The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-28
A PRIMARY
FORN0RF0L|K
THE House Follows the Lead OF
the Senate and Passes
the Measure.
MORE TIME TO PAY TAXES
An Extension Of a Month This
Ycar-7'1c Tolkcs Rail
road Amendment.
MORE TIME TO PAY TAXES

rho session of the Legislature yester-
day WINS devoid Of great interest. ne
only feature being the concurrence by the
House In tho action Of the Senate IN
pnssng, Notwithstanding the veto or inc me
Governor, the bill amending the NOR
folk city primary law, the Governor
having admitted he was mistaken. ahd
1t being clear that tho measure could
not DO returned to the Governor Under
tho Constitution. The House passed the
bill creating a bureau Of insurance. and
the measure now goes to the senate
where It's ta.e Is doubtful. The House
recommittcd tha bill relating to corpora
lions With the, amendment theIato o.a..
ed by Mr.. Tolkes requiring railway COM
panies to define their principal offices.
and for the time being ended the fight
over the proposition involved IN the
amendment.
The Senate passed half a dozen bills.
but none Of general or widespread pub
lie interest "A communication was re-
ceived from the Board OF Education IN
forming the body Of the election OF q
county school superintendent.
The bills passed included three Of the
revision bills, which were the special or
der. SIX House bills, relating to Code
revision and two local House bills. were
passed. one authorizing the supervisors
OF Clarke to maintain toll bridge. and
another relating to Warren county.
The consideration Of the Keezell general
primary bill was passed by until To-Day
The House.
The House was called to order at II
o clock by Speaker Ryan, and prayer
was offered by Rev. George Cooper, d.
D., of the Baptist Church.
MIR, Lyell presented petitions from cer-
tain Of his constituents In Richmond
county, praying that the Baylor oyster
survey be not broken. On motion of Mr..
Whitehead OF Norfolk. the primary bill
relating to that city was passed by UNI
til Wednesday.
The House proceeded to the cons!dera-
tlon OF It's calendar. The first measure
taken up was that to create bureau OF
Insurance. and it was passed-ayes, 81;
noes. 16.
Nur. Woodland having returned. Mn.
Whitehead asked that the Norfolk pri-
mary bill BIO taken up, and It was laid
before the House, and the objections OF
the Governor thereto read by tho clerk.
Mr.. Whitehead was making a. speech
for the bill, and was reading the re-
marks OF Senator Sale on tho subject.
when NlCSSTS. w tSl lScW HOuSS, LCp, VI
Fairfax and others engaged him III q
running debate, in which the latter gen
t!enen were disposed to defend the &C.
ton of the Governor. They desired tc
return the bill to the Governor In order
to allow His Eixcellency to sign It
Messrs. Whitehead. Davis and Duke con-
tended that In view Of the Constitution
the bill could not be properly returned
and upon roll call, 1t was passed, ng>'
withstandng the veto OF the Governors
ayes, 81: noes 6.
Most of those who had sought to have
the bill returned, voted with the men,
bers from Norfolk upon Mr.. Davis state
ment that this could not be constitu.
tionally done. Tho debate was conducted
with good feeling. and no one seemed dis.
posed to deprive the Norfolk members OF
what they desired.
A large number OF bills, appearing Oh
the ca lendar on their second reading,
We're taken up and passed to their en-
Erossment.
When tho bill concerning corporations
| came up, Mr.. Folkes Offered his amend
ment, requiring railway companies to
define their principal offices, and he
spoke at some length In It's favor. He
said tho only road protesting against
| tho amendment was the Southern, and he
asserted that others should be prevented
| from violating their charters.
Mr. Cation opposed tho amendment, and
declared that 1t was not germann to thu
bill under consideration.
Mr.. Davis desired tho matter referred
! and was asked a number of questions
by Mcssrs Folltes and G. c. Baker.
Mr.. Whitehead appealed that the rail-
way companies be allowed hearing
and l1e was often interrupted by Messrs
Tolkes and Christian, The member from
Norfolk spoke With his old-time vigor
and he referred TO Mr.. Folkes as ar
"artful dodger'' and the "smoothes
proposition" on the floor OF the House
| He said Mr. F'olkes was trying to III
the boarding houses OF Richmond, ant
that he was bounding the railways !
order TO do 1t.
A motion to recommit the bill Will
tho amendment was adopted-ayes, 80
noes, 3o-nnd tho discussion was cndct
for the present, or rather Transferred
to the Roads Committee
The House at 1:40 =. NJ. adjourned
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
Concerning the bureau of insurance
and insurance, guaranty, trust, indem
nifty, fidelity, security and fraternal ben
oft companies, associations, societies an
orders.
TO amend and re-cnnct sections 3, s,
and II Of an act entitled an act to regu
late tho holding of city and ward pr
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