The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18

"a sPAT OVER OYSTER BILL

full OF I.fe md interest on both sizes OF
Tho CAPITOL A lively spat over tho oyster
bill took plnco in the Senate between
Ne.srs, Scars and Koe:cl und the bill
went over and will como up as n special
order to-day.
3 Mr. sonrs was about TO begin his arg'-
mont arains. tho Bill bnealsing tho Baylor
survey, when Mr.. Koczoll arose ana
Euve notice Of some amendments whlch
no proposed to offor, and which. he SAID
were then being typewrltten He said he
V K desired to give fair notice, and the sena-
y tor from Mathews retorted that II thue
Wis what the senator from RocklnGh nam
called fair notice. they were educated
In different schools. Mr.. Sears resumed
his seat and said he would not proceed
4 until he had seen the amendments 1he
bill went over, and the Senate tlSed
rule by which, at the morning houi' .U
"a matter outside Of the regular order VIII
I'd taken IN without the consent OF the
Steering COMMITTEES.
a hill was passed validating the quail
& roations. OF county officers made before
county courts, and the body recohs1oeIeo
and passed the measure offered pS All
3 Anderson relieving foreign Insurance
such as are levied upon other foreign
corporations by the State
The body disposed Of great mass OF
hills from the Revision COMMITTEES. alter
which the chair was vacated uhtli .
O'Clock
At the afternoon session the eiii amend
tng the charter of the city Of Richmond,
40 as to confer additional powers upon
the police board, was passed without OPP
nosition and the body refused TO concur
ia the House amendments to the genera
elections bill.
After disposing OF some revision meas
ures, the body adjourned until ~ clocA
to-day.
There we're two features on tho House
aide. One was the passage OF the west
bill for the establishment OF an addi'loiiai
state normal school, and the other tno
losing fight made by the advocates OF ,he
Senate bill, providing for the 'urlsulct'on
OF Circuit Courts IN matters l ,ia .ams ~
the annexation Of property adjacent 70
cities and towns. Led by Mr.. Gardner,
4 az Henrico, the advocates OF the plan 70
allow n popular vote on these questlons
rejected the Senate bill by vote OF 81
ia 80, and thus the matter stands us
heretofore, with the House committed \, 20
tho Gardne. pill ana the Sehuto ~ 'N
~ ~ s.dr: r-!A .t'itrH1so:s
Sessions of the Senate.
& r,romptly ! at 10 O'Clock by Lieutenant
Governor Willard the attendance "''F
rather small ,,+,, tho
Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 3psl
NJ vas discharged from further consiucri-
ton Of Senate bi NO 90 Sta pfa civ 9
nau,,ire about an acre OF additional land.
The aye and no vote discovered thI
hs oil ords Tas and thep as tasi" 5
4t6 was taken up out Of Its oruer anu
The Committee on Counties, Cities ! n n d
Towns reported he Bland y I 1,o rm smnrh
the charter t1,,n OF f. 11ie IS q IN t the bi at
ance under suspension Of the rules and
jt was passed. The measure PROVIDES ior
attorney, Inspector Of plumbing ard chiel
Of the fire department BY the vote OF the
psepe instead bs vote Of by On '9f tbs b
tnlrty.one senators present
VALIDATE QUALIFICATIONS,
AS soon as.anls, matter was DISPOSED OF OF
K Senator Mann" of Holloway offered a iit
a Of verv eonsiderabe interest II the state
Ii valldates all qualifications of officers
made up TO the pasSnage ,o OF the he w e' been
made before the County Court, and s ,1c 7
OF them rs come after December lOti
were IN the teea OF Tie a o o Te ' be-
fore the Circuit Court. 1t Is. In the con
temptation of the present blll 20 vuii9 1
Il all these qualifications notWlthStanuhh
the provisions Of he law, the qunllica
lions TO come hereafter to be made undg
the law Sons slight et GppGs ~ I,as ueg q,
bill by and finally adopted II, az w
voting senators answering In the aiilrma
tive.
The bill Is Of general interest and i'm
poriance il applies directly 10 Henrlct
county where Waller !; T9dd ID me wo nsT
have TO 90 through the form again bu
tor the Mann bill.
The Senate refused to concur In IN
blll, and the senator from Orange, arc
ino.cating that he would ask for a con
ference committee. reported the actor
OF the Senate TO the House,
The Senate reconsidered It's vote defeat
Companies Of the payment Of charter fees
and II was passed BY a vote OF y to 10,
Under can t9 H., the ;peSia! o ordG s,ar tn
was recognized by the chair, Senate
Sears began his speech, which was to b
the concluding argpmeHt IN the GEeat q, &c
speaker, Mr.. Keezel declared that IN ac
ccordance with a conference had with NJ
Certain IL amendments to % the IL, Jordan. Care
well bin. These amendments were no
being typewriter and could be handed
the gentleman In a few minutes
The chair raped for order ana declare
that Mr. sears had The flo9r. ,o =,
rr9s}as s' $a 5ad S X F& Ese isf n0''e
MR.. SEARS RETORTS.
Ut this Is what the senator calls IA
notice" replied Mr., Sears with dspea
ure very evident. then shall! have
accept the statement. But | must su
THAT was educated In a different school
Nj Sears referred TO Mr. keezell,s llr
experience In the Senate and his know
edge of what "a fab, notce" msnn
and three days debate IN which he hf
himself pnrticpiai l,i 70 offer his amenn men
then ] shall wait for the typewrittt
amendments,' Mr.. Sears dropped Ii
paners on the desk and sat down
'I move to pass the special order by
said the senator from Northumberland
who had originally called for the spec
The motion prevailed, and the great d
bate was postpone, another Day. u ";
BROOKLAND SCHOOL.
upon motion :, q Senator Bryant Z Z
Consideration Of the bin authoriz!I
Brookland District, IN tlenrIco count