The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13

conference we're ordered. He took ISSUE
with MIR. Sears as to the effect Of the
80 s rs sssfsa hpqf The
vided sufficient safeguard against the
SUBJECT RESUMED.
When the Senate reconvened at
o'clock. Mr.. Mcllwaine resumed MS ex-
PLANTATION and advocacy OF the confer.
ence report on the he, merger ,, clause OF 'he
Mr.. KeezeIl. Of Rockingham. earnestly
opposed the adoption OF the report OF
II ss the oa he
p wns s. Practically sy lily eompete control Of
Of o'u the Constitution on the subject. IL
expressed the hope that the Senate would
refuse M f ad sERA re 5epHoPPtls novEs.
Mr.. Stands. Of Southampton. spoke
briefly in advocacy Of the conference re-.
port. He pointed out that to refuse a t1
corporate enterprises in future and would
drive capital and enterprises out OF the
State. He was inclined to think that
posed posed 10 the report were unneeessarliy
alarmed as to the effect Of the, bill. and
That they were i mg5peen in this he
ferees were unanimous in support OF their
recommendation.
Mr. Of tba s'af tie
nal bill authorizing the merging Of rail-
way lines and had taken part in n the
Sson %he sfoh the To sn had Been
conference and a report had been made
thereon. he Yielded to the will Of the
t the best a' that could be done: The RAN
way companies OF Virginia had built up
great systems under the operation and
by authority of charters granted by this
State. and the people had not suffered
as q consequences Of the creation Of great
through lines Besides these ta b ntd1way
and develop the material welfare and the
Industrial progress OF the State. and
there had been no oppression Of the peo-
RECORDED VOTE.
The pending question was ga aed and
ence Committee was adopted BY vote o.
Bnrksda1s gyars chs s]
sey. Hartman, Harvey. Hobbs. Mann. Mas
sic, McIlwaine, Shackelford. Stands. st.
Clair. Walker. Wallace. Watkins. Wick
cSSar eoE5 sed aa Rasfs ka
Opie. Sears and Tyler-I. ,
ed wv with - Mr. N Cromwell against the Bill.
Mr.. Cromwell favoring and Mr.. Ford
opposing. =,
4. N. Wednesday. This is Mr.: Clay
be BIZ foT esn eons aks to L
shipment over Its own lines and connect
i The next special order. the Senate bin
Polytechnic Institute. was passed by until
The last special Il, order on the ea5sS
to the penitentiary, encountreed some 9p-
and e9nsdsrasss
y1rOnrfa ffnn q oxnlainad fla Situatl ton
tie new esll building st the Penlts t. =:
Ac psef to the juag
ment Of the committee. The expendl-
ture was necessary. and according to, the
afford the heating and ventilation Of the
new building for which purpose the adj
ditonaI appr1op}rat,99n was NECESSARY
and Mr.. opie vigorously opposed the adj
ditonal apPropr,iIa9tion: MI; Byars so. sought
passed the amending stage. and Mr..
Wlckham declined to give unanimous con-
sent to the amendment.
ground that 1t would perpetuate the un-
holy contract with the Days Shoe Com
Hs oag1t eenvet
ed a solution of the problem of conges-
ton In the prison.
ditional cell building was not needed in
the first instance: that conditions in
tho penitentiary had been exaggerated
In the city of Richmond. Furthermore.
the negroes were leaving the State in
large numbers and there was reason to
expect fewer instead OF more convicts In
THIS State In the future.
Mr.: Byars opposed the appropriation
on the ground that the penitentiary d.
rectors had exceeded their authority.
Furthermore. the bill would operate to
defeat the working OF convicts on pub
lio roads.
Aessrs. Bryant. Watkins and Cogblll
and others advocated the appropria-
The pending question being ordered.
the. bill was passed-ayes. %; noes. 6;
as follows: - c,,a