The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-25
Opposition Develops to the
Barksdale.Keezcll Bill in
the Senate.
PAYMENT OF CAPITATloN8 TAX
Sale Eli Passed Without objcc..
tion--Mr. Green Would Lay
Candidates Liable to Perjury. 3.

y. olO IL DIG uuy "oTR, thc I1ouoo eeP. .Ne..!
~ outdoing Itself by passing about forty
bills on the calendar. The Senate con-
sidered several important measures on
the calendar, pnsscd several bills OF pup.
lie interest and seven Of the bills re.
ported from the Revision Committee ana
In tho nature Of legislation made neces.
sary to conform the statutes to tho
Constitution.
Perhaps tho most interesting, ifssnot
the most important. subject up IN the
Senate was tho Keezel general primary
bii, which was discussed and amend.
rnents thereto offered by several Sena-
tors. No further action was taken. now.
ever. than ordering The amendments
printed, in their proper place IN me blll.
The skirmish on the unamcnded bill NJ
dicu ted considerable opposition, either
Il the bill as a whole or to certain fe:l-
lures Of 1t. some OF which were the sub.
jccts OF amendments.
SALE BILL PASSED. ls
Tho Senate passed the Sale bill. which
Is Identical with the one offered IN the
louae by Mr.. Kelley and has been ro-
ported from committee OF that body
1,rescr. bling the manner In which duly
registered voter who has not been as
Ecssed with his State capitntion tax may
ray same. This Is bill designed 70
meet the Objections OF the Governor to
the House bill on the subject recently
vetoed by him.
What is OF most interest to members
and employees. the Senate passed the
House bill providing for mileage to mem
hers and employees OF the General Assem-
bis. Tho bill now goes to the Governor
for his approval.
@ The Anderson bill prescribing the
method OF extension OF corporate limits
OF cities and towns has been set as
special order In the Senate for Wcdncs-
I day December "a
11%o ttfy1t1 he
bills on the calendar, tho greater NUM-
her being OF merely local interest, but
few OF them general bills along the line
Of code revision. q number OF inter.
estIng measures we're introduced. One
OF these. by Mr.. Green, proposes TO make
candidates for office take an oath before
tho canvass that they will not use money
ar vIolat. the law, the idea being TO
make a candidate violating the law be-
come a perjurer and liable to conviction
therefor.
OYSTER PETITIONS.
Tho stream OF protests and petitions
against the passage OF the jordan Dill
to break the Baylor goodetic survey boz
gan TO flow In upon the House ycster-
day, aud ere the month Is gone the
q stream promises TO become flood. Some
OF the petitioners crit!clso the special
committee and the author OF t..c bill N
language more emphatic than elegant or
I
tee with dying Is bunch of these petl.
lions was offered by Mr.. Ovens, Of Nor
folk county !,
Mr.. Hesrrnans made the, Same fight
In the House that Senator Rsyercomb
yainly made In tho Senate few days
go to have a Judge Of election at each
precinct selected from lists recommend.
ed by the minority party. The effort met
the same fate as Senator Reyercomo's
nad done-faiure Several bills were
offered in the House Identical With
measures heretofore offered In the Sen.
ate.
The Senate.
The senat. was called 10 order at II
A. ~ by Senator Walker. IN the absence Use,
Of Lieutenant Governor Willard a, Ih err,
Gently devoted Itself for nearly three
nou.s. ad3ourning at las. after busy
Mr.. ople. from the Committee FOR Courts
Of Justice, reported dozen House bills
tavorably and they will 90 on the calen-
The Senate then proceeded to consider
alton Of the calendar. The first bill there
on ELECTED the only debate,of the session;
and that was rather a series or in1o. a.
er than debate. Mr. Barksdale beng
the only senator to spenk on the subject.
various senators objected to speclnc
snsa IS G the m hsy Wsss
the provision which left delegates 70 q
aeegated nomina ting convention free 70
vote for anybody ate. the man lof :, Wn 10
been dropped. He proposed az amend
rnent designed TO bind the delegate 70
support the candidate receiving The next
city aS after er't the man toorr whom he had
n s instructed was ASS, dropped IN the oa1:
1o'ua' ,,rrA,>,<r ,n,-.Y,, Y,N,,,r e
Messrs. Aalsey and Cple proposed 70
amend tho bill by making the ward OF
pysclnot The unit instead OF the county
or city IN the selection and instruction OF
or Federal oHlcers, under the provisions
Of tke bill. This brings the plan q step
nearer 70 the popular direct vote plan.
posed Is sasnd n1 t BY ha p out Pho ae
plan Of selecting delegates to 4 deiegalsd
convention TO nominate members OF the
General Assembly, instead OF for the
direct vote, as the l1i! now provides. :. :
Other amendments were suggest ed. Mr..
pnrksoule look tho floor. and IN endeav-
purposes, severely attached tho present
pemoc. attic Earty, plan OK primaries, be.
cause. he conlended. they would disrupt
Ihe parry; Es,ponted 70 the last spoer.
n.ttesness and feeling that vii! be engell-
dereti by a primary Tor State officers With;
cut convention TO neal the sores ana
tArnlon.ze the differences tie also en-
pnsslzed the point that the present plan
operated as a bar to Che aspL allons for
oi.lce OF men Of small! n.ehns, and enabled
only we'll u do men to aspire. TIE sena-
tor COMMENDED Tor the convention feature
as g harmon!ser; and without which he
herce party contests.
Mr., Hartman, Of Tazewell, was the only
Republican member to speuk on the sub
Ject, He opposed the proposed gcne.ul
primary law, The Domocrattc party plan
as it was operating suited him and his
rarty very well, 1t was accomplishing
Inc disruption Of the Democratic party
very satisfact orlly.
Ate this Informal discussion and the
CHEERING OF the amendments refedded u
the IN was ordered printed WITH the
so. NORFOLK PRIMARY LAW.
The bill amending the Norfolk city pri-
l.ary law again passed hy. Il will prob
ably come up to-day, and will pass With
out acrimonious debnte,, and in fact with
little or no debate. The Governor has