hsaa tSouzn rS
s He Of al lie had he been de,
offered l bX u and msensnSea sftsE
pate n!s,o ISs w When a vote was had and all
were nyp9 tsaa aST oN THE MEASURE, =, ;
u. vickham, Of Hanover. chairman