Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08
Advocates of Postponcmentssyi Win.

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Advocates of Postponcments1V Win.
/ The feature of the session Of the House
| of Delegates was the victory of the advo-
| Gates of postponement OF action on the
| DILL providing for election Of commission
| ers of the revenue. The friends Of the
| measure generally lined-up in favor OF
| taking the bill up, but the opponents of i'm
! mediate action triumphed by marrow
margin after recorded vote had been
| had. 1t appeared that the advocates OF
| immediate action had Won on the viva
voce vote and on division, and the chair
so announced, but the call for the. yeas
| and nays resulted in the vote Of SO to 50
! in favor of passing by. This action is
regarded as victory for the advocates
| OF a caucus on the subject, and they
| warmly applauded the announcement OF
| the result. Those who favor the appoin-
| tive plan generally entertain the belief
that in a caucus they can carry the day.
II mustbe said. however, that many of
| whose who favor a caucus are rather In
clned to the popular election plan. or are
believed to be. The only feature of the
| session was the presence of more than
seventy per cent. OF the members.
The house convened at the usual
hour and was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Cary E. Morgan, OF the Chris
tian church.
The journal of Tuesdays session was
not read.
Scventy-Tvo Members Present.
There was present, as shown by a, re-
corded vote taken in the session, seventy
two members.
Leaves of absence were granted fpr
three days each to Messrs. Simm erman,
of Wythc, and Lassiter, of Petersburg,
on motions, respectively, of Delegates
Wallace and Murrell.
Delegate c. Conway Baker. Of West
moreland, offered q joint resolution as a
substitute for the house resolution of Mr..
Hurley, as to the manner of considering
bills of general legislation by the ccni-
lnittees and subcommittee In the mat
ter of code revision. The substitute and
the Hundley resolution went over until
Tomorrow.
This bill was taken up and passed:
House bill to amend and re-enact sec
ton 1922 Of the Code Of Virginia, III re-
lation to registrars and judges Of cleo
lions for the towns of this State,
House Bill No. $50 provide for cleo
ton OF commissioners of the revenue by
the people was. on Mr.. Huney's motion,
passed by. after spirited parliamentary
fight, in which the advocates of inlme-
date action were worsted.
The viva voce vote was uncertain and
q division being had. the opposing forces
were so evenly balanced that yea and
nay vote was had. 1t resulted in the
motion TO pass by being adopted by a
vote of: Yeas, 80: noes, IS. The speaker
had to rap sternly to still the applause
that followed.
No other bills were passed by the house,
all the others on the calendar icing pass
ed by. on motions to that effect, the
patrons of the several measures being
absent.
Thesa bills werc introduced and refer
red:
onercd and Referred.
BY Mr. Southall: TO allow. Amelia
county to contribute tC the building Of a
Confederate monument.
BY Mr.. Lcake: To authorize the sale
of real estate held as courtesy or dover,
whether remainder be vested or contin-
gent or whether remaindermsn be infants
or adults.
BY AIr. Powers: To amend section 267l
of the code in relation to &, commissions