The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-14
LEGISLATURE


There was q dramatie scene ON tb.
floor az the Senate Wednesday lust be-
fore thu session o.ened. the actors were
senator Henry r. Wics ham. the oldest
member OF the senate in point If ser
vice aud CrSeaut-atarms Watkins
lhe MI passed 10y the House preventing
The Auditor from paying the officers ami
clerks Of The General Assembly for the
recess OF - days came 10. senator
WirSham expressed tie belief that the
senate would pass the bill Mr. Wat
sins unmarked IN an urdertone that il
the bii was passed tie employees would
make n HOT for some body Senator
ickh0m with upi.ited hands. exclaimed.
Senators ~ Virginia. appeal To you
70 know II am 60 be- Threatened on H.,
Hoor 81 the Senate for doing my duty
There was deRthlike silence sir Wa
kins later explained that be meant the
Claim wonid he maze IN court If not al
lowed hy tee General Assembly
senator Gold uli.red a re-olntinu d..
clariug against placing Il statue uf Gen
Robert l. Lee Ia Statuary HaLi until
sectional rancor and hate shAu have So
lar passed away a. 20 make it not only
agreeable hut e'evating 90 the people OF
che wSoie country that the figure of ls.
shonld Oe placed there
Judge Mann offered int resolution
calling on tie Virginia members OF Con
gress % he steps to require : reve-
nue. officers ~ W ashington To- certify I.
city ADD county courts when United
states liquor licenses are granted
Senator Crom well offered a resolution
providing for a joint COMMITTEES to in
vesugate the books aud purchasing
methods OF the State Institutions for th.
insane.
Mr.. Lion Offered a bll to allow the
citizens Of Manassas To vote on question
OF establishing u dispensaTy
Mr. Opie offered bill 20 preserve trees
near the high ways oi the Commonwealth
Senate bill appr0priating - 900 10
the department Of Agriculture 70 PRO
mott the sale of aiuiierRtsd food has
been passed
SENATE REFUSES To CONFIRM CHOICE.
The Senate by practically unanimous
vote refused TO confirm the nomination
of ID. ). Pollock for superintendent az
schools for Pulaski county. senator 81
uiair and Delegate Stafford had indors
A T. DAist TO succeed Mr.. Cnrew. who
recently resigned. but the Board o. Edu-
cation ignored their recommendation
aud named Mr. Pollock Senator st
Clair lei the fight On SIR Pollock. Alter an
hour discussion Ia executive session biz.
nomination was rejected. Only Senator
iyier voted Tor bin. Fractional politics
entered largely into the case MIR POLLOCK
was in the house a few Years ago and
exGov. Tyler for L. : Sena.
tor. when he was against Mr. Martin
lie was an ardent Montague man in the
last gubernatOrial contest.
The Harnan bill. providing for the con
nnement OF habitusI drnnkards or those
addicted TO the use of drugs. was pa sed
Dy Tee Senate The bill provides for con
nnemest Tor four months at the expense
Of the person and for the conduct Of
whatever business such person il en-.
gagged in.
Senator ShackeliOrd introduced n hin
amending the local option law. - as to
provide that in election district whene
there 10 more Than one precinct the vote
Of each precinct shall decide the granting
Of Licenses therein.
The jamestown Exposition bill was
tavorabiy Thursday with an
providing that II the exposi-
tloa shaii not prove a financial success
the state shall he pro rata creditor.
irs rRE NEw CIRCUIT JUDGES
The ~ new eircmt judges were elected.
1 ne caucus nominees were chosen with
but opposition. s ttn
Following are the new circuit Judges
who go int" Office February /, 1904:
First Circuit-W. \ Portloek
S@cond-R. X Prentis.
Third. r West
Fdrth-B. A Hancock.
Fisth-6eorge J. Humidity
Sixty-W r Barksiale
SEVENTH " Saunders
Eighth--John NJ White
Niatb--,D. A. Grimsley.
Tenth-R Carter Scott
Eleventh.. W. g. Blaekston
Iwelith--T. R. b. Wright.
Ihirteenth-G. r. Garnett.
Fonrteenth--J, Fillmore Hubbard.
Fiiteenth-John Z. Mason.
Sixteenth-Charles +. Nichols.
Seventeenth-T. W Harrison.
Eighteenth--S. II Letcher.
Nmrteenth-George K. Anderson.
Twentieth- Henry + Blair.
Twenty -hrst-R G. Jackson. t@
fwenty-second--W j Henson. "A
Twenty-third--Frank b. Hutton
twenty -fourth-H. a. W. Skeen. &, i.