The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-16
LAWMAKERS
QUIT WORK
Will Remain in Session Until
Tuesday.
SESSIONS WILL BE FORMAL
No Quorum Expected In Either Branch
and They viii Meet Only to Allow
Signing of Blls-Biacksburg
Appropriation Wins Out

Appropriation WINS aOut.
To all interests and purposes the Leg
tslature adjourned yesterday until No.
vember 10th next at noon, though both
bodies will be constructively In ses.
sion until Tuesday at noon. in order to
allow the signing of bills as provided by
tho Constitution. Business was cut Off
by resolution to quit at noon yester-
day. and both houses few moments later
adjourned The Senate adjourned until
Tuesday, and the House until noon TO-.
day.
There was but little business OF I'm
portance in either branch on the last
working day OF the session The Senate
really did nothing Of interest.
The House passed the bill raising the
Blacksburg appropriation from $4,000 TO
$4,000 and also that npproprinting 5000
TO the colored Normal School at Peters
burg.
Tho general revenue bill was 30 amend.
ed in the House as to provide for taxing
inns and houses of private entertainment.
and several other bills were passed, but
they we're mostly Of local nature.
At the end OF tho House session, Mr..
roIkes. on behalf OF his colleagues. pro.
scented CAPTAIN A. g. Sullivan. the popu-
lar doorkecper, with handsome gold
watch, and the latter responded IN
most appropriate manner. Many OF me
members OF both houses TOOK the hl'er,
noon or night trains for their homes anu
but few OF them are in the city now.
The Senate.
I, was two minutes Of p. legislative
time. when the House adjourncn sssst 81
day, and ten minutes OF noon %H IL hot 9th h
bodies the clocks had been turned p TSe
md il was really n quarter atter ~. nme
Senate had been s only p baVina Completed
sion Na h FER nan an an its Calendar. ana
merely railing soT set sbacS Sn ,RS Pf5,
9e 1ne oI liking next tuesday as II.
date for adjournment for the recess o, 81
last. Mr.. Boaz came over from ING v sit that
hnd an m ,he Senate joint resolution The
Dnnouncement was greeted with APPLAUSE ,1i: :,
tc T.. the Senate adjourned until Tues E
dnv !" Mt noon. The session then Will be {,
merely nomina one In s e0mp!aahtSSa at w The
presiding officers shall sign the bills IN
he presence OF the Senate and House, House,
,nd the ., ehs Tsmsinns bs on the
calendar. Outside. the greennes s s 81 rnG
the leaves and was waited in through Ugh
the open windows wooed the . Send i,o,, ;
awayd and ns wef There ease was sf drows
ness Q. ho about the session which. was dis
PEELED only By few asd a lna Hobbs
Who created much merriment. These lit
lie incidents and the fun interjected now
and then se fbe the eo G Syaa as
were dismissed from consideration OF
bills and they were taken up out OF theif
present. nene at tan any time during the day. but
among these were Senator'S 1at Wees
and Senator Donohoe. who was absent on
Thursday.
ROAD LAW FAILS.
Among the bills which failed ane to, t1 E sel
anpei Section sois OF the Code in rela.
ton to a general road law. This was
pa Senate Di Bill $40. to provide for primary
elections. was not acted on; but a., SUD- ),
stitute was offered and ordered printed
and then passed BY: :, ~, tho con.
gressona I, BIZ ~ a tnap ta os
ns saaaIs Nj MfFe 81 Pasasdh sX
s,ineryisors OF counties to issue bonds for
Improving. the roads. was set as special
Among the bills on the Senate calen-
dar taken up and passed were me ne sen sen
allow nshne and % san
Senate bill to amend section so4s Of the
Code In relation to sale OF liquor on tue
dates OF primary elections.
Prescribing and defining the right TO
t te II Board
. TO o. amend men. section 2229 Of the Code SO
as TO require ministers performing mar.
Rage ceremonies to make returns thereof
to- the clerks of courts.
To amend the act to establish diIspehI,
sary in Farmville magisterial district IN
!. Prince Edward county. " -. 8F5
thanks Mp G 10 sydnop s Hundey for the Canes
presented to Senator'S. and 1t was adopted
unanimously. -
November Nov, session no new bills, should
pe offered bpt there lspas vas objection and
ne N.Y. M''I HOBBS. &C Of frnce George. had
changed h vote from aye to no
and was called upon to explain his IN
decision. Amid great applause the SEN
senator nate tf but even iris exertion caused
the speaker to perspire copiously and he
aasea e de fess asaaf the Charge
mop his thoughtfal brow, At last after after
again, amid close attention.: ~
PRESIDENT and o gedntem fssr b may yb sa
fha shf ons Of Put these Weaa rdss
as he uttered these words the speaker
turned and swept the Senate With ms
Vas Slaas greeted with Wild applause, but before
the gentleman from Prince . George an "a
at his accusers. the sergeant-at-arms an,
no9need "a message from c,d the seaatie
While MI Boaz informed the Senate that
the House had agreed to the joint .reso-
luton In relation. to adjournment on
''pp MANY LBAyE FOR HOME.
AS the session on Tuesday will do moth
Ing more than sit while the enrolled! bills
are being signed, 1t was only deemed
t9 meet at noon Tutens s
noon for their homes Others will re-
main until Tuesday. AS soon as adjourn
ment had been announced there was a
rush to ransack desks and secure belong
ings such ,, IS books, papers, pens and
Senator left the, chamber we'll laden,
Then came the, janitors to do their