The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
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jamestown Bill Has Marrow
Escape.
WILL CONE UP AGAIN 4. IN |
Stuart Monument Bill Passed by House,
Also One to Prevent Book-Sel as
lers from Being Members Sa
Board Of Education.

X The feature Of the session Of tho Leg
islatrre yesterday was the marrow es-
cape from defeat which the Jamestown
Exposition bill made iii tho House
After much further discussion, the bill
was put upon Its passage, and WAS re-
jectetl-nyes, 49,; noes, 80. The passage
Of the bill required 81 affirmative votes,
and tho only way 1t was saved from ir--E
revocablo defeat, was the making Of q
motion to reconsider and then passing
this motion BY. The bill will remain on
the calendar and DO brought up some
time after the passage OF the general rev.
5enue bill, which Is now pending before the
Senate Committee. fSgs 4i8 IN
THE House passed a Senate bill to pre-
won't publishers, authors and interested
parties from serving as members OF the
State Board of Education, and also the
enc dedicating site on the Capitol2
Square for d monument to General \, E.
B. Stuart. sa 5.
The Senate session was brief. and was
devoted almost exclusively to the DIS
cussion OF thepgame law and the bill Of
fered by "A MI. Barksdale, Of Halifax, TO
prevent the cnticing away OF servants
Several local bills were passed, one be-
ing to allow tile Supervisors Of Giles
county to erect q Confederate monument.
An The Senatea
The proceedings of&the Senate opened
with prayer by tho Rev. Asa Drlscoll, of
Manchester iit. Y " 5;i5 5.'s.i q "a
Mr. Clayton from the Special Joint Com
mlttee on special private and local legis-
lation respectfully reported that object of
the following bill cannot be reached by
general laws: 10 create a board Of sink
ing fund commissioners for the town of
Gadevile. in Wise county.
TO amend the net ITO authorize the
Board Of Supervisors to issue bonds and
borrow money. # e.
10 amend tho act to provide a charter
for the city Of Buena Vista. .g1sz5@
TO incorporate the town of brakes
Branch, In the county Of Charlotte. 4
TO authorize tho Board Of Supervisors
of Princess Anne county to appropriate
n sum OF money to aid In the erection Of
a Confederate monument at Princess
Ammo courthouse. Val
TO authorize the mayor and council OF
tho city Of williamsburg to issue bonds
and borrow money for the purpose sof es-
tubllshng q system of water WORKS.
Mr. Clayton, from tho same committee
reported that, the following bills Gun be
reaCncuH Dy CUuIL, pIOCCCuIiiFo, et1tNtsle.'S't
passage would be in violation OF cause Is
or section O3 Of the Constitution
TO authorize the Old Dominion Invest
1nent Company to erect piers
TO authorize the Hampton Roads Mill
| tary Academy to erect n pier.
ENTICING SERVANTS AWAY.
When the Balksdale bill to prevent any
person from entcng servants, or en-
| ploycs from leaving their employ came
| up, the Halifax Senator said that the
! reason for It's passage was apparent.
Down in my county" said Mr. Banks
dale, "a man hires his men, or women,
| for q year, Ie plans for his crop upon
tho basis that he will have certain help.
Along comes labor agent, sometimes a
white man, sometimes a black man and
sometimes both, who tell these ignorant
people Of fortune to be reapod by going
of to mines or to some public works.
These people go and they do. not often
-rcap tho rich harvest that they expect
and come back to Halifax to live upon
our people. Tho farmer loses his crop by
not having farm labor to save it, The
AGRICULTURAL interests of this State de-
mands that the act be PASSED. ! believe
! farmers all over the State want such
law passed, Certainly in my judgment.
| the agricultural interests IN this COM
monwcalth demand such law
After the EQCC tlau tpecli ai4SittoN ~ W
! der to perfect 1t, 1.-THE suggestion of Mr..
Keczell, and by the consent of the pa
iron, Mr.. Clayton spoke In favor of the
bill, He read a'letter from farmer who
| told Of his troubles by reason of the fact
| that labor agents would come around
during the busy season and persuade his
| farm laborers to leave him.
| 5EsE;5 MIR. SALE OPPOSES.
Mr.. Sale opposed tho bill. Ho said that
| down in tho Norfolk section the great
/ trucking interests demanded at q GER
i tain season of tho year many hands
|Agents are sent out to procure labor, and
4 1t would be unjust to the truckers to re-
4 quirc them to look into every contract
any man may have had with some form
or employer.
1 Mr.. Sale thought that tho general law
already provided ample remedy In this
4 matter. Tie did not want to do anything
that would break down competition for
labor,
Mr. Sears wanted to know of Mr..
Barksdule II the bill would apply to any
persons employed other thanffarm hands
2 Mr. Barksdale said he did not know, but
that ~ it should he construed aS TO DcOpe