Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
'.' !. COMMIT ZEE,
nAHKsDALE PURE ELECTIONS ELL
REcoMMrrTEp n HOUSE.
NO HOSTILITY Q: I E I EXPRESSED Is 90
Member. E1p1ained rhat rhey ne
sired Time TO Read and Digest the
Mea.ure-Lee Statue sPropo.aa En-
dor.ed.
10 HOSTILITY EXPRESSED.
dOrsed.
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The House Of Delegates OF Virginia yes
terday by a close vote recommitted the
Barksdale pure elections bill. which
came up on the calendar on its second
reading. Mr.. Davis led the opposition to
Immediate action on the bill and asked
to have 1t recommitted and chairman
Kelley Of the House Committee on Pri-
vileges and Elections. reinforced the
) Petersburg member in asking to have the
measure recommitted Neither gentle
man expressed any hostility to the pur-
pose of the bill. but wished time to read
and consider it before action thereon. The
House refused to pass by and print. and
finally by a majority of nine recommittsd
the bill.
This was the only feature OF the House
session. aside from the Introduction. of
number of bills and the presentation OF
petitions from seven or eight counties
asking the passage of the Mann liquor
license bill.
Speaker Ryan called the house to order
at 6 p. NJ, Rev. Russell Cecil Of the pres
byterian church. asked divine blessing
upon the deliberations Of the lawmakers.
and on Mr.. Bland S motion. the reading
of the journal was dispensed with.
These opening preliminaries cleared the
way for action. The Senate bill relating
to settlements with county treasurers and
local bill to repeal special election
act in Dublin District, Pulaski county.
were reported from the Senate and re-
ferred respectively to the Committee on
Finances and Counties. Cities. and
Towns.
The Bland bill for the relief Of sick and
disabled volunteer firemen was reported
from the Committee on Finances and
read a first time.
A bill Of Delegate Toney's to allow
the Manchester sc.lool Doard to Issue
bonds and borrow money for the erection
of a school building was favorably report
ed and given its first reading.
PRIVATE AND LOLA BILLS.
The following bills were reported in tho
House from the special committee on
private local and special legislation:
To repeal the charter 81 the town Of
Bowling Green, in the county OF Caroline
TO authorize the board OF supervisors
OF Amelia county to contribute such an
amount as if shall deem proper towards
the erection of Confederate monument
in the courthouse square Of said county.
e To appropriate $500 to the Virginia
home for incura bles.
To authorize and empower the board
of supervisors of Campbell county to
appropriate and contribute money to the
Confederate monument association of
Campbell county, for the purpose Of aid
Ing the erection Of monument to the
Confederate soldiers Of said county.
To empower the county court of Camp
bell county to authorize and permit a
Confederate monument to be erected upon
the public square at the county seat
thereof. s-=i-
All Of which are endorsed Within OBJ
jects cannot be reached under general
laws
To allow Lawson George to build a pier
in Currotoman river. in Lancaster county.
To authorize the trustees of Lee school
district. in Accomac county. to borrow
money and issue bonds.
To amend and re-enact an act to au-
2thorize district and county school boards
of Prince William Page and Fluvanna
counties to compensate school trustees
other than clerks of district school boards.
approved 1890.
To authorize the trustees OF Pungo-s
league school district. in Accomac county,
to borrow money and issue bonds.
The foregoing bills are endorsed Object
can be reached under the general laws. =
+ The bill to amend section ~ OF the code
as amended. in relation. to the numbers
of the commissioners of the revenue. So.
as to provide for one commissioner for
each ma gisterial distrirt In the county
Of Accomack. is referred back to. the
House
The bill for the relief Of the estate of
Mary White, deceased having been
considered by the joint committee on spe-
cial private and local legislation, was
returned to the house with the following
report: The committee respectfully report
that the passage of this bill is prohibited
by section 63 of subdivision OF the con-
stitution.
The bill to empower the trustees OF Me-
NJ, To
the trustees of MechanicsviIIe Baptist
church. colored. to sell certain property
and TO divide the proceeds; was endorsed
Can be accomplished by court proceed
ings.'H's : Z - -
! . SYMPATHY FOR MEMBERS.
Mr.. Jennings offered. and the House
patty for Delegates Cabell. OF Danville:s
Toney. Iof Manchester, and Organ. Of
Dinwiddie. each of whom has recently
lost a child by dea tn.
Z A large number Of bills and petitions
Were introduced and referred. after
which the House tackEd the calendar.
The Senate bl.l to validate certain re-
cords Of the County Court Of Powhatan,
Miller, was ordered to its engrossmcnt.
The only other bill on the calendar.
the measure known as the Barksdale
elections, primartss, and conventions,
and to prevent corrupt practices or
bribery in same, to limit the expenses
OF candidates to prescribe the .it.es Of
candidates, a nd providing penalties and
remedies for violations Of this act, and
decla ting void: under certain conditions.
elections in which the provisions Of this
act or any OF them. have been violated.
came up.
POINTED OUT DEFECTS.
B Mr.. Davis. Of Petersburg. Immediately
took the floor to point ont certain de-
fects Of the sure, ais he regarded
them, and finally asked the House to- re-
commit this bill IN order that he and
others who were In hearty accord with
its objects might have the opportunity
to examine it and remedy its defects.
He explicitly declarfd his friendship for
the bill when perfected. sand asked
time to consider and digest it. He moved
to recommit the bill.
Mr.. cardWtll. Of Hanover. proposed as
a substitute that the bill be passed by
and printed. He thought 1t could be
amended on the floor of the House as
well as In committee, and directed at
tention to the fact. that 1t had passed
the Senate almost without a dissenting
voice. II
3 Mr.. Kelley, Of Richmond city. chair
man of the Committee on Privileges and
but who was absent when the
bill was reported, asked for its recon-
$50
After some further discussion. vote
was had on Mr.. cardwells substitute,
but was declared lost. "A division
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