The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
FIGHT ]. FOR
......COMM|ISSl0N.''|.
sJt IS Renewed in the House
by Colonel Cabell.
WANTS a LONG RECESS
Fixes Dates from May 18th to Nov, 10Th
4 and Provides Money TO Pay Com
85 mission Some Bills Offered
on House Side. Z

II ,rhe feature Of the House session yes
II 4er,,av was the effort Of Colonel George
q. cabell, Jr.. Of Danville to get get. through
1 Joint resolution for recess OF the cen zen
cral Assembly from May 18th to Novem-
her 10th. and the appointment OF JOINT
commission to take UP the work and re- re-
bort to the latter daa 20 session.
Tho resolution, together with substl-
tute offered BY Mr.. Edwards, or West '''''a
point, was postponed until to-day, when
d big battle will be conducted over them
Colonel cabell stated that there was
u no thunder In his resolution and that
], he would not serve on the commission
.5if he should be named
III The feature Of to-day's session VIII
4 doubtless be the discussion Of the reso-
tuition. a TIL,
H. The House was called to order at noon
III; Speaker John 8. Ryan, and prayer
was offered by Rev. Russell Cecl' Of
il the Presbyterian church.
1sl Among the bills reported from com com
S,mittees were:
..To require the Corporation Commits
sion to fix storage demurnge and car
service charges, which may be collec,ea
4 ry railroad and other transportation
companies 6t
si..To make registrars conservators Of
y the peace. s35&G
#8 Mr.. Cabell. Of Danvllle. offered q Joint
Y resolution providing that when the Leg
\ islature adjourn on May 10th, 1t be 70
reassemble on the 10th day Of November
\ and for the appointment Of Joint
m
II to be composed of three on the part Of
the House and two on the part Of the
Senate, The resolution appropriates
u 5000 for the expenses Of the Commits
Il sion. s ri 5 "a ~ 53 SF i85
Il Mr.. Cabell spoke for his resolution
and asked that It go over, He declared
that he would not serve on, tho II COM
mission IL appointed and that there was
no thunder In the resolution. Mr.. Ed
wards offered a substitute providing for
mine members, six from the House and
three from the Senate.
M Mr.. Ed wards names no date for ad-
@journment In hts resolution and they
both went over without action
WANTS STATISTICS.
"a Mr.. Whitehead offered q resolution
calling upon the Commission OF Agrl-
culture to make an itemized account, OF
&tho expenses OF his department for the
last fiscal year
Mr. Whitehead spoke earnestly for
hts resolution and said he desired to
know what disposition was being made
4 Of the funds appropriated for this de-
rartment. Mr.. Bowman called atten-
ton to the reports on the desks OF mem
hers aud Mrs. Whitehead declared that
sit5 cid not tel anywhere.
4s1 He made no reflection on the COM
missioner but he had a right to know
II what wns done withfSthe money when
ut was sought to raise additional taxes
upon the fertilizer manufacturers of the
State.
Mr.. Churchrnan urged that the reso-
Tuition be referred. Mr.. Whitehead spoke
again for It's passage. Mr.. Read made
his maiden speech. and while favoring
the resolution. he defended tho depart
ment briefly
The resolution was referred and Mr..
Il Whitehead reiterated that he meant no
reflection upon thu department Of Agrl-
4 culture.
The following bills were offered and
referred:
NJ BY Mr.. Lowry: To require promoters
4 to pay cost Of elections. provided their
schemes fail at the polls.
By Mr.. Jennings: Petitions for and
against the Harvey osteopath bill
BY Mr.. Churc Gilman: Making 1t unlaw-
5Sful for Insurance companies not In
corporated In Virginia, but legally ad-
Y mitted to do business therein to place