The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-03
AVOT'El ON
0YSTER|; Bill
The House Yesterday Dccided to
Take One at 1890 O'clock
This Afternoon.
mr.. CARDWELL's SUBSTITUTE:
Principles the Same as Those OF
the Original Bill--Procecd-
ings Of IIouse and Senate.

illgs Of I1ouse and Senate.
q Tho session OF the General Assembly
yestcrday&wus. the most interesting OF. the
.n,,t,re series, Tho House was engaged In
the tlebnte OH tho Jordan oyster bilI.
Mess,s. . Edwards and Whitehead speak
ing,y one III opposition and the other IN
udvocacy,ajof the bill. Thc House fiHfu
to .day at 1870 as the hotr for voting
on tho Jordan bill, and n substitute
therefor offered by Mr. Cardwcli, q
Hanover. Tho substitute differs y, ~ no
material form from the Original piil'
rho Scnntb had q brief discussion OF
tho 9Iseczcll- Burksdnc general primary
hill. IN the course Of WHICH Mr., Opie,
OF Augusta speaking Of the discussions
being fomcntcd In the rarity ny tho pr
mal.y law III this state, declared that Inc
national Democratic pni'ty was likewise
rent by dssonslqns, i and charac CT! eria ,,
Grover Cleveland tns tile; Judas .lscuI ~
who was clcflys Responsible for the Gus
mcinbcrmcnt Of tho party y tne ,,as,o..
Flo had erected on the ruins or the par j
~ an obligarchy worse than that otstilo
thirty tyrants or Athens. said AIR. ople;
in its attack on tho OK President. Soverhi
n amendments to the primary law "ero
offered, but none acted on.
rho senate confirmed the nomination
Of ~ school superintendent, ana passed
about twenty lIouso bills relating 70 re-
vision. I. =. Z, -, -,
devoted to the consideration of calendar
hilis. much of the first session having
been consumed lii the debate or the ovs-
ter bill. va t
The House.
The House was called to order . Ut ~
O'Clock. and there was no prayer. ~.
) number of Revision Commute pl'ls
were reported from various committees
and the House proceeded 10 the consiu le =
alton of the calendar
On motion of Mr. Duke. the ldouas
agreed 10 hold m afternoon session, L. hllo
to vacate tho chair from 1850 TO s'oo 1of
lunch. ~ ,,rder
t,ri business changed SO cas- to .conslael
other matters thanR the oyster bill at me
AFTERNOON session, and he was supported
by Messrs. Edwards and y, w /; l5 ~ .e
During this discussion Il Ga a1av as ' th
time for taking the final vote on the =, J I,
dan bin, Messrs. Edwards and C., G, BAKER
oiltel cd their earnest protest agalnst
Whit they termed SIns p p1t n @as u re-
Jccted-ayes 20. noes 80. q,
The member from Hanover demand:s &c
n roll call, and II resulted, ayes 81, neos 90
SO the motion was adopted.
fix a time required two-thlrdo vote Of
the House, but In this he was overrule'd l
The House decided that at a., the e,,, aftG r.
laid aside for other matters on the Gaien-
dar.. and Mr.. Edwards. OF West Point.
took the floor to conclude his argumesn u !.
against the Jordan Pill y; Inc o1n mem0 =
show that the oyster commission could
not have made q fair observation N SOW
cnty-seven days and before he, han pro a,2-
seeded far o. thls br llns r Mn ero dobate
MIR, Mr.. Edwards again branched into q
legal discussion. Of the subject, and he
asserted In strong language that the
litigation and keep the Tldewater section
in a state Of constant turmoil and cor. :,
fusion. Mr. Edwards appealed III behalf
OF his .people.a said that u was songht
from them, the blessings which God. IN
his love and mercy; had seen tit 70 bestoW
l upo'' $50 FOR JORDAN BILL.
remarks, Mr.. whitehead. OF Norfolk, took
the i bii. Mr. Mr. Whitehead discussed At
some length the report of tho Board OF
winch recently reported in favor Of break
ing the survey and he declared that the
packing interests should be protected. az
his city alone paid $4,000 annually in oys-
ter taxes. Mr.. Whitehead was often
interrupted by Messrs. Matthews, New
house and others. and there was consider
able cross firing betWctn the two sides
While the Norfolk ! lnernlbersWas on I. his
teet. s5% *s-S I.
Mr.. Whitehead appealed to the House
In the interest OF what no conceived to
be the prosperity Of the rldewater section,
and tho whole State for that matter, IN
tho Interest Of the bill, and he said the
measure was In line with tho Industrial
aud commercial progress Of the time:
When Mr.. Whitehead had concluded
Mr. Cardwcll offered a substitute for the
Jordan bill which. hc said, was q redrntt
Of tina latter, and nude no change IN
its principles. This provoked a brief
but warm culloquy between the mem boz
from Hanover and MI. Baker. Of West
moreland the latter charging that It was
unfair TO ask the House to vote on
nlnerent proposition. when tho hour had
been fixed for acting on the Jordan bill
At 80 tho chair was vacated nutil
p. NJ.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED,
The following House bills wero passed
upon roll call:
TO amend and re.enact sections 2ss and
299 OF the Code Of Virginia, N relation to